WHAT does FRAGILE mean?

[Katy]

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I used to believe this but I will drive if it is only 1 or 2 states away the po employs idiots they are not going to get the chance to screw up my eggs. nc is close to me so is md and pa I live close to 95. I was considering building an armor plated box to fit inside a shipping box from the po just thin sheet metal ( 16-18 ga)on the bottom and all around the sides would stop the boxes from getting crushed and not add much weight but it is easier for me to just pick them up. Just think if someone had an egg delivery service LOL meet at an off ramp on I -95 LOL

If you can drive to get them easily then that's great for you, but unfortunately I'm not able to do that....although hopefully maybe a trip into Oklahoma to pick up either eggs or chicks will be in my future.

 

[SuburbanFarmstress]

Has anyone ever tried putting pictures of adorable, fluffy chicks on the package? I wonder if even postal worker's hearts would be melted by their cuteness. You wouldn't even need stickers- just print up a couple of pics and use clear packing tape to stick them to the box.

Also, we did an experiment in grade school (many years ago) on protecting an egg from being thrown off the roof. I put an egg in a piece of pantyhose, then taped the ends of the pantyhose to the inside of a box. It worked perfectly! Maybe you could try the same idea, but stick the whole carton into the pantyhose. Cheap, but effective!

 

[juliette2009]

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What an interesting idea!

Juliette

 

[aprophet]

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if pantyhose can be sewn you have a great idea here

 

[SuburbanFarmstress]

Here's a video that shows the general idea:

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=/&gl=US#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=4dselSqo8Xc

But with a carton instead of an egg, and a bigger box, I would think this could withstand much of what the USPS will put it through. You could include a SASE for people to mail you back your pantyhose leg so you could reuse them, too.

I always assumed this idea has already been considered and rejected, because it seems like such an obvious solution, to me. But then, I watched a lot of MacGuyver as a kid.

 

[Minniechickmama]

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When the time comes that I have eggs to ship. I am printing off my own labels in BIG RED LETTERING!

 

[Patchesnposies]

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That's what we were told too. We could write whatever we want but most likely no human would ever read it.

 

[In His Service]

"Just think if someone had an egg delivery service LOL meet at an off ramp on I -95 LOL"

Be careful...just had a mental image of a NARC closing in on the deal...same one who foolishly "tastes" the white powder in the baggie

will be breaking open your eggs to check for hidden drugs

 

[youngbiddy]

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"Whatcha got there, lady?"

"Chicken hatching eggs, officer."

"Don't try to snow me, lady. I been around, I seen things. I know a racket when I see one."

"No, really. They're French Black Copper Marans, Coronation Sussex, and Blue Andalusians."

"Riiiiiiiiiight. Hand over the box, lady. Slowly. Do this right and no one gets hurt."

 

[skillswife]

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When mine arrived it was marked with please call upon arrival, instead the mail lady took them out for delivery, ignored the big red fragile lettering everywhere, tried to smoosh it into the mailbox, then took it back to the post office where I said "doesn't anyone care that these are fragile" where the postal work said, "they aren't insured". So apparently if they aren't insured, even if they are marked fragile the post office can destroy them! All the eggs were intact, but I think out of 7 I might be lucky to have 1 hatch.