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Post by stormsts on Sept 21, 2022 19:14:19 GMT
I’m starting to think about my Christmas cards. I am leaning towards making a shaker card but I wonder how they will hold up in the mail.
What do you think? Should I worry about it?
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Post by kkrenn on Sept 21, 2022 19:22:35 GMT
I place a postcard inside to protect the front of the card but other than that I don't worry about them.
3 years ago I sent snow globe cards that had actual liquid inside the globe and they all arrived safely, they were wrapped in bubble and put in a bubble mailer.
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Post by lindas on Sept 21, 2022 20:06:19 GMT
You can take them to the post office and request they be hand cancelled. That prevents them from being run thru the machine.
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Post by cmpeter on Sept 21, 2022 21:26:00 GMT
You could also make a flat shaker card. Nicole Sporh has some cool examples on her YT channel.
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Post by MichyM on Sept 21, 2022 23:26:41 GMT
You can take them to the post office and request they be hand cancelled. That prevents them from being run thru the machine. This! However I have the stamps for this on hand (they make a forever for it) and you can either write in red marker on the front and back to hand cancel, or there are inexpensive stamps that stamp it if you want a more polished look. My PO is always busy, so anything to avoid waiting in that line is a win for me  |
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Post by GiantsFan on Sept 22, 2022 23:05:19 GMT
I made shakers one year for Autumn/Thanksgiving and they all arrived fine. BUT...If they are more than 1/4" thick (in the US) you need extra postage. I took of mine in and the postal worker told me they would be $3.49 each to mail. Yah! I went home and reworked it to make it thinner. (I used fun foam instead of 3M tape to hold them together.)
Suggestion is to make one and take it to the post office and check before making a bunch.
I used a thick piece of poster board to cut a 1/4" x 4.5" slot into so I can check to see if my cards slip through it before addressing and adding postage.
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Post by azcrafty on Sept 22, 2022 23:28:01 GMT
I made shaker cards and sent them out in a regular envelope with a 2oz stamp I usually add a cs protector to the front of my card.
If I need help about postage or which way its cheaper to send i usually just go to a off site post office. I have one close to my house in a Ace Hardware store and the ppl are super helpful.
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Post by stormsts on Sept 22, 2022 23:41:46 GMT
All useful suggestions,ladies! I will definitely make one first and take it to the post office. Thanks!
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Post by craftgranny on Sept 25, 2022 15:48:49 GMT
stormsts you can make flat shakers and they go through the post office fine. You might need a 2oz stamp because of weight and I always put a strip of copy paper on the front of the card. Amy R on youtube makes some awesome flat shaker cards. Check out her youtube channel. No foam tape!
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