Best way to ship something perishable?

Gypsiyee · Post by **Gypsiyee** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:21 pm

snip

Do something like dry ice or should it be fine? If I ship it out Monday afternoon it makes it by Friday afternoon their time, so Thursday night our time.

Post by **Lueyen** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:51 pm

I'd check with the carrier, dry ice might be considered a no no because of a potential for "bomb" material. If water is added to a sealed container with dry ice pressure build up is substantial, creating a non fire based explosion or propellant. You are probably best off freezing bagged water (like the rubber bladders used in coolers), but again check with the carrier and see what they would recommend.

Gypsiyee · Post by **Gypsiyee** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:55 pm

Well that's the thing too - it goes through 2 carriers because it just starts with USPS then goes to a NZ courier. I'm thinking just packing it deep would work okay and mark the box as perishable because that I know of they keep it in a refrigerated section of the planes etc if it's a perishable item.

I don't think they'd go bad, I just don't want my chocolate to melt >< I spent too much time making it lol

Post by **Lueyen** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:04 am

Well UPS allows you to use dry ice:

http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/prepare/materials/coolants.html

Gypsiyee · Post by **Gypsiyee** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:08 am

They don't do international

I mean I'm not set on dry ice, it was just the only thing I could think of off the top of my head.

Post by **Lueyen** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:12 am

Yes but if UPS allows it inter state there is a good chance the international carrier will have no problem with it, and it would probably be the best option assuming they allow it.

Iccarra · Post by **Iccarra** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:40 am

Fastest answer...just call your local UPS store, FedEx, etc. and ask.

There was something on the radio the other day about sending Arby's sandwiches to some guy in Germany. They called in to the UPS store and they said dry ice is fine for sending overseas.

You may just want to take the items to whatever place you want to ship it from and have them pack it for you? I've never shipped anything like that but it's a thought...

Jennay · Post by **Jennay** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:37 am

You should invest in a Styrofoam cooler and some dry ice

Darcler · Post by **Darcler** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:51 pm

Oh, pack the brownies with a piece of bread. Will keep them from going stale.

Narrock · Post by **Narrock** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:22 pm

Iccarra wrote:Fastest answer...just call your local UPS store, FedEx, etc. and ask. There was something on the radio the other day about sending Arby's sandwiches to some guy in Germany. They called in to the UPS store and they said dry ice is fine for sending overseas.

You may just want to take the items to whatever place you want to ship it from and have them pack it for you? I've never shipped anything like that but it's a thought...

This made me LOL. Of all the foods available here to send to someone in Germany... an Arby's sandwich seems too funny.

10sun · Post by **10sun** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:01 pm

Narrock wrote:
Iccarra wrote:Fastest answer...just call your local UPS store, FedEx, etc. and ask. There was something on the radio the other day about sending Arby's sandwiches to some guy in Germany. They called in to the UPS store and they said dry ice is fine for sending overseas.

You may just want to take the items to whatever place you want to ship it from and have them pack it for you? I've never shipped anything like that but it's a thought...

This made me LOL. Of all the foods available here to send to someone in Germany... an Arby's sandwich seems too funny.

If it were something unique and good, I could see it, but Arby's isn't either.

Jennay · Post by **Jennay** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:30 am

Darcler is so right about the bread! Same goes for cookies and the like~

Iccarra · Post by **Iccarra** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:50 pm

10sun wrote:
Narrock wrote:
Iccarra wrote:Fastest answer...just call your local UPS store, FedEx, etc. and ask. There was something on the radio the other day about sending Arby's sandwiches to some guy in Germany. They called in to the UPS store and they said dry ice is fine for sending overseas.

You may just want to take the items to whatever place you want to ship it from and have them pack it for you? I've never shipped anything like that but it's a thought...

This made me LOL. Of all the foods available here to send to someone in Germany... an Arby's sandwich seems too funny.

If it were something unique and good, I could see it, but Arby's isn't either.

Well, the guy was actually just back from Iraq and stationed in Germany. His leave got cancelled or something to come home for the holidays and I guess he was "thinking Arby's". The DJ ended up flying the sandwiches to Frankfurt himself....but they had quite the investigation on how to mail them there before he ended up flying them instead.

Jamocha shakes are yummy, though...

kinghooter00 · Post by **kinghooter00** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:35 pm

what a boring thread :jerkit:

Gypsiyee · Post by **Gypsiyee** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:01 pm

I'm very sorry that my thread doesn't discuss your trailer park trashy dressing girl that you're proud to bang.

Xaiveir · Post by **Xaiveir** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:23 pm

kinghooter00 wrote:what a boring thread

Then get the fuck out.

Xaiveir · Post by **Xaiveir** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:24 pm

ps... I mean that in the nicest way possible.

Gypsiyee · Post by **Gypsiyee** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:28 pm

I didn't.

Xaiveir · Post by **Xaiveir** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:28 pm

Gypsiyee wrote:I didn't.

psssst i really didnt either. Shhhh

kinghooter00 · Post by **kinghooter00** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:50 pm

well, its boring yet informative at the same time.... so i find myself poking in from time to time....
She can't be trailer trash if she doesn't live it one but i like that random act of unkindness by you Gypsi.

kinghooter00 · Post by **kinghooter00** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:54 pm

you talk alot of smack considering that you've got a low, clevage revealing shirt on and big ass hoochie earings in your ears, but to each his own i guess.

kinghooter00 · Post by **kinghooter00** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:56 pm

but anyways, back to the parishable shipping techniques....

Post by **Martrae** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:58 pm

Oh honey, trailer trash is a state of mind...not where you live.

Hylissa · Post by **Hylissa** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:00 pm

kinghooter00 · Post by **kinghooter00** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:01 pm

yeah sure, well it still doesn't fit the person we are talking about. But u guys judge books by their covers so i can't do nothing about that.