In article <s981c3tk8iip9b5tklllhtscjdpec0pphs@4ax.com>,
blake murphy <blakepm@verizon.net> wrote:

> On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:20:02 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> <barbschaller@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> >In article <46be7c8e$0$504$815e3792@news.qwest.net>,
> > Pennyaline <candyapple@caramel.corn> wrote:
> >
> >> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >> > In article <46bdde66$0$3572$815e3792@news.qwest.net>,
> >> > Pennyaline <candyapple@caramel.corn> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> remains closed. And I wouldn't mail a jar of beans or jam or picalilly*
> >> >> to friends and folks with any delusion of it getting there intact. No
> >> >> sir, they can stop by if they want some, or wait 'til the get-together.
> >> >
> >> > Why not? If properly packed there's no reason they shouldn't arrive
> >> > intact. I've mailed across country and abroad both with great
> >> > satisfaction of the recipients.
> >>
> >> Why not? Primarily because I have no need to mail preserves 'cross land
> >> and sea.
> >
> >Well, there you go, then! :-)
> >
> >> But my experience with USPS and the major package carriers when
> >> it comes to breakable items is they shouldn't be trusted with anything
> >> more brittle than a damp sponge.
> >
> >Well, phooey on them!
>
> barb, the way you pack stuff they could drop it from airplanes with no
> harm.
>
> your pal,
> blake

So, have you opened one of them yet?
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