Elo500 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 My first shrimp shipment arrived safe and the customer was happy. I sold some neo culls used insulation and breather bag. Wasn't sure how much water to use so measured 2 cups for 30 shrimp. I used the parcel drop off bin at the post office. Didn't write anything special on the 7x7 box. USPS delivered in two days. I tracked it and texted the customer it was on his porch. He said he had someone there to get it. Now to scoop more shrimp! Shrimple minded, Crazyfishlady and RyeGuy411 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Thats great to hear sounds like you did it right. My first shipment went good as well, I sent 50-60 shrimp in two breather bags in the same USPS 7x7 box in the winter with sub freezing temps. I usually add about one cup of water for a few shrimp but those bags had more water because of the number og shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 My first shrimp shipment arrived safe and the customer was happy. I sold some neo culls used insulation and breather bag. Wasn't sure how much water to use so measured 2 cups for 30 shrimp. I used the parcel drop off bin at the post office. Didn't write anything special on the 7x7 box. USPS delivered in two days. I tracked it and texted the customer it was on his porch. He said he had someone there to get it. Now to scoop more shrimp! We may have different PO rules but drop off bins at PO are for 13 ounces or less? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elo500 Posted April 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 The drop off inside the Po at 8am was locked so used the drop bin outside the door. The door of the bin would fit a 12x24 box but didn't look for instructions. I bought the priority mail stamp from the machine. The 7x7 box was not listed in the pricing selection so I hit other and did it by weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 My personal rule: 10-15 1/2" juvies, 8-12 oz water per bag. add pinch of Purigen. plastic mesh for shrimp to hold on. GreenPepper and Elo500 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenPepper Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 great post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Crown Aquatic Trade Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Not sure if it is affecting anyone else but USPS 7x7x7 boxes are completely out in Los Angeles due to shortage. Anyone in other states experiencing anything like that? I checked 6 post office and all out of the 7x7x7 which is pretty shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenPepper Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Not sure if it is affecting anyone else but USPS 7x7x7 boxes are completely out in Los Angeles due to shortage. Anyone in other states experiencing anything like that? I checked 6 post office and all out of the 7x7x7 which is pretty shocking. i noticed that too, they only have 11-1/4" x 8-3/4" x 6" now. shipping cost is still the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 You can get them online: https://store.usps.com/store/browse/uspsProductDetailMultiSkuDropDown.jsp?categoryNavIds=shipping-supplies%3apriority-mail&categoryNav=false&navAction=push&navCount=0&productId=P_O_BOX4&categoryId=priority-mail EricM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 why go chase them down when you can order them online for free? Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Crown Aquatic Trade Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 We tried, out of stock when we tried ordering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zodiac Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 you mean 7x7x6? i got the place order button. unless they're totally out of stock,if the Ontario location is out of stock they'll send it from another location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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