This shipping idea comes from a friend of mine who served her
mission in New York City a few years back.
She always loved getting mail while on her mission and loved keeping in touch with other sisters from her areas. After a while just sending letters got to be old hat so the girls started coming up with better ways to send mail. This was the birth of the message in a bottle.
The girls found that USPS would send empty and dry water bottles through the postal system. This works best for domestic mail within the United States. The first step is to find a dry water bottle that can be sealed tight. Fill this water bottle full of anything small enough to fit through the opening, if you want to mail something that can’t fit cut a hole in the bottle but be sure to tap it back up. Fun things that might fit are letters, candy, small toys, and socks. Once the bottle is full place a new label over the bottle’s original label and take to the nearest post office.
The shipping cost will be more than a paper envelope but your missionary is sure to love this creative idea!
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