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Can you send dried fruit?

Last post 04-09-2008 2:49 PM by spacecadet. 7 replies.
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  • 04-06-2008 5:45 PM

    • Puffy
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    Can you send dried fruit?

    Fruit is on the no-no list, but I bought some dried strawberries and I'm hoping someone will just die out of happiness if I send them.  I read some of the other posts and fruit leather seems to be ok.  So is it fresh fruit that is bad or is dried fruit bad too? It is sealed in manufacturer's packaging.  Thanks for your help.

  • 04-06-2008 5:57 PM In reply to

    • CaliGirl
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    Re: Can you send dried fruit?

    Yes, you can send dried fruit!  You can even send canned fruit and fruit cups (at least I have been for 5 years and I haven't been arrested yetStick out tongue).  You just can't send fresh fruit- i.e. an apple or banana- that's what's prohibited.

    -Granddaughter of a WWII Ace Fighter Pilot, USMC

    "Land of the free, because of the brave."
  • 04-06-2008 6:26 PM In reply to

    • Puffy
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    Re: Can you send dried fruit?

    Ok thank you for your help.  I also got some banana chips.  =) 

  • 04-06-2008 6:41 PM In reply to

    • CaliGirl
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    Re: Can you send dried fruit?

    No problem. Smile Where did you find dried strawberries at?  Never heard of those before, but they sound really good!

    -Granddaughter of a WWII Ace Fighter Pilot, USMC

    "Land of the free, because of the brave."
  • 04-06-2008 9:27 PM In reply to

    Re: Can you send dried fruit?

     

    Try Trader Joe's...I can't remember if I've seen dried strawberries there before but they have all kinds of dried fruit. I've been sending the TJ "flattened bananas"...they're bananas cut lengthwise and dried and they taste great. I send them with a jar of Nutella to an infantry platoon and they really like them.

  • 04-07-2008 2:35 PM In reply to

    Re: Can you send dried fruit?

    inkydigits:

     

    Try Trader Joe's...I can't remember if I've seen dried strawberries there before but they have all kinds of dried fruit. I've been sending the TJ "flattened bananas"...they're bananas cut lengthwise and dried and they taste great. I send them with a jar of Nutella to an infantry platoon and they really like them.

     

    That sounds so yummy! 

    It's doing small things for the love of each other - just a smile, or carrying a bucket of water, or showing some simple kindness. It's not how much we give, but how much love we put in the doing. - Eleanor Roosevelt
  • 04-07-2008 8:56 PM In reply to

    • Puffy
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    Re: Can you send dried fruit?

    I found them at a Texas grocery store called HEB. (Which kinda funny, stands for the founder's intials, "Howard E. Butt" of the Butt Grocery Chain.)

    Mariani is who makes the strawberries.  It looks like you can buy them online, and they also have a a store locater on their website:

    http://www.marianifruit.com/locator/ 

  • 04-09-2008 2:49 PM In reply to

    Re: Can you send dried fruit?

     I see freeze dried fruit here but have not tried them:

    http://www.thereadystore.com/freezedriedfoods.php?subcat=29&load=new 

    Dave
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