Oct 26 was the only email we got from him.  I was wondering if they might have been in a move and haven't gotten to update.  You do know that he went to old contacts?  In his email he said "Thanks SO much for the support, it's what keeps us going over here!"

That does sound contradictory to me because many of the contacts were calling it the "warm hearts and minds (wham)" program for a long time, which made me think it was a policy to collect items for the needy people.  Now I don't know what to do with the school supplies that I have been holding onto to send when I could ship the ...

Thea,  Hi.  My way of doing that is usually to put all of them in the same baggie with at least a cut-out portion or portions of the labels since the packets don't always have the instructions or ingredients listed on them.  I would prefer to be able to just stuff them in the box the best way they would fit, but fear for one ...

Now you be careful that you don't hurt yourself or your computer doing that happy dance - remember that you have to be kind to both so that you can get that next package in the mail. 

Jenny, We send combinations of sizes, often using small tubes of lotion, shave gel, or Blistex to fill remaining spaces after packing the main items.  As has been said, if we find good buys on large bottles of good products like lotion or shampoo, etc., we will buy a 3 or 4 pack of the travel size bottles and include those because ...

Jenny, Hi and welcome to one of the most addicting sites on the internet.  Thanks for supporting the guys and gals in any way you choose to do.  The only time we ever send a letter before sending a package is if there is a crucial question about something they request and we have to know before we send.  Otherwise, since ...

My guess would be that since the USPS is operating in the red, and usually is, that they might be trying to put the cost of the customs forms on the public rather than having to pay for the printing cost themselves.  Besides that, they may be trying to go more "green" by getting rid of the toxic carbon forms.

All I can say is - UGH - that just stinks, especially this year with all the thundershowers we have had when I can't have our desktop computers on.  I have packed up several packages when I had no electricity or else it was lightning and couldn't use the computer, so it is like not having one. 

Last year, there was a thread called Christmas Requests 2008.  You might check that thread out, and maybe someone will start one for 2009 for a new discussion.

Received an email from Hanes.com today about a 2-day sale - $5 off every $25 purchase, and long sleeve tees and sweats mark-down with free shipping on $49 or more after discounts are applied.