Overseas Military looking for expireds

[sbp]

If you are stationed overseas and would interested in receiving expired coupons from some of our members, please send me a PM, and I'll add you to our list.

For privacy & safety purposes, HCW does not want to have your address on the boards, but if your name is on this list, it will make it very easy for members to pm you directly to ask for your address.


THE OFFICIAL HCW LIST OF OVERSEAS MILITARY MEMBERS WHO CAN USE EXPIREDS!

Please send a PM to ask for name and mailing information!!

7HungryMouths2Feed

brooklyn

expired_coupon_user

hisredhead

onmyweigh

TessToo

trosario

tinamsuarez

If you would have some expireds that you'd like to send overseas to be used by our military families, PLEASE PLEASE send a pm to one of the members listed above and ask them for their address. PLEASE contact them directly!!!

Also, please remember to include your HCW somewhere either inside or on your package so that our military members will know who to thank and/or leave feedback for!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT SENDING COUPONS OVERSEAS

Q: Where do the Military families use expireds? Oversea stores take them?
A: The Post Exchanges and commissaries on the US bases (overseas) accept coupons up to 6 months expired.

Q: How much does it cost to send a regular envelope overseas?
A: As long as you are sending to a APO or FPO military address, then it's the same rate as it would be to mail within the U.S.

The only thing different is when it gets to be over a certain weight, you need to fill out a customs form..

[7HungryMouths2Feed]

Hi:

we are military stationed overseas and I would LOVE expired coupons.

[brooklyn]

Hi we are stationed overseas, and I would love any expireds. Those that I don't use, I bring to the family support center, or give to friends who can use them. Thanks!
Tara

[trosario]

i'd love expired coupons. those i don't use i definately share with others.
thanks!

[berlinsmommy]

For the people who are overseas and can take expireds, would it be possible for you to post a generic list of what you can and cannot use personally (such as whether you have a cat/dog/baby/dishwasher, etc.) and some products you need (diapers, formula, cleaning supplies, etc.)?? I know you said anything you do not use you will share, but, for example, if someone has some good baby q's, I think they'd prefer to send them to whichever one of you has a baby, KWIM?

Just a thought, you'd still get lots of things not on your list, but I think it would help.

[tacatcon]

For those of you who have coupons you're willing to send to the folks overseas, please do try PMing the couple of members who are in the first post of the thread too. They may not be checking this thread all the time and I'm sure they'd love to hear from you!

You can give them a thank you too while you're at it! It can't be easy being a military family especially overseas this time of year!

[trosario]

Originally Posted by berlinsmommy For the people who are overseas and can take expireds, would it be possible for you to post a generic list of what you can and cannot use personally (such as whether you have a cat/dog/baby/dishwasher, etc.) and some products you need (diapers, formula, cleaning supplies, etc.)?? I know you said anything you do not use you will share, but, for example, if someone has some good baby q's, I think they'd prefer to send them to whichever one of you has a baby, KWIM? Just a thought, you'd still get lots of things not on your list, but I think it would help.

i don't have a generic list i can post. i volunteer at the library on base and whatever coupons i don't use, i teach a couponing class at the library and share the coupons. i do not like throwing coupons away! the only coupons i can not use are store specific coupons.
many thanks to everyone here at HCW that has sent me coupons. without HCW, i would not have much of an opportunity to enjoy the thrills of couponing as many on this board do - i am very very greatful!

[tinamsuarez]

PLEASE add me, I am desperate for coupons since they do not believe in them in Puerto Rico!!! I will be gathering items to trade! Thanks!!!

[sbp]

Just a FYI!

The USPS is starting something new in March 2008 which will be great for sending large batches of expireds to a APO/FPO address.

They are adding a new size of flat rate box (12 x 12 x 5.5) which will cost $12.95 to mail out, BUT they will be offering a $2.00 discount on this size box for sending to FPO/APO Addresses.

See link for more details


I'm so excited by this. DH's vets club is currently sending out 2 to 3 of the big boxes every month at a cost for $8.95 each but with these new boxes we'll be able to fit so many more coupons in the boxes for only $2.00 more. As long as the people we're sending to don't mind getting more coupons at a time, we'll be golden!!!

[hisredhead]

I'd love to be added to the list!
Hold onto any baby coupons though. We don't have any kidlets just yet.