Another reason to use bubble envelopes

16 years ago

Here's another great reason to mail your seeds in bubble wrap padded envelopes:

I'm a feddie in Washington DC (that's federal government employee to you outside the Beltway types). The other day, the Yates Building (which is just behind the Department of Agriculture South Building on Independence Ave had a major security alert and lock down because an envelope in the mail room was seen to be leaking a powdery substance. They locked down part of the South Building too.

Later, the powdery substance proved to be seeds that had been crushed by mail handling machinery.

And we wouldn't want to lose any seeds, would we!! ;)

KimKa

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caryltoo Z7/SE PA
16 years ago
Too funny. Work time lost to seeds :)
conniemcghee
16 years ago
LOL! Funny. :)
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silverkelt
16 years ago
Plus it doesnt matter how thick a regular envelope is, they always seem to try to smash it through the machine! Ive recieved seeds in regular envelopes with taped bubble wrap, the smaller ones are fine, but things like sunflowers, beans seemed to get smashed no matter what...

Silverkelt
karendee
16 years ago
Oh that is funny. I did a christmas card swap and even the envies marked "do not meter" were crushed. so i guess no matter what they will be sent thru a machine. Just too many envelopes for the post office to read them all.

You are right bubbles are the way to go!

Karen
mayberrygardener
16 years ago
Shut down the building, huh? To which I would respond, "Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're NOT out to get me!"

Yes, I got some radish seeds last year--from a "professional" ebayer--in a regular envelope. over half of them were broken--not completely crushed, but does it really matter what level of crushing it is if they won't germinate? Needless to say, I let the seller know: BUBBLES ARE THE ONLY WAY TO GO!