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thejact55 · 06-26-2016, 07:26 PM

So I've ordered seeds a million times but never shipped any. I recently sent a package via UPS domestically to a friend. Seeds inside a smelly proof bad wrapped in clothing. Didn't think much of it until now, the day after. Is UPS a bad idea or as risky as any other carrier? Anyone have had sucessful or failure doing this? Probably just tripping out but looking for bad or good news. Thanks.

420somewhere · 06-26-2016, 07:42 PM

Seeds are easy however you send them- not much smell

Just my $0.02

CoCoSativas · 06-26-2016, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by thejact55

So I've ordered seeds a million times but never shipped any. I recently sent a package via UPS domestically to a friend. Seeds inside a smelly proof bad wrapped in clothing. Didn't think much of it until now, the day after. Is UPS a bad idea or as risky as any other carrier? Anyone have had sucessful or failure doing this? Probably just tripping out but looking for bad or good news. Thanks.

Dude most of the seed biz is by mail.

Courtier is better than regular post. I send dope in the mail to friends all the time. Courtier and regular tracked mail

That smells alot worse than seeds lol

corky1968 · 06-26-2016, 07:50 PM

Better hope you don't get caught. Chances are slim but it would suck.

I'm not telling anyone what to do. But I suspect that if a person did put them
in a tiny baggie wearing rubber gloves. Remove the gloves and follow this by
wiping that baggie with rubbing alcohol and putting it inside another baggie.
Everything would fly no problem.

If your really paranoid. Send them wearing gloves with the Mayor's return address. LOLZ

thejact55 · 06-26-2016, 07:53 PM

Smell isn't really my concern even thought i still bagged it anyways lol. Guess I'm just worried about an xray and them seeing some package in the pockets of some shorts wrapped in a tshirt. I am sending to a newer grower so I have included instructions With my experiences with the seeds. Maybe not the smartest.
Just worried they will open it and then what?
Probably just tripping out as I have a nice career and such that would be on the line over something small like this. I'm sure all is fine. Just stressing the lack of my stealth packaging and using a private carrier.

Outcold · 06-26-2016, 08:09 PM

If x-ray is a worry the beans would be mere shadows in the picture.
Perhaps putting some plastic beads the same size with the beans would allay some worry.
I think it is valuable for you to be concerned, but I think there would need to be some bad luck in the mix for a package to go south...

oceangrownkush · 06-26-2016, 08:16 PM

Never use couriers they can open and search packages indiscriminately. USPS is your friend, they require a search warrant to search anything of yours and (probably) don't give a fuck about seeds.

corky1968 · 06-26-2016, 08:23 PM

There's always pigeons.

Ready4 · 06-26-2016, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by oceangrownkush

Never use couriers they can open and search packages indiscriminately. USPS is your friend, they require a search warrant to search anything of yours and (probably) don't give a fuck about seeds.

USPS sure as hell is not your friend !!! I laugh at the nonsense about "require a search warrant" . That is nothing but a misleading bunch of nonsense. Since Postal Inspectors are law enforcement , they just can fax a request to search to a completely 100% compliant judge - it is not like your package and/or rights will get any kind of a fair hearing, simply a formality that allows all involved to get paid while pretending to work. USPS has all the time in the World to hold your package until warrant gets sent back ( less than 30 minutes from what I am told most times) , they get paid regardless.

No courier is 100% safe. But ONLY USPS is a FED LAW violation.
And they do seize seeds all the time, just check this site for those stories.
It is foolish to send any quantity by any courier. But if you have little or nothing to lose, go for it. Risk reduction common sense would scream NO FED LAW VIOLATION.

thejact55 · 06-26-2016, 08:34 PM

Understood on USPS vs private carriers. I went to USPS first. Closed and I got lazy and just drove to the closest ups without thought. I know my odds are very low of bad things happening. Just would be crappy to have this be a life changing event over something so small when I could have been much more careful. Thanks for all of the awesome replys.

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thejact55 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: 48° Posts: 568	Shipping Seeds Via UPS in USA So I've ordered seeds a million times but never shipped any. I recently sent a package via UPS domestically to a friend. Seeds inside a smelly proof bad wrapped in clothing. Didn't think much of it until now, the day after. Is UPS a bad idea or as risky as any other carrier? Anyone have had sucessful or failure doing this? Probably just tripping out but looking for bad or good news. Thanks.
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06-26-2016, 07:50 PM	#4
corky1968 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Living in a Trichome. These are the Best Homes in the World. Posts: 2,695	Better hope you don't get caught. Chances are slim but it would suck. I'm not telling anyone what to do. But I suspect that if a person did put them in a tiny baggie wearing rubber gloves. Remove the gloves and follow this by wiping that baggie with rubbing alcohol and putting it inside another baggie. Everything would fly no problem. If your really paranoid. Send them wearing gloves with the Mayor's return address. LOLZ
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06-26-2016, 07:53 PM	#5
thejact55 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: 48° Posts: 568	Smell isn't really my concern even thought i still bagged it anyways lol. Guess I'm just worried about an xray and them seeing some package in the pockets of some shorts wrapped in a tshirt. I am sending to a newer grower so I have included instructions With my experiences with the seeds. Maybe not the smartest. Just worried they will open it and then what? Probably just tripping out as I have a nice career and such that would be on the line over something small like this. I'm sure all is fine. Just stressing the lack of my stealth packaging and using a private carrier.
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06-26-2016, 08:34 PM	#10
thejact55 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: 48° Posts: 568	Understood on USPS vs private carriers. I went to USPS first. Closed and I got lazy and just drove to the closest ups without thought. I know my odds are very low of bad things happening. Just would be crappy to have this be a life changing event over something so small when I could have been much more careful. Thanks for all of the awesome replys.
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