Ok...I know no USPS....I know Fedex and UPS have that own hissy fits with Alcohol if you tell them.

I am curious if in the numerous trades that go on here, if anyone has ever had the service confiscate alcohol in their shipments?

Secondly, when using a carrier and a bottle of vodka or similar is being tossed in, do people stick with UPS/Fedex instead of USPS?

And why would you tell them?

Oh come now...now telling them is a given 🙂

pack all your bags of dope around the bottle and I am sure the alchohol won't be a big deal if it happens to get inspected.

^ Not telling them is a given

I am curious if anyone on here has ran into issues. My fiance' who frequent a big perfume forum online has heard about issues (random mind you) as perfume contains high levels of alcohol content.

U never tell whats in box. If you were sending porn would you give the description of the midgets you were watching....I think not. As far as shipping with that weight UPS and fedex is probably cheaper. So what you sending???

I like tossing in really small ziplocks filled with powdered sugar. My boxes always take a long time to get to their destinations, though.

Not sending anything exciting quite yet 🙂 But yes I would definitely give a full description of any porn I send just to see the reactions of the workers.....

As far as shipping....I am an old expert there....use to run a computer company and did tons of trades on online for computer parts 🙂 If it gets over 10lbs, my Fedex ground account is always the cheapest way to go.

well there you go.....U knew the answer all along!!

Very good Grasshopper

Technically you're not allowed to ship tobacco through USPS, UPS, or Fedex as an individual. I don't think it's illegal, but it is clearly listed in each rules for shipping. If they ask, just say electronics.

Cigars are legal to ship.

The issue is with those types of tobacco that kids want IE cigs and dip.

If you ship beer in the mail, you can claim it is "live yeast culture". Its how homebrewers ship to competitions.

The issue, at present, is that its a LIQUID, and LIQUIDS in quantities over "X" number of ounces are forbidden from being shipped on airplanes, so shipping priority or express is clearly out.

There has been some issues where they've checked shipments (its a TSA thing) where the traveling public hasn't been aware, and if they find it (and it would show up if x-rayed) they are NOT going to be impressed.

You can ship them on the ground.

It is illegal to mail alcohol, so I don't claim it. I call it juice or olive oil only because if you shake the package you can hear the liquid. Hope to never get caught, but I imagine they would just confiscate it.

Diver

^^U mean drink it!!

^ Yeah , I can see the guys out behind the PO drinking up all the confiscated alcohol, LOL.

When I was in Italy they used to scan the package for liquids and inquire as to it's contents. Mailing wine was very common, yet still illegal.

Diver

Diver,

I always called it "soy sauce" when I sent from Japan.

It snow there yet?

Gringo

The Postal Service’s definition of a hazardous material includes many common household and consumer products. These items may not be hazardous during normal use or storage in your home but can present a significant hazard when placed in the mail due to vibration, temperature changes, and variations in atmospheric pressure.

Some examples of commonly-used items restricted or considered hazardous under USPS regulations include:

Perfumes

Nail polish

Flea collars or flea sprays

Aerosols

Bleach

Pool chemicals

Paints

Matches

Batteries

Fuels or gasoline

Airbags

Dry ice

Mercury thermometers

Cleaning supplies

Items previously containing fuel

Glues

Fireworks

Other items, such as alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, liquor), are not considered hazardous but are prohibited and boxes displaying such markings are also prohibited.

Tobacco products are presently eligible to be entered into the mail. The USPS is concerned about cigarettes and smokeless tobacco being sent to minors; they are also concerned sales of cigarettes over the Internet frequently violate the Jenkins Act, which requires the cigarette seller to send reports to the destination-state's tax authorities to facilitate the collection of state taxes. Such sales may also run afoul of state tax and public health codes. Sending cigars to an adult as a gift through the USPS is perfectly legal.

say its rubbing alcohol.

I always send "Coffee"...My USPS thinks I belong to a coffee club....Oh the liquid...UM, Thats creamer....LOL

ugh. Been there. Done that. Got a call from the local PO to pick up a CRUSHED and LEAKING package....let's just say I'm seeing a benefit to being in a small town where you know all the PO workers personally! I know not a darn one of them really *believed* that it was a broken souvenir snow globe, but all I got was a stern lecture about "LIQUID, FRAGILE, etc." Well, that and a minor panic attack. "Colorless, odorless" liquids definitely have their upside should leakage occur - I'm just sayin'.

Tammy