Wait, is this .78 cent non-machinable stamp a replacement to a forever stamp, or in addition to?
Customs forms? Jesus. Should have just stuck with US only. Iām not doing all that. Probably last seeds Iāll be giving away. Haha
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You donāt need customs forms if you use a coin flip washer and regular envelope.
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Anyway I could just priority ship a box with the seeds to someone who has all of the shipping gear and have them send everything out? If not, Iāll go to Home Depot tomorrow.
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Itās really not that bad. Some international flower stamps, greeting cards, hose washers and coin flips.
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ETA: Wait, no, donāt listen to me.
You use the non-machinable stamp by itself. You could also use two forever stamps (but youād be overpaying).
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Nope can buy it and use it by itself. Canāt be used for international putting more on doesnāt do anything but one is supposed to give you more than the 1/4" width more than 1oz weight and doesnāt go through the rollers. This is according to the hillbilly postal worker in my hillbilly ass town. Hell went to mail a package today and post office was closed for lunch.
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You donāt need customs forms for letters. 
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I get that. I get it. I get it.
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I send hundreds of letters all over the world. No customs forms for greeting cards. Coin flips and washers, 3D puck or little store bought containers all work perfectly fine.
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Lol, I think he gets it. 
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The whole customs thing some of you are finding I bet is commercial level. Not just private person to private person.
If itās a package, itās a minimum $30 customs form. No matter what. I know this for certain. 
Iām sure @ix3u can attest to this. 
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Yeah, Iām pretty good at filling them out now. Pain in the ass. Iāve got extras now sitting by my boxes so I can have it all filled out before going to the post office.
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Sounds expensive. Politician sign boards work great.
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Itās just a piece of paper. I sent 3 or 4 packs to a fellow forum buddy in Eastern Europe recently. I sent a tiny box with a AC power adapter in it and wrote AC adapter on the formā¦ I also crammed 4 packs of seeds in the tiny box. It took about 2 months but he got it just fine.
Before US Seedbanks were a thingā¦ besides getting seeds domestically from friends, getting seeds from Europe was commonplace. Sometimes customs would snag stuff but if a little stealth is used, the packages would always arrive just fine. Iāve received dozens of international seed shipments and never had a problem. Sent a few out too. Sending seeds in a DVD case, or a pack of socks, or in a tin of candyā¦ they arrive to their destination 99% of the time.
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Butterfly stampsā¦ Used to use with non machinable stamp. Now I use pucks custom made by a member here that also printed my custom stickers for covers. Have lots of flips and washers left over, lol, thatād be just as good.
Flips and pucks eliminate anything extra.
1 global stamp and a few pucks or flips goes anywhere on the planet.
A few pucks or flips goes anywhere in USA with a forever stamp.
Any clarification see @DougDawson , he is, definitely, the man.
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I sent my first trade here to Canada. I wanted to make sure it got there safely so I put in a bubble envelope and had tracked. Seeds were in older thicker seed pucks. PO dude felt it said it was considered a package and made me do a customs form. I just put som BS on it. Was 15 bucks. It did get there safely though! 
Hope youāre enjoying your monopoly game pieces!
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Lol, oh yeah I guess a bubble envelope is a package. I was referring to the USPS small box.
I sent a 60ml bottle of STS stock solution to a homie up there. It was labeled as āscience toolsā. Hey, I didnāt lie!
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