USPS shipping question

[Twilight Pink]

I'm wondering something about shipping a couple of small, really lightweight items to a really good friend on the arena here... its just 2 fashion style combs.
Question is, do I still need to put them into a bubble mailer or can I just  put it in a regular envelope and mail it off as if it were regular mail?
Thanks 

[NinaMarie]

You could easily get away with putting them inside a greeting card and mailing them that way.

[tulagirl]

Sometimes the regular envelopes go through a sorting machine and with stuff inside it can potentially run the risk of ripping the envelope and losing the items inside.  So tape it up really good.  I always use mailers and I cut them down to size..sometimes you can find tiny mailers.  Just don't want them to get broken. I have had this happen before.

[Twilight Pink]

You could easily get away with putting them inside a greeting card and mailing them that way.

Has it worked for you? :o

[himmie]

Is it within the US? I would just use a bubble mailer. Only $1.69 to print online.

[Twilight Pink]

Is it within the US? I would just use a bubble mailer. Only $1.69 to print online.

Of course its within the US  (I shy away from international shipping  ) and I don't have a printer, I just write down my addresses :3

[NinaMarie]

You could easily get away with putting them inside a greeting card and mailing them that way.

Has it worked for you? :o

I bought bubble mailers in bulk once so that's what I usually use but I just recently had someone send me the plastic body shape that holds Monster High fashion packs clothes in a greeting card. It came through fine. If a card envelope is too bulky or weird shaped there is a higher chance of it getting caught in a machine and ripped open. Bubble mailers are safest but the greeting card route can certainly be done.

[kaskurgi]

I would say bubble mailer You can pick them up at the dollar store for the smaller ones

[Teddy]

Just wanted to throw in there that when I lived in the US I mailed pony wear to several people inside greeting cards with no issues. One was even mailed to Canada and arrived just fine.

If you do this though, I would make sure you tape the item in place inside the card, and tape the envelope closed, just for added safety. If it was like a super rare item, I might not risk it. But if it's just for a couple G4 combs, I'd say go for it!

[lovesbabysquirmy]

I would mail it in one of those itsy-bitsy bubble envelopes - they make them just a bit bigger than gift cards. 

[Twilight Pink]

I would mail it in one of those itsy-bitsy bubble envelopes - they make them just a bit bigger than gift cards. 

I've honestly have never seen those itsy-bitsy bubble mailers people have been talking about :o mind showing me a pic or where they could be found? :3

[svleonard]

It's probably best to mail them in a small bubble mailer.  You can put them in an envelope as long as it's not thicker than 1/4 inch ... otherwise, they will charge you a package rate.  Also, it costs more to ship a letter with a rigid object inside than it does to ship a normal letter.