It's October and that means.... TIME FOR PUMPKINGRAMS (yes, this is legal and it also works with potatoes!)
Objects dropped in blue collection boxes must be 13oz or less. The 1st ounce costs 1 forever stamp (currently worth $0.55). Each additional ounce is $0.15. If my math is correct, the stamps required at a price of $0.55 per forever stamp are as follows: 1 stamp (0-1oz), 2 stamps (1-4.6oz), 3 stamps (4.7-8.3oz), 4 stamps (8.4-12oz), 5 stamps (12-13oz)
Tips:
make sure the address is legible and will not wipe off (put clear tape over permanent marker or print a label)
don't write a return address; I have had pumpkins mistakenly delivered to myself even when they had enough postage
be prepared for disappointment in case it does not get delivered. I have about a 70% success rate with potato and pumpkingrams, but one year none of them made it. Don't put all the pumpkins in one mailbox.
