SCOBY Shipping- best practices.

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

I am sharing this because I think you all need to know, and based on my

experience, I find it to be very helpful. So I am hoping to pass along this

good info to you.

BE CAREFUL WHEN SHIPPING YOUR SCOBYS TO PEOPLE.

I ship a LOT of SCOBYs (probably 10 or more a week), and have learned a lot

since I have started shipping them.

1.) Ship in anything less than a Ziploc Smart-Zip seal bag, or a foodsaver

bag (double- bagged, of course) will likely leak in the mail.

2.) ONLY send SCOBYs Priority, or First- Class at worst. If you have to ask

for more postage, do it; better safe than sorry, especially in summer.

3.) I tape the second bag closed, around the zip opening. This helps to

ensure that if the first bag leaks, the second bag will catch it.

4.) Make sure you let out as much of the air as possible. (This keeps the

bag from popping when something hard sits on top of it along the postage

route.)

5.) Make sure you mark DO NOT BEND, FRAGILE, and HANDLE WITH CARE on your

package.

IF IT DOES LEAK....

1.) If you purchased insurance, in order to get your $ back and resend it,

you have to have the original item (per my postal service worker), in order

for them to inspect the damage and issue you your claim. Therefore, since

that isn't likely, I suggest skipping the insurance and just going with

delivery confirmation, so that the recipient can track it and will know

'hey, I'm getting a perishable item in the mail on XXXXX date, maybe I

should stick around until the mail gets here, so I'm here to take it out of

the box and put it in the house in glass. "

2.) Delivery confirmation also allows you to see all of the steps involved

in getting your SCOBY from you to the recipient, and helps you to realize,

wow...it goes through all of that? So maybe it was good that I double bagged

it and took extra precaution!

3.) If shipping to someone with a PO Box, or in a very rural area: be SURE

to let them know that SCOBY is perishable, and they need to be ready to pick

it up ASAP.

Hope this helps. Please don't make some of the mistakes I did, but be

willing to learn from them. We kombucha brewers are very understanding,

compassionate people, so thanks for understanding! =)

Cheers,

KOMBUCHICK

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24-7 Kombucha Home Brew Support

Free SCOBYs, shipped anywhere.

http://kombuchick.etsy.com

http://www.kombuchick.com

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[Guest guest]

Hi EveryOne,

I agree, it is _very_ important that you take every precaution when shipping

Kombucha so that we can all continue to share Kombucha with people around the

world.

Anything containing liquid has to be presented to the post office clerk in the

US as does anything weighing over 13 ounces. That would mean that most Kombucha

shipping would require a trip to the Post Office for the one doing the shipping.

Don't leave the package in a mailbox pickup. It could be hours before anyone

comes and it might not get shipped at all.

We have shipped Kombucha all around the globe and hopefully everyone will be

able to continue to do so for a long time.

Thank you for taking extra good care of Kombucha!

Peace, Love and Harmony,

Bev

>

> Hi Everyone,

>

> I am sharing this because I think you all need to know, and based on my

> experience, I find it to be very helpful. So I am hoping to pass along this

> good info to you.

> BE CAREFUL WHEN SHIPPING YOUR SCOBYS TO PEOPLE.

>

> I ship a LOT of SCOBYs (probably 10 or more a week), and have learned a lot

> since I have started shipping them.

>

> 1.) Ship in anything less than a Ziploc Smart-Zip seal bag, or a foodsaver

> bag (double- bagged, of course) will likely leak in the mail.

>

> 2.) ONLY send SCOBYs Priority, or First- Class at worst. If you have to ask

> for more postage, do it; better safe than sorry, especially in summer.

>

> 3.) I tape the second bag closed, around the zip opening. This helps to

> ensure that if the first bag leaks, the second bag will catch it.

>

> 4.) Make sure you let out as much of the air as possible. (This keeps the

> bag from popping when something hard sits on top of it along the postage

> route.)

>

> 5.) Make sure you mark DO NOT BEND, FRAGILE, and HANDLE WITH CARE on your

> package.

>

> IF IT DOES LEAK....

>

> 1.) If you purchased insurance, in order to get your $ back and resend it,

> you have to have the original item (per my postal service worker), in order

> for them to inspect the damage and issue you your claim. Therefore, since

> that isn't likely, I suggest skipping the insurance and just going with

> delivery confirmation, so that the recipient can track it and will know

> 'hey, I'm getting a perishable item in the mail on XXXXX date, maybe I

> should stick around until the mail gets here, so I'm here to take it out of

> the box and put it in the house in glass. "

>

> 2.) Delivery confirmation also allows you to see all of the steps involved

> in getting your SCOBY from you to the recipient, and helps you to realize,

> wow...it goes through all of that? So maybe it was good that I double bagged

> it and took extra precaution!

>

> 3.) If shipping to someone with a PO Box, or in a very rural area: be SURE

> to let them know that SCOBY is perishable, and they need to be ready to pick

> it up ASAP.

>

> Hope this helps. Please don't make some of the mistakes I did, but be

> willing to learn from them. We kombucha brewers are very understanding,

> compassionate people, so thanks for understanding! =)

>

> Cheers,

>

> KOMBUCHICK

>

>

>

> --

> KOMBUCHICK

> 24-7 Kombucha Home Brew Support

> Free SCOBYs, shipped anywhere.

> http://kombuchick.etsy.com

> http://www.kombuchick.com

> TWITTER 24-7: KOMBUCHICK

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi EveryOne,

I agree, it is _very_ important that you take every precaution when shipping

Kombucha so that we can all continue to share Kombucha with people around the

world.

Anything containing liquid has to be presented to the post office clerk in the

US as does anything weighing over 13 ounces. That would mean that most Kombucha

shipping would require a trip to the Post Office for the one doing the shipping.

Don't leave the package in a mailbox pickup. It could be hours before anyone

comes and it might not get shipped at all.

We have shipped Kombucha all around the globe and hopefully everyone will be

able to continue to do so for a long time.

Thank you for taking extra good care of Kombucha!

Peace, Love and Harmony,

Bev

>

> Hi Everyone,

>

> I am sharing this because I think you all need to know, and based on my

> experience, I find it to be very helpful. So I am hoping to pass along this

> good info to you.

> BE CAREFUL WHEN SHIPPING YOUR SCOBYS TO PEOPLE.

>

> I ship a LOT of SCOBYs (probably 10 or more a week), and have learned a lot

> since I have started shipping them.

>

> 1.) Ship in anything less than a Ziploc Smart-Zip seal bag, or a foodsaver

> bag (double- bagged, of course) will likely leak in the mail.

>

> 2.) ONLY send SCOBYs Priority, or First- Class at worst. If you have to ask

> for more postage, do it; better safe than sorry, especially in summer.

>

> 3.) I tape the second bag closed, around the zip opening. This helps to

> ensure that if the first bag leaks, the second bag will catch it.

>

> 4.) Make sure you let out as much of the air as possible. (This keeps the

> bag from popping when something hard sits on top of it along the postage

> route.)

>

> 5.) Make sure you mark DO NOT BEND, FRAGILE, and HANDLE WITH CARE on your

> package.

>

> IF IT DOES LEAK....

>

> 1.) If you purchased insurance, in order to get your $ back and resend it,

> you have to have the original item (per my postal service worker), in order

> for them to inspect the damage and issue you your claim. Therefore, since

> that isn't likely, I suggest skipping the insurance and just going with

> delivery confirmation, so that the recipient can track it and will know

> 'hey, I'm getting a perishable item in the mail on XXXXX date, maybe I

> should stick around until the mail gets here, so I'm here to take it out of

> the box and put it in the house in glass. "

>

> 2.) Delivery confirmation also allows you to see all of the steps involved

> in getting your SCOBY from you to the recipient, and helps you to realize,

> wow...it goes through all of that? So maybe it was good that I double bagged

> it and took extra precaution!

>

> 3.) If shipping to someone with a PO Box, or in a very rural area: be SURE

> to let them know that SCOBY is perishable, and they need to be ready to pick

> it up ASAP.

>

> Hope this helps. Please don't make some of the mistakes I did, but be

> willing to learn from them. We kombucha brewers are very understanding,

> compassionate people, so thanks for understanding! =)

>

> Cheers,

>

> KOMBUCHICK

>

>

>

> --

> KOMBUCHICK

> 24-7 Kombucha Home Brew Support

> Free SCOBYs, shipped anywhere.

> http://kombuchick.etsy.com

> http://www.kombuchick.com

> TWITTER 24-7: KOMBUCHICK

>

>

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