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I would offer to do it but the voices in my head reminded me that I am post office challanged
Personally, I havn't bought a stamp in 10 years! What does a stamp cost nowadays anyway?
Shekinahsgroom, how much time do you think the Canadian side of this coop would take for the individual that volunteered?
There's really no way to even begin to guess.....way too many variables.
It takes as long as it takes, that's all that I can tell you.
That's why when I say, once you've committed....there's no turning back and you MUST follow through!
And keep in mind, your host WILL BE RESPONSIBLE if things go bad, so I would hope that this person keeps good records to protect their own azz in the event of a disaster.
It's not just stepping up and volunteering, it's doing the right thing too if something goes very wrong.
So choose wisely who you all want to host for you!
I am 120% confident in Mindfield's abilities to do this and I trust him implicitly, but I do not want him to feel pressured into this, seeing as we are a bit late to the party and there is a looming time constraint. Just my 
I dunno, I kinda read Mindfield as "Crap, I shoulda never have opened this thread..."
lol ... no, I think I can do it. I'm just trying to hear back about the logistics of where it should be shipped to -- unless the shipment can be split and the Canadian portion of the shipment can be sent directly to me instead of being forwarded from the US, in which case I don't have to wait for anything and can jump right in.
Well, I'm not too concerned about the quantity of participants -- it's all the same logistics, just the number of people to ship to changes. If I have a good handle on how many people are participating I can get a better idea of how much shipping and packing material is going to cost. The only real headache is calculating shipping cost to each person, and I don't know if there's a way we can do a kind of flat, average rate or what.
If you ship everything with prepaid Xpresspost envelopes it certainly would take away the headache of figuring out shipping charges
This is true. I will have to investigate what those cost and if they're a flat rate for all of Canada.
You're gonna have use boxes, envelopes are a BIG NO!
We're talking about lithium batteries people, and a lot of them, so unless you want significant damages to your cells....I highly suggest locating boxes and crapload of newspaper!
Crumpled newspaper is a great packing material and if you collect your old newspapers, it's cost effective.
You'll also need to order bubble-wrap for wrapping the cells and I can help you locate the same stuff I used....if you need help?
Mindfield, if you wanna take on this responsibility....send me a PM, then we're gonna have to get the okay from Joker before I start giving you advise.
We're talking about lithium batteries people, and a lot of them, so unless you want significant damages to your cells....I highly suggest locating boxes and crapload of newspaper!
Crumpled newspaper is a great packing material and if you collect your old newspapers, it's cost effective.
You'll also need to order bubble-wrap for wrapping the cells and I can help you locate the same stuff I used....if you need help?
Mindfield, if you wanna take on this responsibility....send me a PM, then we're gonna have to get the okay from Joker before I start giving you advise.
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I would figure bubblewrapped cardboard envelopes would offer enough protection no?
See 3.2.2.7 here: Canada Post - ABCs of Mailing - Personal
And Article 34 (2) here: Schedule 2 - Transport Canada
("(j) the batteries are separated to prevent short circuits and, except when they are installed in electronic devices, are packed in strong means of containment.")
No idea what constitutes a "strong means of containment".
And Article 34 (2) here: Schedule 2 - Transport Canada
("(j) the batteries are separated to prevent short circuits and, except when they are installed in electronic devices, are packed in strong means of containment.")
No idea what constitutes a "strong means of containment".
I frequently send and receive Li-Ion batteries in bubble envelopes and there's never been an issue but alas.
Mindfield, I live super close to you, so I can just pick mine up from you in person and save you one shipment.
(I'll take 10 nipple tops)
(I'll take 10 nipple tops)
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