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I’ve heard +/- about sandbox. I will try it and see.
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Permalink Reply by HaveFAITH on
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You won’t be receiving a box anymore. The belongings stay there - GL and will be returned to the SR day before graduation. So far ... I have not had issues with Sandboxx. My brother received all 4 mails I have sent. There was a glitch in tracking one of the letters, but sandboxx emailed me the information about that specific letter. I like it just so he has something he receives at least once a week coz the regular mail seems to be taking longer. I have received a 3rd letter from him yesterday and he mailed that on October 21st and I received it on the 24th. I have paid for the packaged letter through Sandboxx, but still does regular mail too.
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also received an address from the recruiter, but decided to wait for official form letter coz I read so many comments here that it may not be the latest address - the one coming from the recruiter. By the time we received his form letter ... I had 14 letters prepared. Enough for the last 3 weeks he was there. My goal was to mail at least 3 letters per week plus 1 with picture through Sandboxx.
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Permalink Reply by Mama Scha on
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Thank you for the info. I sent one letter through Sandbox and one snail mail.
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Mama Scha- I still have not received my form letter yet either. My daughter arrived at boot camp the Wednesday of this week. So a little over 3 weeks now. I did send my daughter some mail through Sandboxx. I got her address from her recruiter also. It was driving me crazy not to be able to contact her. It still is. Until I at least get the form letter, I won’t feel better. I’m waiting on pins and needles for some type of communication. Hope you hear something soon!!
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Sorry. I meant my daughter arrived at boot camp 3 weeks ago this past Wednesday.
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Hi Mama Scha! I started sending letters as soon as my son's recruiter gave me his address and that was the 3rd day he was there. I figured if it worked he would have a letter to read. Sandboxx was the best decision I made! I send a hand written letter almost everyday and I purchased 8 letters with Sandboxx. Sandboxx is good for the quick info or just a quick hello. Either way he writes telling me he is thankful for the letters and pictures and to keep them coming. On the days I can't think of a thing to write I find crazy news to send him.
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