I imagine drinking straws will not survive the mail processing roller/crushers. A sturdier protective enclosure would be advised. The coin flip with hose washer method is the most common best method that I see in use. I use the corrugated plastic with toothpick method, and it protects the beans well too.
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I use these signs that landscape companies, other contractors, and politicians leave around town. Whenever I see one, if it's the right size, I snatch it up. They just end up in the trash otherwise.
Then, I cut them to size and reinforce with toothpicks. I use toothpicks from the dollar store, 500 for 1usd. Slide 4 toothpicks into a corrugation. If they are not tight fitting, I snip a small piece from another toothpick and wedge it in between to create a tight fit. Reinforce this way at least every 4th corrugation (leaving up to 3 seed channels between corrugations). Put small paper wads into the ends of the channels to hold the beans in there. Label the channels.
Then i put it in a 2in x 3in baggie I get for 1.79 per 150pieces at a local craft store in the beads section for making jewelry, and I put a 0.5g dessicant pouch I got on amazon 300 pouches for 9.99usd.
Overall, my cost for making this package was less than 10 cents. It is a little time consuming, but it keeps the beans protected from the mail roller/crushers and humidity in transit.
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Reznfingeez
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Thanks for all the great info tracker
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Your 100% correct it feels like the lunatics are running the asylum. This country's a mess in all phases.
It's continued to be my go-to method. No problems sending anywhere. I have noticed some variations in the dimensions of the channels. The ideal channels have a 4x4mm cross section. 3x4mm works, but fat seeds fit snugly. Anything smaller than 3x4mm is too small. Gotta be picky about what signs you grab.
Is there an easy way to remove seeds from them if they are fitting tight? I used a razor blade to cut them out, because pushing them through with a cue til somehow caused them to bunch up and not come out the other side. Wasn't a big deal, just wondering if anyone has a better way
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It’s easy peasy and cheap when you find it kicking around the shop at work
This is the one bad thing i've found with this method. When you remove the stopppers.from the ends of a channel (only do one channel at a time), if the seeds are not lodged too tight, you can use a dowel, flat end of wooden skewer, or other thin stick with a flat end. Push it through the channel and pop the seeds out of the other side. If they are too tightly lodged in, it might crack the seeds though.
Otherwise, carefully slice open the channel at the edge with a razor.
i just send all of mine in a plain white envelope with a card with washer protection and 2 or 3 regular stamps and all have made it i believe i sent to you this away 
Per se, I have no problem with the post office but where I live there will soon be no personal delivery to homes; I think businesses will stil recieve mail. For home, one wil have to walk down to where the postal boxes are set. That might be hard for elderly and disabled, especially in the winter. Yet, with less service the price of a stamp continues to rise. I do not know if it is a result of the unions or the post office itself - government.
