Anyone have experience with getting care packages through to our troops?

[mahina]

I made cookies for my friend and the 30 guys under him and packed them up with the usual diaper wipes, glasses cleaners, saimin, toothbrushes and toothpaste, envelopes and writing paper,pens,chapsticks, hand sanitizers, peanuts, beef jerky, dried fruit, canned tuna, etc. to a friend.

I wondered why he never emailed to say he got it but I didn't want to hassle him, he's dealing with so much already. Now he has 90 guys under him.

We sent it in early December. We got it back yesterday, dropped off with no clue why. It's obvious someone went through everything and thrashed all the stuff. There are pieces of noodles everywhere and the box looks like someone played hockey with it. It left here professionally packed, and came back actually more round than square. There's red letters reading "BYPASSED" all around it, and it's marked XRAYED. But not one clue why it came back. $74.postage.

More than anything I am concerned about the families who use what they have and this happens. Myself, I can handle, it was for a friend. If it was for my husband or father I would be really pissed.

Anyone?