# Easiest Way to Ship Something Cold **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 4, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-ship-something-cold/745175 "2016-02-04T21:37:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-ship-something-cold/745175/21 "2016-02-05T20:16:39Z")
Yeah, I’m a little confused too. I order my scripts and they come directly to me. Is there a reason you have to intercede on your cousin’s behalf? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-ship-something-cold/745175/22 "2016-02-05T20:23:22Z")
> [@Bill\_Door](#): > > FedEx has a shipping container with a cooling unit that will. according to them, > > The benefit of this over dry ice is that your shipment may not be able to tolerate freezing. This will avoid that. I’ll bet it’s pricey, but they’ll make it easy. The smallest package from them costs $46 although I assume the actually shipping charges are extra. This might be the best solution as this will keep the contents at two to eight degrees Celsius. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-ship-something-cold/745175/23 "2016-02-05T20:46:57Z")
I gave up trying to find the regulations for UPS and FedEx. But I would ask them to make sure before buying any dry ice or frozen peas. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-ship-something-cold/745175/24 "2016-02-05T21:00:27Z")
[Here’s](http://images.fedex.com/us/services/pdf/Dry_Ice_Job_Aid.pdf) what FedEx says about shipping packages cooled by dry ice. The regulations seem a little involved, but not onerous. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-ship-something-cold/745175/25 "2016-02-05T21:23:21Z")
Thanks everyone, especially for the part about how dry ice could freeze it. My cousin clearly doesn’t know much about the best way to ship her own medicine. I will mosey on over to FedEx tomorrow and see what they say. Based on the varying responses, you see it’s not as simple as it sounds. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-ship-something-cold/745175/26 "2016-02-05T21:26:44Z")
> [@Bill\_Door](#): > > [Here’s](http://images.fedex.com/us/services/pdf/Dry_Ice_Job_Aid.pdf) what FedEx says about shipping packages cooled by dry ice. The regulations seem a little involved, but not onerous. I wasn’t even thinking about the dry ice, I was concerned about the fact that it’s a controlled substance (a prescription drug). ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-ship-something-cold/745175/27 "2016-02-07T03:57:34Z")
We used to get frozen Christmas cookies from an aunt who worked in a hospital. She sent them overnight in a thermal organ transport box filled with cookies and dry ice. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-ship-something-cold/745175.md?page=1)