The 'shipping 1 gallon' thread had such great info, I thought I'd raise the question of how you ship cuttings. 
My method involves pruning cuttings from the tree as close as possible to shipping day.  I use a nylon brush to clean each cutting with warm water and soap. Then, they air dry for a few minutes before they are individually wrapped in cling wrap without any moisture added.  No wet paper towels.  They go in a padded envelope and shipped First Class Mail.  When I was shipping over 50 packs of cuttings in early 2013, the shipping time was 3 days 95% of the time.
What has worked/not worked for you all?

I soak them in water, with a small drop or two of bleach for about 1hr-4hrs.  I have made a study that soaked cuttings root faster. Maybe it loosens the bark..??? Then I air dry them until almost dry then I put in an ziploc bag. Because they were soaked, they have a good amount of moisture.

Great topic.  It is surprising how many people there are that don't know how really quite simple it is.

I like your method Frank!
Like Armando I also soak them in a diluted bleach solution for a few hours to kill any unwanted pests.   So far I haven't seen any impact on the cuttings rooting performance by this.
 
Has anyone seen any issues with rooting cuttings that were soaked in diluted bleach?

Pino,

I sometimes dip the cutting in 1:10 bleach ratio and allow to air dry after scrubbing/rinsing with soap.  I've never allowed them to soak though.

International shipping the cuttings are shipped dry. Shipping local I put a piece of wet papertowel in the sealed bag.

I just put in zip lock bag with a small piece of damp paper towel. I advise those I send to to soak in water from an hour to 3 days (with top out of water) depending on how old the cuttings are and whether they have had no treatment or dipped in wax or wrapped in cellophane. I am a big fan of soaking cuttings in water. I find some cuttings that are right at the verge of getting thrown away can have a 'miraculous" come back if soaked in water. The water must be changed everyday or have an air stone in it.

Thanks for the tip, Michael.  I may use that technique in the future.

I should clarify 1:10 = bleach:water ratio, Phil.

The amount of bleach I add is very small, I let it sit for a few minutes and then start a drip, to knock off dirt, little critters and it remove the bleach. I used to use the white paper towel, but you have to be right on more or less.  Also the weather conditions matter, in the winter I would probably completely dry them. In the summer a little bit amount of moisture.  ( I am giving away my secrets...LOL )   I love it when I get healthy looking cuttings, our fellow members have a lot of pride in their work.

Hi figgyfranck,
I got some sent from southern France. They were a bit wet not dry, in saran wrap (a bit wet) , with plastic layer around (the plastic sheets for cooking) keeping the moisture sothat it wouldn't escape to the envelop .
The envelop was one I had sent - it had bubbles inside . I payed for a Normal letter of 500 grams if I remember well and told the expeditor to choose cuttings accordingly.
The cuttings arrived fine at my home .
Of course, one should choose the cuttings to send. Don't try to send a Trunk sized cutting. Use one year branches . The cuttings being dormant, they had no leaves.
If doing it now, I would cut the leaves .

I use something similar to this.  The bristles are pretty tough, and I am aggressive with cleaning the cuttings.  They come out very clean.  It's amazing how much dirt comes off of a stick.

 

When someone sends cuttings I think it is best to send recently taken cuttings wrapped in plastic wrap immediately. No cleaning,no bleach,no wax,no soaking,no anything. It is best to leave it up to the person who receives the cuttings to treat them as they wish. Some of the methods mentioned while are of the best intentions they may be detrimental. Let the receiving person make it or fail on their own (Best teacher).

Jake
I understand what you are saying and it does make sense since many people try and stay organic for whatever reason.
 
In the case of cuttings I think you need to consider possible diseases that may be on the cutting (scale, bacteria, fungus, even eggs of some bugs). 
These may not e a big deal if you are trading with someone in your local area but if you are sending the cuttings to other areas then you could also be sending bugs that didn't exist there before.
 
I prefer to wash my cuttings thoroughly before sending out with bleach or the like.