Issues with Damaged Boxes at Post Office

[1911nut]

 

[ELR LVR]

There has been too many of these threads… it’s simple STOP USING USPS. .

Sorry to take up your time Sir,
However, nothing gets done, if nobody does anything right?

 

[J.d. Popkes]

Sorry to take up your time Sir,
However, nothing gets done, if nobody does anything right?

My retainer is one box of 180 hybrids

 

[ELR LVR]

My retainer is one box of 180 hybrids

I have a box of 183 SMK's???
is the rest contingent?

 

[J.d. Popkes]

I have a box of 183 SMK's???
is the rest contingent?

I’m a Nigerian prince. So send me your 183’s, we’ll see how they shoot, then Tom Selleck will contact you about a reverse mortgage.

 

[ELR LVR]

I’m a Nigerian prince. So send me your 183’s, we’ll see how they shoot, then Tom Selleck will contact you about a reverse mortgage.

A Prince? That's all?
In that case I'll send you the box that only has 83 left in it.

 

[NorCalMikie]

Have heard of barrels being shipped but empty boxes showing up??
A barrel with go thru just about any box!!
Wally World/Dollar store pool noodles. Longer than the barrel and a snug fit in the box, zip ties around the ends and a bunch along the full length. No movement, no break thru on the box.
USPS makes a 4"'x 4" x 36" box that works!! They also have a tri angled but that works too.
Snug fit that gets to where it's shipped in one piece.

 

[WileyG]

Fingers crossed. My parcel that made it within 60 miles of me and then went 1800 miles West is back to Memphis and from there will go to Birmingham. AGAIN. Memphis and B'ham seem to be where my stuff goes to at least divert if not disappear.

 

[WileyG]

That's nuts!
I would also say, try not to use the cheapest Ground method
Priority I have always had best luck with

This IS Priority Mail. And this IS common for Birmingham.

 

[urbanrifleman]

I buy extra large rolls of tape. If you receive something from me it will literally be completely covered in plastic tape. Sometimes several layers. You have to cut it with a knife to get through it.

Never trust cardboard or paper alone. Lots of tape. Lots and lots of tape.

 

[Bc'z]

I buy extra large rolls of tape. If you receive something from me it will literally be completely covered in plastic tape. Sometimes several layers. You have to cut it with a knife to get through it.

Never trust cardboard or paper alone. Lots of tape. Lots and lots of tape.

And bubble wrap

 

[kberch]

I tape boxes all the way up and down, side to side, twice over and still have had 2-3 packages break open over the years, and get delivered with empty or missing contents. It's not even worth the hassle to file a claim with USPS. Just end up eating it and refunding guys back their money. Shipping is definitely a gamble these days. I worked for UPS out of high school for a while, I know how packages are handled, and it's not very nice...

I was working for a John Deere dealership. One day as I walked to our receiving area I see boxes flying through the air. When I got to the room the UPS driver was literally KICKING the small boxes off his truck. When I walked in to the area his statement was "Oh that one slipped". He lost his job over that one.

 

[DLT]

Its definitely turned into a sh*tshow there as of late. When I package things I will go the extra yard because I know they are not going to. Bulk the boxes up inside so they cant crush. Small parts in an envelope inside the box and taped to the inside of the box. Filament tape both ways and all seams. You have to make it bulletproof or you will get screwed.
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When it’s gets lost no matter what kind of pack or tape job you do.

 

[Lance21]

I could literally mail a postcard to my parents, who live a mile away, and it would go to KC,which is almost 5 hours away. Then it would start the long process of coming back, if lucky it'll make it in a week. The local PO is about 5 min away from my house, I drive 25 min each way to the UPS store so I can mail bigger items.

 

[WileyG]

And now I have a Priority Mail package that was coming from Knoxville, TN to north Alabama. It's currently in Billings, MT

 

[c3d4b2]

Below is a link on youtube on USPS handling. I am no longer surprised with damaged packages.......

youtube.com/watch?v=SNY312f5LSU

 

[Sniperhandle]

Hello all,
so this is somewhat of a rant but also to inform all of you to BEWARE of sending any parts through the Post office right now
I have had 2 small boxes in a row arrived damaged this week
With things fallen out of the box
1 of which had 4 triggers inside.
Guess how many triggers showed up?
ZERO!
And they taped the empty bo back up with a little note basically saying
"Sorry, but hey we'll try and do better for you in the future, we appreciate your patience and all that happy BS"
but no info on how to get compensated
So when I go onto USPS website to file a claim
I get "this is the link you need to use to file a claim"
Click link
The link explains how to file a claim and I click on that
It reroutes me back to the same link I need to use to file a claim
like circular reasoning going nowhere and no page to actually file a claim
In effect making it impossible to even file a claim which I'm certain they figure if they make it difficult or confusing enough people will just give up and eat it
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I believe the POST OFFICE has gotten away with this crap far too long and needs a reality check big time with some hurtin goin to their innards with a Class Action.
Anybody else finding the same and willing try and pursue class action to force them to cough up some real compensation they likely have been not having to pay for some time now based on how their website makes it impossible
and make sure this crap doesn't happen to anybody else or yourself again.
A cardboard box this small and not heavy should be plenty sturdy enough to hold up to the mail
But now we have to use some steel toolbox or small money box or something just to ship with to make sure nothing gets damaged?
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Forget the insurance claim
Some of these gun parts are irreplaceable
Last week, I sent back a customers Canjar....and luckily thank God, that got back to him in one piece
BUT the box and payment he sent to me, somehow the check slipped out through the side (3rd Pic)
(it did eventually get recovered and returned to the original shipper, surprisingly)
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Point is, if it is happening this often and PO goes unchecked, nothing is safe.
These small Priority mail boxes for some reason are not holding up to whatever equipment they use
That is most important, you gents need to know this
I suggest insuring every box for $3000 now because with how often this happens spending $10 to ship something and the odds of damage is better than playing the Lotto.
And if they have to pay enough claims out, they WILL do something different.
You guys should insure every box for way over the amount its worth until their crap gets sorted out
Especially for things like triggers which are Expensive to replace

If you are counting on that box and it's peel and stick label only, You have much to learn. I used to ship a lot of pkgs a long time ago. You tape all around that box and you use copius amounts of bubble wrap. Also they tell you not to tape over the label, Don't listen to them and make sure the label is covered all the way in clear packaging tape. If not, The label will get torn and then it's lost.

And lastly, Package insurance is a scam, They do their best to not pay a claim.

 

[ASbobcat]

Received a "Priority Mail" package recently that took two weeks to be delivered.

Called Bruno's today to check on an order. Was advised: "No USPS pickup last Thu or Fri." So PHX Post Office decided to make President's Day a Five day weekend!

DEI

 

[paperpuncher]

Received a "Priority Mail" package recently that took two weeks to be delivered.

Called Bruno's today to check on an order. Was advised: "No USPS pickup last Thu or Fri." So PHX Post Office decided to make President's Day a Five day weekend!

DEI

Looks like they are getting better

 

[ogre1911]

And bubble wrap

Cheap Saran Wrap covers EVERYTHING I ship in multiple layers