MY USPS story

[snert]

Two weeks ago I sent a couple empty cases in a bubble lined manila mailer to a fellow here on AS to help him determine exactly what chamber he had. I took it to USPS locally. They weighed it. I tlold them exactly what was in it...brass parts...and paid $1.50 for general 3 day postage.

It was returned to me yesterday, after lanquishing in ...hmmm...East Bejesus?....with a postage due of 4.05 dollars and a note saying "when adding hard non-bending items to your packages, Parcel Rates required."

I thought that is what I was trying to do when I went in to the PO and sent it.

GRRRRRRRRRRRR

USPS sucks

 

[tmwinds]

Why did you tell them what was in the envelope?

 

[snert]

Why did you tell them what was in the envelope?

Because I was concerned that it would not go in a padded envelope in the machines.

 

[6MMsteve]

small box to avoid the

 

[tmwinds]

Because I was concerned that it would not go in a padded envelope in the machines.

That makes sense.

 

[Deleted member bigmc]

Two weeks ago I sent a couple empty cases in a bubble lined manila mailer to a fellow here on AS to help him determine exactly what chamber he had. I took it to USPS locally. They weighed it. I tlold them exactly what was in it...brass parts...and paid $1.50 for general 3 day postage.

It was returned to me yesterday, after lanquishing in ...hmmm...East Bejesus?....with a postage due of 4.05 dollars and a note saying "when adding hard non-bending items to your packages, Parcel Rates required."

I thought that is what I was trying to do when I went in to the PO and sent it.

GRRRRRRRRRRRR

USPS sucks

YUP

 

[snert]

I would have sent a box, but at over 10 dollars now for a chintzy priority box...that doesn't get there any faster than the 3 day rate, I thought a simple padded envelope would do it. I trusted that the PO girl know the rules because , well, it is her job to assign the proper postage. Nah...

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

Sounds to me like you can ship in an envelope for 5.55$. About 1/2 the priority box price.

 

[snert]

Coyote...that is correct. Not an issue. What is an issue is that I went, did my part by asking the PO to weigh, measure, chose the correct cost associated per the rules (since I do not sit at home and study such stuff), even telling hem what was in it up front. I would have paid the $5.55 right then, but was told it was $1.50. So I paid that...only to have them tell me two weeks later (returning it to me) that I didn't pay enough and had done it wrong. Yes, a first world issue...some places you can't mail anything. But to me, just another incident of poor service at USPS, once a trusted and respected institution. Waiting to heasar from my AS guy if he still needs the brass before I send it again...and wondering if they will charge me $5.55 or $4.05....to try again

 

[lawman29]

But to me, just another incident of poor service at USPS, once a trusted and respected institution

B.S. it is your obligation to tell them that there is something in the padded envelope that would prohibit it from going through the machines, thereby requiring parcel post.. That is common knowledge. It is not their job to inspect your envelope, take some personal responsibility. I just mailed a bushing in a padded envelope today at the Cody post office and advised them of such. She thanked me and it was mailed parcel post.

 

[muleystalker]

B.S. it is your obligation to tell them that there is something in the padded envelope that would prohibit it from going through the machines, thereby requiring parcel post.. That is common knowledge. It is not their job to inspect your envelope, take some personal responsibility. I just mailed a bushing in a padded envelope today at the Cody post office and advised them of such. She thanked me and it was mailed parcel post.

I think he stated he did tell them what he was shipping and asked how it needed to be shipped, thats why he went inside the post office and and made the transaction through the postal agent at the window.

 

[Infrequent Shooter]

last few years I keep a few extra boxes around. pad with a ton of stuffing, and pay the extra money. or I send it fedex, slow method and that is pretty cheap. no good deed/effort goes unpunished.

 

[joshb]

I would have sent a box, but at over 10 dollars now for a chintzy priority box...that doesn't get there any faster than the 3 day rate, I thought a simple padded envelope would do it. I trusted that the PO girl know the rules because , well, it is her job to assign the proper postage. Nah...

Was she blonde?

 

[pdog06]

Find a small box to ship it in and ship it ground advantage. They basically charge by weight and box size but is usually cheaper than a flat rate unless it’s heavy.
Also, if you go onto their website to create your own click-n-ship label the prices are cheaper. Even flare rate boxes are a dollar or so less.

Sucks you have to possibly shop the same item again. I guess some local PO’s will let things slide to save people money but when it gets to the regional terminal they aren’t so nice.

I went to ship something in an item once and the lady actually told me that she could ship it but she wouldn’t guarantee it would make it thru the regional terminals cause the item really should be in a different packaging. So I just ended up repackaging. But atleast she mentioned it.

 

[joshb]

Last week, I dropped 3 guns off at my FFL to be shipped to Terre Haute Indiana. He sent them USPS. I quietly freaked, but bit my tongue and crossed my fingers. I found out yesterday that they made it!

 

[Deleted member bigmc]

B.S. it is your obligation to tell them that there is something in the padded envelope that would prohibit it from going through the machines, thereby requiring parcel post.. That is common knowledge. It is not their job to inspect your envelope, take some personal responsibility. I just mailed a bushing in a padded envelope today at the Cody post office and advised them of such. She thanked me and it was mailed parcel post.

BS

 

[snert]

BS

But I did tell them.

 

[farmerjohn]

But I did tell them.

Hey Feller, you hang in there! At least you knew about the padded envelope going through machines, a fact which I had never known. I thought that's why they made padded envelopes, for hard parts, I get hard parts in padded envelopes all the time from Amazon and MSC, had never thought about it. I guess this modern world assumes we come from the womb with all these new "facts".... John

 

[divingin]

B.S. it is your obligation to tell them that there is something in the padded envelope that would prohibit it from going through the machines, thereby requiring parcel post.. That is common knowledge. It is not their job to inspect your envelope, take some personal responsibility. I just mailed a bushing in a padded envelope today at the Cody post office and advised them of such. She thanked me and it was mailed parcel post.

I get hard items in padded envelopes quite often. I never knew they had to go through machines (other than optical scanners.) Don't know about it being "common knowledge".

 

[D Coots]

B.S. it is your obligation to tell them that there is something in the padded envelope that would prohibit it from going through the machines, thereby requiring parcel post.. That is common knowledge. It is not their job to inspect your envelope, take some personal responsibility. I just mailed a bushing in a padded envelope today at the Cody post office and advised them of such. She thanked me and it was mailed parcel post.

You might think to read post #1. You owe the Gent an apology.