PSA: What Not to Write on a USPS Priority Package.16372
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DrWatson private msg quote post Address this user | |
Never write the word "fragile" on the outside of a USPS package. They take it as a personal challenge.*  *No books were harmed in the making of this post. |
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 I AM... THE Bat-Manuel
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| Next time, write "Sperm Samples" | ||
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I've spent years perfecting my brand of assholery.
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Quote:Originally Posted by MurrayC Where would one get whale DNA? |
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dfoster43 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by DrWatson Fragile! It must be from Italy!    |
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 You can't get good wood on the ball every time.
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| I've used "baby pictures" several times, I think it has a higher success rate. | ||
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 I don't want to brag, but cashiers are always checking me out.
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power_struggle55 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| id write "This package contains a Thermal Detonator....want to risk it?" though that would cause more problems then a damaged package | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by power_struggle55  |
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 I have a problem with fattening women up.
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Bronte private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Just what the post office needs, another reason to slow the mail even more.... | ||
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 Masculinity takes a holiday.
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Quote:Originally Posted by DrWatson Funny, I always think those exact words..."will they take this as a personal challenge?" But that's not why I write Fragile on the box. The picture you posted is the reason. If I ever have to pursue a claim, I want that picture. A beat up box with "Fragile" clearly stated in bold letters makes a much more compelling image than just a beat up box. It's a chess match with the USPS. |
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Huntergreene2 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I have sent a package labelled "bio-hazard". But it actually was a bio-hazard so that probably doesn't count. | ||
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DrWatson private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by Huntergreene2 Sperm Samples? |
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EbayMafia private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by power_struggle55 That's good because I shipped you some books today and that's exactly what I wrote on the package. |
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 Where's his Bat-package?
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Byrdibyrd private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @DrWatson WOW, that is one of the most crunchy boxes I've seen in a while! Glad to hear any books that may have been involved are okay. |
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power_struggle55 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by EbayMafia I was going to ask if you sent but didnt want to seem pushy. so good to know. thanks again. cant wait. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Byrdibyrd @Byrdibyrd I'm really glad, since it was my box. I don't know if I've stumbled onto something but I've been doing 3 diverse levels of protection, and it has worked so far. First is cardboard on each side of the slab, then bubble wrap, and then peanuts to fill all four sides. Of course small bubble wrap on the bottom and top of the box, double folded into 3 layers. But looking at that box, I'm not sure how the case survived the crunch. |
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| I think the cardboard and peanuts saved it. This was the book in the box:  |
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harlyjo private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Writing "fragile" on anything mailed through the USPS means nothing. To actually be handled as a fragile package, you need to pay extra (I think it's around $11-$12) to get the yellow fragile sticker affixed. Your package will be handled much much differently - it will be kept separate from all other packages and will not be thrown. Ask for label 875. Otherwise, just pay extra for the appropriate insurance and pack the items as though they were going to be chucked off a bridge. | ||
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| @harlyjo you can order fragile or handle with care stickers from the USPS. Perhaps the stickers are meant to provide extra physical protection rather than actually be read. Or maybe they’re self-descriptive. I feel like recent posts on here about deliveries have jinxed me. Fedex threw a package breaking a pizza oven stone (key part of the gift - a pizza oven). They also delivered to the wrong entrance and the crashing sound caused my wife to look at the box. Despite indicating “gift” the box was the mfr box and said “pizza” on the side, tipping off my wife a few weeks early on the gift. UPS delivered a speaker today (a medium size PA system in fact). The box was almost torn in two. In this case the speaker survived. Funny enough, USPS has done the best job lately. I fear if I leave my mail person a Christmas gift that one of those Fedex degenerates will manage to “accidentally” take it instead… would be par for the course. And yes, my house is almost a receiving center for online purchases… |
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@DrWatson I already spent a portion of the proceeds on this. Will get a better picture when I receive it: |
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Where's his Bat-package?
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Byrdibyrd private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @harlyjo Best way to get your parcel designated as "fragile" is to take it to the P.O yourself, pay the clerk for the postage, and as soon as they go into their spiel asking if the parcel is fragile or contains liquids, perishables, etc., you say "YES!" This will then be entered into the system and the parcel will officially be "fragile." You don't have to pay extra for this at all, but you do need to notify them via official channels. It's true that if you just mark it fragile and leave it at that, they won't treat it any differently. | ||
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Where's his Bat-package?
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Byrdibyrd private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @DrWatson Dang, sir, but that is a lovely book! |
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DrWatson private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by EbayMafia Nice book, but I think I came out ahead. I have a bunch of books I need to sell. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by DrWatson Nope, it was a real "crappy" package, though. |
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| @Huntergreene2 Congratulations on being 45 or older. | ||
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 It's like the Roach Motel for comic collectors.
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chester15 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| FRAGILE means "KICK ME" in post office language. I got those yellow USPS Fragile Special Handling labels, not realizing you had to pay $11+ each to use them. I put them on a few dozen packages, became standard procedure (for a few days). Then a buyer notified me that they had postage due for the special handling. They wanted to know if I was going to reimburse them if they accepted the package. I told them to accept it and I covered the postage due. Then I had to sweat out the possible $300 in potential fees that could occur for the packages already sent, and of course I stopped using the labels, threw them into the trash so they wouldn't get used by accident. That was the only one that got caught, thankfully. Crisis averted. |
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EbayMafia private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I was at the Post Office today. As a lady was paying she said "I need it to get there as quickly as possible". The worker says "Now you're going to tell me this? You need to repackage it and purchase different postage". The lady says something like "no I just want you to try to get it there quickly". The guy scowled and gave that package a hard shove down the slide to to back. | ||
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 I'm a #2.
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| Lets not forget to make sure our return address is clearly listed on the package. Bob's Super Rare Comics 1313 Mockingbird lane Fort Knox, MS. $$$$$ |
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 PLOD
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Quote:Originally Posted by HotKeyComics Higher success rate of being damaged, or vice-versa? |
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