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Re: Postal Service Disasters
>I have used the US postal "service" for several trades
>in the past, but I doubt I ever will again. After the
>first couple trades I did went through without
>incident, some problems have cropped up recently.
Aye, Yie, Yie!!
Can I get into postal service disasters!! I ship a lot. And for those who
do trades, perhaps you can use a few tricks I learned to get past some of
the zombies at the USPS. These tactics are not perfect. BUT, they have
cut down snafus from 1:15 to less than 1:150.
1. Always use Priority.
2. Always get delivery confirmation. Place the delivery conf tag next to
the address label.
3. Always use the USPS address labels & always use printed addresses, not
hand written ones. Never forget a return address.
4. Slap the USPS "Priority" stickers on at least four of the six sides of
the box (if its not a USPS box).
5. Print "LIVE PLANTS!! Please keep away form HEAT!" to the right of
your return address.
6. Optional: Insure it for $50.00 [ Why $50.00? Costs the same as ins.
for $10.00 and the nimrods NEVER lose it! ] Assuming the mass of the box
is less than 1lb the total cost for shipping will now be $4.55.
UPS is not an option for me.
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