Another unpleasant surprise at the post office.

291fifth

I mailed an insured first class bubble mailer package this afternoon. I was told that instructions have come down that the post office will no longer accept insured bubble mailer packages. If you want it insured it will have to be in a box. Has anyone else heard this?

jdimmick

Not yet, i mailed two this am and no one said anything. If so, its going to change the way folks send items.

Russ

I mailed a dozen of them this morning.

Russ, NCNE

Runningnut

Another sign the end is near.
More likely, a PO employee on a power trip.

ms70

They only hassled me about bubble & jiffy type packages when sending registered. The rules change on the fly depending on the employee you wind up dealing with.

relayer

Even though I don't comply, I was told by a clerk that in order to be insured it in a bubble mailer, it needs to have 2 inches of bubble wrap around the item.

I wrap coins in bubble wrap, but only once and it's not 2 inches. I've never had to file a claim, but perhaps they can deny it based on that.

BillJones

They have been pushing boxes for quite a while. I had the same problem and gave in. I ship in boxes.

There is a chance that it might just be that post office. Some branches are full of jack asses who love to hustle people. I found a couple of those when I lived in Mass. and another here in Florida. I just drive by those buildings full of donkeys unless all I need to do is shove a stamped letter into the slot.

mercurydimeguy

Registered can't be in a bubble mailer. Priority is OK, though. Ironically, you can send registered in a regular envelope. Go figure

Cladiator

I had a mail clerk make me unpack a bubble mailer I was trying to send Registered a couple weeks ago. He made me re-pack it into a box before he would accept it.

ms70

<< <i>Even though I don't comply, I was told by a clerk that in order to be insured it in a bubble mailer, it needs to have 2 inches of bubble wrap around the item.

I wrap coins in bubble wrap, but only once and it's not 2 inches. I've never had to file a claim, but perhaps they can deny it based on that. >>



If they really lost the package then they'll never know how thick the package was.

paigowjohnny

<< <i>Registered can't be in a bubble mailer. Priority is OK, though. Ironically, you can send registered in a regular envelope. Go figure >>



If you put the bubble mailer in a bigger regular envelope, you can then send it registered...Go figure...

Barry

Another go figure:
Bubble mailers are OK for International Registered Mail.

LALASD4

Go to another Post Office, they are not the same!

Craton

<< <i>Registered can't be in a bubble mailer. Priority is OK, though. Ironically, you can send registered in a regular envelope. Go figure >>



I thought all registered mail had to be covered in paper tape and all seems had to be hand stamped?

poorguy

The best thing to mail registered packages of 2 coins or less in is a Jiffy Rigi-Mailer. Only 3 pieces of brown tape not around corners will make it registered mail ready and it's sturdy. The post office shouldn't hassle you about using those.

relayer

<< Even though I don't comply, I was told by a clerk that in order to be insured it in a bubble mailer, it needs to have 2 inches of bubble wrap around the item.

I wrap coins in bubble wrap, but only once and it's not 2 inches. I've never had to file a claim, but perhaps they can deny it based on that. >>



If they really lost the package then they'll never know how thick the package was.

On a lost package that's true, but not on a damage claim

Cladiator

<< <i>I thought all registered mail had to be covered in paper tape and all seems had to be hand stamped? >>


That's what the clerk did to the package I was sending Registered.

pharmer

Maybe it's personalI just returned from mailing five ebay lots, insured in bubble mailers

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CarlWohlforth

<If you put the bubble mailer in a bigger regular envelope, you can then send it registered...Go figure... >

That is what I do with Registered. I tape the seams with reinforced brown tape, it takes 3 pieces. They stamp the edges of the tape all around.

I have no problems sending bubble mailers 1st class insured.

Rampage

I go to several post offices here in town. Depending on where I am at the time depends on which one I go to. One I will never go to again is the only one that will not allow you to buy delivery confirmation on a padded envelope sent first class. They claim that the package has to either be sent priority mail, or be 3/4-inch thick. That makes no sense to me at all, so I just go to the others that allow it.

longtimecollector

The PO is nuts sometimes......... I just sent 4 x 100 oz englehards in a "flat rate" box and sent it registered/insured for around $20 !!!!

nankraut

The PO is nuts sometimes......... I just sent 4 x 100 oz englehards in a "flat rate" box and sent it registered/insured for around $20 !!!!

Hey!!! Now that was a good deal.

Russ

<< <i>one that will not allow you to buy delivery confirmation on a padded envelope sent first class. They claim that the package has to either be sent priority mail, or be 3/4-inch thick. >>



That one actually is true.

Russ, NCNE

291fifth

<< <i>

<< <i>one that will not allow you to buy delivery confirmation on a padded envelope sent first class. They claim that the package has to either be sent priority mail, or be 3/4-inch thick. >>



That one actually is true.

Russ, NCNE >>



I wrap a coin 2x2 in thin plastic sheeting that adds little weight but makes the package 3/4" thick. The plastic sheeting also provides additional protection for the coin.

michael

Another go figure:
Bubble mailers are OK for International Registered Mail.

international registered mail is not insurable by the post office that is why

dorancoins

As far as mailing stuff in bubble mailers, I have never had a problem. Just remember that the postal service is just another goverment agency that has too many redundancies and is a prime example of the situation "lets throw the money at the problem!" Its just plain bloated!!!!!!!!!!

RalphE

to get past the 3/4 inch restriction for bubble mailers and delivery confimation, I cut a sheet of bubble wrap two or three times, and use one piece of it to wrap the coin and the receipt. Usually makes it just thick enough, and gives superb protection.

Ralph

Barndog

I typically use a one-man operated post office. No automation there -- he just writes the value of the postage on the envelope for turning it over to the main office later in the day. Anyway, he requires that registered mail be completely covered in brown tape! Envelopes, boxes, it doesn't matter. So mummified parcels is what I send when I need to send registered.

coinguy1

<< <i>international registered mail is not insurable by the post office that is why >>

Michael, I recently sent an international registered mail package and, as far as I know, the PO insured it for me.

ajaan

International registered mail has a maximum indemnity of $43 unless sent to Canada.

OnlyBuffalos

141.2 Global Express Guaranteed
Global Express Guaranteed is the U.S. Postal Service's premium international mail service. Global Express Guaranteed is an expedited delivery service that is the product of a business alliance between the U.S. Postal Service and FedEx Corporation. It provides reliable, high-speed, time-definite service from designated U.S. ZIP Code™ areas to locations in most destination countries. Global Express Guaranteed is assured to meet destination-specific delivery standards or the postage will be refunded. If a shipment is lost or damaged, liability for lost or damaged merchandise or for document reconstruction is limited to a maximum of $100 or the amount of additional optional insurance purchased. The maximum weight limit for this service is 70 pounds, but some countries have a lower maximum weight limit. Countries with reduced weight limits are specified in the Individual Country Listings and in Publication 141, Global Express Guaranteed Service Guide.

141.3 Global Express Mail
The next level of service, in terms of speed and value-added features, is Global Express Mail (EMS). EMS is an expedited mail service that can be used to send documents and merchandise to most of the country locations that are individually listed in this publication. EMS insurance coverage against loss, damage, or rifling, up to a maximum of $100, is provided at no additional charge. Additional merchandise insurance coverage up to $5,000 may be purchased at the sender's option. However, document reconstruction insurance coverage is limited to a maximum of $100 per shipment. Return receipt service is available, at no additional charge, for EMS shipments that are sent to a limited number of countries. See 221.4. Country specific maximum weight limits range from 22 pounds to 70 pounds. See the Individual Country Listings. Although EMS shipments are supposed to receive the most expeditious handling available in the destination country, they are not subject to a postage refund guarantee if a delivery delay occurs.

nickel

the knowledge at the post office seems to be hit or miss . our store sends a lot of envelopes,bubble packs and boxes every week . we have had customers email or call us because we sent an envelope with a few coins in it with delivery confermation that was not 3/4 inch thick at any one point . customer had to pay postage due to make up the difference between shipping cost and priority mail . some refused delivery . some get through with no problem . as for registered , most all #10 white business envelopes (or manilla with clasp)that have brown paper tape on back,covering the flap works . most bubble envelopes do not pass the registered test . its a constant hassle , with different post offices or window clerks as to what can or cant go . at about $14 an hour to start , i would figure better knowledge of daily routines .