I had a positive moment at the post office this afternoon!!

Goldbully

Yes, it's true.

I went to the Baltimore main post office since I was too late to go to my local office by 2:00pm.

This is a big post office, doesn't close till 5:00pm on SATURDAY!

I'm standing in line and waiting for the "Next in line" command.

Well, as I marched down the terrazzo floor to the clerk who was 100 feet away, I wondered how these city clerks would react to my registered package.

First word out of the female clerk was, "Oh my, registered!"

I begin to wonder at this point.

She yells over to a senior clerk that she has no registered labels.

He responds with, they are in your drawer.

With that she finds the labels and proceeds with the process.

The insurance amount was $11,500.....did she say anything about it?.....NOPE!!!!

As she starts to stamp all the seams with the "official PO Stamper" her senior clerk yells over to me and says, "Thanks for your packaging!"

I'm at a complete loss for words at this point.

"Huh" I say.

He then gives me a thumbs up......"great job on that box!!!"

My female clerk then exclaims, most of her customers do NOT know how to package a registered package and said her boss was most appreciative.

I asked if she had secure reinforced brown gummed tape and she said yes.

You mean you actually secure registered packages for your customers??

She said, "We can't turn them away!"

"So, I did good?"

"Yes, thanks your package is packaged correctly!"

To make a long story short....this is Baltimore's MAJOR hub for U.S. mail, and I am applauded for following the rules.

As I exited, the senior clerk says, "Thanks again for packing your parcel properly for Registered mail!"

Needless to say, a wonderful experience at Baltimore's major post office.

Now, how long before PCGS gets this "perfect parcel?"

stman

Yeah, I sent a Registered package about a week ago. As I step up and hand the clerk my stuff she says.... "Oh, Registered, the luck of the draw."
I said politely (yes I was nice and said...... "Hey, it's packaged correctly, and the form is filled out as well." She then said I guess you are correct. I then told her to quit whining and be thankful she didn't have to do much. Of course, they all work so hard I felt sorry for the lady.

ProofRainbowRoosevelt

Wow, I think you have an angel of a Post Office Worker there. Mine is like the fck'n soup nazi.

airplanenut

Last time I was at a Baltimore post office (Pikesville), I got into an argument over the proper customs form for a $1k package going Registered to Japan. I tried to point out that the screen right in front of me said that for declared values above $400, the forms used were exactly as I had done, but the clerk was adamant that it's never been that way. Eventually I figured as long as it gets there, I don't really care about the extra paperwork someone else may have to do. Go figure.

Shamika

<< <i>The insurance amount was $11,500.....did she say anything about it?.....NOPE!!!! >>

Yep, that's how it should be and yet it rarely ever is the case.



<< <i>This is a big post office, doesn't close till 5:00pm on SATURDAY! >>

I've never heard of such a thing.

Millertime

Last time I shipped a package with insurance I took someone's advise about writing the dollar amount for the insurance on a yellow sticky to avoid the clerk yelling out the dollar amount. The package was insured for $1100 so the clerk saw the sticky, pointed to it and asked if this was the amount of insurance I needed without blurting out the dollar amount. Very smooth process.

Millertime

Goldbully

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<< <i>The insurance amount was $11,500.....did she say anything about it?.....NOPE!!!! >>

Yep, that's how it should be and yet it rarely ever is the case.



<< <i>This is a big post office, doesn't close till 5:00pm on SATURDAY! >>

I've never heard of such a thing. >>



I never knew!!!!! But, it's for real!!!!!

SLQ

Is that the post office across the street from the Shot Tower?

PerryHall

<< <i>Is that the post office across the street from the Shot Tower? >>



Yes. The main post office is next to the shot tower. If you haven't been inside the shot tower, you should visit it.

TorinoCobra71

When I first learned how to do registered mail, that made me go buy the right tape. They had NONE on hand to help out with......



TC

Goldbully

<< <i>Last time I shipped a package with insurance I took someone's advise about writing the dollar amount for the insurance on a yellow sticky to avoid the clerk yelling out the dollar amount. The package was insured for $1100 so the clerk saw the sticky, pointed to it and asked if this was the amount of insurance I needed without blurting out the dollar amount. Very smooth process.

Millertime >>



I already have the insurance amount written on the official registered mail form.........it's the only way!!!



Yes, this post office is right around the corner from the shot tower.

PerryHall is correct, you need to visit!!

Goldbully

It's nice to give the post office a compliment every now and then!!!!

Bump for those that missed my wonderful experience.

mrpotatoheadd

<< <i>When I first learned how to do registered mail, that made me go buy the right tape. They had NONE on hand to help out with......



TC >>

To be fair, aside from Priority/Express Mail supplies, the post office doesn't provide packing supplies free of charge. Also, USPS regulations prohibit employees from helping to prepare or seal registered mail packages. I know it doesn't stop some of them from doing so, but still...

coindeuce

I shipped a Registered package last week with a declared value of just under $25K. The clerk was very discreet, and now he has face recognition of me whenever I walk in with parcels.