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Mailed a coin with a postal dummy!
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About 3 weeks ago I shipped a coin at the local PO and ...not being ON MY TOES...and ON FULL ALERT... I...MISTAKENLY got caught by SURPRISE and when the nosy SOB asked what was in it, I forgot my RULE about telling em "MERCHANDISE" and blurted out.....
"a coin."
I tried to remedy it the LAST coin I shipped by telling him it was.....merchandise.
A ploy that obviously did not make him gleeful. He sulked.
So TODAY... I go in to ship another and he sees the insurance form and gaily HOLLLERS out....
ANOTHER COIN, HUH?
Which elicited my subdued ....yeaaaaahhhh..... grr
Was that bad enough? Well, no it wasn't thank you for asking.
Next, he looks at the insurance and announces:
AN EXPENSIVE ONE TOO !!!
I'm sooooo glad to waste my tax money on morons.
"a coin."
I tried to remedy it the LAST coin I shipped by telling him it was.....merchandise.
A ploy that obviously did not make him gleeful. He sulked.
So TODAY... I go in to ship another and he sees the insurance form and gaily HOLLLERS out....
ANOTHER COIN, HUH?
Which elicited my subdued ....yeaaaaahhhh..... grr
Was that bad enough? Well, no it wasn't thank you for asking.
Next, he looks at the insurance and announces:
AN EXPENSIVE ONE TOO !!!
I'm sooooo glad to waste my tax money on morons.
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They always reply: "huh? okay..."
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Go to another PO.
Small community so will look for grocery store that has a postal counter.
Grocery clerks aren't as dumb and nosy as postal ....um... "workers."
Well usually.
Or a Kennedy Gold, as you already took your losses on both.
Make darn sure you don't mistakenly give them a 2015 Plat Proof or one of Dimeman's ten centers!
The fact that he mentioned anything shows he has no malicious intentions.
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Who goes to the post office anymore? I sure don't. SHipandinsure with priority on more expensive coins.
About 3 weeks ago I shipped a coin at the local PO and ...not being ON MY TOES...and ON FULL ALERT... I...MISTAKENLY got caught by SURPRISE and when the nosy SOB asked what was in it, I forgot my RULE about telling em "MERCHANDISE" and blurted out.....
"a coin."
I tried to remedy it the LAST coin I shipped by telling him it was.....merchandise.
A ploy that obviously did not make him gleeful. He sulked.
So TODAY... I go in to ship another and he sees the insurance form and gaily HOLLLERS out....
ANOTHER COIN, HUH?
Which elicited my subdued ....yeaaaaahhhh..... grr
Was that bad enough? Well, no it wasn't thank you for asking.
Next, he looks at the insurance and announces:
AN EXPENSIVE ONE TOO !!!
I'm sooooo glad to waste my tax money on morons.
I don't believe that your tax money supports the USPS.
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FYI, the Postal Service receives NO tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. This has been so since 1971. FORTY-FIVE years ago. Time to catch up with that fact. If you have a problem with one postal employee, why don't you take it up with him/her or their supervisor instead of griping here.
This is also, in my opinion, a violation of Rule #4.
"Rule 4) Anyone making libelous remarks concerning any individual, any company, or any other entity will no longer be allowed to post. No more warnings."
"Nothing liquid, fragile, or perishable."
If you tell them, all bets (and all future bets) are off. But, even a mildly curious postal clerk can google "PCGS" on their smartphone and figure out what's in the box with $20k insurance.
"What's in the box?"
"Nothing liquid, fragile, or perishable."
If you tell them, all bets (and all future bets) are off. But, even a mildly curious postal clerk can google "PCGS" on their smartphone and figure out what's in the box with $20k insurance.
Like a bank teller Googling "Great Collections".
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No.
While I generally agree with being cautious, I think you can enlist postal workers to watch out for you also. Now a days my regular route guy will go out of his way to bring a box of submissions from PCGS, NGC or CAC to my house at about the time I get home to ensure he get's a signature.
I really don't think there's anything to worry about.
My mailman was invited to my Daughters wedding by me. Good guy and he also watches out for me.
Good, now my retaliation won't be a federal thing.
The COMPANY box had BOTH my wife and ME on it.
In fact, SHE was the one who filled out the box rental thing.
SUDDENLY...... the boobs refused HER signature on mail addressed to ME with company included.
I hit the roof.
Called them and they said that ONLY the addressee could sign.
Got the postal regs manual, called the postmaster, went over and taped the REGULATION to the inside door of my box.
ANYONE on a box can sign.
And..... they transferred the old bat to another office.
me: "computer parts"
clerk: "that's a lotta insurance for computer parts."
me: "I hold a patent on top secret communications circuit boards. They gotta buy from me if they wanna do business with Washington."
clerk: "you want me to stop talking about your shipments?"
me: "Washington and I would appreciate it."
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Stops them dead in their tracks.
bob
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I print my own labels and avoid all the questions.
Slaves were freed.
I print my own labels and avoid all the questions.
Slaves were freed.
Ok, not sure where you are going with that....
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Perhaps before you call anyone a "dope" you should learn how to spell "awful."
I retired from the PO-I'm not a "dope" nor were the vast majority of the people I worked with. I think nearly everyplace has a few "dopes." Are there any "dopes" where you work? And BTW-the military works for the Feds. Are they "dopes" too?
I've had 2 coins missing and one I received only because I was watching and tracking the item . Maybe the other one was lost in the twilight zone .
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Who goes to the post office anymore? I sure don't. SHipandinsure with priority on more expensive coins.
Well, if I want to pick up stuff from my PO box, I kind of need to go to the post office. For shipping, if I want to make sure I get an acceptance scan on stuff with signature required, I stand there and make them do it. I don't want a broken chain of custody between me and the USPS.
But, even a mildly curious postal clerk can google "PCGS" on their smartphone and figure out what's in the box with $20k insurance.
One thing I've wondered is how else I could address the package to "sanitize" it a bit. You could probably use "CU" instead of "PCGS" with no problem. There are probably personal names you could use as well. Heck, perhaps even "International Exports, Ltd."
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I print my own labels and avoid all the questions.
Yes, this......
The worst I ever had was when we had the shop open.
The COMPANY box had BOTH my wife and ME on it.
In fact, SHE was the one who filled out the box rental thing.
SUDDENLY...... the boobs refused HER signature on mail addressed to ME with company included.
I hit the roof.
Called them and they said that ONLY the addressee could sign.
Got the postal regs manual, called the postmaster, went over and taped the REGULATION to the inside door of my box.
ANYONE on a box can sign.
And..... they transferred the old bat to another office.
I had a hag clerk on a power trip tell me one day that I couldn't use paper tape on a Flat Rate Express Mail envelope. I told her to show me where that exclusion was stated in the DMM (Domestic Mailing Manual). She wasn't expecting that I was so familiar with the DMM, so her BS response was, "well I'll have to find it, that could take a while". I told her to take a long walk on a short pier and then told her that either she was gonna accept the package, or her postmaster was going to accept it. She backed down on that challenge. All of the other clerks there are pleasant and helpful - they can't stand the miserable beyotch.
"Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
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I said 'stamped metal parts' when asked and the contents were coins.... otherwise I usually say 'merchandise'...which it would be. Cheers, RickO
Since "parts" are intended to be used with other "parts", I'm not sure how a coin qualifies as a part.
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"Machined parts" is my standard answer. For all they know I work in a machine shop and make metal parts.
I've been a machinist and tool maker most all my working life.
The lobby was full when he looked at the insurance and accused me of mailing broken watches in order to collect insurance.
???
I mean, where did he come up with that?
Needless to say, it didn't end well for him and the lobby folk were entertained.
(I keep the broken watch scam in mind)
;-)
I went the yadda-yadda with the clerk (knowing that he didn't have the right to ask).
The lobby was full when he looked at the insurance and accused me of mailing broken watches in order to collect insurance.
???
I mean, where did he come up with that?
Needless to say, it didn't end well for him and the lobby folk were entertained.
(I keep the broken watch scam in mind)
Years back, a lot of folks were sending broken computers and other items via UPS and trying to collect damages. Word gets around about stuff like that. Would have been better to have stated that they had problems with people sending broken watches rather than accusing you unfairly.
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I went the yadda-yadda with the clerk (knowing that he didn't have the right to ask).
The lobby was full when he looked at the insurance and accused me of mailing broken watches in order to collect insurance.
???
I mean, where did he come up with that?
Needless to say, it didn't end well for him and the lobby folk were entertained.
(I keep the broken watch scam in mind)
Years back, a lot of folks were sending broken computers and other items via UPS and trying to collect damages. Word gets around about stuff like that. Would have been better to have stated that they had problems with people sending broken watches rather than accusing you unfairly.
You are confused with the Seinfeld episode.
Mailing a Stereo:
I went the yadda-yadda with the clerk (knowing that he didn't have the right to ask).
The lobby was full when he looked at the insurance and accused me of mailing broken watches in order to collect insurance.
???
I mean, where did he come up with that?
Needless to say, it didn't end well for him and the lobby folk were entertained.
(I keep the broken watch scam in mind)
Years back, a lot of folks were sending broken computers and other items via UPS and trying to collect damages. Word gets around about stuff like that. Would have been better to have stated that they had problems with people sending broken watches rather than accusing you unfairly.
You are confused with the Seinfeld episode.
Mailing a Stereo:
NOPE! Had packages opened by UPS to make sure what was inside.
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I said 'stamped metal parts' when asked and the contents were coins.... otherwise I usually say 'merchandise'...which it would be. Cheers, RickO
Since "parts" are intended to be used with other "parts", I'm not sure how a coin qualifies as a part.
- Jim
I remember walking up to the counter to do some mailing a while back. I walk up give a friendly good morning greeting to the postal employee but get no response. Oh well. So, as I wait there, standing there, I look down and see that there is that usual small advertising mat laying on the counter in front of me.....the thing is crooked and hanging over the edge, so I straighten it. (Yes, some of you might have guessed it already) and the next thing I get is "Hey! Leave that alone. I say just trying to straighten it out, you know, it's hanging over the edge. He says "well, I want it that way" and pushes it back over the edge.
I guess there are most likely a few different ways to handle that but I just bit my tongue.
Well, the guy finishes up and says "Now you have a nice weekend"
I say, that's funny, I'm retired, everyday is a weekend for me.
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