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| 2013/3/2-26 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:54616 Activity:nil |
3/1 I created a honeypot PO Box for reasons that I don't want
my competitors to know about. Can someone recommend the fastest
and easiest way to sign up for junk mail via USPS? Thanks.
\_ Go to the web sites for the various direct mail marketing companies
and opt in. Here are a couple to get you started:
http://www.valassis.com
http://www.save.com/coupons
I only know of these two off the top of my head because I recently
used their sites to opt out, but I'm sure you can find more. |
| 2012/1/17-2/14 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:54289 Activity:nil |
1/17 Is it possible to ship USPS Parcel Post online? The online
interface only allows Priority and Express. |
| 2009/8/10-19 [Computer/SW/Languages/Java, Computer/SW/Security, Consumer/Shipping] UID:53256 Activity:nil |
8/10 On the USPS web site, is there any way to use the self service
site for FIRST CLASS mail? It keeps wanting me to use Priority
Mail which costs a lot more than going to the USPS for first class. |
| 2008/10/23-28 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:51662 Activity:nil |
10/23 I want to print out some text onto index cards (form a MS Word
document). It's taking me a long time using my home HP Laserjet
and FedEx Kinkos would charge me $1.49 per card! Does anyone
have any other ideas, or places that would charge less? Thanks! |
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| 2006/10/23-24 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:44921 Activity:nil |
10/23 What's the difference between Certified Mail, Signature Required,
Insured, Insurance, and all that crap USPS offers?
\_ http://usps.com |
| 2006/7/6-7 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:43578 Activity:nil |
7/6 Got a serious problem. I ordered something with tracking number and
according to USPS tracking it already arrived on 6/28. It is
already 7/6 and I still haven't gotten anything. What is going
on? FYI I live in a very secure place with sealed mailed boxes.
What should I do at this point?
\_ Tell USPS you didn't get it and ask them to find out who
signed for it. |
| 2006/1/6-9 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:41269 Activity:nil |
1/6 39 cent first class stamp, Jan 8, 2006.
\_ On Sunday, when the Post Office is closed.
\_ Score! An extra day. Here's a question. Why couldn't they have
made it 40 cents and made everyone's lives a little easier?
What's the last time the post office first class stamp was an
easy (divisible by 5) to deal with quantity?
\_ This is silly. The USPS is one of the few gov. agencies to
consistently run in the black, and they're able to keep stamp
cost low because of it. be thankful for that extra penny
\_ Only because federal law prohibits any private carrier from
competing. Note that FedEx, etc. can't deliver a package
for less than the USPS. By law!
\_ Right, and there are enough retarded people who enjoy
overpaying enough to support at least 3 major
commercial package delivery services.
\_ urlP
\_ http://www.slate.com/id/1095
"Also vexing to USPS's competitors are the postal
laws, dating back to 1845, which prohibit private
companies from transporting and delivering letters or
packets in competition with the Postal Service. There
are some exemptions, such as those for delivering
newspapers, magazines, and urgent letters, but where
competition is allowed, as in the case of urgent
delivery, private carriers must charge at least $3
more or twice as much as the first-class postage
rate."
\_ yeah, I'm sure that's vexing to USPS's
competitors. They're just dying to deliver
first-class mail across the country in two
days for 30 cents. -tom
\_ Couldn't they up it to 40 and invest the 1cent and just
keep it at 40 cents longer? I just don't like how often
they change it.
\_ The USPS is not a gov. agency now.
\_ actually they lost money in 2001 and 2002.
surplus in 2003 and '04 after that 34 -> 37 cent rate hike
\_ Bush underfunded them on biohazard screening funds after
the anthrax scares.
\_ As I understand it, they're on a three-year plan for
rate hikes. They make money the first year, break even
the second year, and lose money the third year (but
cover it with the profits from year 1). Then they raise
rates and do it again. This rate is coming sooner than
normal because of a requirement that the USPS must have
some billions in an escrow account or something. -gm
\_ And after they boosted the tree-killing junk mail
business. http://csua.org/u/eiy
\_ uh, I prefer 39 cent stamps to 40 cent stamps
\_ Why don't you buy them for 39 cents, and sell them outside
soda hall for 40. Hell, I'll be you could sell them for a
dollar since that's even rounder.
\_ The last time it was divisible by 5 was 1988-91, at 25 cents.
http://www.prc.gov/rates/stamphistory.htm
\_ do some of you young people remember having to lick stamps?
\_ The 60-cent stamps for overseas letters still need to be licked.
\_ So do the little denomination stamps. I think the guy
above lives in a cocoon.
\_ I have many self-adhesive one-cent stamps.
\_ or only uses the mainstream stamps - above guy
\_ Or never has to pay off yermom in lickable stamps.
\_ ob it's not stamps he's licking |
| 2005/10/31-11/1 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:40356 Activity:nil |
10/31 Dear MOTD, I'm moving to Chile for a year next year and am flying
via SF->NYC. Does anyone here know of a way to inexpensively ship
1-2 large suitcases worth of stuff to South America from either city?
I couldn't get a business upgrade from NYC to Santiago (yes, I know
it's a big detour.) -John
\_ May I ask why you're moving to Chile?
\_ The Spanish term for it is "la mordidad." -tom
\_ Thanks, but I don't think yermom's crabs will help me ship
my stuff. -John
\_ Where in Chile?
\_ Why not something like DHL?
\_ When I was there I knew someone who used DHL. Of course his mom was
a VP of the company... By the way I live there for 2 years in
Santiago (though that was 10 years ago). -emarkp
\_ Weight?
\_ Very very roughly maybe around 30-50kg total (tbh I don't really
know.) I just figured that DHL/UPS/whatever would be
exorbitant pricewise. -John
\_ Call them first. Most of them have airport-to-airport
international economy freight. If they are too much
then get back to us with the price we should beat.
\_ Try bax global. You have to fill out the paperwork yourself, but
I saved a lot of money shipping a heavy monitor to Amsterdam. Using
UPS would have made it not worth it. Took a long time though,
ship freight. But very cheap.
\_ Tried them, they refuse to ship anything "personal", no matter
how I phrase it. -John
\_ "Hello? DHL? Yeah, I need to ship 50kg of cash to South
America. .... Yes, it is a business item, nothing personal.
.... Ok, yeah, I'll take the shipping insurance." |
| 2005/8/24-25 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:39245 Activity:nil |
8/24 Crap. My FedEx shipment which was supposed to be delivered tomorrow
when I home is now on the truck for delivery today. Is there any way
I can tell them "come back tomorrow"?
\_ Is it something that you'll have to sign for? or will they drop?
Global Warming is officially irreversible.
\_ idiot. 2nd law of thermodynamics ; it'll cool down eventually.
\_ sure, in 20000 yrs or so.
\_ If it's on the truck probably not. They should automatically make
another delivery attempt tomorrow, though. You can also call them
and have them hold it for you to pick up tomorrow if you choose.
\_ http://FedEx.com lets you specify the delivery options/date for some pkgs. |
| 2005/7/6-7 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:38442 Activity:low |
7/6 This is a response to the Fedex Ground guy, a response to KAIS
38390, 38366, and 38302:
http://csua.com/?entry=38302
http://csua.com/?entry=38366
http://csua.com/?entry=38390
I can't say much about Fedex Ground, but I have a friend who has a
another friend who works at UPS. He is a UPS delivery man based at
Oakland. I played golf with them one time, and he bragged about this
one time where he opened up this long box with Titleist printed on the
box. He opened it up, took the clubs, demo'ed them (which were used
so you can't tell who made scratches) for about a week, then finally
delivered them. From what he says, there isn't a lot of security
measures for these things. Pretty much everything's based on the
honor system.
\_ Your friend's friend is scum.
\_ I agree, and actually from what he describes, it happens ALL
THE TIME. They have this mentality where they think their
company will just cover up losses anyways, and at any rate
that's what insurance is for. Scums are everywhere, the
question is what can management do about it? Put a camera
in the warehouse and have someone monitor it 24x7? It's
a difficult problem.
\_ Criminals always rationalize their behaviour by claiming
that "everyone does it." Everyone does not do it. Most
FedEx and UPS guys are honest. How do I know? I have
shipped at least hundred things via them and never had
a problem. If they had major problems with losses, they
would go out of business quickly.
\_ I've heard stories that imply that theft prevetion at
UPS is a pretty major effort. Fake packages/tons of
cameras/stings/etc. I suspect FedEx non ground is the
same way.
\_ Part of the problem with RPS (now FedEx Ground) is
that their drivers are independent contractors who
are paid as long as the package moves from point A
to point B (which might both be regional shipping
centers) and leaves their truck.
\_ FedEx Air is not that reliable either. I once sent out a
time-senstive document using 2nd day air, it took them 30+
days to deliver it. I applied for a refund which they never
gave me. -tien |
| 2005/7/1-4 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:38390 Activity:kinda low |
6/30 What kind of shipper do you use? I've been using USPS for packages
but lately noticed that vendors usually use UPS which is cheaper.
However, I also noticed that when I (non-vendor) use UPS, I get
charged 20-50% more than vendor rates, so the savings isn't all
that great. What do you use and why?
\_ I generally use USPS b/c it is the cheapest for small pkgs.
I have a personal FedEx account that I use for larger pkgs
b/c FedEx generally has better rates and faster service for
larger pkgs. When I got my personal acct they had this promo
that gave you 10% off all on-line shipping (print out the
way bill from http://fedex.com).
\_ FedEx Express is good. FedEx Ground should be avoided at all
costs. --lye
\_ Why? Bad experience(s)?
\_ Consult Kai's MOTD, I'm not going to bore everyone with the
details again. --lye
\_ It's spelled as KAIS MOTD. Kevin's Archived, Indexed,
and Searcheable MOTD. -kchang
\_ But it really should be Kai's Archived, Indexed,
and Searchable MotD.
\_ Yeah, don't you know that apostrophe means,
"Warning! 'S' coming!" ?!?!
\_ Gnu's not UNIX!
\_ Several people in the earlier thread mentined that
they had a problem w/ FedEx ground service. I used
FedEx ground once and it worked perfectly for me.
YMMV. I wouldn't ship anything very valuable via
FedEx ground. |
| 2005/6/29-30 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:38366 Activity:moderate |
6/29 Brief update on the missing G5 - it turned up on my doorstep without a
word of explanation this afternoon. No note from FedEx, no signature
asked for, no evidence that the package was actually delivered in their
tracking system. The box seemed a bit battered and the packing list
was missing, but otherwise everything seems totally ok. Bizarre.
--lye
\_ Pretend you didn't get it.
\_ Someone stole it from your doorstep and returned it.
\_ Someone stole it at your doorstep and returned it.
\_ I believe lye never got a "Delivered" description for his
tracking number.
\_ So how do you know it wasn't damaged?
\_ Maybe a FedEx employee stole it, found out they're investigating
its whereabouts, and dropped it off.
\_ Sorry lye, it's just me messing with you.
\_ Still bug FedEx every day asking them what is the status
Find out what they end up saying.
I'd still ask Apple for a copy of the packing slip, check
serial numbers, but careful when you do this so as not to
let them know you actually received it. |
| 2005/6/28-30 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:38342 Activity:nil |
6/29 I bought this item using Fedex Ground and the shipping cost was only
$12.30. However, when I returned the [defective] item using the
exact same box and service, Fedex charged me $20. What accounts
for the discrepancy in shipping costs? Does Fedex have special
rates for different vendors?
\_ FedEx Ground sucks in all kinds of ways, apparently. --lye
\_ Yes, pretty much every major shipper has special rates for
large clients. -tom |
| 2005/6/25-28 [Computer/Companies/Apple, Consumer/Shipping] UID:38302 Activity:moderate |
6/24 Has anyone else had experience with FedEx's relatively new "Ground"
service? I ordered a brand new dual G5 from Apple which just vanished
into thin air after leaving a Sacramento facility the evening before
it was supposed to arrive. So far FedEx Ground seems to have no idea
what happened to it, and all they do when I call customer service is
tell me they are putting a "tracer" on it and that they will "call
back" (which never actually happens). Anyone have a clue what my
recourse is here? Basically I'm out $2400 and my computer has vanished
into thin air. I've heard that FedEx Ground's claim process takes
4-6 *weeks*. --lye
\_ Bug fedex every single day. Document each time/day and response
you get. Printout and also save all
screenshots/webpages of apple and fedex pages.
Contact/inform both fedex and apple. If no results in
reasonable time, also consider cancelling charges on
your credit card after consulting/informing apple.
Fuck that 4-6 weeks, give them 4-6 days.
\_ Call your credit card company (I assume you used a credit card) NOW
and reject the charge. The consumer is always right.
\_ In this situation, you're not FedEx's customer -- you're Apple's
customer. Apple is FedEx's customer; let Apple deal with FedEx.
You shouldn't be the one filing a claim with FedEx because you
didn't ship that package. Call Apple, tell them you didn't
receive your computer, point out that the company they contracted
with to deliver it to you seems to have misplaced it, and suggest
that Apple try it again (perhaps with a different shipper).
If Apple wants to delay shipping a replacement system while they
wait for FedEx's investigation, then insist that they refund your
money until either the original system is found or a new one is
shipped to replace the lost shipment.
\_ I shipped something for my mom via fedex ground last week and
it arrived w/o any problems. Given you situation, I agree w/
the other suggestions. BTW, any reason you picked ground shipping
for a g5 vs the other shipping options (apple has given me free
non-ground shipping on all my orders, including for my g5)?
\_ Apple did not say it was shipping ground. The "free shipping"
option simply said "FedEx," as far as I can recall. The other
choice was "expedited," but since I was adding memory and a hard
drive along with other things (thus delaying the ship time), that
seemed unnecessary. Since today is Monday, I'm trying to get the
ball rolling on the above suggestions. I will let you all know
how it goes. --lye
\_ It gets worse. Apparently since this computer was purchased
through the employee purchase program (long story), the Apple
store customer service people won't even talk to me.
Meanwhile, FedEx has absolutely no clue where the package went,
although they have a "trace agent" in Pittsburgh "looking into"
it. According to him, if the package was put on the wrong
truck it could literally be on its way to anywhere. Fuck
FedEx Ground - they have permanently lost my business.
Meanwhile, any idea what I should do with Apple? Oddly enough
I *was* able to deal with an EPP support guy on Friday, but
now that route is apparently closed to me. --lye
\_ Keep on Fedex, call your CC company to cancel, and call
Apple again but start from scratch since you hit a dead
end. Don't tell them it was EPP unless there's a specific
EPP complaint group you can talk to. I understand why
you're upset with Fedex, IMO you should be just as upset
with Apple and crawl all over them. They're the ones who
have your money but didn't deliver your product. Fedex is
just some middleman and not as important IMO.
\_ Well, I started from scratch with Apple and yelled a
lot, which seemed to get me further. They have now
opened their own investigation into the matter, and
say that they should be contacting me within 3 days.
As soon as they consider the shipment lost, they will
overnight me a replacement. We shall see where things
go for now. In the meantime, I would urge anyone
shipping via ground to avoid FedEx ground. Their
overnight service seems outstanding, but apparently the
ground service was originally a company called "RPS"
that FedEx bought and rebranded. I've looked around
and talked to people about them and have heard many
horror stories like this, all involving mysteriously
vanishing shipments.
\_ Similarly, "FedEx Kinko's" is Kinko's, not FedEx.
Today I got to hear a FedEx person rant about how
much time she spends tracking down the packages
that Kinko's loses. |
| 2005/6/16-20 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:38166 Activity:nil |
6/16 Alright I'm beginning to get sick and tired of eBay shit. Two weeks
ago I shipped a $100 dollar item with tracking, no insurance.
According to USPS tracking, it is delivered. However, today I got
an email asking me about the item, and asked whether I shipped it
or not. Is it MY responsibility to add insurance? Who is at fault?
\_ No. With most ebay things, including calculated postage,
insurance is optional. ie, the buyer needs to tell you and pay
for it. (It really depends on what your auction said, but I
assume you went with the defaults.) If you can show him the
tracking number, and that it says it was delivered, tough
cookies for him. Although I would say it a little bit
more nicely to him.
\_ Thanks. His claim is that he went on vacation and got a notice
from USPS to pick up a package. When he went to pick it up from
USPS, they said they don't have any package. I'm confused. -op
\_ Well, if that's true, the package may be on it's way back
to you. So, if it shows up on your doorstep, charge him
for shipping again and send it back. That's pretty
obviously his stupid fault.
\_ Generally the seller has to make the goods available
for the buyer to pick up.
If USPS left him a note and he failed to pick it up
w/in the time specified, you are off the hook b/c
you tried to make a valid delivery. You might be
able to keep all or part of the $100 for the trouble
and expense he caused you.
However, if USPS left him a note and he tried to
pick it up w/in the time specified and they told
him they don't have it, you are probably stuck b/c
you haven't made the goods available to the buyer.
If USPS can't find the thing, you will probably
be out the $100 (since you can't deliver) and you
can't make a claim against USPS b/c you didn't
have insurance.
\_ Did you get a copy of the signature? Some drivers will sign
it (usu illegibly) themselves and just leave the pkg there. |
| 2005/1/16-17 [Finance/Banking, Consumer/Shipping] UID:35738 Activity:nil |
1/16 How does banks' e-billpay work? My bank asks for the payee's name,
(USPS) address, phone #, and account number. Is it going to send a
check by snaiil mail to the address?
\_ They look at the address first. If it's someone they know (say,
PG+E), they send the payment electronically; if not, they mail a
check. |
| 2004/12/14-15 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:35288 Activity:low |
12/14 Over the years I have gained a deep hatred for both fedex and ups.
Can anyone recommend one of their competitors?
\_ If you like your packages being shot at by surface-to-air
missles, DHL is a good bet.
\_ links??
\_ google??
\_ USPS
\_ Ummm... Well, if we knew what your greviences were, it would
help. |
| 2004/2/12-13 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:12217 Activity:kinda low |
2/11 What would happen if I accidentally sent something to a U.S. PO Box
using UPS?
\_ it would get returned
\_ if they're feeling real ambitious, they might try to deliver it
to someone with the same name as the addressee. this happened
with some dhl guy.
\_ I have a PO box and UPS drops it off just fine. The postal workers
sign for it and place a note in your box saying you have a package.
\_ So what's the difference between a US PO Box and one you
get from Postal Annex? I'm thinking of getting one because
I move frequently, but I don't know what the advantages/
disadvantages of having a USPO or privatized PO. Thanks.
\_ Since so many people use USPS, your porn is less likely
have been "previewed" than at a private box. Actually
your mail is less likely of falling into nefarious hands
@USPS while Postal Annex is open for more hours.
\_ postal annex will let you put down your address
as an apartment number or unit number or suite
number or whatever instead of a box number
so you can easily deal with assholes who won't
deliver to a po box. That's why i decided to
go with them. That and the fact that i swore
i would never set foot in the fucking berkeley
post office ever again.
\_ I got *great* service there when I started talking
to my friend about how I now understand why so many
people bring high powered weapons into the USPO.
Of course that was pre-9/11. Today I'd probably
get shot instead of fantastic service from the
counter moron's supervisor.
\_ I have a PO Box and I can't use it. Why? Because this stupid
bank of mine says "Due to the Patriot Act we can't mail stuff to
PO Box anymore." However I could still mail credit card bills
so that's cool.
\_ It's not the bank that's stupid. It's the Patriot Act. |
| 2004/1/23-25 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:11905 Activity:nil |
1/23 Say I forward USPS address from A->B. Will USPS notify both address
A and B regarding the change? I'm asking because my former roomate
lost in Small Claims and I want to hide address B from him so that
he can't scratch my car or put holes in my tyres. I'm wondering if
mail forwarding is a good way of hiding my address while still
keeping the possibility of him sending me payments. Thanks.
\_ when you fill out the forms they send a notice to both addresses
but neither has the other address in them. however apparently
someone (the sender) can request address change info...
http://www.usps.com/ncsc/products/ancillary.htm
\_ Get a PO Box. USPS forwarding is an unreliable mess. only
use when absoluteley necessary. I just moved out of state.
had many delays and I probably lost mail.
\_ If you're in Berkeley, I recomend Postal Annex, between Channing
and Dwight by the parking garage south of campus. I had a box
there for a year and was really happy with it. Unlike a USPS
post box, they'll let you call your box an apartment on your
addresses, so you can claim it as your residence and avoid
all mail at home. |
| 2003/12/30-31 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:11618 Activity:nil |
12/30 Fedex buys kinko's. Now get your crappy copies the NEXT DAY!
http://csua.org/u/5e9
\_ actually, I never had problem with Fedex. Their counters are open
longer so you can pick/send stuff, and they're much more reliable.
Also their tracking system updates faster. UPS on the other hand
has lost my package twice. One of the packages was a laptop
computer and I had to file a claim service. Good thing my credit
card company took care of it.
\_ At least they're delivered ontime! |
| 2003/11/4 [Consumer/Shipping, Transportation/Car] UID:10928 Activity:nil |
11/3 Hi, a co-worker got rear-ended by a FedEx truck today (it was
raining and my co-worker had stopped on a yellow), and his bumper
has an obvious ~ 3-foot crack. The FedEx guy gave him his insurance
info. Two questions: (1) Assuming he reports this, does FedEx
insurance pay, or does my co-worker's insurance pay, (2) Do you
think my co-worker's rates will rise, and if so, by about how much?
Right now he pays ~ $300 / 6 months. He drives a 2000 Suzuki
station wagon he paid $7-8K to the dealer for. Anyone have
experience here? Thanks.
\_ If the FedEx driver was at fault, you will not have to pay.
Your insurance rates should not go up.
\_ At fault person should never get dinged unless something really
weird is going on. Getting rear-ended is pretty much guaranteed
no-fault. If the insurance company fucks around and tries to
claim anything different, IMMEDAITELY get a lawyer to send them a
letter. They'll back down in seconds.
\_ Don't you mean the opposite of what you just said?
\_ Uh yeah, I was dazed when I wrote that. I meant the !At fault
person should never get dinged, etc. The rest is true.
\_ Ask your co-worker to see a doctor immediately. I got
rear-ended last week and I didn't seek treatment until my neck
and back started hurting like hell.
\_ Larry H. Parker got ME 1.3 Million. |
| 2003/6/23 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:28811 Activity:moderate |
6/22 I remember reading a brochure from a parcel company (UPS or Fed Ex)
that recommend against using duct tape for seal and strengthen
the edges and openings of shipping boxes. Why? Duct tape seems to
be the strongest tapes around, and certainly stronger than the striped
shipping tapes recommended for shipping (the linear stripes make them
strong against tear in the directions orthogonal to the stripes
but vulnerable to spliting in the parallel direction).
\_ uh, use two strips of tape orthogonal to each other?
\_ duct tape comes off in high humidity.
\_ Why don't you call them and ask
\_ Like anyone answering the phone would know that. They are
all clueless.
\_ i believe it has something to do with them not being very
sticky and peeling off quite easily |
| 2002/3/23-24 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:24206 Activity:very high |
3/22 Can we have a god damn postage rate that remains the same for more
than a season? It's rising again, to 37 cents, in the summer! It's
not the increases, but the frequency that is so annoying! --dim
\_ How long has it been $0.34? At least 2 Christmases, by my
Christmas-card-phobic measurement. I was gonna say that it's what
you deserve from a quasi-gov't/public corporation, but FedEx/UPS/DHL
would do the same, so it's a fact of nature. -psb #1 fan
\_ You are not the true --psb #1 Fan
\_ Try 3 increases in 18 months. Just increase it to $0.50 and
then leave it the fuck alone. It's the hassle, not the cost.
\_ What I hate about it is the oddball numbers they pick. Nothing
that multiplies cleanly into some reasonble figure of x-many stamps
that multiplies cleanly into some reasonable figure of x-many stamps
for y-many dollars for reasonable numbers x,y.
\- do you expect them to just round gas to the nearest quarter?
you know there is a lot of lobbying and compromises around
postal rates (eg for the size of the discount for presorted mail
which i belive can involve fractional cents) --psb [for my fans]
\_ At least the nearest nickel or dime. What's with all this
32,33,34,37 cent crap? 30 cents = 10/$3. 35 = 10/$3.50, etc.
Those are easier to make/have change for than $3.20, $3.30,etc
Or for a single stamp, who carries a pile of pennies around?
Down with the tyranny of the penny!
\- you are talking about "rounding" on the order of 5% ...
how would you feel if your $1433.67 computer was rounded to
$1500 just to keep the math simple. some businesses have
postal costs as a significant expense ... they should pay
because you cant do arithmetic and cant buy a calculator
watch? if life should be made simpler in any arena, it is
in tax law. why dont you just assume the postal rates are
$.40 and walk away before they give you change. --psb |
| 2000/1/15-17 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:17244 Activity:kinda low |
1/14 When I open a PO box at say Mail Boxes Etc or some other private
mailbox place, am I required to open it under my name? Do they
check ID? I want to get mail from overseas into the US anonymously.
This is not a troll. Thanks.
\_ I may know someone who might be able to assist you... -sky
\_ Ok, so if it isn't a troll, I'm still trying to figure out what
you might want delivered anonymously to the US from over seas.
And no, even if you successfully put a fake name on it, the
standard routine is to sit a cop there waiting for you to show
up to get your goodies and then arrest you on the spot. Someone
has to show up in person to get the stuff, yes?
\_ yeah, they can even mail you a confirmation notice to the
address you claim to prove that you really live there, in fact
all incoming mail can ONLY be addressed to you or somebody
for whom you have provided proof of residence, it's really
scary. I also get packages from overseas anonymously.
\_ The two solutions involve a) obtaining a very temporary address
just for the confirmation notice (i.e. immediately after someone
moves out of the house, use their addr) and b) fake id. Consult
standard literature on the latter. Variations left as an
exercise to the reader. Max penalty circa 3 years federal.
Have fun.
\_ the lengths some people will go to, to get swedish pr0n
\_ Or Danish teenage ones? |
| 1999/10/18-19 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:16727 Activity:high |
10/17 I'm beginning to think that mail order companies are jerks. For the
second time in my life, I've gotten a slightly damaged (and used)
<fill in electronic gadget here> from two separate companies. I
noticed the damage only because I knew the gadget very well. Do mail
companies do this frequently, hoping that some dumb customer would
accept their slightly damaged merchandize?
\_ Doesn't matter if they notice. Did you insist they do anything
about it? If not then you're no different than the ignorant jerk
who didn't even see it.
\_ Could it be the fault of the shippers (UPS/USPS/FedEx)? |
| 1999/5/5 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:15751 Activity:high |
5/4 I ordered an item on the Internet from a private party. When it
arrived, it was an item similar to (but quite a bit less expensive
than) the item I thought I was getting. The seller claims it's not
his problem, because I should have asked more questions. I believe
he was intentionally misleading me. The transaction was conducted
using a money order via the USPS. He lives in New York. Is
there any legal recourse? If so, is it worth my while to pursue?
It wasn't a lot of money, but I'm pissed at the fucker. What does
the law say? --dim
\_ psb has some people who can "take care" of him for you - tpc
\_ Contact the USPO.
\_ USPS won't do anything unless there's a lot of money and/or a
lot of people involved. I know of cases where someone was ripping
off lots of people, and doing it a lot more blatantly (i.e.
cashing their money orders but not sending them anything), but
USPS refused to take any action until the damage reached a
certain dollar amount (like maybe $500 or $1000).
\_ I said USPO. They investigate and pursue this sort of
thing and could at least tell you what recourse you have.
Reading Comp 1A time. I know most of you are engineers
and ESL but really... it isn't that hard and there's no
time limit.
\_ USPO = United States Post Office?
USPS = U
\_ The United States Patent Office? Or did you have a
different acronym expansion in mind? Please enlighten
me, O manly native speaker of English. |
| 1998/11/17 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:14969 Activity:nil |
11/16 Anyone knows how long it usually takes for USPS regular air letter
to go from here to Singapore? Thanks.
\_Two weeks. About 5 days to get to Singapore and the rest of the
for the letter to be inspected by the Post of Vector Control, Moral
to make sure that the letter poses no threat to the citizenry.
\_ Gee, only took about 2 days for my luggage to get sent there last
time I flew into SFO... -John |
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