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The post office informed me of changes to shipping requirements for air parcel post, from US to Europe. This may affect other countries shipping to Europe as well. I found out about these the hard way "we need a phone number to ship this package" :/ (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: A small mystery
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(...) I have 2 packages gone MIA that were shipped to the UK via Parcel Post AirMail, one in Jan-2001, one in Feb-2002. Neither were insured and are therefore not traceable by the USPS. As a rule, I always check the 'Return to Sender' box. A few (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | A small mystery
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Back in Oct 2001, I shipped a package to the UK. The addressee never received it. I had almost given the package up as lost, when I received a notice yesterday that I had a 'returned package' waiting at the post office with $35 due. The package (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: Registered Mail went missing!
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(...) Yep, yep. I occasionally see trays of baby chicks or ducks behind the counter at the local PO (thats what I get for living in a rural area). (...) One local guy regularly ships boxes of worms via Priority Mail. (he bought several of the big (...) (22 years ago, 3-Apr-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: Registered Mail went missing!
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(...) Actually, all one has is proof of sending something. FUT: lugnet.market.shipping (22 years ago, 2-Apr-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) I am not an expert on this and did NOT research the facts, but I am pretty sure that sending US currency in the mail to a foreign country is NOT legal. This does not mean to imply that there are any penalties--I do not know, but it does mean (...) (22 years ago, 2-Apr-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: Registered Mail went missing!
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(...) USPS Form 542: "Inquiry About a Registered Article or an Insured Parcel or an Ordinary Article" must be filed to trace the package. I currently have an insured package MIA to the Netherlands. I filed the form over a month ago and am still (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: Registered Mail went missing!
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(...) That is true, but there is more to it than just that. I just called the local postmaster to confirm my understanding about how 'registered' mail is handled. Registered mail has to be signed off at each step of the way. Each office that (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: Registered Mail went missing!
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(...) What you are getting with Registered mail is that the item is shipped in a locked container. This means only postal employees ever have any chance of handling it. It doesn't really confer any additional services (there are other services for (...) (22 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: US Postal rates to increase this July
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In lugnet.market.shipping, Ben Roller writes: (snip) (...) Yep. Also keep in mind that the USPS has far more mailing points than either FedEx or UPS (counting counters here, not drop boxes). My 'local' UPS mailing options (less than 70 miles r/t) (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: US Postal rates to increase this July
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(...) It may well kill Priority Mail, period. Their attempt to maximise revenue may move them to a far different place on the demand curve (as in, far less demand!) meaning they get less revenue after all. I'm happy to overpay on short distances and (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: US Postal rates to increase this July
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(...) Well, first of all, I've found that the people that complain most about a business are the people that work there, so that's not necesarily an extra bad sign. Anyway, I didn't know, so I looked for the definitions of the zones. I found this on (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: US Postal rates to increase this July
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(...) For those of you who detest all of those junk mailers, try the following: If the mailer includes a postage paid mail back envelope, just stuff everything they sent (including the outer envelope) back in the mail back envelope and return it to (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: US Postal rates to increase this July
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(...) It's not so much the increase that is bugging me, but rather that they are going to the zoned system for all Priority Mail packages over 1 pound now instead of 5 pounds. Not only is this coing to make it substantially more expensive to ship (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: US Postal rates to increase this July
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"Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message news:GtG930.GFJ@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) of (...) Anthax will do that to you. And extremely bad management. What manager wouldn't want a job that pays you a huge bonus for losing money. (...) (22 years ago, 24-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Well, First Class Mail is taking nearly twice as long to reach its destination as it used to; I blame security procedures and (for some things) more vigilant customs or even irradiation for it. But I'm happy to pay higher prices--the USPS, for (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: US Postal rates to increase this July
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(...) It seems that the postal service just keeps raising the prices to ship things. What's up woth that? You think 9-11 had to do with that? It is kind of sad that the postal service's workers think that way. Well, I guess that's because of the (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: US Postal rates to increase this July
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(...) A post office employee told me back before the holidays already that if the proposed rate changes went through they would put themselves right out of the Priority Mail business. Not a good sign when your own workers can't find something good (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: US Postal rates to increase this July
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I've got some choice words for the USPS that I am trying REALLY hard to keep to myself right now. Dirty #$%#$%# Troy "Ray Sanders" <rsanders@svic.net> wrote in message news:GtE4FJ.Jv0@lugnet.com... (...) happen (...) flat-rated (...) requested, (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: The Free Super Chiefs
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(...) True, one could do that, of course it's probably a pain to get UPS to come out and pick up a package they left off... Frank (22 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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