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Originally Posted by Snapolit1
As discussed many times, certified mail, while reportedly the safest way to go, it slow as shit. I've had a month go by with total confusion before seeing any movement. I always imagine some poor bastard has gone off to the hospital for weeks and the package is waiting on his desk because for some reason he has to sign it next and only him. I've never had a problem with dozens of BST transactions just going with a priority box and tracking.
I'm always on the fence about asking for higher levels of insurance. In a way I feel like that does nothing but flag it as something worth stealing if one is so inclined. On the other hand, with cameras, computers, etc., I suspect it would be awfully hard to a USPS employee to pilfer a package.
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Certified is not the safest way to go. Certified mail goes in the regular mail stream with all of the other mail. The only protection you receive is the carrier signs for the certified piece before he/she heads out on the route, and the item cannot be delivered without the recipients signature. Then, the carrier shows the signature to the supervisor, upon return to the office, and the carrier is cleared.
Registered Mail is the safest route. It gets signed for by everyone who has contact with the Registered item, even the truck drivers have to sign a log for Registered items that are on their truck. The Registered item is kept separate from the rest of the mail and it never goes into the regular mail stream.