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Posted By: barrysloate

One thing I've discovered from over twenty years of sending packages is that different clerks have different threshholds re: what constitutes a properly packaged box, especially when it comes to registered mail. I send everything $50-700 first class insured and all above that registered. Never had a reg package lost ever; haven't had an insured package lost in at least ten years. However, this past summer when one of my packages got delayed in transit (it arrived two weeks late) I had to get the claim forms and I realized at that point it was going to be a tremendous hassle if the package was actually lost. I was also shocked to learn that the bar code on an insured package tells you absolutely nothing and the post office still could not find the package. Only delivery confirmation will do that.