A nice way to (at least partially) ruin your day

[buymycards]

Scott, I'm not sure why you think your postal carrier is an idiot. How could your carrier know what was in the envelope? Why did the mailer send an important document in an envelope that could be folded? What if the carrier had not folded it, and set it up in the mailbox and it rained and all of your mail got wet? How big is your mailbox? Maybe you need a new one?

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

it was in a reinforced envelope clearly marked photo do not bend. it wasn't slightly bent into a u shape it was folded the hell in half. My mailbox is completely standard size, but they often leave oversize items inside my front door.

[T206Collector]

The good news is I live right next to Yonkers NY and would be happy to take another picture for you....

[joeadcock]

Leon

Good job on not getting to upset......had a bunch of things lately got me upset and my getting angry over it, caused more trouble eventually. Trying to learn to keep my cool and handle things on a even keel......Informing shipper was the thing to do

[Joe Hunter]

Cabinet photos like that can be very fragile, especially if they are warped just a little. They should always be sent in a box to reduce the chance of damage. I found a nice cabinet team photo at an antique store a couple of years ago. As I was carrying it around, the proprietor came up to me and asked if I would like him to take the photo up front while I continued to look. I said, sure that would be great. When he got to the front of the store he sat the photo on the counter a little too hard and it just snapped into two pieces! When I saw what happened, I ask what the price of the photo was now. He said it was free and that he would reimburse the vendor. When I got home I glued the pieces together, and it really didn't look too bad.

[Stampsfan]

I find putting something like "Do Not Bend" on an item is taken up as a challenge by the Post Office.

Bud: "Hey Lou, what does this mean when this is written on a package?"
Lou: "It means 'Don't Bend the Package'."
Bud: "Don't what?"
Lou: "Bend the package."
Bud: "Oh, OK."
Fold...

[MVSNYC]

I'm with Tony. With shipping, assume the worst- bending, folding, creasing, etc...If you're sending something fragile, especially a photo, you gotta box it up. Everything I send out is boxed up, I never use soft packs...I also use fed-ex (it does help that I get a fed-ex discount thru work).

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by Stampsfan

I find putting something like "Do Not Bend" on an item is taken up as a challenge by the Post Office.



Bud: "Hey Lou, what does this mean when this is written on a package?"

Lou: "It means 'Don't Bend the Package'."

Bud: "Don't what?"

Lou: "Bend the package."

Bud: "Oh, OK."

Fold...