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another stolen knife!!!
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I've shipped hundreds of packages thru the usps and the only problems i've had were my own fault.Twice i screwed up the address and weeks later it came back to me.Once i received an empty package that was suppose to have a Buck Ultima in it.The seller had sloppily packaged it and it had fallen out a unsealed part of the package.The jerk blamed me for not buying insurance.
i also had 4 knives disappear from a usps package ..
i contacted the PM of orgian and reported it and was told i must have been in eror
on packaging
i got hold of the one lady in charge of CS and she gave me the numbers to call
i called left mesag got reply lot of nice words
nothing else could be done
in cases of cut packages you should photo and turn them in
in my case the hole could have been accidental
i was told point blank by my postman that FED X is used to handle all
3 day packages !
and that most damage occurs in fed x hands as it is jest contract to them
and not watched like a hawk by postal inspectors..
that if is a valuable item to send Registered Mail
slower but every one that touches it sighs for it..
package well and pray is all i can say..
i contacted the PM of orgian and reported it and was told i must have been in eror
on packaging
i got hold of the one lady in charge of CS and she gave me the numbers to call
i called left mesag got reply lot of nice words
nothing else could be done
in cases of cut packages you should photo and turn them in
in my case the hole could have been accidental
i was told point blank by my postman that FED X is used to handle all
3 day packages !
and that most damage occurs in fed x hands as it is jest contract to them
and not watched like a hawk by postal inspectors..
that if is a valuable item to send Registered Mail
slower but every one that touches it sighs for it..
package well and pray is all i can say..
If it shakes, rattles, or rolls in the box or package you have packed it in, you are probably going to loose it.
At minimum, always buy the confirmation. the thieves are less likely to mess with the confirmation and insured packages.
At minimum, always buy the confirmation. the thieves are less likely to mess with the confirmation and insured packages.
"I use the USPS with the up most trust."
Hillbilly, I agree. I've had close to 1100 packages delivered to me (from Ebay alone) and I'd say at least 99% came USPS. Of all those, only one had a problem and it wasn't stolen or rifled. It was "lost" for about three weeks, but was eventually found and returned to the seller intact.
The only real problem I've ever had was with an $800 vacumn cleaner that I ordered. It made it to a distribution center in Los angeles and then disappeared. That was UPS though and not USPS.
Hillbilly, I agree. I've had close to 1100 packages delivered to me (from Ebay alone) and I'd say at least 99% came USPS. Of all those, only one had a problem and it wasn't stolen or rifled. It was "lost" for about three weeks, but was eventually found and returned to the seller intact.
The only real problem I've ever had was with an $800 vacumn cleaner that I ordered. It made it to a distribution center in Los angeles and then disappeared. That was UPS though and not USPS.
Back when I was working in shipping, there was astonishingly little trace of thievery anywhere. It was known that it had happened but it always resulted in immediate termination of employment and criminal charges brought up.
Oversight, cameras and security measures were all there, but it felt like the biggest thing keeping stuff from not being stolen was that everybody was so busy and absolutely fed up with whatever went through their hands. Sure, if somebody sent a really valuable item you'd notice it and comment and joke with work mates but that was about it. "Hey did ya see that 10 000 shotgun that the previous guy sent?" "Yep, amazing what some people will pay for their stuff. It's a strange world. What next?"
The bigger concern was that some outsider (passers-by, dishonest customers) could pinch stuff from shelves if not supervised. The occasional junky or habitual thief would sometimes grab stuff and run off but that's a risk with any business and that's why there's insurance.
Things were lost sometimes when packaging failed but even in those cases, most were recovered. Then there would be emails telling "we have this funny bit here with no info, looks like such and such, anybody missing one?" Most found their owner.
So yes, postal and shipping employees can steal things, but in my experience it is very rare and in most cases the stupid mofos will be caught and prosecuted.
Oversight, cameras and security measures were all there, but it felt like the biggest thing keeping stuff from not being stolen was that everybody was so busy and absolutely fed up with whatever went through their hands. Sure, if somebody sent a really valuable item you'd notice it and comment and joke with work mates but that was about it. "Hey did ya see that 10 000 shotgun that the previous guy sent?" "Yep, amazing what some people will pay for their stuff. It's a strange world. What next?"
The bigger concern was that some outsider (passers-by, dishonest customers) could pinch stuff from shelves if not supervised. The occasional junky or habitual thief would sometimes grab stuff and run off but that's a risk with any business and that's why there's insurance.
Things were lost sometimes when packaging failed but even in those cases, most were recovered. Then there would be emails telling "we have this funny bit here with no info, looks like such and such, anybody missing one?" Most found their owner.
So yes, postal and shipping employees can steal things, but in my experience it is very rare and in most cases the stupid mofos will be caught and prosecuted.
I wrap all my packages securely with strapping tape and then cover that with paper tape. Yeah, it's a PITA but it makes the package much more difficult to open than just regular 'packing tape' the clear kind. I also think the USPS needs to do a better job of policing it's employees when complaints about certain PO's continually arise. It tarnishes the reputation of hard-working folks at the PO's who don't engage in criminal activities. Maybe the USPS Inspector General will put a policy in place that no employees can carry box cutter type knives on the job; because that seems to be the type being used to 'slit open' packages 'discreetly' because the cameras are not catching the thieves.
Casting dispersions upon a person because of the color of one's skin shows lack of moral judgement IMO. There are good honest folks, and then there's the rest of Society, work hard your whole life to remain in the first group.
Casting dispersions upon a person because of the color of one's skin shows lack of moral judgement IMO. There are good honest folks, and then there's the rest of Society, work hard your whole life to remain in the first group.
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A couple of notes on this.
An Inspector GENERAL monitors an organization's internal effectiveness. POSTAL Inspectors are USPS's detective force against crime.
Let's not think banning objects is a solution to bad attitudes. Postal employees do legitimately use knives on the job. And thieves have been known to slit envelopes with a sharpened thumbnail.
A better tool for catching thieves is that report to USPS to help the Inspectors track down problem areas.