Knife possibly stolen through USPS

SeppukuSamurai said:
Yes I can.

Whenever you ship priority, boxes and tape are included in the flat rates. The boxes are usually found on the priority kiosk and the tape is behind the counter, just ask an employee.

You may also take home boxes as well, as many as you'd like within reason. If I remember right, you can also have supplies sent to you from USPS's website for free as well, though I haven't done this personally.

When I ship something small, like a Spyder/Benchmade/ZT, I will use one of the priority wax paper envelopes to wrap around the box, tape it secure, and it will usually be thick enough to where it will no longer move around the small priority boxes. If it's still an issue, I'll take some of the monthly literature you'll find in the pamphlet holders strewn about the post office, ball one or two up, and use that as some additional cushion/packing.

The only issue I've encountered is that the priority tape is colored and can not be used to adhere a printed packing slip to your box because of this. My post office used to let me use their clear tape same as they would the priority but they've been "cracking down." Despite the priority tape being the same exact tape, just with the addition of their brand, which I would think costs them more...Due to this, I'll bring my own clear tape just for the label.

It really makes using priority a no brainer. I used to ship standard ground or whatever they call the baseline shipping and between the boxes, packing, and tape, and the time it took to acquire these things it doesn't make sense to send it any other way. Plus, it's faster.
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I know all about the boxes and envelopes and labels. Have stash at home. I didn't know the tape was free. That said, the tape kind of sucks. Super thin. And forget asking for it. At my post office I'd have to wait in line which is a fate worse than death. I use the self service kiosk in the lobby. Takes less than 5 minutes in and out. Sent hundreds of packages that way.
 
SeppukuSamurai said:
You may also take home boxes as well, as many as you'd like within reason. If I remember right, you can also have supplies sent to you from USPS's website for free as well, though I haven't done this personally.
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Ordering free supplies from the website is easy, but takes a while to ship. It is much better to just pickup from the Kiosk. If I am at the post office I usually grab some small and medium flat rate boxes. I haven't seen any bubble envelopes lately at two USPS's so I ordered some 15 packs (free). When you order the free supplies the USPS site DOES have a pop-up disclaimer telling you that you should be using the supplies for actually mailing items, not building the ultimate cat scratcher for your twenty cat babies.
 
Colorodo Colorodo ...

I'm sorry this happened to you. When your blade gets jacked it's not the end of the world but it can really make you wonder about why some members of the human race are allowed to continue to suck up everyone's oxygen. :mad::thumbsdown:

Good advice has been given, especially utilizing the Priority Mail mailers. It's a good service overall. :thumbsup:

Only thing I will add that may help BF brothers who may be reading this is:

1. Wrap the knife in one of the Tyvek? Priority Mail envelopes like a little burrito and place the whole thing INSIDE of the Small or Med or Large Priority Mailer and THEN tape <as previously advised by everyone> the "burrito" to the inside of the largest box panel securely. BTW, those Priority envelopes are free at the counter also. :thumbsup:

2. Put as many packing peanuts <or other obnoxiously messy packing media> as practical inside the box. When peanuts start spilling out on a dishonest USPS worker like he just hit a jackpot on the nickel slots it just may close the risk/reward synapse in their lizard brain and move them to leave off their larceny.

3. Strategically seal the seams with some kind of whimsical, unique tape that may make a thief think twice about trying to tamper with your parcel because it would be very difficult or impossible to cover up their crime on snap notice. Clear packing tape is too easy to cover up, especially for a dishonest postal worker.

Here's a pic of one of my parcels as I shipped to a BF bro that contained a valuable blade, in "as received" condition on his end:

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I've been safely shipping INFI like this for a few years. I've noticed Busse Combat Co. themselves have started using the same tape although it appears they just use it as a novelty because they just use a small "strip" of bacon that's really not strategically placed except for visual effect. :p

Last point, I've had only 2 blades ripped off from me as a buyer-- zero losses as a seller. The common denominator in both thefts was the blade was shipped to me loose, in an envelope-- no box. They surely made obvious imprints and were easily id'd to actually be felt as to what they were. And both envelopes had razor sharp slits just wide enough to squeeze out the blade. I'm 90% sure it was a USPS employee inside job both times-- and I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't the same crook both times because both parcels were routed thru the same USPS hub.:mad:

Of course if a criminal is motivated and brazen enough, all the tape, peanuts, and bacon tape in the world will not deter them. However, all the advice the other brothers and I have offered add "layers" of security that likely will deter some fence straddlers and keep them on the righteous side more often.

Here's to better luck in the future! :)
 
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PeteyTwoPointOne said:
Colorodo Colorodo ...

I'm sorry this happened to you. When your blade gets jacked it's not the end of the world but it can really make you wonder about why some members of the human race are allowed to continue to suck up everyone's oxygen. :mad::thumbsdown:

Good advice has been given, especially utilizing the Priority Mail mailers. It's a good service overall. :thumbsup:

Only thing I will add that may help BF brothers who may be reading this is:

1. Wrap the knife in one of the Tyvek? Priority Mail envelopes like a little burrito and place the whole thing INSIDE of the Small or Med or Large Priority Mailer and THEN tape <as previously advised by everyone> the "burrito" to the inside of the largest box panel securely. BTW, those Priority envelopes are free at the counter also. :thumbsup:

2. Put as many packing peanuts <or other obnoxiously messy packing media> as practical inside the box. When peanuts start spilling out on a dishonest USPS worker like he just hit a jackpot on the nickel slots it just may close the risk/reward synapse in their lizard brain and move them to leave off their larceny.

3. Strategically seal the seams with some kind of whimsical, unique tape that may make a thief think twice about trying to tamper with your parcel because it would be very difficult or impossible to cover up their crime on snap notice. Clear packing tape is too easy to cover up, especially for a dishonest postal worker.

Here's a pic of one of my parcels as I shipped to a BF bro that contained a valuable blade, in "as received" condition on his end:

97lXCOI.png


I've been safely shipping INFI like this for a few years. I've noticed Busse Combat Co. themselves have started using the same tape although it appears they just use it as a novelty because they just use a small "strip" of bacon that's really not strategically placed except for visual effect. :p

Last point, I've had only 2 blades ripped off from me as a buyer-- zero losses as a seller. The common denominator in both thefts was the blade was shipped to me loose, in an envelope-- no box. They surely made obvious imprints and were easily id'd to actually be felt as to what they were. And both envelopes had razor sharp slits just wide enough to squeeze out the blade. I'm 90% sure it was a USPS employee inside job both times-- and I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't the same crook both times because both parcels were routed thru the same USPS hub.:mad:

Of course if a criminal is motivated and brazen enough, all the tape, peanuts, and bacon tape in the world will not deter them. However, all the advice the other brothers and I have offered add "layers" of security that likely will deter some fence straddlers and keep them on the righteous side more often.

Here's to better luck in the future! :)
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that bacon tape is awesome!!! It seriously took me a minute to figure that picture out LOL!!!
 
This same type of situation happened to me with ups and mine was taped up really good, double packed. Nothing is full proof!
 
Being a postal employee I recommend putting a label on the item then putting it in the shipping box. Or a shipping label inside the box.
Also- when you have an issue like “tracking says delivered and it wasn’t delivered to your house” or in this case “we’re sorry” bag with no contents get on the phone ASAP. Same day if possible. Time is critical in recovery.
When loose items are found they are sent out that evening to a national center.
Our delivery supervisor can also look up the GEO location and see the address where that package was scanned for delivery to ease in recovery.
 
AndreLinoge said:
Haha! I meant bloody as in blood-stained, tho.. i knew it was tape..

I'm going to look for some tape with bugs.. that would be cool, too..
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Youre right it does kinda look like blood at first !! I thought you were British LOL!!!!
 
Monofletch said:
Our delivery supervisor can also look up the GEO location and see the address where that package was scanned for delivery to ease in recovery.
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Problem with scanning is the carrier does not always scan when they should. I live on a walking route. 68 houses on one dead end street. the carrier often parks at the end, scans all the boxes to be delivered (so every package now has the same GPS coordinates), then walks the route delivering them or drives closer if the packages are large. About once a month I get a "delivered" email and have not even seen the carrier yet. It is better than nothing though.
 
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