Postal tips

Kranix2k · 10-17-2003, 04:18 PM

Crow,

Do you have any information on the handling of international mail? What I mean is: how are packages handled going to other countries and what can a person do to make that kind of shipping run smoothly. Also, do you know how packages are handled in other countries? One of the postal clerks here in my town has said some things about countries like Italy and Great Britain that sound like a lot of complete slag to me.

Thank you, BTW, for all the great info you've already posted.

:ROCK

Crow · 10-18-2003, 12:17 PM

I can only give general advice on international mail. Unfortunately I have no experience with how they ship that. It is handled at a plant. Best I can do is say to print clear and make sure you put the country on there. Don't forget the customs form.

As for other countries, I have heard that we supposedly have the best postal system in the world. But if that is true then I don't want to see the post offices in other countries! Actually our system isn't too bad...just very inefficient. They spend a lot of money on needless steps and mail is often double or triple handled when it doesn't need to be.

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Originally posted by Kranix2k
Crow,

Do you have any information on the handling of international mail? What I mean is: how are packages handled going to other countries and what can a person do to make that kind of shipping run smoothly. Also, do you know how packages are handled in other countries? One of the postal clerks here in my town has said some things about countries like Italy and Great Britain that sound like a lot of complete slag to me.

Thank you, BTW, for all the great info you've already posted.

:ROCK

getoninja · 11-08-2003, 01:43 PM

got an important questioned.

how can one tell if a postal money order has been cashed or if there is a way to cancell it from being cashed. what can I do

(I went to the post office and they siad they couldnt find out till 60days, I just mailed a $75.00 postal money order this past tuesday to a ebay seller which might trying to rip me off)

Crow · 11-08-2003, 04:16 PM

Well if you have the number and such you could report it stolen. We do keepa list of stolen money orders. I think they are entered in the computer but I'm not 100% sure on that one. The problem with that though is if the guy does cash it and gets arrested and he was legit you could get in trouble. I suggest emailing this address to ask what you can do. This is the USPS email addy for money order questions.

HelpDesAccounting-St.LouisMO@email.usps.gov

Napjr · 11-08-2003, 11:41 PM

This thread of course deserves being sticked

CharlesHaley · 11-09-2003, 12:12 AM

Wow, these are great tips and its really considerate of you to answer all of these questions.

I just hope someone from `ahem` another board doesn't email the postmaster general and bitch about it

JetBrawn · 11-09-2003, 05:33 AM

Just wanted to add that I've been quite impressed with the postal service lately. It's amazing to me that you can send anything anywhere in a matter of days or less. I'm sure that working for the postal service, you rarely get any compliments, but I'm impressed. I wonder how it could be with the inefficiencies removed!

Mike · 11-09-2003, 10:02 PM

Thanks for posting this info

I always pack my stuff, super tight and lots of styrofoam and bubble wrap. then tape the thing shut, and wrap it so the bottem or top can't possibly come open. (go around the entire box like 10 times

)

If I can stand on the box without it being crushed, it should survive the trip.

Crow · 11-10-2003, 02:55 PM

Thanks. Postal clerks do tend to get all of the grief and little credit since all the complaints come straight to the window clerks (flashback to a guy blaming me for the fact that he didn't put a stamp on his letter....twice, and a lady who got upset at us because she didn't pay her PO box fee for a year and it was closed and her credit card bills ended up being late), and the clerks who always work in the back are rarely seen by the customers if at all.

Choppaface · 11-23-2003, 06:28 PM

wow, nice to hear some info from the inside

thanks man, you rock