Maybe it's time we all spoke up and when they tell something like no tape etc., ask to see the rules of the post office and where it says you can't do that. I think sometimes we are much too passive when people tell us things that border on ridiculous. The fact that different post offices do not follow the same rules, tells me that maybe it's not in the rules at all, but just an interpretation by different people. Besides how many packages haven't you received that the post office has mutilated that maybe some tape would have helped!
Also a lot of time the Priority Mail doesn't get there any faster then the regular mail and you are paying the extra for it. I have shipped things Priority Mail and regular mail to the same address and the regular mail beat the Priority Mail that I paid the extra for.
Yes Congress straps the post office, but the post office has some gross mistakes and waste on their own too. It's like, "Oh well, we will put in for a rate increase".
All in all we are a pretty complacent society on a lot of important things.
My two cents for the day, be it good or bad!
Originally Posted by
Lori S
Just a heads up to all who use the flat rate envelope to ship fabric. I just went to the post office, and was informed that my flat rate envelope was now $9.85 even though it was in the $5.15 flat rate envelope. I was informed that because I had used tape to close the envelope it was no longer "a flat rate". I had 4 1/2 yards of fabric and had shipped this , like this many many times before. I was also informed that they are cracking down on the use of the priority flat rate envelopes.... any tape to close or seal... and regular priority rates will be charged. I expained that I had used tape as I did not trust the glue to hold ... they said "if the glue on the envelope will not hold or I do not trust it to hold" ... its no longer flat rate.
I guess "if it fits, it ships " has new rules. Needless to say I was not a happy camper.