First off, I would be madder than he** if the clerk said quilts had no value!! And after this experience I would NEVER use the USPS for packages ever again.....Over the holidays I had a USPS issue with a package I sent to Binghamton from Long Island. I paid extra for tracking, but not once did it get scanned - so I was not able to scan it and it arrived 5 days after the projected date they gave me. I was furious!!!