Originally Posted by natalieg
By wrap 'em well, I'm not referring to wrapping with quilts, I am referring to your packages you send out. Like many others on the board, I buy and sell things in the classifieds. Or, should I say "overbuy"!
Recently I bought a book from Barb (frugalfabrics) and was so happy I bought from her! She placed the book in a plastic bag (I really appreciate this as my mailbox tends to get snow in it)! She then put the book into a manila envelpe and taped it shut, very well. She put tape over my address and her label and every crack and crevice. Thank goodness that she did because the following pictures are what I received a few days after she sent it out! The bag over the book kept it from getting damaged, not even a bent page! The tape over my addy was the ONLY way they said that they were able to deliver it to me, if there would not have been tape over it, it would have been destroyed!
My post man was so embarrassed! It looks like the post office decided that they should send it from MI to MT by using it as a frisbee!
Just something to think about~package them well and cross your fingers-they do stand a better chance at arriving safely!
Sure glad your sender took the time to give some extra care in packaging. It does look like "it went through the wringer" for sure.
You should see what I rec.'d in the mail this week with some templates in it. The envelope had two rubber bands around it and was partially folded when I picked it up at the P.O.. It had been quite a while since I ordered them and only knew what it might be from the name on the return addy. Two of the templates weren't damaged. The other two were, they were broken and one of them was missing a piece of the template . (acrilyc) so needless to say two were or rather are useless. The envelope was torn up so bad and had a hole in the corner, so apparently the broken piece was lost in transit.- They were sent in a large envelope much like a greeting card would come in, no bubble wrap, nothing. Our postal service leaves MUCH to be desired when it comes to handling things, and yet they are always raising postage and say they are going into the red all the time. The workers make a bundle and have all holidays off. Our local P.O. window closes at 4:30 on the dot M-F, not open at all on Sat. and no mail is even picked up on Sun. everything has to wait until Mon.. I know other delivery services, such as Fed Ex, UPS etc. don't always do a fantastic job either, but I really get disgusted with the postal service. Now our local P.O. measures every thing with a ruler if it isn't in a normal letter or legal size envelope. I ask about something I had to send to my son one day in a small bubble wrap envelope very light weight,but they charged extra postage, because I used the bubble envelope and they said "Well it requires special handling".They charge extra if you use a bubble envelope. This to me is just another way of ripping us off. They really don't seem to care about how they handle any of the mail. I was told once if you mark Fragile on it, it is even worse, unless it is really wrapped well. Sorry, Just had to vent.