Postal Service Rant

[Mlerner12]

All my trades cost me 2.97
That is a protected bubble wrapped mailer sent first class (3-5 days) with a tracking number.

I send my stuff in an envelope with a toploader to keep it from getting bent. But the first time I went to the post office to send some cards, it was only like $0.42.

Sorry for asking, but what is a toploader? I'm working on multiple trades (I've never traded online before) and I'd like the cards to be sent in the most safe way possible.

A clear hard sleeve that protects cards that are
Much bigger than the actual card.

Where could I buy some if these toploader things?

Online should work

[Silent1236]

All my trades cost me 2.97
That is a protected bubble wrapped mailer sent first class (3-5 days) with a tracking number.

I send my stuff in an envelope with a toploader to keep it from getting bent. But the first time I went to the post office to send some cards, it was only like $0.42.

Sorry for asking, but what is a toploader? I'm working on multiple trades (I've never traded online before) and I'd like the cards to be sent in the most safe way possible.

A clear hard sleeve that protects cards that are
Much bigger than the actual card.

Where could I buy some if these toploader things?

Walmart has a box of thirty (i think) for like five bucks. 

[Moneekahh]

USPS is so weird. I'll have sent two trades out on the same day. One to Canada and one to AZ (one state over) and the package to Canada will arrive a week before the one to AZ. What the heck!

[Vileo]

USPS is so weird. I'll have sent two trades out on the same day. One to Canada and one to AZ (one state over) and the package to Canada will arrive a week before the one to AZ. What the heck!

this reminded me of something. So I'm in NC but really close to the VA line, right? All my mail and packages and stuff go like 50 minutes past me to the middle of NC, then come back to my mail box. It's really stupid...

[Silent1236]

USPS is so weird. I'll have sent two trades out on the same day. One to Canada and one to AZ (one state over) and the package to Canada will arrive a week before the one to AZ. What the heck!

this reminded me of something. So I'm in NC but really close to the VA line, right? All my mail and packages and stuff go like 50 minutes past me to the middle of NC, then come back to my mail box. It's really stupid...

I've noticed that, too.  I had someone who lives five minutes away send me a graduation card, and it took a week or so because it had to go to a city 30-40 minutes away and come back. 

[5/9 Turtle]

USPS is so weird. I'll have sent two trades out on the same day. One to Canada and one to AZ (one state over) and the package to Canada will arrive a week before the one to AZ. What the heck!

this reminded me of something. So I'm in NC but really close to the VA line, right? All my mail and packages and stuff go like 50 minutes past me to the middle of NC, then come back to my mail box. It's really stupid...

I've noticed that, too.  I had someone who lives five minutes away send me a graduation card, and it took a week or so because it had to go to a city 30-40 minutes away and come back.

That's probably where it gets lost. At the big sorting plants are first sorted by town/village/city then they're shipped to that town/village/city  and are sorted by address. Most packages are lost at the the first sorting plant

[rarehuntertay]

I just received a survey in my email asking me rate their recent service in regards to my complaint. They pretty much got 1s all around since they have never contacted me...

[Raiderrob]

I've noticed when I use tracking everything moves much quicker through the USPS.

[rarehuntertay]

I've noticed when I use tracking everything moves much quicker through the USPS.

Oh, there is tracking. That's how I know it's been stuck in Pittsburgh since November 2.

[Raiderrob]

Damn that sucks

[imthelolrus]

When I moved this last May and had my address changed I bought a  {Batterskull} that took about 2-4 weeks to get to me. The tracking said it went up to my parents house, back to be resorted then back to sender (bought on eBay so it went to TX), then after a week of no info it was updated in my current city and a day later was in my mailbox.

So that's the frustrating thing, youll get your cards... eventually. if it didn't have tracking I would have prob been refunded by the seller.

[rarehuntertay]

Sent in another request to search for the package. The seller also contacted them. Hopefully I can get responses now...

[rarehuntertay]

Got a response from UPS today. The email said either: the package is in "purgatory", meaning they can't deliver it and they can't send it back, or just plain lost. If its in purgatory, they open the package in an attempt to find addresses, then attempt to mail it. If no addresses are found, the judge the value of the package. If they value it over $25, they hold on to it. If valued under $25, they destroy it. I'm like, wtf? 1) how do they lose a package with tracking, and 2) who are they to determine the value of a package?

[Vileo]

...Aren't the addresses on the front...?

[rarehuntertay]

...Aren't the addresses on the front...?

It all depends. Since mine is a military address, if it doesn't match up exactly with what is in their computer system, they won't deliver it. It's a frustrating cycle. I was given a number to call for a person in the complaints department, but there was answer all day.