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<p>[QUOTE="mirana, post: 10373315, member: 79705"]Oh yeah, the USPS always asks for a picture of the ready to go package with label visible. Besides proving your intention to send, I think it helps them look for the package.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would never, never, never, never use UPS or FedEx to send things that you cared about. Both have lost or stolen things from me when a seller has used them (and of course I got the cheap sold price and not the actual worth). I had a relative who worked at DHL that said the pay was so low at these places and the hours so horribly long, that the only people who stayed were ex-cons who couldn't get jobs elsewhere. Now, I'm definitely not saying that's everyone or every location (after all there are unions with the Teamsters), but my relative's experience was direct at DHL. She said they had people get fired for intentionally damaging packages for fun, constant theft, stalking, selling their stolen goods out of their actual trucks, sexual harassment of customers, etc. Then they'd just get hired a few weeks later when they didn't have enough divers and too much volume again.</p><p><br /></p><p>Shipping through the post office elevates theft to a federal crime. Workers there have a union and work through seniority and up to prime positions, with pensions and all that. Most are not trying to jeopardize that. I've never had a package lost. I've had one damaged and they issued an insurance claim to me in about a week. That's the system working as intended imo.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm so glad they were able to find it for you and the rates were in your favor when it landed![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mirana, post: 10373315, member: 79705"]Oh yeah, the USPS always asks for a picture of the ready to go package with label visible. Besides proving your intention to send, I think it helps them look for the package. I would never, never, never, never use UPS or FedEx to send things that you cared about. Both have lost or stolen things from me when a seller has used them (and of course I got the cheap sold price and not the actual worth). I had a relative who worked at DHL that said the pay was so low at these places and the hours so horribly long, that the only people who stayed were ex-cons who couldn't get jobs elsewhere. Now, I'm definitely not saying that's everyone or every location (after all there are unions with the Teamsters), but my relative's experience was direct at DHL. She said they had people get fired for intentionally damaging packages for fun, constant theft, stalking, selling their stolen goods out of their actual trucks, sexual harassment of customers, etc. Then they'd just get hired a few weeks later when they didn't have enough divers and too much volume again. Shipping through the post office elevates theft to a federal crime. Workers there have a union and work through seniority and up to prime positions, with pensions and all that. Most are not trying to jeopardize that. I've never had a package lost. I've had one damaged and they issued an insurance claim to me in about a week. That's the system working as intended imo. I'm so glad they were able to find it for you and the rates were in your favor when it landed![/QUOTE]
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