Okay, normally I live and let live. But this is one pet peeve that really irritates me. People who get the free priority mail supplies from the post office then uses them to ship via parcel post, first class, or media mail. THIS IS NOT OKAY.
I have received no less than three packages this week alone in which the boxes were turned inside out and shipped parcel post. Luckily I was not charged extra for these. But only because I refused the one that came postage due, and the others were not caught.
People it doesn’t matter if the priority mail material is used or new. It can only be used for priority mail shipments. Any of the following can happen if you use the priority supplies to ship another method:
1. The package is inspected and returned to sender postage due.
2. The package is inspected and sent on to your customer postage due.
3. The package is inspected, either sent back you, or on to your customer, postage due, AND the post office you ship from is instructed to hold all packages you ship and inspect them to make sure your shipping legally.
And don’t think, the post office can’t check your packages. From what I’ve been told, the only packages immune from checking without a court order are priority mail, and express mail.
So please, before you ship your next item in an inside out priority mail box, make sure you aren’t violating the law. These mailing supplies will only remain free as long as we don’t abuse the rules. Just think, it was abuse of the rules than ended the free priority tape we used to be able to order from the post office by the case.
Tags: abuse, post office, postage, priority mail, shipping, supplies
January 1, 2010 at 1:58 am
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