Stolen badge(U.S.Post Office)

[J.von Canon]

Just "lost" an early war Schwerin Destroyer badge(slit package) to the U.S.Post office!Sending badges via U.S.mail is a crapshoot!Wonder where the badge went with the knuckle-dragger who stole it...

[Wizard]

Unless you don't mind losing it, I would never send anything through the US Postal Service.I use overnight FEDEX. Much better reputation and service.

[J.von Canon]

Absolutely right.Even though insured the package was opened.I have'nt dealt with the U.S.post for 20 years or more sending a badge.

[VonLuger]

I never had a problem(knock on wood) with US postal service...Detlev's stuff 'always' arrive via US mail...If US mail is used-always send 'registered mail'-this is kept in a 'locked box' and is traceble with chain of custody to or from your door step

[hcliffe]

I sent a registered envelope to Germany which was lost in the mail. Only recourse was $40 returned to me. I hope someone got fired over it.

[Tim Miller]

I sent a registered envelope to Germany which was lost in the mail. Only recourse was $40 returned to me. I hope someone got fired over it.

J.von Canon,

Very sorry about your loss. Good ol' honest public "servents" huh? Most likely NOTHING will come of it. These are not only FEDERAL employees, but UNION as well. I'm not dissing the Union (IBU/ILWU myself), but seems that dirtbags are the ones who normally get the most protection - doesn't matter what Union your talking about.

[Scott C.]

My experience has been just the opposite. I've never had a problem shipping with USPS. From Russia to Brazil - it's worked ok for me and the customer. On the flip side, I've been very disappointed with the snobbery of the counter personnel at the local UPS and FedEx places - seemed to me they couldn't get out of their own way. I don't need to mention the price difference.

No matter what method of shipment you use, any one who handles the package along it's journey can slice it open and pocket the contents.

Scott

[Bruce Simcox]

I have found......

......USPS, insured, priority mail to be efficient and so far 100% successful. That's so far.....who knows......next week could be the exception.

[Don D.]

ditto, I also pay the extra for using the box and delivery confirmation.
Don

[IAN CALDERWOOD]

postage in the usa

i hear a lot of unfair complaints about US postal system...cant see the problem as have posted over 2000 plus parcel with no insurance and registration to the usa with no problems ever, not to metion getting many many 100's of parcels from the states and again no losses....i think one problem is people over insuring, now thats asking for problems. But German post workers are the biggest thieves i have encountered, (i have lost countless registered envelopes.), not to mention their charges....so guy dont complain too much is you are going to insure for full value you stand to lose it.

[Segmund Tang]

I thought only China Post could do such things. The post office over the world are all the same!

[mvm71]

Too bad about some bad experiences.....I have NEVER had any problems with the postal service.

I'd go as far as saying that I've had hundreds if not thousands of transactions over the years....smooth sailing for me.


Thanks,
Mike

[bigd]

I actually work for the Royal Mail and i can assure you that every postal worker that i know is straight down the middle, honest and reliable
It disgusts us as much as the person in the street when someone within RM is found guilty of tampering with the mail The postal service, as with any large organisation will always have its bad apples, it's just up to us to jump on the bastards.

Darren

[Stewart]

Posties

I hear your words bigD but I had a Royal Flying Corps badge disappear without trace and a signed picture of Ernst Barkmann that was sent by to me by a mate in Glasgow and never arrived - efforts to trace it got nowhere.

There are other examples so suffice to say, I would never criticise all at Royal Mail but if it's worth more than £1.25 I register it every time.

[münster]

German post is expensive, but reliable and fast over 300 items shipped, not one lost