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Fortunately for me, the contents were still inside, albeit a little rough around the edges;
And all was stuffed inside the "WE CARE" body bag;
At least none of the important contents were damaged and all items were there.
Thanks londonbus1!!! Great stuff inside!!!
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Welcome to my nightmare! get these on a regular basis, and now THIS!!!
hello ,,
I sent you a letter-HR-1753 - I received it back today - with a message I sent you.
The address is correct and I checked it,
Please explain or opinion.
Have a nice day
Monika
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And this was my reply.
Hi Monika,
Your guess is as good as mine, if you send it to this address:
Tony Talavera
PO Box 611
Sealy TX 77474-0611
USA
I see no reason for the letter be returned to you, but then again, we may be the strongest, richest country in the world but our postal service is as bad or worst than any third world country.
On my home page I have 27 letters that never made it to their destination that's 2700 stamps lost.
Boy, do I miss the 1970s when a first class letter used to be 8 cents and most of the time was there the next day.
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Musicman -
Your letter from Israel caused a jam in the USPS mail sorter due to the brown tape applied to the corners. I never use tape on the outside of an envelope for this reason, it is too easy for it to jam in the sorter rollers at high speeds. I do not trust the gum on envelope flaps to hold, so I use a glue-stick on the flap and then apply a dab of glue-stick glue under each envelope corner to seal them down instead of using tape.
The USPS sorter operator did care, putting all contents of the jam in a body bag, and forwarded it on to you. If the sorter operator was stressed out having a bad day, the jam could easily have been wadded up and thrown in the trash can. Who would have known? This is how mail disappears.
Linus
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I have seen more sorting damage in the last month than I have seen in a long time. One could guess is the USPS is trying to reduce manual handling and just seeing if they go through. All have been stamp purchases and most stamps are not cancelled (all using old postage). It is either snagging on the end or damaging the applied stamps.
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Yes, the USPS is always trying to reduce the manual handling of mail. Old US postage stamps don't stand a chance when they run into a series of acceleration rollers that shoot your letter up to high speed. These rollers turn extremely fast, pinch hard, and are highly abrasive on the stamps and the leading edge of the letter. New self-adhesive stamps fare better, but even those can get scuffed. You especially see this right edge peel back on any postcards you receive in the mail.
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"Not long ago I sent a lot to the US ,it came back address unknown ,I reposted it and the recipient received it ????"
This has happened to me a few times as well. No reason for the rejection whatsoever. Writing was clear, so I tried again and no problem.
Not that long ago I received a letter that was returned because the recipient had moved. This was correct, but sending the letter and receiving it back again took four months! It makes one wonder if they still use carrier pigeons.
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Here's a cover that came yesterday to me from Michael Hide/londonbus1 via Israel;
Fortunately for me, the contents were still inside, albeit a little rough around the edges;
And all was stuffed inside the "WE CARE" body bag;
At least none of the important contents were damaged and all items were there.
Thanks londonbus1!!! Great stuff inside!!!
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Welcome to my nightmare! get these on a regular basis, and now THIS!!!
hello ,,
I sent you a letter-HR-1753 - I received it back today - with a message I sent you.
The address is correct and I checked it,
Please explain or opinion.
Have a nice day
Monika
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re: Postal Service At Its Finest - NOT!
And this was my reply.
Hi Monika,
Your guess is as good as mine, if you send it to this address:
Tony Talavera
PO Box 611
Sealy TX 77474-0611
USA
I see no reason for the letter be returned to you, but then again, we may be the strongest, richest country in the world but our postal service is as bad or worst than any third world country.
On my home page I have 27 letters that never made it to their destination that's 2700 stamps lost.
Boy, do I miss the 1970s when a first class letter used to be 8 cents and most of the time was there the next day.
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Musicman -
Your letter from Israel caused a jam in the USPS mail sorter due to the brown tape applied to the corners. I never use tape on the outside of an envelope for this reason, it is too easy for it to jam in the sorter rollers at high speeds. I do not trust the gum on envelope flaps to hold, so I use a glue-stick on the flap and then apply a dab of glue-stick glue under each envelope corner to seal them down instead of using tape.
The USPS sorter operator did care, putting all contents of the jam in a body bag, and forwarded it on to you. If the sorter operator was stressed out having a bad day, the jam could easily have been wadded up and thrown in the trash can. Who would have known? This is how mail disappears.
Linus
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re: Postal Service At Its Finest - NOT!
I have seen more sorting damage in the last month than I have seen in a long time. One could guess is the USPS is trying to reduce manual handling and just seeing if they go through. All have been stamp purchases and most stamps are not cancelled (all using old postage). It is either snagging on the end or damaging the applied stamps.
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re: Postal Service At Its Finest - NOT!
Yes, the USPS is always trying to reduce the manual handling of mail. Old US postage stamps don't stand a chance when they run into a series of acceleration rollers that shoot your letter up to high speed. These rollers turn extremely fast, pinch hard, and are highly abrasive on the stamps and the leading edge of the letter. New self-adhesive stamps fare better, but even those can get scuffed. You especially see this right edge peel back on any postcards you receive in the mail.
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"Not long ago I sent a lot to the US ,it came back address unknown ,I reposted it and the recipient received it ????"
This has happened to me a few times as well. No reason for the rejection whatsoever. Writing was clear, so I tried again and no problem.
Not that long ago I received a letter that was returned because the recipient had moved. This was correct, but sending the letter and receiving it back again took four months! It makes one wonder if they still use carrier pigeons.
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