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  • Insaniac
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2010
    • 423
    #1

    Going Postal

    Went to the Post Office today to drop off a package with a prepaid (online from the USPS website) label.
    Asked them to scan it in and give me a receipt.
    They said that as of today (they took a "class" yesterday) they would but it would cost me $1.30 for the receipt...which eliminated the savings of using the USPS online postage!
    Seriously?

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    • Luck as a Constant
      Make Total Destroy
      • Mar 2014
      • 1952
      #2
      Why do you need a reciept for an online purchase?
      Don't you get it via email?


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      There's a hole at the center of earth where the rest of the world sinks but i stand still...

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        • Diegoboy
          Administrator
          • Mar 2007
          • 7244
          #3
          He needed a receipt showing it's out of his hands and now in the hands of the USPS. Without the receipt, a postal worker could keep the box and it would never show that the USPS had received it
          "A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough."
          . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruce Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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            • Luck as a Constant
              Make Total Destroy
              • Mar 2014
              • 1952
              #4
              Going Postal

              Doesn't the post office have to scan it to ship?
              I've never asked for a reciept before. Or should I be?


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              There's a hole at the center of earth where the rest of the world sinks but i stand still...

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                • Insaniac
                  Senior Member
                  • Jul 2010
                  • 423
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Diegoboy
                  He needed a receipt showing it's out of his hands and now in the hands of the USPS. Without the receipt, a postal worker could keep the box and it would never show that the USPS had received it
                  That is correct...I have to pay extra to ensure their honesty...LOL!
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                    • Luck as a Constant
                      Make Total Destroy
                      • Mar 2014
                      • 1952
                      #6
                      Hmm. I guess at that point I would have just taken out my smartphone and shot a video to confirm it.
                      Then put on YouTube for everyone to see


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                      There's a hole at the center of earth where the rest of the world sinks but i stand still...

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                        • tlandauer
                          Fast Electric Addict!
                          • Apr 2011
                          • 5666
                          #7
                          The USPS always complains that they lose money every year, and they think by making these little items more expensive would bring back their revenue, it is a joke.
                          My local PO is one of the bigger ones with Passport service. In the last three years they have only two people behind the counter helping people. This was a six windows counter. What they did was installing a roll of automated machines, one person stands next to it drumming attention from customers , but no one knows how to use them because this person would help each time, no chance to learn. On the other hand, when customers choose not to use the machine, this person STILL STANDS next to the machine while the other two staffers work their A** off. The line, meanwhile, gets longer ......
                          Too many boats, not enough time...

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                            • Luck as a Constant
                              Make Total Destroy
                              • Mar 2014
                              • 1952
                              #8
                              meh, priority shipping is still the best deal out there...
                              love em or hate em.....

                              we could also change the thread title to "first world problems"
                              There's a hole at the center of earth where the rest of the world sinks but i stand still...

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                                • Flying Scotsman
                                  Fast Electric Adict!
                                  • Jun 2007
                                  • 5190
                                  #9
                                  You guys have it easy try Canada Post...outrageous costs for parcel post...no home delivery in most suburban and rural areas for letters and small items....big boxes for multiple home delivery at street intersections or other sites which get broken into frequently.

                                  Douggie

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