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Post by stardiamond on Jan 4, 2024 17:20:39 GMT -5
I take Etsy sale packages to USPS collection boxes. I ship in 9x7 padded envelopes with a padded 1.15 inch padded jewelry box inside. Unless the package gets stomped on, the contents are secure.
There were 25,000 thefts from the collection boxes in the first 6 months of the 2023 fiscal year. USPS has changed their collection boxes to be more secure. Electronic locks and a 1/2 inch opening. I found out about this yesterday when I tried to mail a package. A lot of people pay their bills by check and thieves bleach out the payee and cash the checks. I found out about this almost 15 years ago from a coworker who put outgoing mail in their mailbox with the flag up. The only thing I put in my mailbox to be picked up by the carrier is misdelivered mail. I have two alternatives now for mailing a package; going into the post office or scheduling a USPS pickup. The service is available at my address and is free when scheduled with mail delivery. My porch is very secure.
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ThomasT
spending too much on rocks
Trying to keep the dust down.
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Post by ThomasT on Jan 5, 2024 7:37:20 GMT -5
Yep, we take packages inside the post office to drop in a package drop box or get the higher value insured packages scanned in directly at the service counter. To many thieves trying anything anymore.
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