the Post Office is apparently fucking me over...

[Nickatilynx]

I don't see how they would know it originated from adult.

[TheEnforcer]

Originally Posted by Nickatilynx

I don't see how they would know it originated from adult.

Maybe the checks are addressed to a company name gave it away?

[frustrated]

Originally Posted by TheEnforcer

Maybe the checks are addressed to a company name gave it away?

Originally Posted by Nickatilynx

I don't see how they would know it originated from adult.

The mail you recieve implies a lot about who you are, and what you do. For example, do you recieve collection notices with red text stamped 'Final Notice'? Or do you recieve offers for Quantum cards with '$100,000 Credit Line Pre-Approved' stamped on the envelope?

One might come to the conclusion that you're either well off, or broke. Or that you're either responsible, or careless. In the case of our businesses, we recieve magazines from companies like AVN, Klixxx, and fliers from places like AVN Expo and Internext. We get various mailings in black unmarked envelopes. All of these say *PORNO* to postal workers. In my case, I own a company with 'Media' in the name, and that's posted on every bit of mail I get. It's also very obvious what mailings contain checks, and which ones don't. People aren't stupid. Post office workers get to witness very interesting things from behind the scenes. They see everything.

But some of them are apparently stupid enough to play with our mail and make moral decisions on whether we should recieve our money. Think about what these people are taught in church. I've been to church many times. I know they talk about the evils of pornography and all the things they think are bad for society. It's not much of a stretch to imagine they think they're doing society a favor by basically cutting off our source of funding.

What makes this especially wrong is that I actually ended up filing for bankruptcy about a month ago because of all these inconsistencies with my money. I feel they are somewhat responsible for my financial problems.

Food for thought.

[pushpills]

i've had about a dozen netflixes get "lost" on the way here or on the way back, and it aint that much of a journey...

[sarettah]

We had a package a couple of months ago just having to go to what amounts to the next town over.

1. Jen took it to the post office and used the automated stuff. Put it on the scale, punched in the address, paid, got the label, barcode and all and put it ont the package and mailed it. Package comes back to us about a week later as undeliverable as addressed (keep in mind this is with a label that they printed, with a barcode that they produced, on equipment that verified the address first)

2. So, Jen calls the lady it is going through, confirms the address, asks if she wants us to run it over there (literally a 15 minute run) she says no, just mail it.

3. Jen takes it back to the post office, this time takes it to the counter, tells the folks the story. Postal clerk checks it all out, says there is no reason it should'nt have been delivered, assures Jen ti will get there so Jen leaves it there and comes home.

4. About a week later the package comes back as undeliverable as addressed.

We called the lady and then drove the fucker over...lol..

I deal with mail on an everyday basis (not at the post office but as a direct mailer) The post office has attempted to automate everything they can about the process and the data that runs through it and while computers don't make mistakes, those that program them and use them do. Barcodes that are screwed can send your mail all to hell and highwater and back, things like that.

[MorganGrayson]

I use the "type in all caps, large font, in bold, READ THE LABEL" method to mail packages.

Most of the time, it works.

I knew that bar codes were going to be one of the slingshots that helped bring down this civilization this first time I saw one.

To err is human.

To really fuck up, you need a computer.