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Post by oldcajun123 on Aug 25, 2018 14:18:06 GMT -5
Got a call from my Son in Dayton, pissed off ain’t the word. He brought a damaged scope to UPS to be fixed at facility where he bought it. Clerk said what’s that, he said Gun Scope. Reply, sorry we can’t ship it. Should have said Astronomer Scope I guess. He told me one of his friends was denied shipping for a rifle stock. Didn’t know that was the case, what’s wrong with these businesses doing too good money wise. How do they ship gun purchases? I am wondering.  |
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Post by Quintsrevenge on Aug 25, 2018 14:47:52 GMT -5
pre-packed before you step in. Ridiculous how things are going right now.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2018 15:08:06 GMT -5
I guess with gun parts just pack well and say “ nothing “....it’s not perishable, not flammable, not perfume of batteries when asked.....so technically your not lying. Just NEVER send a firearm in the mail without going through your local gun shop. It’s a Federal offense, you will spend your vacation in a Federal pen!! Not worth the risk.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Aug 25, 2018 15:44:33 GMT -5
Never say the word gun regardless of the rest of the statement. Just the word gun regardless of what follows will get it rejected. Why? Cause the are stupid. As Ted said, NEVER send a firearm through the mail. They get real pissy about it.
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Post by Darin on Aug 25, 2018 18:38:27 GMT -5
I don't even tell them when it's tobacco ... arts and crafts.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2018 18:45:24 GMT -5
New Federal USPS regulation: if any amount of tobacco is shipped using USPS, it must be shipped Express Mail only. The minimum cost is $24.99, an adults signature is required upon receipt. So now that you know....it’s up to you!!
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Post by SCF Dan on Aug 25, 2018 19:25:19 GMT -5
New Federal USPS regulation: if any amount of tobacco is shipped using USPS, it must be shipped Express Mail only. Citation, please. I would like to read up on this one. Thank you. |
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Post by GRUMPY on Aug 25, 2018 19:44:22 GMT -5
 Ignorance and stupidity are rampant. Too few take the effort to think for a second.  |
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Post by william on Aug 25, 2018 19:58:35 GMT -5
New Federal USPS regulation: if any amount of tobacco is shipped using USPS, it must be shipped Express Mail only. The minimum cost is $24.99, an adults signature is required upon receipt. So now that you know....it’s up to you!! |
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Post by william on Aug 25, 2018 20:02:39 GMT -5
New Federal USPS regulation: if any amount of tobacco is shipped using USPS, it must be shipped Express Mail only. Citation, please. I would like to read up on this one. Thank you. I assume this only applies to individuals. Smoking Pipes and Tobacco Pipes and Mars all use USPS priority mail. About 8 bucks and no signature required. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2018 20:04:15 GMT -5
Our biggest issue is wit Walmart. They (like another company) use weak boxes and put stuffing at the top and let the bottom stuff ride free. FedEx is actually worse than UPS. USPS is about the best. UPS has screwed us up only a few times. Still, much blame is on the company. I ordered a case of soda that twelve of the sodas fell out of and ran naked through the rest of the box doing damage to all the onlookers.
I can say no more
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2018 20:57:48 GMT -5
I could tell ya but, it take to dadburn long!
Why!!!!! would ANYONE want UPS to ship anything, much less something fragile?
Must I remind everyone what UPS stands for? United Parcel Smashers!
Pack the dadburn thing tight and padded and put in the correct size box and ship it USPS.
You can even do it online if you have a printer and a credit card or PayPal, them all ya do is hand to the post office clerk and say good bye.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2018 21:15:05 GMT -5
New Federal USPS regulation: if any amount of tobacco is shipped using USPS, it must be shipped Express Mail only. Citation, please. I would like to read up on this one. Thank you. Last week when I stopped at the local PO, of course the young lady behind the counter asked ALL the normal questions. I was mailing a large envelope of tobacco to a member, I replied “ a sample of tobacco “. Her response “ I believe new regulations are now in effect for shipping tobacco “. She spoke to the Post Master and explained “ tobacco of any amount can only be shipped by Express Mail “. Once she told me the cost was $24.99 I said no thanks. So, don’t mention tobacco at all. I shipped it another way👍👍 |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2018 21:18:04 GMT -5
Citation, please. I would like to read up on this one. Thank you. I assume this only applies to individuals. Smoking Pipes and Tobacco Pipes and Mars all use USPS priority mail. About 8 bucks and no signature required. That’s correct, she explained retailers can still ship tobacco by Priority Mail with signature required. Most just ship without signature required anyway. |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Aug 25, 2018 21:20:57 GMT -5
I always get the "aerosol, flammable or explosive items, batteries or perishables?" And that's it with USPS. But I always walk in with my box, or envelope, ready to go.
UPS is a joke. In the last 2 years that I used them I had more damaged or late packages than I have had in all of my USPS packages combined.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2018 21:32:17 GMT -5
I NEVER give up information as to what is in my package, as long as it's not any of the ones they ask me, I just say NO!
None of anyone's business what I ship as long as its not a bomb or the like.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2018 22:01:56 GMT -5
I NEVER give up information as to what is in my package, as long as it's not any of the ones they ask me, I just say NO! None of anyone's business what I ship as long as its not a bomb or the like. Ron, I learned my lesson....don’t ask...don’t tell. I was to honest! The tobacco I shipped arrived safely 👍 |
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Post by driftingfate on Aug 25, 2018 22:14:08 GMT -5
Tractor parts.
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Post by LSUTigersFan on Aug 25, 2018 22:25:36 GMT -5
Same old cr_p. It's the same thing with shipping booze.
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Post by toshtego on Aug 25, 2018 22:35:29 GMT -5
"Bibles" was the classic dodge for shipping questionable merchandise. Sharps rifles were shipped to the Reverand Beecher in Kansas in crates so marked. Hence, their being called "Beecher's Bibles" during the war. I often use "Machine Parts". |
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Post by herbinedave on Aug 25, 2018 23:33:38 GMT -5
Firearms sold for retail will have serial numbers on shipping. Company who shipped is clearly marked. You must have a strict chain of custody as firearm is put into inventory. Your job is not done until some peckerwood manager locks it up. Shipping firearms is done in reverse and the firearm is not suppose to leave your range of vision until UPS or FEDEX picks it up.
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Post by trailboss on Aug 25, 2018 23:55:13 GMT -5
I could tell ya but, it take to dadburn long! Why!!!!! would ANYONE want UPS to ship anything, much less something fragile? Must I remind everyone what UPS stands for? United Parcel Smashers! Pack the dadburn thing tight and padded and put in the correct size box and ship it USPS. You can even do it online if you have a printer and a credit card or PayPal, them all ya do is hand to the post office clerk and say good bye. Yep |
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 26, 2018 7:07:54 GMT -5
If I'm posting anything pipe or tobacco related, I'll say it's dried herbs and a piece of carved wood. Sorry to hear your son had that experience oldcajun123. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Aug 26, 2018 12:43:56 GMT -5
Yup, carved wood is my explanation when I ask for insurance.
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Post by papipeguy on Aug 26, 2018 12:54:18 GMT -5
When asked the standard questions about what I ship via the USPS I always answer the flammable substance question, "Not yet." I never had a problem. Probably keeping the answers as generic as possible is the safe way to go.
And if you think shipping tobacco is a pain try opening a company bank account with the word "Tobacco" in the name of your business. I went to 4 banks before one would accept our accounts.
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Post by monbla256 on Aug 26, 2018 21:36:50 GMT -5
They hire delivery people who have worked for DHL !  |
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Post by monbla256 on Aug 26, 2018 21:47:17 GMT -5
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Post by trailboss on Aug 27, 2018 2:19:42 GMT -5
Yep... I work in the freight industry, and it is a common classification for firearms manufacturers to list on the Bill Of lading as "Machined Parts." It allows firearms to be shipped discreetly, and minimizes the security loss risk. Yeah, it's called punishing the sinners... There is a concerted effort to demonize and refuse to do any business with anything related to firearms or pro-2nd amendment rights, and a lot of CEO's are buying into it...from airlines to credit card companies. www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-companies-gun-control-20201027-story.html |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2018 6:00:11 GMT -5
New Federal USPS regulation: if any amount of tobacco is shipped using USPS, it must be shipped Express Mail only. Citation, please. I would like to read up on this one. Thank you. Next time you visit your local PO just ask “ what’s the procedure now for mailing tobacco products within the U.S. “, a lot easier then looking up the citation on this new regulation. |
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Post by sparks on Aug 27, 2018 6:22:29 GMT -5
The only tobacco products legally restricted from mailing via USPS is Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco. Even then, there are exceptions for person to person shipping.
Your mail girl is a moron. There is no new regulation related to non-commercial tobacco shipments.
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