Santa Bateman Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 so i havent sent a record in a while. few months. apparently (starting this month) if you have fragile written on your package they add a charge. just got charged $10.35 to send a record to georgia (from texas) i paid cause i wont get another chance till friday/sat. so when they ask fragile, are we supposed to say no or yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hecollec+or Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Never written fragile on a package. I feel like that word is a target to treat your shipment even shittier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Bateman Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 i do sometimes. today was one of those days and bam. i felt like i was gonna be q bitch for saying no but i kinda had to pay for it. nimodo. now i know. le poop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Use "Do Not Bend". No extra fees. RowBearToe and imaxcowboyx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Bateman Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 haha. technically it doesnt say fragile. thats good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranaspank Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Dang, I always write "fragile" and "do not bend" on my packages. Looks like I'll just do the latter going forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Is this only for media mail? I write fragile on everything I mail, because everything I mail is fragile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Bateman Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 probably and just say no to the on screen stuff that says fragile. wonder if they'll say it says do not bend that its considered fragile etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowBearToe Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Dang, I always write "fragile" and "do not bend" on my packages. Looks like I'll just do the latter going forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 so i havent sent a record in a while. few months. apparently (starting this month) if you have fragile written on your package they add a charge. just got charged $10.35 to send a record to georgia (from texas) i paid cause i wont get another chance till friday/sat. so when they ask fragile, are we supposed to say no or yes the fragile fee was $10.35? how much was the fee they added to your bill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hecollec+or Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 thefinalmasquerade, soundofsilver and brianmorgante 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappingtheyears Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I'm guessing it was sent through USPS? That's weird. I only ever have to answer the hazardous materials question on the screen when I'm sending out packages, it doesn't ask if I'm sending anything fragile or anything like that if I remember correctly. As far as writing "fragile" or "do not bend" on mailers, I barely ever have to do that because people have typically already written it on mailers if I'm reusing them. The people at the post office know I'm sending out records, so they sometimes will stamp it as fragile without me even asking. I've never been charged extra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Bateman Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 my total was $13.75 or so. $10.35 fragile fee and $3.45 to ship it. yes usps. the worker said it started this month from now on. yeah same with the hazardous stuff. i read the screen and it included fragile on there. its before hazardous etc basically all the other shit it had on there. pretty sure this guy wouldve told me something even i hadnt written it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 had i saw that price upon wrapping up my shipment, i would have calmly asked for a sharpie. scratched off 'fragile' and replaced with 'lick my balls' ExtraFox, RowBearToe, -tess. and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Never written fragile on a package. I feel like that word is a target to treat your shipment even shittier. I remember back when Lifehacker did a podcast a listener who worked for the post office wrote in and said that this is the case. A lot of employees intentionally mistreat fragile marker packages. He said the best deterrent is to have a kid (or if you can fake it) write "Happy Birthday" or "I love you grandma!" on the package because employees will assume it's a handmade gift from a kid and will treat it nicely haha. Never tried it myself but it makes sense. WAXXX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I've heard the same thing from ups employees. What a bunch of assholes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Bateman Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 thats also a good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcha Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Hahahahaha. Exactly what I was thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I always put fragile on my shipments. Sent something today, same price as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 i need to see what they put on that receipt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Bateman Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 its in my car atm. when i get out of work ill upload it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Bateman Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 emacs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Ridiculous. I could see them trying to tack on 50 cents but this aggression cannot stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 fuuuuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyFrosted Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard in a while. People send fragile items of all types all the time. Who decided TEN DOLLARS was an appropriate amount for sending one single thing that weighs like a pound? If this is true, I'm just never gonna write Fragile again. I might have to grill my mail office about the rule, what is or isn't accepted non-fee writing on the package etc. Man, if that just popped up on me right before I sent it, I would have just been like 'No, nevermind, thank you', taken my record back home and used another mailer. One that says 'Don't throw this around like a football you assholes.' vinyl addict 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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