benchwarmer Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 yea I sort of like going to the post office. one of those love/hate things. One dude always tells me about the stuff he buys on amazon. and when I bring in 7"s to mail he always says "oh, some 45's today" and asks if things are EPs or LPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skumbucket Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 my post office is just two blocks south of my apartment, so i get a nice little walk in when i have to go pick things up. the people that work there are social pariahs...total wierdos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counterfiction Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 my post office is on the same street (circle) as my gym so it's a pretty good deal. i get to work out and ship records all in the same trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I used to live right across from this really nice, modernized post office which (I think) was the hub for a big portion of Cleveland. The clerks were super-friendly, the lobby was open 24 hours a day and they had one of those automated postage machines (which ruled when I was mailing out Somerset promo CDs -- I'd just go over there at 2am and plow through a few hundred with no one else there). Since I moved, that post office is pretty out of the way from me now, and there's a new one I go to on my lunch break to mail vinyl out. It is the worst. It's almost always the same guy working (middle aged, black, missing teeth). Dude is lazy as a motherfucker. I went in there the other day to mail a package to my girlfriend and asked for delivery confirmation on it. He said, "You know, we have those slips over there" [points to the table behind me] "--you could've put it on here before coming up to the counter." (Keep in mind because of his missing teeth, I couldn't make out what he was saying and had to ask him to repeat it.) Like, seriously? It's your fucking JOB, dude! Don't fucking groan and sigh when I walk in with three packages that need to be mailed! One time, I brought in a bill I had to mail that needed postage. He handed me the stamp and said, "You can mail it over there," and pointed to the mail slot. Are you for fucking real? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creepz Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 haha please tell me you bought a wide mailbox just for records! maybe? ok, yes I did. It was either that or have them leave boxes on the stoop where they may get stepped on or rained on. hooray for my wife supporting my habit. haha +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarondanger Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I used to live right across from this really nice, modernized post office which (I think) was the hub for a big portion of Cleveland. The clerks were super-friendly, the lobby was open 24 hours a day and they had one of those automated postage machines (which ruled when I was mailing out Somerset promo CDs -- I'd just go over there at 2am and plow through a few hundred with no one else there).Since I moved, that post office is pretty out of the way from me now, and there's a new one I go to on my lunch break to mail vinyl out. It is the worst. It's almost always the same guy working (middle aged, black, missing teeth). Dude is lazy as a motherfucker. I went in there the other day to mail a package to my girlfriend and asked for delivery confirmation on it. He said, "You know, we have those slips over there" [points to the table behind me] "--you could've put it on here before coming up to the counter." (Keep in mind because of his missing teeth, I couldn't make out what he was saying and had to ask him to repeat it.) Like, seriously? It's your fucking JOB, dude! Don't fucking groan and sigh when I walk in with three packages that need to be mailed! One time, I brought in a bill I had to mail that needed postage. He handed me the stamp and said, "You can mail it over there," and pointed to the mail slot. Are you for fucking real? HAHAHAHA the blad black guy who works at my post offices nickname is milkdud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steventangent Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 one guy at my post office used to collect vinyl. He always sees me coming and going with records, so he gave me his email address and phone number. I kinda figured he'd be full of shit and have nothing but old Chicago records and stuff, except that he's in his 50s and seems pretty hip. Today he told me he was looking for his original MC5 Kick Out The Jams ("Back from when it originally said "motherfucker"... pretty dumb that they changed it").As soon as I get back from Denver, I'm calling this dude and raiding his house. I'm pretty stoked because he said he's not REALLY actively trying to get rid of stuff, and I'm the only person he's offered to sell to. I'll make a thread if this turns out to rule as much as I'm hoping it will. I have a few older key wants that I've been after for a while, so let me know if you go over there soon. Will do. I'm gonna take notes on some things I think. I'm so excited I could wet myself. I also had a really bad experience with someone making me an offer like this... I'll have to recount that one in another thread. Dude was adamant about me putting on fucking lotion for some reason! no but really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 thailand post is fine.they take care vinyl or fargile stuffs as well but i hate customs departments.they ever shocked me by imported tax around 40 usd per record.... woah, that´s a lot. Last time they charged me I had to pay like 7 Euro import tax for a $50 record from Japan thailand customs always think record online buyers are a richman but i'm not.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 anybody hre ever shipped vinyl by ups or fedex or dhl ? those company fees are expensive,right ? and you have to pay tax for ship records by their service or not ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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