tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post6193394456757974880..comments2024-03-27T22:06:35.339-10:00Comments on Dead Tree Edition: U.S. Postal Shredder (USPS): Damaged Catalogs Spark New Business IdeaD. Eadward Treehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01300353143826844617noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-80759645341184433162015-04-19T03:38:08.104-10:002015-04-19T03:38:08.104-10:00Mail and packages have never been gently placed by...Mail and packages have never been gently placed by any delivery service. There's no time or room for that. Several problems with the apps, biggest problems are understaffing, poor training of the mailhandlers, supervisors that do not understand the machine or much of anything else. Too often we see the wrong types of mail being processed on the machine. But there's also a big problem withAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-23474728166338270662015-04-18T05:03:59.827-10:002015-04-18T05:03:59.827-10:00I got a huge chuckle at the 1st poster stating in ...I got a huge chuckle at the 1st poster stating in the past parcels were "placed" in containers. Not after 1968 when I started at the PO. At 1st we tossed them into sacks and later bins and cages. Rarely was anything "placed" anywhere! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-52834821997132149102015-04-14T17:04:06.971-10:002015-04-14T17:04:06.971-10:00It's likely that the APPS package sorter is th...It's likely that the APPS package sorter is the culprit of damaged boxes. Imagine the machine drops a box into a container from the height of 4-5 feet. Then it proceeds to drop more (often heavier) boxes and flat bundles on top your box. Get the picture?<br /><br />In the old days, employee <i>placed</i> boxes into bags and containers. Now, in the name of progress, they a dropped and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-10705190254989119162015-04-14T01:38:09.887-10:002015-04-14T01:38:09.887-10:00I get lots of direct mail. I rarely receive anythi...I get lots of direct mail. I rarely receive anything that is mangled or shredded. Occasionally, but rarely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-38712117805058987312015-04-13T13:06:27.459-10:002015-04-13T13:06:27.459-10:00I am a eBay seller and I ship a lot of stuff by fl...I am a eBay seller and I ship a lot of stuff by flat rate Priority Mail. I have been getting complaints about shredded boxes. Maybe they have a box shredding machine as well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-60530365523100136742015-04-12T07:56:38.928-10:002015-04-12T07:56:38.928-10:00catalogs?please,the po will take that ratio of dam...catalogs?please,the po will take that ratio of damage,they literally figure the few out of millions lost is nothing.unless,it's your catalog or you're the sorry one who has to deliver it of course.the huge problem is thin,slick,political mail.it is supposed to be treated just like first class,but every election,they run it through fss.Only the first piece is in order.the machine can'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615285628064623043.post-75308315378539071962015-04-12T05:44:53.925-10:002015-04-12T05:44:53.925-10:00perhaps the USPS could go into the shredding busin...perhaps the USPS could go into the shredding business since they are so good at it already? charge the customers to rip their letter mail and catalogs to shreds! that is all the smart~aleck comments i have for today~~~thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com