The Ultimate Post Office Horror Story

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Well, my little string of bad luck continues.

Here is a brand new Cory Barnhart cue. I just got it from Cory, and sold it here on AZB. Well, we all know how gentle the post office is in handling their shipments.

Honestly, is there any real way that this could have been accidental? To me, it looks like it had to be intentionally done to totally destroy it like this.

I wrapped it in bubble wrap, and packed it in a tube. Then, I packed the tube in a new Post Office triangle box. Here is the result.

Nothing is left usable. I had hoped that we could save the forearm, but it is split right through the points. The butt sleeve is salvagable, though.

It was insured, but not at full retail value. My last post office claim took 4 hard, grueling months to settle. They kept denying it based on the fact that I had "overstated" the value. I had a $500 claim on a $1500 cue. They finally paid when the cuemaker gave me a certificate of replacement value.
Joe

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YIKES!!! That's terrible, Joe. :sorry:

It took a helluva load to bend that pin/screw like that.

How about insurance... are you covered?
 
Sorry for your loss. I can see this happening from a fork lift and an operator who misses the pallet and drives the forks into the shipment.

Hope the USPS makes good on their mistake.


Best regards,
Corey
 
Jesus!

It looks like some machinary was involved...or two postal monkeys jumped the packaged.

Did you insure it?

-roger
 
That is just fu#$ing amazing. Unreal. Man, sorry for your loss. It's almos like losing a puppy, isn't it?
 
ouch... that was one beautiful cue too. emphasis on the words WAS.

Hope you get reimbursed with the insurance easily and quickly.
 
Brutal! I just talked to Joe & we are considering using fed ex or equivalent on higher dollar cues. USPS just dogs it consistently.
 
Shipping with Fedex

Good choice...But just for your info,the package was transported by a private contractor who brang it to the mail center..from there FEDEX transports it from point to point(they are the contractor for the POSTAL SERVICE).Point is depending on where this damaged occured your still going into the same transportation system. But the postal service is responsible in this case because they are the ones you paid to send it. There is no excuse for the damage shown but something real heavy looks to have landed on the center of that tube or it was run over:o Hope they take care of you Joe
 
I usually enjoy looking at your photo's, not this time. It's a crying shame. Good luck with the claim.
 
I'll give you 3 bucks for the joint caps.. lol

Man that is some sick extreme postal servicing...

If they give you trouble here they are nits...

JV
 
That's pretty messed up...Hope they give you back some of your $$$. Still can't believe it looking at the pictures :shocked: Good luck,

-J Chao
 
Ill take the forearm $20 shipped via USPS and ill make that as my jumb cue :D:D just joking Joe.
..sorry about what happen to your package...you should sue them!!!! that's not how they handle their customer's packages....now i'm scared to use USPS :(
 
SwissChris said:
Cant you sue them for negligence and destruction of property ???
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nope..you can't do aynthing to it...if you didn't put insurence for it.you can't do anythign to the post office..

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this also happen to me few week's ago.
i went to the post office try to talk to them and see wat they can do..their answer is..sorry nothing we can do.since you did not put insurence in this cue. :eek:

post office now day's service is worst the anything
 
there is nothing funny about that! i hope they settle fast so your not out your money long. good luck buddy
 
That is terrible service by usps. Did you open the box in front of the mailman? That took some force to bend that screw pin like that. Good luck with your claim.
Glen
 
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