USPS - OIL Spill on cue

Billyard

Billyard

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So I shipped a package using USPS priority last Monday... it showed up today (5 days late) with the box torn and oil spilled all over it.

I cannot believe that the cue made it through without any issues. It was bubble wrapped well and not exposed.. Thank Goodness.
 

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Just wanted to make a little note, because of the excellent packing job Billyard was the shipper and I was the recipient of the cue, and he did a fantastic job wrapping the cue up prior to shipping it, and only because of the care he put into packaging the stick was why it came in the condition it did, thanks!
 
Looks a bit thicker than 10-30. Motor oil is generally not that black unless it is used.

Perhaps you try to smoke some.
 
I received a cue once from USPS and the box was split open. Thank god the person that sent it packed it well. The cue was unharmed. I think they need to be more careful with boxes that they handle. Some people may not be as lucky as I was.
 
No oil but I have received several like this in the last couple months, most at least 3 to 5 days late...
 

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Best way to ship cues are in a pvc pipe wrapped in bubble wrap. Worth it to spend a little extra on a pvc pipe to protect your investment.
 
For the umpteenth time, use registered mail - not priority mail.

Since I continue to see pictures of torn up packages with priority mail I have zero confidence anybody is paying any attention. At least I tried.
 
Usps

I sent a cue on Feb 10 priority 2nd day I think it finally arrived on the Feb 24
After 2 open investigations and a call to their consumers affairs dept.
go figure.
Glad your cue was ok that box looks awful.
MCP.
 
Billyard said:
So I shipped a package using USPS priority last Monday... it showed up today (5 days late) with the box torn and oil spilled all over it.

I cannot believe that the cue made it through without any issues. It was bubble wrapped well and not exposed.. Thank Goodness.
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Things have really changed, as bad as they used to be they are now worse. I would not risk sending a cue through the USPS unless I made my own shipping container of PVC. Ups is not necessarily much better. They bounce that stuff around in those trucks, leave packages sitting on porches, you cue will be subjected to heat possibly. At best you can do is send it over night so it gets special handling and is not being thrown around like junk.
 
A couple times, people shipped me a couple cues and shafts together in those triangle boxes without any protection whatsoever, just the cues bouncing around in the box.

Brilliant stuff, that...
 
Yep, everyone should spend the extra 3 bucks and slide a 35" section of 3" PVC in there for added protection. I've been doing that for years.
 
How does something like that happen?
It's like they go out of they're way to damage packages sometimes.
Maybe the mail truck mech. used it to prop his head up while he was changing the oil in the truck.
 
Roadking said:
How does something like that happen?
It's like they go out of they're way to damage packages sometimes.
Maybe the mail truck mech. used it to prop his head up while he was changing the oil in the truck.
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With the flat rate shipping, you can have your package piled under other packages that weight like 20, 30 or 40 pounds. You have to use packaging that can stand up to that possibility. I mailed a lathe chuck that I sold on ebay. It was really heavy. I took a flat rate box and lined it with some 1/4 inch plywood so it could handle the weight.

When I took it to the post office the girl could hardly lift it and just pushed it through a window into a bin behind her. I feel sorry for the packages it landed on not to mention the probably damage to my package. My package had not traveled like 15 feet and it was already damaged.
 
macguy said:
With the flat rate shipping, you can have your package piled under other packages that weight like 20, 30 or 40 pounds. You have to use packaging that can stand up to that possibility. I mailed a lathe chuck that I sold on ebay. It was really heavy. I took a flat rate box and lined it with some 1/4 inch plywood so it could handle the weight.

When I took it to the post office the girl could hardly lift it and just pushed it through a window into a bin behind her. I feel sorry for the packages it landed on not to mention the probably damage to my package. My package had not traveled like 15 feet and it was already damaged.
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Yea I see what your saying. But you would think common sense would kick in at some point.
 
That box looks like its been used several times. Iknow i have received many that have been used. These boxes are free.Do they have errors yes but for the most part they do a great job at much less of a price.and they deliver everywhere not like the for profit co.
 
Rico said:
That box looks like its been used several times. Iknow i have received many that have been used. These boxes are free.Do they have errors yes but for the most part they do a great job at much less of a price.and they deliver everywhere not like the for profit co.
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Nope. Box was brand new :)
 
Roadking said:
How does something like that happen?
It's like they go out of they're way to damage packages sometimes.
Maybe the mail truck mech. used it to prop his head up while he was changing the oil in the truck.
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It happens because priority mail gets tossed into a large container full of other packages and then run through sorting machines.

alstl said:
For the umpteenth time, use registered mail - not priority mail.

Since I continue to see pictures of torn up packages with priority mail I have zero confidence anybody is paying any attention. At least I tried.
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Registered mail gets signed for every time it changes hands and is handled more carefully because the person who signed for it is responsible for it.
 
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