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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 24710322, member: 77639&quot;]Strange, but I get a lot more online tracking info on progress of registered mail.&nbsp;&nbsp; Last time I sent a package via registered mail to CAC, the tracking I got as it progressed is below.</p><p><br /></p><p>Registered mail is the safest way to ship in the U.S.&nbsp; I use private insurance.&nbsp; The private insurance rate for registered mail is ½ the private rate for USPS Priority or FedEx Overnight … so, those last two are twice as risky.&nbsp; One huge advantage of private insurance is that I’m required to write a value of zero on the shipping paperwork.&nbsp; So, thieves are unlikely to nab it.&nbsp; Postal clerks aren’t supposed to ask questions about what’s in the box other than the usual about flammable, breakable, etc.&nbsp; But I have had them ask why I’m shipping something of zero value via registered mail.&nbsp; This is kindly meant because other methods would be cheaper.&nbsp; I tell them it’s business papers, and it would be a hassle if they didn’t arrive.&nbsp; They’re happy with this, and it’s no lie … there are business papers with the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone new to registered mail should read the packaging requirements very carefully … all seams sealed with paper tape, no use of address labels, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; And yes, they enforce those rules.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal</p><p><br /></p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>USPS in possession of item</p><p>(my local PO)</p><p>August 15, 2023, 10:27 am</p><p><br /></p><p>Arrived at USPS Facility</p><p>WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 95799</p><p>August 15, 2023, 8:57 pm</p><p><br /></p><p>Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility</p><p>SAN FRANCISCO CA DISTRIBUTION CENTER</p><p>August 16, 2023, 5:11 am</p><p><br /></p><p>Departed USPS Facility</p><p>SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94188</p><p>August 17, 2023, 12:28 am</p><p><br /></p><p>Arrived at USPS Facility</p><p>JAMAICA, NY 11430</p><p>August 18, 2023, 8:13 pm</p><p><br /></p><p>Departed USPS Facility</p><p>JAMAICA, NY 11430</p><p>August 18, 2023, 11:04 pm</p><p><br /></p><p>Arrived at USPS Facility</p><p>KEARNY, NJ 07099</p><p>August 20, 2023, 12:15 am</p><p><br /></p><p>Out for Delivery</p><p>BEDMINSTER, NJ 07921</p><p>August 21, 2023, 9:23 am</p><p><br /></p><p>Arrived at Post Office</p><p>BEDMINSTER, NJ 07921</p><p>August 21, 2023, 9:24 am</p><p><br /></p><p>Delivered, Left with Individual</p><p>BEDMINSTER, NJ 07921</p><p>August 21, 2023, 11:45 am[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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