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<p>[QUOTE="kangayou, post: 907471, member: 23111"]As of today I am of the opinion that sending a valuable item via 1st class insured mail is like shouting to everybody that it wants to be tampered with or somehow become lost.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have never used register mail so I cannot comment.</p><p><br /></p><p>I love flat rate priority mail for the 70 pounds you are allowed to ship and the fact that they will deliver after hours and on Saturdays. The tracking for priority mail leaves a whole lot to be desired , but I have never had a single item being sent to me nor 1 I sent to others , misrouted or lost via USPS Priority Mail.</p><p><br /></p><p>When you discover the heights that some of those packages can fall off the conveyor belts during sorting and processing , you will appreciate the strong emphasis of over packing , padding and taping. I usually place 1 medium flat rate box inside another for double the strength. Heck the flat rate boxes are free at any post office and they do come in an adequate variety of shapes and sizes. You can further save on the actual shipping costs if you use the Click-n-Ship service online & print your own shipping label.</p><p><br /></p><p>One limitation of Priority is that you are not supposed to ship coins nor currency internationally. You can however add insurance and signature required to Priority Flat Rate Mail very inexpensively.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kangayou, post: 907471, member: 23111"]As of today I am of the opinion that sending a valuable item via 1st class insured mail is like shouting to everybody that it wants to be tampered with or somehow become lost. I have never used register mail so I cannot comment. I love flat rate priority mail for the 70 pounds you are allowed to ship and the fact that they will deliver after hours and on Saturdays. The tracking for priority mail leaves a whole lot to be desired , but I have never had a single item being sent to me nor 1 I sent to others , misrouted or lost via USPS Priority Mail. When you discover the heights that some of those packages can fall off the conveyor belts during sorting and processing , you will appreciate the strong emphasis of over packing , padding and taping. I usually place 1 medium flat rate box inside another for double the strength. Heck the flat rate boxes are free at any post office and they do come in an adequate variety of shapes and sizes. You can further save on the actual shipping costs if you use the Click-n-Ship service online & print your own shipping label. One limitation of Priority is that you are not supposed to ship coins nor currency internationally. You can however add insurance and signature required to Priority Flat Rate Mail very inexpensively.[/QUOTE]
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