Crushed boxes of eggs

[ozark hen]

good luck fuzzies and keep us posted.

 

[Pagemaker]

I have better luck just writing FRAGILE & Handle With Care on the outside of the box.
On 2 sides I write "FRAGILE" and on the other 2 I write "Handle with Care"
and below or beside that I'll write "please" with a little smiley face.
This will prevent someone with a ego problem from thinking you are ORDERING them to be careful with your package.

 

[sandypaws]

i have ordered several times over the internet through the mail.. fedex and UPS are always great.. but "regular" mail is the times i get a crushed box...
i will pay XTRA if they will send it UPS.. plus my UPS guy is REALLY CUTE!!!

 

[bearfeet3]

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haha that's pretty smart

 

[CK Chickadilly]

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That is always a plus....

I have ordered eggs twice, just recently from NC & last fall from CA. All packaged very well but out of 14 eggs only 5 hatched (both boxes).....most of them were scrambled big time!

I have decided that I won't order eggs anymore.

But I think the PO takes pride in wrecking our eggs. It can't be my incubating techniques cause this last time (I am waiting now on pips) I placed 21 eggs in the bator & only had to throw out 1 & most of them are pipping right now.

UPS work well though??

 

[ozark hen]

Can't remember where I read/heard it but I was under the impression that UPS and FedEx didn't take hatching eggs or chicks?? Does anyone know this for a fact?

 

[gervais22]

yes the u.s postal service is rather bad (any company/ class).

Here in the UK. I ordered 20 eggs on a tuesday at 4pm. The eggs were there other side of the country. I received them at 7am Wednesday, all of them are fertile.

Royal Mail is just the best i must say, best postal service in the world. you can't say anything wrong about it.

 

[ozark hen]

Samuel, since the U.K postal is so great..............do you think you could send me some chocolate orps??

 

[ladychick]

Nearly all UK sellers use the polystryne egg boxes these are good.
I send and receive via special delivery its hand sorted not like the normal 1st class post which go through large mailing drums ( which do damage air sac's) I put lables saying "live plants handle with care" surprises some customers but it works. Words like fragile or eggs can encourage some workers to play football.

 

[ChickieKeeta]

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I know the USPS is the only one that will ship live chicks.
UPS & Fedex won't ship live chicks. I don't know about eggs.