Shipped Egg Massacre Survivors

[Pyxis]

Yep, it was awful! I got THREE letters in the mail about this from the post office. One just to acknowledge that I had put in a claim, another asking me to take the package and its contents to the post office and have the clerk examine it and fill out a form, which I will not be doing since I did not keep a box of rotting eggs around, and the third saying my claim was denied because the proof of value wasn't sufficient and I can appeal it being denied with sufficient proof of value.

I'm just going to go to the post office and ask one of the ladies there to fill out the form based on the pictures, because who would keep rotting eggs around for a week? Honestly.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Yep, it was awful! I got THREE letters in the mail about this from the post office. One just to acknowledge that I had put in a claim, another asking me to take the package and its contents to the post office and have the clerk examine it and fill out a form, which I will not be doing since I did not keep a box of rotting eggs around, and the third saying my claim was denied because the proof of value wasn't sufficient and I can appeal it being denied with sufficient proof of value.

I'm just going to go to the post office and ask one of the ladies there to fill out the form based on the pictures, because who would keep rotting eggs around for a week? Honestly.

Seriously???

I would find that postal worker that asked you how your box was to verify and fill out the form for you... ludicrous to think you would just keep that sitting around waiting for them to have it examined... even more ridiculous, what post office would allow it inside their doors at that point anyways???

And proof of value? Receipt from your purchase wasn't enough?

This is just mind boggling...

 

[AquaDuck]

You should have taken out the eggs that were whole, and left the rotting package in the post office. Preferably on a friday afternoon.

This is my fear every time I order eggs in the mail. Bad both for you and the seller, the seller will lose money on the eggs having to send you new ones, and you will lose the eggs. I hope the postal service has the decency to take the blame...

 

[Pyxis]

Seriously???

I would find that postal worker that asked you how your box was to verify and fill out the form for you... ludicrous to think you would just keep that sitting around waiting for them to have it examined... even more ridiculous, what post office would allow it inside their doors at that point anyways???

And proof of value? Receipt from your purchase wasn't enough?

This is just mind boggling...

I know. It gets better; I heard from the seller today that she also put in a claim to try to get shipping money for the new eggs (I was going to send that to her if my claim went through) and they also asked HER to have me bring the box to my local post office.

I'm just going to screenshot the entire Paypal transaction and send that. Not sure how they'll be able to argue with that.

You should have taken out the eggs that were whole, and left the rotting package in the post office. Preferably on a friday afternoon.

Unfortunately they left this box on my porch, so I wasn't at the post office to be able to do that. I immediately threw it out after opening it because it stank so bad and I didn't want it in my house any longer

 

[Pyxis]

Well, I had the ladies at my PO fill out the form as best they could without having the box there - they couldn't say on the form that they had the box so that might hurt my odds. And I appealed the claim with a different proof of value. So we will see.

And, the seller has eggs for me and will be shipping them out tomorrow. The survivors are still doing well and coming along. We'll see if they make it all the way to hatch.

 

[andreanar]

Ugh, the whole thing is ridiculous! But has taught me that if this ever happens, to bag the box and nasty eggs in a Ziploc to take to the p.o. Let them open and examine it!

 

[Pyxis]

Good news, just received replacement eggs from the breeder! All 14 eggs are intact and look good. I'll candle tonight and check the air cells, but this is much better than last time, for sure!

 

[aliciaplus3]

very exciting!

 

[Pyxis]

Well, I can't believe it, but hatch date for the surviving eggs was yesterday. And they all hatched, every single one. So that's a 100% hatch rate on shipped eggs, something I've only ever accomplished twice before, and these eggs I didn't expect any to hatch at all.

 

[Ravynscroft]

That is awesome and amazing!!!