USPS is NOT my friend WAHHHHHH

[jenlynn4]

Just thought I'd let all you egg shipper/receivers in on a USPS secret since I now work for them;
The packages that are marked as fragile/eggs/etc. are not placed into a separate holding/shipping area. They are shipped together with general parcels. When we get our parcels in for the day, they are stacked super high on a pallet. Those badly crushed boxes of eggs could have been unlucky enough to end up at the bottom of that pallet load of parcels and some people seem to ship lead! If I was to ship eggs, I would use something like that solid, thick styrofoam to reinforce the top and sides of the FRB. Along with the bubble wrapping and such. I think they would have a much better chance in route.
I've heard horror stories from my mother who used to work for the USPS years ago that when a package was marked as "fragile" that it was code for "let's play kickball!" I can personally vouch for my location that that is not the case. If I have a parcel marked as "fragile" I handle it with kid gloves. I know what it's like to get a package that been beat to heck

This is why I use the Small box!!!! I really works. the people who are stacking packages USUALLY put the larger boxes on the bottome...I use the little 6x6 priority box and the eggs really seem to do great! I actually had someone complain about the small box but the eggs arrived safely...I didnt get it! But just think about it with that little box no one is going to put a huge box on top of it, the huge box would fall over! LOL JMHO!

 

[SourRoses]

Using the foam inserts is a great idea! I have fish coming to me all the time, and since the PO requires the foam for the fish, I've never had a problem with a damaged or even slightly dented or creased box, nor have I ever head of one! Just thinking abut it now, every egg seller should offer the foam to their customers! It costs extra, so that should be on the buyer, and optional, but I know if Im paying $25+ for eggs, I'd much rather protect my investment with an extra $4, then throw it away or have my plans messed up!
I wonder how we can convince some of the egg sellers to get the hard foam inserts to offer to us?

 

[KZ]

I wonder how they packed those 6 Chocolate Orpington eggs that sold on Ebay for $1,000.00. I had to laugh at a $12.95 shipping charge, for 1K I would think you could just throw in the shipping - overnight shipping too - which $12.95 would not cover ...

The poster that said she had good luck with the little box because it usually ends up on top makes sense. I received 26 eggs in a medium flat rate box and thought the seller really pushed the envelope with that many eggs in that size box, but they were all perfect and seem to be developing nicely. After reading this I am thinking they did a good thing.

 

[horseyjess]

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1,000.00 for 6 eggs

holy heck!! I think that they should be hand delivered for that.. Even state to state lmao!

 

[Carol.in.WV]

Just thought I'd let all you egg shipper/receivers in on a USPS secret since I now work for them;
The packages that are marked as fragile/eggs/etc. are not placed into a separate holding/shipping area. They are shipped together with general parcels. When we get our parcels in for the day, they are stacked super high on a pallet. Those badly crushed boxes of eggs could have been unlucky enough to end up at the bottom of that pallet load of parcels and some people seem to ship lead! If I was to ship eggs, I would use something like that solid, thick styrofoam to reinforce the top and sides of the FRB. Along with the bubble wrapping and such. I think they would have a much better chance in route.
I've heard horror stories from my mother who used to work for the USPS years ago that when a package was marked as "fragile" that it was code for "let's play kickball!" I can personally vouch for my location that that is not the case. If I have a parcel marked as "fragile" I handle it with kid gloves. wink I know what it's like to get a package that been beat to heck.

I have worked in a post office and have to second the above. In the post office I worked in the boxes and packages all came off the truck in a wheeled container with a kind of canvas cover about 6' high x 4 x 5 or so. Packages were all jumbled up in these containers. Pack your eggs as if they are going to be drop kicked and bricks thrown on top of them. The worst shipment I ever received had warnings about eggs plastered all over it. Not every postal employee is a good person. There are some malicious nuts out there. I think it is important for the box to look as ordinary as possible so it doesn't get picked out for the 'special' treatment from someone's anger. You can pack them in an egg carton with the big end up but what makes you think they are going to stay that way on the trip? Hens don't lay them pointy end down and don't sit on them pointy end down, but they do turn them often. What you want to prevent is the egg getting scrambled inside the shell (or of course, broken) and IMHO bubble wrap will absorb shock better than a lot of other materials.

Plan for the worst and hope for the best!​

 

[snowflake]

If you are mailing eggs, wouldn't it be a good idea to mail them express,next day delivery? Those need to be delivered by noon and are not as likely to get packed on a flat with a bunch of other pkgs.

 

[KZ]

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I think that's a great idea, but its very expensive, like $40 or more to ship. Speaking of which, I did not realize the hatcheries shipped baby chicks Priority, I assumed they were all overnight! Wow....