Shipping eggs is risky. Receiving shipped eggs is even riskier,lol. Refusing smashed box of eggs, well... Your on your own.
Yes, the Post Office can really do a number on shipped eggs. They can do a number on shipped chicks too. I would accept shipped chicks no matter what! Why? Because refusal would be sealing the fate of those still alive.
Once upon a time, Fred had phoned me to tell me my chicks were in and it is not good. He said the box smelled bad, he peeped Through the holes and could see dead chicks. I got there and opened the box and yes some were dead. Most were alive. I took a snap shot of the contents of the box sitting on the Post Office counter. . I accepted the box and went home with the little darlings giving them fresh water and removing them from the deadly
Box. I phoned the company. And they gave me credit as soon as i sent them the snap shot.
A box of eggs I did Refuse delivery of I sent the pic of the box sitting on the USPS counter to the woman I bought the eggs. She later let me know she received the returned box. She let me know she was not refunding my money. She let me know that was the chance I took. I said I paid for insurance within the priority mail. She said no. Yes I said, in all priority mail comes built in insurance. She claimed only if I had not refused the box and only if I had made the claim. Refusing the smashed box got me nothing, not even a refund or replacement. Talked to
ebay. They were no help! Eggs are risky to ship. I am sorry for your Ayam Cemani eggs. I had two hatch out of eggs. We came home one afternoon to find one dead by the driveway. No way I will pay that much for eggs again. Yes, I let my Ayam Cemani run around free range with all my others. They get locked up every night and released every morning.
I thought my relatives were going to bring me some Svart Hona eggs. They laughed. Too much a nuisance for them to bring nuisance yard birds to me. Asked me, are not there enough pesty birds here in America? I talked to my son again this morning. Please bring me Svart Hona eggs for xmas. Will be too costly on this end for detainment. We will not have any illegal immigrants on thus end. I jokingly have asked, can not you put an egg in a pocket or two? No joking allowed when it comes to those things.
Geepers, I thought my eldest son had a sense of humor or at least a sense of adventure. It is a different world people!
