Just another reason not to use USPS

plus if you get a crotchety employee they will make sure it doesn't arrive.

 

I use FedEx and have never had a single issue. In the case of USPS, I prefer not to use any services which are part of the Federal government

 

http://www.popularmechanics.com/tec...-shipping-company-is-kindest-to-your-packages

So which company treats your packages with the most tender loving care? After crunching the data and averaging the number of spikes recorded by each carrier on each trip, we found that the USPS has the gentlest touch, with a per-trip average of 0.5 acceleration spikes over 6 g's. FedEx and UPS logged an average of three and two big drops per trip, respectively (see graph, next page).

Given those results, we were a little surprised to find that the USPS flipped over its Express Mail packages an awful lot, averaging 12.5 position changes per trip. Meanwhile, FedEx averaged seven position changes, and UPS had an average of four.

All three carriers did a good job at maintaining a stable temperature, but FedEx nabbed the top rating, with an average change of only 26.01 degrees, compared with 26.8 degrees for UPS and almost 32 degrees for the USPS. But the maximum temperatures our package experienced were within 2 degrees, and at no time did a temperature register above 80 degrees or below 47 degrees.

One disheartening result was that our package received more abuse when marked "Fragile" or "This Side Up." The carriers flipped the package more, and it registered above-average acceleration spikes during trips for which we requested careful treatment.

 

Definitely not true. UPS has thrown away multiple boxes coming to me because they were leaking boxes of beer (including one whale bif box). :-(

Fedex has refused to deliver a dripping box of beer but has let me come to the depot and sign for it and pick it up.

USPS has delivered multiple dripping boxes to my doorstep. in fact, posts like this occur all the time on here. USPS is repeatedly documented on here as having delivered a dripping box, while people post regularly about losing damaged boxes through either of the other carriers.

 

I have used all three: Fedex, USPS and UPS with no problems whatsoever

 

Looks like you need dat FTowne foam.

 

If you are going to be doing any reasonable amount of trading and if the bottles are worth more than a few bucks each, invest in some shippers (stryo or pulp). I am a trustee for several out-of-state traders and it makes everything so much easier.

After that, just pick the shipper that is the cheapest. After seeing several bottles broken in the middle of the box, I am convinced that the weight of the bottles compressing against themselves (after the box has been dropped several times throughout the course of the shipment) contributes to a lot of the breakage. I don't know how much comes externally.

 

I have shipped with shippers twice, but have shipped lots of boxes just with bubble wrap etc, if you know how to pack a box, you won't have issues. you can't blame the shipping service if you don't pack it correctly.

 

Not like it really matters as legislation has been tossed around to allow USPS to ship alcohol in order to help with hard financial times.

And a side note. NEVER, EVER EEEEEEVER put a Fragile sticker on the box. That's just code for "Let's test how well they packed this".

It's like a girl wearing a low cut shirt that reads DON'T STARE. Chances are she'll get ten times as more attention than she would have.

 

Eventually your box will take a hard knock on a wall and you will have a break. A sturdy outer box is very important unless you are using about a foot thickness worth of bubble wrap around each bottle.

 

I've shipped through USPS several times even before trading on here with zero problems. I've used both medium and large boxes with no issue. It's very unfortunate that the box was damaged, but for the bottle to break like that seems like an elephant sat on it. Seriously. That's a gnarly break. I'll continue to use USPS for small shipments because the packages get to there destination in 2-3 days, unlike using FedEx ground and having the bottles sit on a hot truck/in a hot warehouse for 5 days.

Damaged boxes are the price of trading and as long as the trader makes up for it then I don't see a reason to complain.

 

How about telling your trader to stop being a noob at packaging and read up prior to shipping.

So much tasty beer down the drain

 

This is correct, in my experience. When I was 17 all I wanted was to buy great beers in order to trade them greater beer.

 

I need to make a packing video, learn some n00bz on how to get their game tight.

 

that would be hella tight