02-12-14, 03:37 PM | ||
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02-12-14, 03:45 PM | |
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eyefit - sorry this happened. omg.
it's a coincidence hearing your story because i just read an article in the local paper about 2 postal workers who were arrested and found guilty of stealing gift cards from mail that was in transit. one of the thieves stole 2 different gift cards, 1 from a local supermarket (Foodland) and 1 from Target. they nabbed the thief because his wife used the Foodland gift card and his daughter, who lives on the mainland, used the Target giftcard. i thought it was noteworthy because whenever you buy GC's, the vendor tells you "treat it like cash because we cannot replace it." i agree with that part, but i always assumed that the vendor wouldn't bother helping you track down an alleged stolen GC.
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02-12-14, 03:47 PM | |
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That's awful. So weird that they stole only one set of DVDs, too.
Never had a package tampered with like that, but we had one Amazon order stolen. UPS left the box by my side door, someone opened the box and stole one of the two items inside, then put the box in my recycling bin. I assumed the whole package was stolen when I got the UPS "delivered" notification and the box wasn't where it was supposed to be. I filed claims with UPS and Amazon, then two days later went to put some newspapers in the recycling bin and discovered the ripped-open box. The thief left me the wood-floor cleaner I'd ordered and stole......DH's gadget-of-the-moment, a (cheap) battery-operated wine-bottle opener. Guess the thief had the same random taste as DH, hah.
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02-12-14, 04:03 PM | |
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Yes, I've had items come up missing with USPS but I always buy insurance if it's valued over $100. Well, years ago when the PSP system first came out, I shipped the system along with some games to someone in the military. Because it was going out of the country, I had to list the contents. My first thought was that someone will be enticed to steal it.
Well, a couple weeks passed and nothing. I had to file a claim with USPS and they were not happy to reimburse me the $400 but I was so happy to have the insurance..........
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02-12-14, 04:10 PM | ||
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02-12-14, 04:14 PM | ||
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02-12-14, 04:15 PM | |
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That is odd. I think I'd want a photo of that package including a close up of the postal stamps showing that it what through the system and where it was stamped. If it to wasn't stamped in your hometown, there must be some sort of process you can go through. And if it isn't stamped at all or wasn't logged in anywhere, then that is useful info too.
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02-12-14, 04:17 PM | |
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Wow, such weird stories!! Colleen, sorry to hear you're out on your trade, and the contact lenses! I can only presume the thief had some sort of mental illness... I mean, really. Contact lenses?? How is that even useful to someone else?
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