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by Spacys back on August 18th, 2009
only if you want someone to shake it +5
by Moongrim on August 25th, 2009
I worked for a shipping company many moons ago.
Fragile items were customarily tossed overhand.
by Got Milk on August 24th, 2009
It doesnt matter. I worked for a shipping company (not mentioning any names) and they through the packages around all the time no matter what was written on them!
by Sarge on August 28th, 2009
I think if you write "fragile" on it, it will be beaten more. I once had a heavy crate shipped and i had the shipper write "UP" with an arrow on all 4 sides. The shipper delivered it to my house sideways, and it was damaged.
by Baby is loyal on August 27th, 2009
I cant see why it would hurt to let the post office know its fragile.
by dancer on August 23rd, 2009
I only mark fragile on things I do not want bent. So far, they haven't been bent. +5
by Normal guy on August 23rd, 2009
I think it helps the package handlers to know which packages to rough up.
by R-R on August 23rd, 2009
No, it doesnt.
by mzlady on August 23rd, 2009
I think so.
by zwatcher on August 20th, 2009
it doesn't matter what you write on your package, the handlers throw them around, drop them and generally treat them like a sack of potatoes no matter what.
while working a SFMB in a mall over the holidays we got shipments of water globes and music boxes almost daily, the boxes were all clearly labeled "fragile" and still came in dinted, torn, half crushed and mangled. fortunately the company knew how UPS abused it's deliveries and overdid the packing foam to the point of stock filling barely half the box, and still we got a few items broken or in one case water globes half frozen
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on August 18th, 2009
Not at all. I have packages delivered that had 'fragile' stamped all over and they arrived damaged. I've heard from some people that the mail handlers will intentionally rough up such packages.
by Naia the Bee on August 18th, 2009
It helps; but you may still want to add some stuffing and padding to make sure the item is thoroughly protected.
by Kewl Guy - has gone 360 on August 17th, 2009
I wouldn't think it would hurt
by candy-cakes on August 17th, 2009
NO.
for two reasons;
1stly I believe if you package your item well/appropriately then I genuinely feel that the postal company should take reasonable care with ALL packages not just the ones that specify it.
2ndly, from experience (my own and a fair amount of friend's experiences) packages/suitcases marked FRAGILE had an "odd" tendency to go missing! Apparently it is a signal to stiicky-fingered employees that the contents are expensive (seeing as most fragile items are expensive it's not hard to see the logic i guess) and therefor too tempting not to pinch! The only time my luggage ever went missing was when we put huge FRAGILE stickers on it because we had porcelain EXPENSIVE souveniers inside...and suprise suprise it got "lost", never to be found. funny how a huge suitcase can just vanish into thin air huh?
My friends started noticing that when they would specify for fragile to be written on the packages they ordered that like 50% of the time those marked packages would simply never arrive, where as normally they always got their packages (safe neighbourhood etc) and it didnt take them long to figure out why.
So I advise you either always register a package that needs to be labeled fragile OR simply have it packaged VERY well with plenty of bubble wrap (lol) and dont mark it as fragile.
by john pennington on August 17th, 2009
The post office must be hiring people that cannot read english.
My wife has sent many items marked "fragile" in the mail. she buys and sells on Ebay.
Many items have been destroyed due to mishandling by the post office.
Best bet is to ensure each item.
Maybe these workers just need new glasses.
by Anonymous on August 17th, 2009
Not really.
Most postal workers can't read English, it seems.
+5
by The Anonymous Witch on August 17th, 2009
no !!! not at all !!! it is worse . if it is international and you mark it as "glass vase" etc.... if it is uninsured . i truly beleive it will be broken on purpose. even if it is insured , a worker, grumpy at the bosses may smash it to give them greif . this may be rumor .... or a cowinkydink..... but i have been shipping for years . worldwide . and i refuse to "target " my parcels with that sticker ! . they have been safe since .
by Shemarq the Wamama on August 17th, 2009
I've heard that some people will toss it around more when they see it (you got to remember, not all these people are at the top of the gene pool). If something is fragile, just make sure it is packaged more securely.
by Mastodon on August 17th, 2009
Yes, I'm pretty sure the guy wearing a hernia belt and getting paid minimum wage+$1 will really give a crap about a "fragile" sticker.
by superninja on August 17th, 2009
yes i do in fact!
but since youy asked this question i have to tell u something. my dad worked for the airport and they get pissed off when you put fragile on a box so they throw it harder
by -Icy- on August 17th, 2009
yes but adding packing is good, hey robin +5
by Mendtos on August 17th, 2009
It is probably more effective at keeping things safe than not putting it on there.
Also, I do it because I'm hooked on that scene from "A Christmas Story" where the dad thinks it must be italian and pronounces it fra-gee-lay
by robinhug on August 23rd, 2009
no more writing fragile!
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by CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss on August 18th, 2009
heheheheheheheheheheh breath woman Ps: what happened to strange1?
by Spacys back on August 18th, 2009
I told you last nnight, he took me off his friends list ;(
by CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss on August 18th, 2009
Lost another ont ;(
by CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss on August 18th, 2009
i must have lost the thread :0( seems to happen alot to me. i think he deleted everyone and left then
by Spacys back on August 18th, 2009
So I guess I lost another one. Boo Hoo Poor Me....(looking to see if you feel sorry for me so i can guage how much i can get away with taking advantage of the situation) hold me, I'm weak with sadness and woe...(putting my cigar out on the bottom of my shoe and saving the butt for later)...quick, i'm sinking fast....hep
by CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss on August 18th, 2009
shame me think him and hellz angel had a falling out :(
bending down and trying to get the cigar out from unda the foot.Damb woman you know i do anything for a puff of chor cancer stick.gimme gimme pluuze just one drag
by Spacys back on August 18th, 2009
Ooooooooooh yes beg a litte....cum on....beg a little more....i might even let you have the one i was saving for myself later...you don't mind seconds do you? I'll leave enough for you to get the satisfaction of actually getting the hole thing, but you'll have to use that pwitty imagination of yours, cause in reality, there won't be much left of it to give.....AND it might be a bit tangy from being second hand.
by CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss on August 18th, 2009
Did you used to smoke? or were you always on fire >shiver<
by CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss on August 18th, 2009
down on my hands and knees.....look i kiss them carpet burnt knobby knees "sluuuuuuuuuuurp" kissing while feeling carefully in them granny panties for the cigar stock,aha i yank a fat juicy one out.........hell no it be a pickled penis.........but the withdrawl is so bad im gonna smoke it "puff" "puff" im still on fire and yes i used to smoke gave up a month ago
by Spacys back on August 18th, 2009
Oooooooooooooh how you holding up..(said while using my BeYaTcHeS face as a bulls eye for my bulleting smoke rings) hmmmmmmmmmm?
by CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss on August 18th, 2009