Had a similar experience in my local NJ post office. The local post mistress told me that the cylinders that I was sending were not qualified for media mail. I showed her the box and pointed out the words that said record and the fact that they were made in Jersey.. We looked at the post office regs which state recordings or written material. I have absolutely no problem now using media mail for Edison Cylinders.
Charlotte aka Waves http://wavesllc.com On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 1:58 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > For those of us who have battled the US Postal Service there came a new > challenge today. I won a lot of Blue Amberols on eBay and they arrived > yesterday with a postcard note from my carrier to go to the main post > office as > there was postage due. That seemed odd since the seller had gone to great > lengths to calculate and charge correctly. > > When I arrived at the post office I presented the young guy at the counter > with my postcard. He went in back and retrieved the box then told me I > owed > another $18.75 because they had opended the box after X-raying it and there > were no records inside so it could not be MEDIA MAIL. So, I told him they > were Edison cylinder records. I asked if I could show him. He called over > his supervisor. They allowed me to reach into the box and retrieve a > cylinder record. Both agreed that it was not a CD and not a record. I > asked for > the next higher up supervisor. They went and brought back the postmaster. > I showed him the Edison box labeled Edison Blue Amberol Record. He was > unmoved and somewhat uncaring. Just when I thought all was lost, an > elderly > postal worker getting ready to open his window next to us, looked over, and > said, "I used to play records like that on my grandfather's grammyphone > (sic)!" > SAVED... and then it only took 30 minutes to undo the extra charges so > the box would be once again just media mail. > > And people wonder why our confidence in the government bureaucracies is > flagging? > > Regards to all, > > Al > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > -- NEW ADDRESS Showplace Antique Center 40 W. 25 St. # 216 & 107 NY NY 10010 t. 212-273-9616 NEW HOURS WED -SUN 11- 5 MON & TUES BY APPOINTMENT http://www.wavesllc.com _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
