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Post by meganliane on Oct 21, 2014 20:44:21 GMT
Does it bother you when companies use USPS provided (i.e. free) boxes/envelopes INSIDE the packages (i.e. not using as intended)? This bothers me and I have stopped buying from some companies that do this or only buying if they have an exclusive item I can't get elsewhere. Just wondering others thoughts on this and if it bothers you, have you ever emailed the company to let them know? I am considering doing this for a package I recently received....
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lisavb
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Post by lisavb on Oct 22, 2014 13:01:37 GMT
As an online retail store myself, yes it bothers me. The boxes are free, but when you order them online, you have to check a box saying you will only use them for Priority Mail. Some people used to put them inside out and ship them that way, but the USPS got smart and had USPS Priority Mail stamped on the inside now too so they can't do that anymore. Everyone complains about high shipping costs, but it's people like that who get the free boxes and don't use them the way they're supposed to be used that helps make the costs higher.  Now...one quick question for you...are they re-cycling the boxes? So, like they got the boxes from a vendor and are re-using them as packing material instead of throwing them away? That wouldn't be a bad thing in my mind. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2014 6:24:20 GMT
I've never seen anyone doing this.
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Post by titancia on Oct 23, 2014 13:38:43 GMT
I hate it when people do that! It's like the paint chip fad--yes, they're free, but technically you're paying for them in the end with higher paint prices.
I've bought packages from people before where they stuffed the free boxes inside or wrapped them so they wouldn't be priority, and were most certainly not being recycled. They're not free! That's why we have higher shipping costs!
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Post by doglover on Oct 23, 2014 14:02:41 GMT
It wouldn't bother me if it someone selling a one-time item on the FSOT board.
It does bother me if it is a retailer that is consistently shipping items. |
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Post by lisavb on Oct 23, 2014 14:17:20 GMT
It wouldn't bother me if it someone selling a one-time item on the FSOT board.
It does bother me if it is a retailer that is consistently shipping items. just curious, why wouldn't it bother you if it was a one-time item? They are taking advantage just as much as the retailer is of the free boxes. |
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Oct 23, 2014 17:17:14 GMT
I haven't ever had this happen but I also don't order online a lot. I follow a scrapper on YT who did a video about her going to the post office and getting the free boxes for her scrap storage. She covered the boxes with paper...it looked cute. It's a good way to recycle them but I wouldn't be going there just for free boxes.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2014 17:21:56 GMT
Well, I confess that I've used USPS boxes before when not shipping via Priority Mail... because I DO frequently ship via Priority Mail with my own packaging. I know I've only used Priority boxes twice when not shipping via Priority, and I've used my own packaging when shipping via Priority 6 times in the past year. So, while you may think I'm being dishonest, I do happen to know that I've "paid" for those Priority boxes that I haven't used.
I've also reused Priority boxes that appear to be brand new, but in fact are boxes that I've received in the mail myself, and I saved them and cut them down for packaging, or re-used for non-Priority shipping by covering the box so none of the Priority markings are visible.
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Post by doglover on Oct 23, 2014 18:35:13 GMT
It wouldn't bother me if it someone selling a one-time item on the FSOT board.
It does bother me if it is a retailer that is consistently shipping items. just curious, why wouldn't it bother you if it was a one-time item? They are taking advantage just as much as the retailer is of the free boxes. The reason it wouldn't bother me is because when I requested a few shipping boxes from my local post office, they told me that I had to go online and order them. They only came in packs of 10 or so. I didn't need 10. I wouldn't have felt bad using the extra for interior packing since I had no other use for them. I thought that their policy was so wasteful.
Also, if someone had a post office box on hand and had a choice to either make a special trip to the store or use the box they had, I would probably prefer them to use the box on hand. It would cause less pollution and overall mental stress in the world.
Someone who is shipping routinely as part of their business is not in either of the above situations.
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Post by meganliane on Oct 23, 2014 22:07:31 GMT
As an online retail store myself, yes it bothers me. The boxes are free, but when you order them online, you have to check a box saying you will only use them for Priority Mail. Some people used to put them inside out and ship them that way, but the USPS got smart and had USPS Priority Mail stamped on the inside now too so they can't do that anymore. Everyone complains about high shipping costs, but it's people like that who get the free boxes and don't use them the way they're supposed to be used that helps make the costs higher. Now...one quick question for you...are they re-cycling the boxes? So, like they got the boxes from a vendor and are re-using them as packing material instead of throwing them away? That wouldn't be a bad thing in my mind. It does not appear to be recycled - I have mainly seen envelopes - used as "stuffing" or to keep small items together. I definitely would not mind the recycling but I doubt larger vendors receive a lot of boxes, etc that small to recycle if that makes sense. Glad to hear you do not do this - will have to check out your store  |
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Post by meganliane on Oct 23, 2014 22:09:49 GMT
Well, I confess that I've used USPS boxes before when not shipping via Priority Mail... because I DO frequently ship via Priority Mail with my own packaging. I know I've only used Priority boxes twice when not shipping via Priority, and I've used my own packaging when shipping via Priority 6 times in the past year. So, while you may think I'm being dishonest, I do happen to know that I've "paid" for those Priority boxes that I haven't used. I've also reused Priority boxes that appear to be brand new, but in fact are boxes that I've received in the mail myself, and I saved them and cut them down for packaging, or re-used for non-Priority shipping by covering the box so none of the Priority markings are visible. I don't think this is dishonest in your scenario - I mainly referring to the large retailers (those who ship every day, etc.) who do it ALL the time and use it INSIDE the packages. Hope that makes sense. |
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Post by lisavb on Oct 24, 2014 0:32:50 GMT
just curious, why wouldn't it bother you if it was a one-time item? They are taking advantage just as much as the retailer is of the free boxes. The reason it wouldn't bother me is because when I requested a few shipping boxes from my local post office, they told me that I had to go online and order them. They only came in packs of 10 or so. I didn't need 10. I wouldn't have felt bad using the extra for interior packing since I had no other use for them. I thought that their policy was so wasteful.
Also, if someone had a post office box on hand and had a choice to either make a special trip to the store or use the box they had, I would probably prefer them to use the box on hand. It would cause less pollution and overall mental stress in the world.
Someone who is shipping routinely as part of their business is not in either of the above situations.
ok well I guess I could understand that, but that's screwy that your post office doesn't have a few priority boxes on hand. I live in a small town of 3,000 and my post office always has a few boxes on hand for me when I run out or didn't get my order fast enough. |
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