Charged more for Do Not Bend

[dfreely]

Yeah I was going to be charged more for an envelope to England that I had written "do not bend" on. The clerk said if it's written on the envelope, it has to go "package rate." So I quickly marked it out with a pen.

Oh God.... this could be why I got nothing back from 7 requests I sent to the USA.... oh **** I am so annoyed if this is why....I really do feel like punching something right about now lol

Doubt it. It's a location-to-location thing, and the majority doesn't seem to add a surcharge for "Do Not Bend".

[Jaffer]

Yeah I was going to be charged more for an envelope to England that I had written "do not bend" on. The clerk said if it's written on the envelope, it has to go "package rate." So I quickly marked it out with a pen.

Oh God.... this could be why I got nothing back from 7 requests I sent to the USA.... oh **** I am so annoyed if this is why....I really do feel like punching something right about now lol

Doubt it. It's a location-to-location thing, and the majority doesn't seem to add a surcharge for "Do Not Bend".

Ah fair enough, thanks buddy.you think it's ignorance/misinformation, or just a way to cheat people out of some more money?

[Michele---]

You don't get a charged for putting "Please do not bend" on an envelope. You usually get a the additional fee for sending an envelope that is "rigid", which the USPS charges an additional fee because it has to be hand sorted and not machine sorted.

I have found that some Post Offices are more easy going then others. There are about 10 Post Offices within 5 minutes of me (yes thats is why stamps are so expensive-- one large one would be fantastic) one is amazing and that is the one I usually go to. 2 of them are horrible and just don't know anything about their job and 2 go exactly by the book and love to charge additional fees and even custom forms for requests abroad. I don't frequent those anymore.

[capmonte]

You don't get a charged for putting "Please do not bend" on an envelope.

Again, it depends on where you are. My envelope was not rigid, and she was going to charge me extra for having written "do not bend." When I crossed it off, I wasn't charged extra.

[Tabby]

Mine aren't rigid either. I use smaller envelopes so they weigh in at about an ounce, sometimes less.

[khackdrums]

Mine aren't rigid either. I use smaller envelopes so they weigh in at about an ounce, sometimes less.

Try your luck at a different post office, or use the self service kiosk, as you mentioned. Problem solved.

[vjw0307]

The people at my post office put the "Do Not Bend" stamp all over my packages for me without me even asking because they know I send off a lot of autograph request. You shouldn't be charged for this. BECAUSE OTHERWISE, they will bend your item beyond recognition...its in their job description.