Delivery confirmation on priority mail only?

I tried to send something today insured first class with delivery
confirmation but the post office clerk said I could only do that
on priorty mail. I believe I read on the slip it said first
class as an option but maybe I misunderstood it.. Oh well, I didn't
feel like arguing with them so I just sent it insured.

"stonej" wrote in message
oups.com...
I tried to send something today insured first class with delivery
confirmation but the post office clerk said I could only do that
on priorty mail.

That's not true.

You can use Delivery Confirmation with:

First-Class Mail® Parcels - Envelopes and small packages weighing 13 ounces or
less. Applies only to boxes or envelopes measuring at least 3/4" at thickest
point.

http://www.usps.com/send/waystosendm...irmationservic
e.htm

The clerks don't always get all the rules right. To be fair, there *are* a lot
of them.

"stonej" wrote in message
oups.com...
I tried to send something today insured first class with delivery
confirmation but the post office clerk said I could only do that
on priorty mail. I believe I read on the slip it said first
class as an option but maybe I misunderstood it.. Oh well, I didn't
feel like arguing with them so I just sent it insured.


This is a recent change. It seems the only way to get confirmation of delivery on first class mail
nowadays is by Certified Letter. Otherwise you have to pay the Priority Rate plus $0.45 for
Delivery Confirmation.


--
Josh Moran
CIVITAS Galleries, Ltd.
6800 University Ave.
Middleton, WI 53562
http://www.civitasgalleries.com
Website Updated: 4/28/2005

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"Scott Drummond" wrote in message
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"stonej" wrote in message
oups.com...
I tried to send something today insured first class with delivery
confirmation but the post office clerk said I could only do that
on priorty mail.

That's not true.

You can use Delivery Confirmation with:

First-Class Mail® Parcels - Envelopes and small packages weighing 13 ounces or
less. Applies only to boxes or envelopes measuring at least 3/4" at thickest
point.

http://www.usps.com/send/waystosendm...irmationservic
e.htm


Ah, so that's the trick. Won't do it on first class letters (unless it's a really thick letter),
but a small package can still qualify.

--
Josh Moran
CIVITAS Galleries, Ltd.
6800 University Ave.
Middleton, WI 53562
http://www.civitasgalleries.com
Website Updated: 4/28/2005

Remove "these" "words" to reply direct.

Isn't delivery confirmation redundant when you buy the $1.30 insurance (as
opposed to the cheap under-$50 kind). There's a tracking number on it that
should tell you when it is delivered.

I'm not sure delivery confirmation helps you that much anyway. Who's to say
someone hasn't stolen the coin from your mailbox? Now a signature, that
actually is useful to me.

--keith

"stonej" wrote in message
oups.com...
I tried to send something today insured first class with delivery
confirmation but the post office clerk said I could only do that
on priorty mail. I believe I read on the slip it said first
class as an option but maybe I misunderstood it.. Oh well, I didn't
feel like arguing with them so I just sent it insured.

fletch wrote:
Isn't delivery confirmation redundant when you buy the $1.30
insurance (as
opposed to the cheap under-$50 kind). There's a tracking number on
it that
should tell you when it is delivered.

I'm not sure delivery confirmation helps you that much anyway. Who's
to say
someone hasn't stolen the coin from your mailbox? Now a signature,
that
actually is useful to me.

--keith


In my case it was the buyer that wanted it. To me it seemed like a
waste of
time since I'm insuring the package anyway.

"fletch" wrote in message
...
Isn't delivery confirmation redundant when you buy the $1.30 insurance (as
opposed to the cheap under-$50 kind). There's a tracking number on it that
should tell you when it is delivered.


From the USPS website:

Can I Track an Insured Mail item on the Internet or through the toll free
number?

At the present time, you cannot determine the status of an insured item via our
web site or through our toll free number. Insurance does not provide tracking
for the item; we are not able to tell you where the item is within the mail
stream or when it will be delivered.

A copy of the delivery record may be requested at your local Post OfficeT by
completing PS form 3811-A, Request for a Return Receipt after Mailing.

The fee for this service is $3.25 (because it was purchased after the mail item
was sent).
A postcard containing the recipient's signature and the date of delivery will be
mailed back to you.

On Wed, 04 May 2005 19:49:08 GMT, "fletch"
wrote:

Who's to say someone hasn't stolen the coin from your mailbox?

Or the postal carrier puts the piece in someone else's mailbox. They
scan it as delieverd and go on their way thinking they have done
their job. Get Signature Confirmation or send it Insured to get the
signature.

"fletch" wrote in message
...
Isn't delivery confirmation redundant when you buy the $1.30 insurance (as
opposed to the cheap under-$50 kind). There's a tracking number on it
that
should tell you when it is delivered.

I'm not sure delivery confirmation helps you that much anyway. Who's to
say
someone hasn't stolen the coin from your mailbox? Now a signature, that
actually is useful to me.

--keith

The $1.30 insurance IS the under $50 kind.

--
Jonathan