How much do you trust the USPS Mail service?

[batchusa]

The rules are this:

1) You have to send a letter from Washington DC to Los Angeles, CA using regular USPS First Class mail. (No extra services like Delivery Confirmation, etc)

2) If the letter arrives successfully, you get 1 million dollars (after tax). If not, you are wiped clean of all the money you have (retirement accounts, saving accounts, checking, everything).

(For those with less than 100k, lets say any future earnings until the 100k mark would be wiped out.)

Would you do it?

 

[BigJ]

Sure.

 

[batchusa]

Lol, my friend who is paranoid about lost mail said he wouldn't do it. He has around ~150k in savings.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: batchusa
Lol, my friend who is paranoid about lost mail said he wouldn't do it. He has around ~150k in savings.

I'm relatively very young. I have about 40 years till retirement, and it's not $100k of debt, it's just a straight up $100k loss (no interest to further penalize me is what I'm getting at). Basically, it's as if I went to a really expensive school for a few years. So I see no problem in doing it.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

What's the address? <licks envelope>

 

[swtethan]

I've sent about 40+ packages back and forth to the same location without any problems USPS.

 

[bella ragazza]

Originally posted by: swtethan
I've sent about 40+ packages back and forth to the same location without any problems USPS.

I second that! About the same distance too!

 

[Crono]

USPS>*
I'd do it. I have never had a problem with them. Can't say the same thing about UPS or FedEx.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Crono
USPS>*
I'd do it. I have never had a problem with them. Can't say the same thing about UPS or FedEx.

Fedex and UPS will get it there. It just may be torn, cut in half, partially burned, and pissed on. But it'll get there.

 

[Kelvrick]

Can we take out other events such as dumbass roommate thinking its trash and throwing it out? Yes, its happened...

 

[Jeff7]

I've had mail misdirected, lost, and some mail ripped and crumpled by the postal service. I usually try to use Priority Mail - that way it spends its time on airplanes, and less time on trucks. That means less handling, which means less chance of damage or loss.


Right now, I'd probably do it though, seeing how I don't have much savings at all, thanks to college expenses.

 

[FoBoT]

for $1 million?

i would go with either registered USPS or fedex overnight

 

[daveymark]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
for $1 million?

i would go with either registered USPS or fedex overnight

since you're ignoring the OP's rules, why not just hand deliver it?

 

[mugs]

I'd do it in a second. No question.

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: mugs
I'd do it in a second. No question.

:thumbsup:

 

[Mutilator]

Originally posted by: daveymark

Originally posted by: FoBoT
for $1 million?

i would go with either registered USPS or fedex overnight

since you're ignoring the OP's rules, why not just hand deliver it?

I'll hand deliver it. Just give me a BMW and I'll change my name to Transporter.
Oh, and I want 50% of that million.
And if you try to stiff me out of the 50%... well then I'm changing my name back to Mutilator. Use your imagination. :evil:

As for the poll, I voted yes. Better odds than the lottery.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: daveymark

Originally posted by: FoBoT
for $1 million?

i would go with either registered USPS or fedex overnight

since you're ignoring the OP's rules, why not just hand deliver it?

i don't understand, if there is no alternative, then what is the question?

 

[Sphexi]

I've worked in a sorting facility up here in Canada, and we use older surplus sorting machines from the USPS. Every now and then a letter would get mangled, but I'm talking one or two per every 30,000 or so, and that's with old and outdated machinery. They're huge sticklers about accuracy, and if a letter gets routed somewhere wrong it's going to be sorted by hand until it gets where it's going. Very dedicated and very high quality service, and the USPS is a heck of a lot better.

 

[Minjin]

Anybody remember the episode of Tailspin where Baloo was given some money and asked to send a letter that ended up being an acceptance for a sweepstakes win? And he spent most of the money on food because he wasn't told it was important and ended up sending the letter via some rediculously low postal class. Good stuff. :thumbsup:

 

[Jawo]

Originally posted by: Sphexi
I've worked in a sorting facility up here in Canada, and we use older surplus sorting machines from the USPS. Every now and then a letter would get mangled, but I'm talking one or two per every 30,000 or so, and that's with old and outdated machinery. They're huge sticklers about accuracy, and if a letter gets routed somewhere wrong it's going to be sorted by hand until it gets where it's going. Very dedicated and very high quality service, and the USPS is a heck of a lot better.

Thats cool! The USPS is one of the most efficient and dependable mail services in the world. I have sent postcards from my travels, and the USPS has yet to lose one, while othe postal administrations lose them!

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: Jawo

Originally posted by: Sphexi
I've worked in a sorting facility up here in Canada, and we use older surplus sorting machines from the USPS. Every now and then a letter would get mangled, but I'm talking one or two per every 30,000 or so, and that's with old and outdated machinery. They're huge sticklers about accuracy, and if a letter gets routed somewhere wrong it's going to be sorted by hand until it gets where it's going. Very dedicated and very high quality service, and the USPS is a heck of a lot better.

Thats cool! The USPS is one of the most efficient and dependable mail services in the world. I have sent postcards from my travels, and the USPS has yet to lose one, while othe postal administrations lose them!

Pretty much ....I've sent/received countless letters and postcards over the years, packages and whatnot, never had a problem, not even once. Never had to do an insurance claim, and they're always fast too. Such a wonderful service, and way cheaper than crappy UPS to boot.

 

[Kelemvor]

I can't think of a time that I've mailed something to someone and they haven't gotten it...

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Awesome for FS/FT because if the seller/buyer jerks you around, its a felony!

 

[Skeeedunt]

Originally posted by: Sphexi
I've worked in a sorting facility up here in Canada, and we use older surplus sorting machines from the USPS. Every now and then a letter would get mangled, but I'm talking one or two per every 30,000 or so, and that's with old and outdated machinery. They're huge sticklers about accuracy, and if a letter gets routed somewhere wrong it's going to be sorted by hand until it gets where it's going. Very dedicated and very high quality service, and the USPS is a heck of a lot better.

A while ago a piece of my junk mail got mangled to hell in one of those machines. It was crumpled up and burned all around the edges, as if the thing had burst into flames. They still got it to me though

 

[MazerRackham]

If the mailman that delivers to my apartment is NOT delivering it, then sure. I can't count how many times other peoples' mail has been in my mailbox. However, I seem to get all my regular bills, etc.