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Fellowship of the Drink XIII: Nightmare on Doug Street
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TwistedGray
El Jefe Brewing Company
Just as a friendly FYI - With the new timeline, I won't ship until late August when I get back from Canadia.
Doug is a patient dude..[emoji6]
TwistedGray
El Jefe Brewing Company
His friend the postmaster seems to be as well...now two packages just sitting and sitting.
I've heard USPS is the worst way with fines, floggings, jail time, 1st born removals etc.
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TwistedGray
El Jefe Brewing Company
Yeah, but I suspect it'll just be a slap on the hand the first time. I cannot imagine they'll fine someone for their first infraction.
LoneTreeFarms
Well-Known Member
So you've got a package in limbo with USPS and FedEx?
TwistedGray
El Jefe Brewing Company
Fedex will no longer allow me to ship because of the disastrous package to @jerbrew. That a$$hole from Fedex put something on my account. I suspect any time I drop a package off that sounds like it has liquid in it, it will immediately be flagged. I tried recently, they called me to get the package or allow them to open in "sounds like you have wine in the box". Needless to say, no more Fedex.
USPS packages are just not delivered yet. One to @Dade0 is quite behind schedule which is obscure giving it's only crossing a few state lines. It should have arrived by now. Another package to an East Coast friend also was not delivered today. It also doesn't help that USPS is friggin lazy as hell at scanning packages in to their system, so tracking is near useless!
For the dade0 package I actually set a tracer on it, so USPS is going to investigate. If they're going to ding me for shipping booze, that's fine...I just want to know. I don't think it'll be that big of a deal for the first infraction, so for now it's worth the gamble of letting them know the box is MIA in their system.
LoneTreeFarms
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What if you shipped from another location without using your name to ship? Say ship using swmbo's name. Or your work address instead of home. When I ship its through another business that has a hub and it gets sent under their business.
TwistedGray
El Jefe Brewing Company
I was thinking of creating a secondary Fedex account under wife's name with perhaps an arbitrary address (in the event it's linked to the address which seems unrealistic).
Also, I work from home so don't have an alternative address. I could use my old work address though; I don't really care about those people anyways, lol.
Anyways, I have a UPS account now, too
You can use my address for all the **** ups! [emoji39]I was thinking of creating a secondary Fedex account under wife's name with perhaps an arbitrary address (in the event it's linked to the address which seems unrealistic).
Also, I work from home so don't have an alternative address. I could use my old work address though; I don't really care about those people anyways, lol.
Anyways, I have a UPS account now, too
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EcuPirate07
Beer is a food group
A buddy of mine works for the USPS and said it’s the best way to ship bc it’s there in 2-3 days. They literally can’t open the mail cause it’s a felony, so even if your package is leaking and wet they will deliver it. So no chance of them ever find out what you are shipping. He is a beer trader himself and that’s all he uses
Mmmm...interesting...
So if I write "Do not open because this contains my best home brew I'm sharing with some dude". They can't open it even tho both shipping AND sharing with someone who you didn't brew with ARE illegal?
TwistedGray
El Jefe Brewing Company
The USPS comment is not accurate. They can and will open suspect packages; however, they do have to get a warrant to do so. It's a tedious precise, sure, and unlikely that they'll harass someone over a box of beer.
Think the trick is to confuse them with somethimg besides a sloshing sound. Maybe I can put an old school ticking clock. Then they'll probably just leave it alone.
EcuPirate07
Beer is a food group
Just going off what he told me. I’m not a usps worker. So take it for what it’s worth 
I’ve shipped large volumes of “liquids” via UPS and always tell them it’s “breast milk or baby formula”.....never an issue.
TwistedGray
El Jefe Brewing Company
Just going off what he told me. I’m not a usps worker. So take it for what it’s worth
For sure, just tell him he's wrong...let him know I told you to tell him.
EcuPirate07
Beer is a food group
Will do! Lol
TwistedGray
El Jefe Brewing Company
Well, the lovely post office lady in Dade0's hometown called. She was super nice, and suggested I reach out to my local post office as it was never scanned once it left. "Did it even leave?" she said. Anyways, the saga continues...ughhhh stupid USPS!
Well that's better then a flogging TG.
Man, sounds like shipping is becoming such a PIA lately! I'm sad I am missing out on this round, but hope to be back for the next one!
TwistedGray
El Jefe Brewing Company
So the package to Dade0 is still MIA, but the other package was delivered today (albeit a day late). Heading to USPS now to demand the location of the beer! %$#&, I mean BBQ sauce
So the package to Dade0 is still MIA, but the other package was delivered today (albeit a day late). Heading to USPS now to demand the location of the beer! %$#&, I mean BBQ sauce
Good luck! Hopefully Doug hasn’t sent them a mug shot of you. If you see your picture hanging up at the USPS location, just turn around and leave! Haha
Keep us posted.
TwistedGray
El Jefe Brewing Company
I filed for a refund, fug it! Gotta get some packaging materials so that I can reship though, doh!
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