Bimmerboy
Flashlight Enthusiast
Right after this past holiday season came to a close, I noticed quite a bit of mention regarding packages lost by USPS. I myself, have been lucky, and never had a package lost by any service, ever. But odds are it'll happen sooner or later, and according to Murphy's law, it'll happen to a rare/one-off modding part instead of something easily replaceable. A question struck me recently, and am wondering if anyone has had the same thought.
Ultimately, this may just be fairly stupid, Sunday morning rambling... But...
Has anyone had enough experience with lost deliveries to notice a difference in loss rate between insured, and un-insured packages? Does the fact of having insurance seem to, perhaps, draw attention to a package, and increase it's chance of being, ahem, "lost" somewhere along the line?
It's usually a good idea to get shipping insurance for expensive items, right? When purchasing an expensive, but easily replaceable item, I certainly agree. But, what about those rare, hard to get parts? Does anyone here (besides me) intentionally skip the insurance in order to make something appear as a less valuable item? As in... "Nope, ain't nothin' in here but cheap stuff you wouldn't be interested in".
This being said, I DO like delivery confirmation quite a bit, and use it often.
BTW, this post is in no way indicative of any suspicion regarding my mailman. He's a nice guy, and has been on the route for a good while. My question is basically odds related, for lack of a better phrase.
Ultimately, this may just be fairly stupid, Sunday morning rambling... But...
Has anyone had enough experience with lost deliveries to notice a difference in loss rate between insured, and un-insured packages? Does the fact of having insurance seem to, perhaps, draw attention to a package, and increase it's chance of being, ahem, "lost" somewhere along the line?
It's usually a good idea to get shipping insurance for expensive items, right? When purchasing an expensive, but easily replaceable item, I certainly agree. But, what about those rare, hard to get parts? Does anyone here (besides me) intentionally skip the insurance in order to make something appear as a less valuable item? As in... "Nope, ain't nothin' in here but cheap stuff you wouldn't be interested in".
This being said, I DO like delivery confirmation quite a bit, and use it often.
BTW, this post is in no way indicative of any suspicion regarding my mailman. He's a nice guy, and has been on the route for a good while. My question is basically odds related, for lack of a better phrase.