I had a guy mail me a box of frozen mice on a Monday shortly after Thanksgiving, priority mail. 16 days later my postmaster called asking what was in the box that stunk so bad. I told him rotten mice. He asked why I was getting rotten mice. I explained to him they were froze when they shipped, but since it took sixteen days to make a 5 hour trip now they were rotten.

You can buy all the insurance they offer but try to collect and they will beat your down asking for receipts that did not matter before and denying the clam saying you can appeal it to a never ending appeals process until you give up.

If it perishable and you pay for 3 day delivery and it takes a week to get there they just say it was perishable. DA I had them hold a package of yote tails years back they said it was drug maybe, they were wrong they never covered the $20 for the tails or even the priority shipping charges what a racket.

I talked to the person receiving the box and they did receive it. That's all I cared about. It did cost $25 to send a little bird house but it went to a gal ending up on the bad end of a cancer ordeal.

Part of that info they want is to be able to identify who sent the drugs/bomb/toxic crap thru the mails.

They always ask if I want insurance and if there is anything perishable, hazardous or liquid. When I send frozen critters by priority mail I always write "Perishable" on all sides of the box. And if they ask me what it is I tell them frozen meat. I cut 1' blue foam insulation board to line the boxes and pack things tight with frozen gel packs. Never had anything go bad in transit so far --- knock on wood.

I only ship critters late Monday afternoon and only in the winter (cold) months.

So true, same with UPS

Commission? That's a good one. Might check on the union contract for "commission" lol

You should have sent it Express. Priority mail is not guaranteed 3 days. Should probably read the fine print

They don’t pay if you claim perishable either.