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Rhode Island

i had the bright idea to mail a set of sngpg coffee mugs to all the generous growers who had contributed to our recent sngpg seed sale and club promo.

the first set i sent was a trial and they arrived fine.

soooooooooooooooooo i send the remaining packages and whalaaaaaaaa. most have arrived broken and in pieces.

i should have not put that fragile sign on i guess, that was a dead give away

the disgrunteled postal workers strike again. all but rocky of course.hes our favorite postal worker

pap

2/14/2008 11:13:46 AM

Minnesota

That reminds me of being a postal worker in Bosnia, we were not aloud to consume alcohol. It did'nt stop people from having someone they no to send them alcohol, everyday we would get a box that was dripping with alcohol, smelled, filled with broken glass. We ended up having contests, guess what kind of booze was in it, Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, before the military police came and opened it.

2/14/2008 11:33:49 AM

Minnesota

I do air cargo for a living (same as fed ex, ups, and working for the post office) , we run much of this stuff out of the plane onto a conveyor belt into a canister that is about 6ft x 8ft x 7ft high, most of the time we are in a hurry, and at times we may throw the pieces (boxs)up to maybe 5ft, it might fall out of plane, squashed by another heavier box, that stuff happens all the time, I personnely think its 50-50 that something fragile might break.

2/14/2008 11:54:02 AM

Frankfort Oh

(wow) that was nice of you pap! hope i get mine in one pieace! if not I`ll glue it together,,but I just wasn`t looking forward to you in a thong,,lol,,,pick at that ,,but your idea was very nice of you!and i was wondering if you and Ron had a photo of yourselfs with the 1502 ,,,I could get sighed by the both of you !! ,,to put on my wall ,,,,I`ll make a donataion to your charity,,for one ,,Thanks Rob

2/14/2008 11:56:17 AM

Frankfort Oh

pink<<<<<<<<<goes to that sentance

2/14/2008 12:01:42 PM

Rocky-r@stny.rr.com

((Blushing)) aww thanks PAP!

I get packages through these major mailing facilities to deliver every day that have "fragile" written all over them and they look like the pumpkin that got dropped off a roof on Letterman. I dunno know what they do in the mailing hubs, but they sure could use some guidance in handling porcedures.

That was a very nice guesture on your part Pap. I am sure it is the thought that counts! I even get mail delivered to my house in a bag that states "WE CARE" from time to time. They lay out a major excuse but for somereason "WE CARE" doesnt seem to help, expecially when it is pumpkin seeds smashed into a powder. This happened to Matt Teeter, another local grower who back in 06 got his Pukos seed package only to find his seeds all crushed. (OUCH< THAT WAS A 998 to boot!)

On behalf of the Usps, we sincerely apologize!

2/14/2008 1:09:11 PM

Ohio

Pap, you ought to know that us guys cant send glass products through the mail!
Now if you would have asked Mrs Wallace to send them coffee cups I bet they would have got here in on peice,lol!! Come on Pap, Admit it! You know there wouldnt have been a scratch on em! Only women can send stuff like that! Ha!

2/14/2008 2:57:44 PM

Ohio

That reminds me of the stuff I get from Hollands, no way does Joel pack that stuff for shipment,my guess is that his wife packs it, that stuff is just to neat and bomb proof,lol

(sorry if Im wrong Joel, but your products are just packed to neat,unless your wife taught you how to send stuff?, Bahaha!)

2/14/2008 3:03:43 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

i pack em in foam. the kind u use to seal up cracks in the window. works real well.

I remember a time when i got a fragil box for my boss i accidently dropped it like 10-15 times. ooopssssss lol

U should take those brocken peaces and glue em together lol
give some of us bored growers something to do.

2/14/2008 6:16:46 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Richard B I heard about that in , (Republika Srpska) but i always thought that happened at Fort Bondinsteel Kosovo.

What part of Bosina middle Serejevo/lukivakia, Brcko,(northern) In or out of the IEBL?ArIbh or Vrs
Just curious

2/14/2008 6:31:38 PM

Minnesota

Tuzla, Eagle Base, and a week in Kopsvar, Hungary for a vacation. Bosnia is a very nice country, only there at war, they still use horses to pull there farm equipment around. I was there in winter, it was very busy, christmas time, everybody got sent christmas cards and cookies.

2/14/2008 8:03:56 PM

Minnesota

Were you over there Captain.

2/14/2008 8:04:35 PM

West By God Virginia

The NFL rejected punters that couldn't make a 50 yarder in the U.S. Post Office are quickly hired by U.P.S. They have broken many things that arrived at my house.

2/14/2008 8:27:06 PM

Washington

Pap, Jack and I thank you for the mug project! I posted pictures on my diary for you. Hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day.
Sherry

2/14/2008 11:03:16 PM

Rocky-r@stny.rr.com

It's all in the packing.. Some Kevlar would work wonders! :o)

2/14/2008 11:49:18 PM

Ohio

LOL Sherry!! Mine looked the same, I got a kick out of it when I received mine, as soon as I seen who sent them it made me laugh even harder, If you read the book ''Back Yard Giants'' you would know who sent them mugs like that! Who sends two mugs in a bubble touching together without anything protecting them inside?,,,,,, PAP DOES! bHAHAHA

I love ya Pap! You crack me up, and the book back yard Giants even kills me more, every time they write about you in that book it gets me laughing! I cant wait to meet ya after all these years for the first time! See ya in Niagara!

2/15/2008 7:34:23 AM

Parker, Co

yes, we received the "same" coffee cups as brooks and Sherry! If you figure out out to put them back together let me know and i will send you ours in a bubble envelope for repair!!!! LOL! cg

2/15/2008 9:50:03 AM

Ohio

lmao!

2/15/2008 9:56:10 AM

Georgia

I worked for U.P.S for years and the kisss of death is putting fragile on the box or especially do not drop. General guidelines are the package should least be able to be dropped from a skyscraper and survive a wrestling match with a pissed of Gorilla. Behind the scenes at postal facilities and U.P.S is a whole other world. Yep Pap never put fragile on a box it is the kiss of death.

2/15/2008 10:03:12 AM

Santa Rosa California

this is why i use fedex

2/15/2008 11:18:47 AM

Georgia

Actually Nick I work for a shipping company and Fedex loses more packages then U.P.S but they usually do arrive in better shape. Ya just got to pack the boxes really good...ya can never get enough protection..they mean welll they just have to deal with so much volume its tough. I had the post office set a box for me on my deck well on my deck I have two bulldogss lets just say the contents of the package didnt arrive to well.

2/15/2008 12:03:43 PM

Litchfield N. H. 03052

Sorry to say, add me to the list, my wife Linda said "they broke yours, mine is OK". Bill

2/15/2008 2:36:44 PM

Rhode Island

id like to have been there when they were thrown around so i could punch the bastards in the nose.
theres no reason for that other than not caring. the cups were taped together ,wrapped in plastic and also placed in a bubble that wrapped around a second time on half the package.
us postal service sucks.
its not for the money as much as it them not getting there cups in one piece

bill if i think of it ill bring you another cup sunday

pap

2/15/2008 2:57:05 PM

Georgia

Thats the part that sucks Pap the moneys usually not the issue but getting the package there in one peice is. I ship a bunch of stuff out for friends e-bay stuff and I wrap it and protect it and still it ends up broken and these are peices that really are vintage and that money cant replace. One time I shipped a freinds deceased Aunts Urn through U.P.S talking about being nervous I never packed a box so well..Thank God they didnt bust that package. When I worked at U.P.S I can actually say I didnt throw stuff around because I know I would want my boxes to be tooken care off. Its a shame some people just dont take pride in their work anymore.

2/15/2008 3:44:30 PM

Mulino, Oregon

Hey, Dick for what it's worth. My 2 mugs came through just fine (as far as I could tell) However the big hole in the top isn't very conducive to driving with a full mug! I'll check for cracks later.

thanks SNGPG!

By the way, tell Ron he really owes me! He knows why. lol

2/15/2008 4:24:37 PM

Sort of Sunny Sometimes, WA

UPS does the same thing. Marking a box fragile is a death warrant.

2/15/2008 8:02:28 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Corrugated box with a few layers of bubble wrap. Those WERE nice looking mugs judging from the remains.

2/15/2008 8:59:26 PM

Somerset Ky

pap my mugs got here in ky in perfect shape.they are great looking mugs. i would really like to thank the sngpg.and for pap and ron for the great seeds.

2/16/2008 12:57:02 AM

Santa Rosa, CA.

See......the USPS is not that bad. Bunch of hard working people doing the best they can. Letter carriers are the best!!!!

2/16/2008 7:38:27 AM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Rich B, It seems like a lifetime ago.

Bosnia and Serbia are very pretty places that get little notice. Hard to believe 10 yrs ago they were at war. (very bad) now they have cell phones, and other modern day things.
villages, less than 1000 people 90percent related in some way. Horse drawn vehicles are still in use. so is wood for heat.

2/16/2008 11:21:08 AM

Rocky-r@stny.rr.com

Patchmaster, are you a letter carrier?

2/16/2008 11:02:19 PM

Santa Rosa, CA.

Yes. How could you tell?

2/17/2008 12:57:51 AM

Rhode Island

the letter carriers are not the problem. its those gorrillias in the rooms that seperate the packages

2/17/2008 6:13:25 AM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Hey my girlfriend does that for a living. Just beause she gets paid in bananas and is hairier than all of us together. lol
Remember every bounce adds stress. stress mean eventuall breaks

2/17/2008 3:05:33 PM

Rocky-r@stny.rr.com

patchmaster, email me. rocky-r@stny.rr.com

2/18/2008 7:20:21 PM