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..and I got asked what was in the 2 packages I was sending.

A bit surprised, I asked why.

"We have to ask everyone what they're sending"

I queried whether she just wanted to know if it was a restricted item, but apparently she needed to know the contents or she couldn't accept it!

She's a nice old lass, so I wasn't going to take issue with her, but is this right? Is she just getting the rules muddled?

Weak Googling powers brings up a few similar grumpy threads with respective confusion, but I can't find anything official.

I'm not sure how I feel about it; I'm not all precious, just something seems a bit 'not right' 😕


 
Posted : 07/10/2013 6:04 pm
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Not sent anything for a while but don't recall ever being asked, even sending by registered mail. Maybe she was wondering if it was anything worth stealing 🙂


 
Posted : 07/10/2013 6:06 pm
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You should have told her it was a blow up sheep and a 12" rubber cock.


 
Posted : 07/10/2013 6:06 pm
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So what was in the packages then ?


 
Posted : 07/10/2013 6:06 pm
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A blow up sheep and a 12" rubber cock.


 
Posted : 07/10/2013 6:08 pm
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"You should have told her it was a blow up sheep and a 12" rubber cock. "

Thanks I just spat out my coffee, good idea though!


 
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I have been asked before, but it's usually regarding how much to charge for recorded/insured post. So I have 'bent the truth' in the past to keep prices down.


 
Posted : 07/10/2013 6:08 pm
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See thread from last week re liion batteries. They're cracking down.


 
Posted : 07/10/2013 6:09 pm
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Yeah, I've been asked before. There was a thread on here last week about it, it's all to do with dangerous goods, batteries and so on.


 
Posted : 07/10/2013 6:10 pm
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Well she was probably asking because of the shape of the 12" rubber cock package then. I would have asked too if I'd been her.


 
Posted : 07/10/2013 6:11 pm
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So it's up to the old lady to decide if what you are sending is dangerous, great, SWAT teams at the ready!

Surely they just ask if you are sending batteries or explosives.


 
Posted : 07/10/2013 6:12 pm
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Well she was probably asking because of the shape of the 12" rubber cock package. I would have asked too if I'd been her.

Don't worry, I wrapped it discretely 😉


 
Posted : 07/10/2013 6:12 pm
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Never been asked at the post office but had FedEx ring up and ask what I had ordered from America once.


 
Posted : 07/10/2013 6:13 pm