My husband dropped of a Paypal prepaid package for me yesterday at Canada Post, and the postal clerk said the same thing about a customer number. She gave my husband a hard time and said we'd probably get a bill in the mail for the package. Um, okay, I spent $60 shipping for that package. Never needed a customer number up to a week ago, as I shipped another prepaid package a week ago, no one asked me for a customer number then, or in the over ten years I've been shipping with Canada Post. I thought prepaid is supposed to be convenient, just drop it off and they scan it.
On another note, the Paypal prepaid package I shipped about a week ago, it arrived badly damaged, I had to partially refund the buyer. The item was packaged more than securely as I have over ten years on my belt of packaging awkward items such as heavy odd shape car parts like fenders, windshield and other window glass, car seats, bumpers, doors, alternators, and motorized seat frames, all arrived in perfect condition. The item that recently arrived damaged was made of metal. You would of had to run over it with a truck or drop it from a plane or building to get that kind of damage. It's probably because I put "Fragile" stickers on it that it ended up damaged, I put fragile stickers on the package because part of the item was made from plastic, don't worry, the plastic was in perfect condition with no damage. I purchased extra insurance as I always do on larger more valuable items, and have called Canada Post and started a claim. They are trying to contct the buyer to no availability.
With Canada Post's over exagerated pay rates and high shipping rates, you'd think they could at least manage to get a parcel to it's destination in one piece. I mean, I've seen employees from McDonald's and Tim Horton's make a mistake on an order, and have been yelled at by the customer, and they get paid minimum wage. It seems the more money you make in your job, the more you can get away with, like the politicians if you get my drift.
I have shipped a couple weeks ago a small packet air to the USA, and it still hasn't arrived and the customer is concerned, so I'm sure I'll be forking out more money for that item. I'm afraid to ship anything other than a letter or light packet. I'm sure soon they'll be taking the insurance and coverage off of all parcels, just like they did with small packet air, as long as raising their rates You definately don't get more when you pay more. Thanks Canada Post for your services!
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