honestly your invites even with being hand cancelled get fed through a machine (second one) but its not as 'harsh' as the first one that cancells the stamp. They run usually a zip code/bar on the bottom for a route number. That being said typically your invitations don't get too destroyed.
That is why its really not best to have things sticking/bumping out of a envelope because in the end it does need to go through one machine to be sorted and that will destroy it.
Sorry for the problems with hand cancelling - USPS must hand cancel anything you request.
Only reason i know this is because i had worked in a mailing house.
040508Bride
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honestly your invites even with being hand cancelled get fed through a machine (second one) but its not as 'harsh' as the first one that cancells the stamp. They run usually a zip code/bar on the bottom for a route number. That being said typically your invitations don't get too destroyed.
That is why its really not best to have things sticking/bumping out of a envelope because in the end it does need to go through one machine to be sorted and that will destroy it.
Sorry for the problems with hand cancelling - USPS must hand cancel anything you request.
Only reason i know this is because i had worked in a mailing house.
i know....my aunt is a manager at a branch on LI so i obviously spoke with her first (shes the one who called asking why they weren't hand cancelled)....so she is guiding me on what to do. Supposidly this is a 'new' employee who we dealt with and he didn't know any better...but he knew enough to lie about it when confronted with a manager?!?!?!?!?!
heathermatt
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wow....i would keep going higher and higher.....keep everything in writing that they tell you....
040508Bride
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wow....i would keep going higher and higher.....keep everything in writing that they tell you....
totally doing that.....times and everything bc they su*k at calling me back....30 mins left and i call again
MrsK2008
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go look into different post offices and see who will hand cancel.
I go to NY post offices and I live in NJ. I love the pearl river PO because they are amazing and very accomodating even though I live in NJ.
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I stood at the Floral Park post office for 45 minutes doing my own because the lady told me 'they don't do this'. As I was standing there doing it, I was making comments out loud like 'I should get paid for this, I'm doing your job and you people are just sitting on your a$$.' I was so P I S S E D and I did call and make a complaint. They HAVE to do this if you ask!
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what a bunch of idiots! I am so sorry that they are doing this to you! Good luck with everything, and if it helps, tell them you will go to the media if they dont straighten this out- help me howard!
Ms Sawney
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that is ridiculous go over their heads
mrspalomino148
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omg I'm soo sorry hun! Thats awful, I know we had alot of problems with our post office too! Alot of people didn't recieve them..
I'm not sure what you can do, but I would defiantly make sure that dumb@$$ guy gets fired!
040508Bride
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post master is supposed to call me tomorrow. I have one of the ruined invitations....i am ready and willing to go down there and show him. This one is really jacked up too..crystals popped out...everything. I feel bad for the lady who did them too...she put an enormous amount of effort into them!!!!
kristi313
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I think we should plan a GTG to that PO and unleash 100 brides on his non accomodating lying arse!
040508Bride
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I think we should plan a GTG to that PO and unleash 100 brides on his non accomodating lying arse!
we need a fighting/mad bride avatar!!
Princess Cut Bride
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Awwww....I'm really sorry that happened to you. What an jerk that mail clerk was. I would bring in the damaged invites and get some kind of compensation.
Two Peas
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wow....im glad you posted this because I didn't know anything about hand cancelling. does it cost extra??? just so im prepared.
SOrry that happened to you...what a shame...but keep fighting.
