Posted by Andy F Batter on 09/22/93 11:39

"Gunther Gloop" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
> Since there is very little alternative, most 'customers' will have to put
> up with the inevitably-shoddy service.

You say that, but I do more than my fair share of trading, and in 5+years
I've had just 1 dvd go missing, A Beuatiful Mind, bought from a Mr N Ince,
who lived up north somewhere. None of my numerous dvd rentals have gone
missing, all of my 100s of fannybatter.com deliveries made it to their
customers.

200,000 items going missing sounds a lot, but based on 50million recipients,
that's just one person in 250 missing 1 item of mail a year. I can live
with those odds. I've had 1 dvd lost, statistically I'm not due my next
loss till 2252. :-)

I personally think we've got a pretty decent postal system. Proof of
posting if asked for and retained is free and gives �30 of insurance. In
unlikely event of something going missing you're covered anyway.

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