Posted by kim on 10/25/06 20:59

"Clem Dye" <bite@me.com> wrote in message
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> kim wrote:
> > I've had so many packages damaged in the post I'm thinking of boycotting
> > this postcode altogether. CD cases have been cracked and DVDs dislodged
from
> > their hubs even though I've checked them thoroughly before posting.
Anyone
> > else live there or nearby had similar problems?
> >
> > (kim)
> >
> >
> It strikes me that if so many of your post items are getting damaged
> then you need to complain to the Post Office. This assumes of course
> that the items are well packaged in the first place. In any event, how
> can you be sure that this is a 'local' issue?

Because I post to all parts of the country and this is the only area from
which I'm getting complaints.

> It's certainly not
> uncommon for DVDs to become dislodged whilst in transit - Amazon US (I
> think) carry a note about this very topic when ordering boxed sets of
DVDs.

The latest example was a region-2 disc which I inspected beforehand and
which required a significant amount of force to free from its hub.

(kim)

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