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When did the Post office stop using confirmation slips?
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:50 pm
by carmachu
Got a shock today as I was sending something out- no more green confirmation number slips. According to the guy behind the counter, confirmation comes free when you ship priority.....not sure i like this yet. When did this happen?
Re: When did the Post office stop using confirmation slips?
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:51 pm
by Imaginos
When they made the change back in February (I think that was the date). You can still request delivery confirmation, it just prints on your receipt instead of the green ticket from the box.
Re: When did the Post office stop using confirmation slips?
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:53 pm
by Bahamut_Dragonlord
It was part of this thing:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=186898
Parcel and Priority Mail include Delivery Confirmation (which is now simply called Tracking), and the number is printed out on the receipt. You still have to purchase tracking separately for First Class, which I think is $0.90 now.
Re: When did the Post office stop using confirmation slips?
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:54 pm
by pretre
They also renamed it to USPS Tracking, I believe.
$0.90 for non-priority packages.
http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/Notice123.htm#1613376
Re: When did the Post office stop using confirmation slips?
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:04 pm
by kturock
Brings a tear to my eye. My children have grown. [sniff]
Seriously. Under 5 minutes, 3 replies, with correct information about shipping USPS.
Great. Thanks.
Re: When did the Post office stop using confirmation slips?
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:36 pm
by MagickalMemories
kturock wrote:Brings a tear to my eye. My children have grown. [sniff]
Seriously. Under 5 minutes, 3 replies, with correct information about shipping USPS.
Great. Thanks.
I know. I smiled the whole time I was reading it.
It's amazing how fast they grow. Isn't it? LOL
Eric
Re: When did the Post office stop using confirmation slips?
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:42 pm
by pretre
MagickalMemories wrote:kturock wrote:Brings a tear to my eye. My children have grown. [sniff]
Seriously. Under 5 minutes, 3 replies, with correct information about shipping USPS.
Great. Thanks.
I know. I smiled the whole time I was reading it.
It's amazing how fast they grow. Isn't it? LOL
Eric
So wait... I'm the unholy spawn of MagickalMemories and kturock and I have two brothers???
My life is a lie!
Re: When did the Post office stop using confirmation slips?
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:56 pm
by kturock
Just remember, "Not the Momma."
Re: When did the Post office stop using confirmation slips?
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:08 am
by MagickalMemories
My only problem with the lack of DC slips is the fact that the receipts are heat transfer... or whatever they're called... and not ink. A little exposure to heat or excessive pressure (like, if you store them in your wallet, like me, until you can get to a computer), and you risk obliterating the #. I actually did that once... I made half the # unreadable. Fortunately, I shipped multiple packages that day & got the mnissing # from a different DC# (since the first half or so of the # is always a certain combination of #'s).
Eric
Re: When did the Post office stop using confirmation slips?
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:57 am
by tordeck
I have that problem too MM. Fortunately my local PO is so low tech that I still get to use the green slips and only have to use the new style if I can't pay cash and therefor have to travel to a PO that accepts debit/credit cards.