freakyrat 1 #1 May 28, 2005 Just curious, since Skydiving Magazine changed to the glossy paper I have had the North Houston US Postal Service bulk mail center just tear it up every month. Seems like they think it is like regular mail or a magazine and they run it through the automated sorting machines instead of sorting it by hand like they do newspapers. So I'm taking a poll. For subscribers to Skydiving, has your magazine arrived in good condition or has it looked like it had been through a war zone? Chris Conroe TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakyrat 1 #2 May 29, 2005 Just thought I'd let you all know that I spoke to someone at Skydiving Magazine and they are going to try to take care of the problem with the USPS. I put the poll up because I just wanted to find out if this problem was widespread or just isolated. Seems like from your answers it is just an isolated problem. Thank You Chris Conroe TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EDYDO 0 #3 May 30, 2005 Sounds like you have developed a positive relationship with them. Speak to them about the black ink that comes off on your hands when you read it. Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skychic79 0 #4 May 30, 2005 At least you are getting the mag, i have gotten a couple and my husband never got any! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #5 May 30, 2005 Mine rarely arrives damaged, when I actually get it. But that's close to 50% of the time. I don't know if it's lost by the USPS, or dumped in the junk mail stack for my 15 unit apartment. Unfortunately if they don't wrap it in plastic, it looks like any other catalog. Looks great once it survives the trip, but sheesh, I'm tired of asking them to resend an issue non stop. I'm going to let the subscription lapse until I move, or hear that it's gotten better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakyrat 1 #6 June 2, 2005 I think I maybe got the problem solved with my Skydiving magazine. Thanks to Mike the letter carrier from OK that sent me the messages on how to solve this mess. Anyway I'll give it a couple of more months to see if the USPS can straighten things out. The problem is not with the magazine it's that the USPS is running it through the wrong type of sorting machine. It should be run through a flat machine that is made for newspapers. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakyrat 1 #7 June 29, 2005 Just thought I'd let you folks know. Thanks to Mike the letter carrier from OK for his tips which I showed to my Postmaster, my Skydiving Magazine arrived today UNDAMAGED. Thank you all for helping me solve this problem. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foxyroxtail 0 #8 June 29, 2005 And we only got one, (should get two) and it's ripped to shreds!! I must have gotten yours! ________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakyrat 1 #9 June 29, 2005 Take the ripped one to your Postmaster. Tell him (her) that they are using the wrong sorting machine at the sorting center for it. Skydiving Magazine needs to be sorted in a machine designed for flats. When Skydiving went to the glossy cover the USPS started using another type of sorting machine for mail and even though they still use a flat sorting machine for newspapers they are just ignorant when it comes to Skydiving magazine and run it through the new machine instead of the flat sorting machine. After six months of getting my magazine ripped to shreds I finally got some satisfaction when I brought this to their attention and said that I would tape all the ripped one's to a picket sign and go down and picket the sorting center and call the local media on it. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
