Re:Aussie Post Works Their Magic Too (Score 1)

I work on the machines that process mail for the USPS. Letters start at the feeder and within 1 foot of travel are moving at 20 mph, there is stress on the envelope. The mailpiece is routed around a series of turns to kill time while the optics read the mailpiece and determine sortation.

The mailpiece is then routed to a pocket where it goes from 20mph to zero with a quarter inch foam bumper to stop it. This machine processes at about 40,000 pieces an hour.

Writing "fragile" on an envelope is a false hope. Mailpieces go through the system without the human eye even looking at them until the carrier puts it in your mailbox.

If you want a fragile piece to go manual, then box it and pay the extra postage. The video and game rental industry companies need to build a better mailpiece to protect their content.