I'M A FAN OF THE U.S.P.S..ALTHOUGH,I'VE HAD SOME RECENT PROBLEMS.(SEE MY OTHER GUIDE).BACK IN 2006,I WORKED FOR THE U.S.P.S. AS A LINE-HAUL TRUCK DRIVER..HAULING MAIL/PRIORITY MAIL OUT OF DETROIT(MAIN),TROY(HUB),ROMULUS(PRIORITY HUB) FOR ABOUT 1 YR..IF YOU KNOW,ALL THE INNER WORKINGS & OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT FOR MAIL SERVICE..THE U.S.P.S. IS QUITE FASCINATING..****BUT !!!****MEDIA MAIL****IS IT WORTH IT ??? ITS THE U.S.P.S. LOWEST SERVICE..I'VE OBSERVED,MEDIA MAIL BINS OVERFLOWING & FALLING ALL OVER THE FLOOR..MEDIA MAIL BINS,ARE OFTEN PUSHED AWAY,AGAINST WALLS & OBSCURED PLACES WHERE THEY SIT ***FOR DAYS/WEEKS***AND I CAN GUARANTEE YOU!!!! IN MOST CASES,MAGAZINES/CATALOGS,NOT SEALED IN MAILERS ARE OFTEN GLANCED THROUGH & READ!!!!! I'VE OBSERVED THIS MANY TIMES..JUST LAST WEEK,I WAS AT THE POST OFFICE COUNTER WAITING..I COULD SEE THE MAIL SORT LINE WITH A WORKER GLANCING THROUGH A MAGAZINE/CATALOG..IF YOU BEEN SUBSCRIBING TO MAGAZINES OVER THE YEARS..HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU RECEIVE A DAMAGED ONE,OR NOT ONE AT ALL??? ***MANY, E-BAY***SELLERS,STILL USE THIS SERVICE AS THEIR STANDARD SHIPPING SERVICE!!!!  IS THAT COUPLE $$$,REALLY WORTH YOUR FEEDBACK RATING & ANY OTHER PROBLEMS THAT MIGHT OCCUR???? I RECEIVED A BOOK RECENTLY,THAT TOOK FOREVER,& THE BOX LOOKED LIKE IT WAS USED TO MOP THE FLOOR!!!! I COULD TELL ALOT MORE,BUT IT ALL WOULDN'T FIT HERE!!!! AND AS FAR AS THOSE,****BROEN GUYS****I'LL SAVE $$$.AND USE U.S.P.S.!!! THOSE OTHER GUYS,DONT SERVICE VERY RURAL AREAS!!!! THATS PART OF THE RIGHT AS A CITIZEN TO YOUR MAIL.....ALL IN ALL,WITH BILLIONS OF PIECES OF MAIL HANDLED YEARLY..THE U.S.P.S. IS STILL A BEST BET $ FOR $. BUT MEDIA MAIL IS THE LOWEST CLASS SERVICE THEY OFFER...SO THE QUESTION REMAINS, IS IT WORTH IT?????? THANKS,FOR LOOKING..DAVE