4-4-09  1:00 P.M. (M.D.T.) .... I  JUST VISITED MY LOCAL POST OFFICE (GILLTTE,WY.) WHICH OPERATES OUT OF THE USPS HUB IN DENVER CO. I HAD A LONG CHAT WITH THE POSTMASTER OVER MAILERS (BUBBLE MAILERS) BEING CRAMMED INTO P.O. BOXES AND MAIL BOXES INTO WHICH THEY DONT FIT IN..BUT THE POSTAL EMPLOYEE WILL MAKE IT FIT !!!! AFTER SPEAKING TO THE POSTMASTER BEING THAT THE NOTE WAS DAMAGED FROM BEING FORCED INTO THE P.O. BOX (BUBBLE MAILER DAMAGED SO BAD,IT PIERCED THE NOTE HOLDER & WRINKLED THE NOTE).... HE CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING EXPLANATIONS---- 1. STAMP OR MARK THE MAILER WITH ---DO NOT BEND, BUT !!!!! -- IT IS UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL ABOUT THIS REQUEST AND THEY----DO NOT HAVE TO HONOR THIS REQUEST !!!!   2. MARK THE ENVELOPE -- DO NOT BEND & PLACE CARDBOARD IN IT TO MAKE IT RIGID.... BUT !!!!! AGAIN, IT IS UP TO THE POSTAL EMPLOYEE AGAIN AT THEIR DISCRETION ON STILL TRYING TO PUT IT IN THE P.O. BOX......... 3.  FINALLY !!!!! THE ONLY SURE WAY TO MAKE SURE THE ITEM IS PROTECTED FROM DAMAGE ACCORDING TO MY POSTMASTER IS TO--- 1. USE A PRIORITY MAILER (THAT WAY IT CANT BE BENT AND PUT INTO P.O. BOXES)....2. USE PRIORITY BOX (AGAIN,BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WONT FIT INTO THE P.O. BOX, OR WE HOPE!!!!)........ ALL OF THIS WAS EXPLAINED TO ME AFTER A LONG CHAT WITH THE POSTMASTER, AFTER RECEIVING MY 4th DAMAGED NOTE IN PAST 6 MONTHS... SOME EMPLOYEES TAKE CARE IN THEIR WORK, MANY DO NOT !!!!!! ITS UP TO US AS BUYERS AND SELLERS TO SOME HOW CORRECT THIS PRACTICE WITH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THE POSTAL SERVICE MAKES OFF OUR HOBBY.... AND YES, IN CASE YOUR WONDERING I INQUIRED ABOUT A LARGER P.O. BOX AND HERE IS THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION (IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT!!!)  ALL ITEMS WOULD BE RE-ROUTED TO DENVER HUB AND THEN RE-ROUTED TO NEW P.O. BOX, SO GEE. TWICE THE CHANCE TO GET LOST,TWICE THE CHANCE TO GET DAMAGED====NO WIN !!!!!! UNLESS I WANT TO CONTACT UNTOLD AMOUNT OF CONTACTS ON NEW SHIPPING LOCATION ==== STILL NO WIN !!!!! THANKS FOR YOUR TIME,HOPE IT HELPS..........DAVE