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Oct. 31st, 2011 05:34 pm
Honest Explanation Wanted
I subscribe to a weekly magazine. Most weeks, it's sent loose, with my name and address stamped on the front page. Once a month, though, a slightly larger, fancier issue is sent wrapped in plastic. Either way, it's sent periodical rate from the same location.
This magazine is a bit unusual in that it has a "mailed on" date printed on the issue. For the last 8 months, the unwrapped issues consistently take a week longer to reach me than the wrapped issues. Today, for example, I received both the October 17th issue (unwrapped) and the October 24th issue (wrapped). A different weekly magazine I subscribe to arrives regularly within 2-3 days of when it hits the newsstand. It too is unwrapped.
What I'm looking for is an explanation of why the USPS would need an extra week to deliver my unwrapped magazines other than the obvious ones which involve dishonesty and theft. Any ideas?
This magazine is a bit unusual in that it has a "mailed on" date printed on the issue. For the last 8 months, the unwrapped issues consistently take a week longer to reach me than the wrapped issues. Today, for example, I received both the October 17th issue (unwrapped) and the October 24th issue (wrapped). A different weekly magazine I subscribe to arrives regularly within 2-3 days of when it hits the newsstand. It too is unwrapped.
What I'm looking for is an explanation of why the USPS would need an extra week to deliver my unwrapped magazines other than the obvious ones which involve dishonesty and theft. Any ideas?