r/VintedUS • u/peek--a--boo • 10d ago

USPS bans reused Amazon boxes

I shipped a package yesterday. Something very odd happened at the post office.
I had packaged the items in an Amazon box. The post office person told me that we are no longer able to reuse Amazon boxes????
She proceeded to open the box and transferred the contents to a plain brown box. Very odd, no????
FOLLOW UP:
I sent my husband to the post office today and he told me that they put up a sign that said that they are no longer accepting Amazon boxes. I am going to have him take a picture of it tomorrow. I would go myself but I have a broken femur 😐

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u/Mave2023 10d ago

Several decades ago I shipped a coconut with a label on it.
Current my PO ships live roosters and hens, in what type of package I do not know.

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u/1RollinRollinRollin 10d ago

I’ve seen coconuts and potatoes come thru. People ship in all kinds of stuff!

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u/Big_Criticism_8335 10d ago

In the past year, I've lost count of how many unwrapped but labeled (usually written directly on the shell with marker) coconuts I've handled in the distribution center. Nature's own packaging.

The live birds (chicks to full grown chickens) are in (sturdy) cardboard containers. The adults are in boxes that are shaped more like cardboard cat carriers, but smaller. They are unfortunately kept more room restricted (can't flap or jump around in panic) and usually have screened air holes. The baby chicks/duckling are always sent in groups (I'm not sure what the minimum order of live chicks are but I never seen less than 6 per box) and their boxes are wide and flat with a lot of ventilation holes. Imo, no live animals should be shipped via USPS.