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We received a box containing specimens that had been crushed on one corner and had a boot lug mark on the crushed corner. When I asked the UPS delivery guy who had our route - he smiled and said that was their seal of approval... Lynn Kimsey ________________________________ From: Entomological Collections Network Listserve <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Sharkey, Michael J <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, June 8, 2015 4:10 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: "fragile" mail = greater package abuse? I saw similar things many times in Canada when I worked with the postal service one summer. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 8, 2015, at 6:47 PM, "Michael A. Ivie" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: We stopped doing it long ago, as I observed first hand a postal person saying "oh, fragile" and then going a hook shot into the bin. Mike On 6/8/2015 4:42 PM, Derek Sikes wrote: All, This disturbing news recently crossed my desk: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/reviews/a6284/which-shipping-company-is-kindest-to-your-packages/?click=pp "One disheartening result was that our package received more abuse when marked "Fragile" or "This Side Up." The carriers flipped the package more..." Has anyone considered NOT marking boxes of specimens 'fragile' ??? -Derek -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Derek S. Sikes, Curator of Insects Associate Professor of Entomology University of Alaska Museum 907 Yukon Drive Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> phone: 907-474-6278 FAX: 907-474-5469 University of Alaska Museum - search 302,939 digitized arthropod records http://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/ento/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Interested in Alaskan Entomology? Join the Alaska Entomological Society and / or sign up for the email listserv "Alaska Entomological Network" at http://www.akentsoc.org/contact.php -- __________________________________________________ Michael A. Ivie, Ph.D., F.R.E.S. Montana Entomology Collection Marsh Labs, Room 50 1911 West Lincoln Street NW corner of Lincoln and S.19th Montana State University Bozeman, MT 59717 USA (406) 994-4610 (voice) (406) 994-6029 (FAX) [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>