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Gamefly Complains of Poor Treatment From USPS

Posted by Soulskill on from the spurring-rubber-dvd-development dept.

Gamefly, the popular video game rental service that operates through the mail, has filed a complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission about the high number of games that are lost or stolen in the mail. The complaint (PDF) asserts that the postal service's automated sorting machines have a tendency to break a small percentage of discs, and that preferential treatment is given to DVD rental services like Netflix and Blockbuster. "According to Gamefly's numbers, it mails out 590,000 games and receives 510,000 games back from subscribers a month. The company sees, depending on the mailer, between one and two percent of its games broken in transit. ... Even if you assume the number is one percent, and a game costs $50 to replace, that's an astounding $295,000 a month in lost merchandise. ... That's not the only issue — games are also stolen in transit, which has lead to the arrest of 19 Postal Service employees."

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  1. Re:Heh heh.. riiight by Molochi · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm modding you down because Lewis makes me feel inadequate.

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  2. OT:sig by FiloEleven · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Obama:"We do not consider ourselves a Christian nation." Our currency, national motto, laws, and morals disagree.

    "Christian" implies "God". "God" does not necessarily imply "Christian". Most of the founders were Deists. Morals exist independent of religion, though religions can be vehicles for them. There are a lot of Judeo-Christian values in our laws and morals, but that does not make the US a Christian nation any more than eating spaghetti makes you Italian.

    If you think that the US should become a Christian nation, by all means continue to work towards your goal. Getting rid of the falsehood in your sig will strengthen your case.

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  3. Re:That's why I quit Zip.ca by l0ungeb0y · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I posted this very same comment about 30ns before you.
    Why did yours get posted and mine not?

  4. US Constitution by NotQuiteReal · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Article I, Section 8 - "To establish Post Offices and Post Roads"

    Heh, "I" and "8"... reminds me of some naming conventions at a previous employer... "That's conference room 1, and conference room B."

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