Is stamps.com good/easy to use for fanmail?
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:37 pm
Does anybody use stamps.com and if so is it good/easy to use for fanmail?
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I wouldn't say that.... And I'm not sure where you got your opinion, as you say you've never used the service.dfreely wrote:Haven't used it myself, which is a good thing, because they're notoriously bad.
Whether or not I've actually used it doesn't change that it has a notorious reputation. I get my information from years and years of hearing other people having problems with it, as it pops up in some of the hobby communities I'm a part of where shipping is involved in some aspect. This includes fanmail, ebay, swapping/x-crossing, as well as forums which allows for selling/exchanging items. Even beyond that, a simple search would net you a lot of reviews on that website.MW1221 wrote:I wouldn't say that.... And I'm not sure where you got your opinion, as you say you've never used the service.
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So I have no idea, as I said, where the other poster got their information.
That's a bit curious - is there a reason why you use Priority where than regular First Class?magicmanplc wrote:If it helps for fan mail I only use Priority mail for my original envelope and the SASE.
Because I get $50 insurance and better tracking. It's a lot more reliable.dfreely wrote:Whether or not I've actually used it doesn't change that it has a notorious reputation. I get my information from years and years of hearing other people having problems with it, as it pops up in some of the hobby communities I'm a part of where shipping is involved in some aspect. This includes fanmail, ebay, swapping/x-crossing, as well as forums which allows for selling/exchanging items. Even beyond that, a simple search would net you a lot of reviews on that website.MW1221 wrote:I wouldn't say that.... And I'm not sure where you got your opinion, as you say you've never used the service.
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So I have no idea, as I said, where the other poster got their information.
That's a bit curious - is there a reason why you use Priority where than regular First Class?magicmanplc wrote:If it helps for fan mail I only use Priority mail for my original envelope and the SASE.
magicmanplc wrote:dfreely wrote:Whether or not I've actually used it doesn't change that it has a notorious reputation. I get my information from years and years of hearing other people having problems with it, as it pops up in some of the hobby communities I'm a part of where shipping is involved in some aspect. This includes fanmail, ebay, swapping/x-crossing, as well as forums which allows for selling/exchanging items. Even beyond that, a simple search would net you a lot of reviews on that website.MW1221 wrote:I wouldn't say that.... And I'm not sure where you got your opinion, as you say you've never used the service.
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So I have no idea, as I said, where the other poster got their information.
Because I get $50 insurance and better tracking. It's a lot more reliable.magicmanplc wrote:If it helps for fan mail I only use Priority mail for my original envelope and the SASE.[
That's a bit curious - is there a reason why you use Priority where than regular First Class?
To NormanBotts: what does that have to do with the topic at hand?Normanbotts wrote:magicmanplc wrote:Because I get $50 insurance and better tracking. It's a lot more reliable.dfreely wrote:
Whether or not I've actually used it doesn't change that it has a notorious reputation. I get my information from years and years of hearing other people having problems with it, as it pops up in some of the hobby communities I'm a part of where shipping is involved in some aspect. This includes fanmail, ebay, swapping/x-crossing, as well as forums which allows for selling/exchanging items. Even beyond that, a simple search would net you a lot of reviews on that website.
That's a bit curious - is there a reason why you use Priority where than regular First Class?
Says the person who says that the dick van dyke sigs TTM are real. LOL
I haven't so much advised against it, I simply pointed out it's reputation. Someone who may not exist? If you mean the people who post on forum discussions and websites aren't real people and are just sophisticated spambots that post very specific things, I guess I technically can't prove that someone exists behind a username. Similarly, I wouldn't be able to prove that you exist either. Alternatively, if you're only referring to my conversations specifically, then again, a simple search on the web would find you a lot of results.MW1221 wrote:When it comes to companies, one size doesn't fit all. To advise against using a product you've never used on the word of someone who may not exist, is, in my opinion, short sighted.
You're stating your experience with them, that's fine, I never dismissed that. The thing is lots of other people have stated their experience as well, and I'm not dismissing theirs any more than I'm dismissing yours. This is basically the same point you're trying to make with the pizza hut comparison, one size doesn't fit all, more than one side to any story, etc. The majority of that happens to be negative, which is why I stated that they have a notorious reputation.I personally don't advise using or not using companies based on my experiences with their products, nor do I ever offer my opinion on a company based on something I heard from someone else. All I do is state my experiences with them. To do anything else is unfairly fanning the flames of gossip in situations that I wasn't at to know what exactly happened. There's more than one side to any story.
To quote Judge Judy (something that seems to happen often on this forum): "Don't tell me what someone else said. If they're not here to say it themselves, it didn't happen."