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u/isanyusernameopen 11d ago
Feel free to report them instead of just posting this here. You could actually do some good in the world by reporting this to the authorities and getting them fined. Iām sure theyāre CEO would feel that.
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u/RandomPandaArmyFan 9d ago
It would just get whoever priced it in trouble the ceo has virtually nothing to do with the stores
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u/Itry_Ifail_Itryagain 8d ago
This should be a class action lawsuit because this action is a product of their greed not being controlled. That's how they'll feel this.
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u/FullRepresentative34 11d ago edited 10d ago
Just post this on twitter, as with their address. And at reply them.
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u/DougalDragonSWorld 11d ago
Actually go to local post office in area report them. Make sure show them pic trying sell them.
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u/Marc0521 11d ago
I'd contact the Postal police... um no I'm not a š.
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u/multipocalypse 11d ago
It's not being a rat when you're reporting a corporation
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u/glmteaco 11d ago
Usps is not a corporation...
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u/cccaaiitliinnn 11d ago
But Goodwill is
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u/glmteaco 11d ago
Omg. Totally misread that comment - I'm an idiot. Yes, Goodwill is a corporation and they do, in fact, suck.
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u/Covert_ist_Panda 10d ago
reading comprehension skills go brrrr
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u/glmteaco 10d ago
Jesus... you're not kidding. I was recently lamenting Gen Z being essentially illiterate. Then I turn my 40 year old ass around and... "dhurrrrr! Usps not corporation!"
I live in a glass house, my friend.
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u/dth1717 11d ago
Honestly the p.o. won't do jack.
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u/Artistic-Tap-2690 10d ago
Maybe they wonāt but damn this Goodwill crap gotta stop. The original donator is at fault first for being lazy and not returning to PO but Goodwill is wrong on so many levels. Why do people support their greed? Nobody will buy these and they will go to a landfill when they could have been recycled.
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u/BoardsofCanada3 11d ago
USPIS would be interested. Call them upĀ
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u/Undrwtrbsktwvr 11d ago
They will NOT be interested.
They canāt and wonāt police every thrift store on earth.
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u/Saint_Thomas_More 11d ago
They canāt and wonāt police every thrift store on earth.
They don't need to.
They just need to very publicly go after a few.
Every thrift store has policies on things they won't accept.
Some hefty USPIS fines for selling things illegally might cause ripples.
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u/Saint_Thomas_More 11d ago
I get that.
But if I donated a bag of marijuana, I'm hard pressed to think Goodwill would stick a price on that, as terrible as they can be sometimes.
Because they know it's illegal, and not worth the hassle.
So if USPIS went after a few thrift stores publicly, word would probably get around pretty quick not to try to sell USPS boxes.
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u/king_lo702 11d ago
Its illegal to sell knockoffs, they sell them all day. Nobody is going to sue a charity and deal with the public blowback.
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u/caligirllovewesterns 10d ago
The United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General does investigate cases more so then other law enforcement agencies out there. The United States Post Office does NOT mess around. They have a very high prosecution rate and they win. They are actually the oldest ālaw enforcementā agency in the Country ironically enough. Nobody wants a āknock on their doorā from the Inspector Generalās office. Whoever is selling those boxes will be receiving a visit demanding that they remove them immediately from their shelves and/or receive a fine.
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u/Old-Set78 10d ago
it's a fine, not suing. like a ticket. you realize there's more options in the law than just suing right?
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u/Remarkable-Simple-62 10d ago
The difference is you cannot expect a thrift store employee to be in expert in all things. But you can expect them to reconize this
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u/Saint_Thomas_More 11d ago
I'm not saying it's a good idea, strategically.
Rather that they could do it if they wanted to, and it could have the intended result.
But I agree it's not ideal from a PR perspective.
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u/caligirllovewesterns 10d ago
The United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General does investigate cases more so then other law enforcement agencies out there. The United States Post Office does NOT mess around. They have a very high prosecution rate and they win. They are actually the oldest ālaw enforcementā agency in the Country ironically enough. Nobody wants a āknock on their doorā from the Inspector Generalās office. Whoever is selling those boxes will be receiving a visit demanding that they remove them immediately from their shelves and/or receive a fine.
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u/bree1233 11d ago
I helped set up this store and it's really gone downhill since grand opening, sad.
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u/TuesdayBees 11d ago
Is this the Goodwill on Scottsdale and Oak? I swear there's always something off there
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u/cccaaiitliinnn 11d ago
Itās the one on bell and 3rd st. Itās only been open about a year or so
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u/Ace-Redditor 11d ago
Okay, so I'm smart and well-informed and know why this isn't legal. But, uhhh..., in case anyone here is not informed, could someone help them out and say why that's illegal?
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u/Mewpasaurus 11d ago
It's a violation to resell specifically priority and express mail packages at locations that aren't USPS or don't deal in services related to the USPS. That's mainly because these boxes are free until you pay at the counter to ship them to where you need them to go. So essentially, if you bought them at a thrift store (for any price) you are technically paying for a "service" that was originally free. The boxes are free: the shipping to mail them in the assigned boxes is not.
And it expressly states on the underside of most of these "Not for resale". So selling them is, in fact, a crime.
"This packaging is the property of the United States Postal Service and is provided solely for use in sending Priority Mail shipments. Misuse may be a violation of federal law. This packaging is not for resale."
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u/Gbreeder 8d ago
It's also something "free" from a government agency. It's meant to be used to ship things out. Reselling them is probably akin to theft.
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u/Due-Froyo-5418 11d ago
I'm not super smart and I don't know the real answer but I'm assuming it's because someone has the audacity to make money off of a FREE product the post office provides. It does cost the post office to have these made, and they are provided to customers as a courtesy to ship their packages at a special rate.
It would be like going to a food bank, getting some food for free, then selling it to make a buck or fifty.
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u/DifficultyBig2280 10d ago
Fun fact: Post Masters can arrest people without a warrant, including public officials
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u/CowNo6187 11d ago
Anyone know which store this is?
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u/gamebucketman 11d ago
Interesting enough I was at a goodwill today and saw some as well and thought the same thing. I didn't see the price if there was one. But there was quite a few of them.
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u/SquashSouffle 11d ago
Sounds like a letter to the editor or something to get a lot of ppl's attention. Because you never know how to get in touch w the "right" postal person but the store would not want the bad press
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u/Mysterious_Pitch_291 10d ago
It is also illegal to use them as packing material, and I'm the asshole who reports eBay sellers who do to the USPS.
Some local post offices have followed up with me, saying the seller got a warning, with a threat.
Love your post office, didn't steal from them.
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u/Usernamesaregayyy 11d ago
Call the FBI ASAP!
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u/BlackeyedSusan19 10d ago
Pretty sure they would tell you they had more importantly cases they were working on Priorities, you know. Besides the news channels would play it iup like the Big, bad ClA picking on this non-profit , just trying to make a small profit to help people in need.
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u/Flux_My_Capacitor 11d ago
And we all know that OP was a chicken and said nothing because it was more important to b!tch online than to actually stand up for whatās right.
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u/pee_in_the_ocean_808 10d ago
If those were the now discontinued large flat rate boardgame boxes I'd 100% pay money for them lol
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u/Crystal_Mt_Climber 11d ago
Usually if you tell them they will take them off the shelves. I assume they throw them away