That is a perfect example as to why I commonly put a durable piece of cardboard in the envelope to prevent any bending.

the envelope was made out of cardboard and was meant for mailing photos, thus i assumed it would be safe.

I just don't trust USPS, UPS or FedEx even if using one of their shipping envelopes, they seem to always get bent no matter what warnings or Do not bend stamps are put on them. So I use a piece of cardboard anyway.

yes... but it was cardboard, lol.

Well I put pressboard in before

never had this issue before! can't blame me for the USPS being assholes

I know it odd normaly they obey yet ;p idiots are idiots

Even an idiot might see something like this. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8318476/

You'd need to use titanium if you wanted to be the most certain it would never get bent.

haha, no kidding. :( shipping might be a tad EXPENSIVE then.

I'm considering using Flat Rate Boxes if I ship hand drawn articles. That way there is that extra space for packing foam or whatever...

that's a lot of extra money for a $20 sketch. unless the commissioner wants to cover that, i'm not willing to do something that extensive unless it's a very pricey traditional piece. i've never really had issues with the cardboard photo mailers i've used until now.

You actually used a sticker like this and it still got bent? http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8318476/

Something like this might help. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8318476/

i don't think that would deter whomever bent it to not bend it unfortunately.

that woudl only end up givign the object a crease in it instead.

I've never had an item bent after putting sturdy cardboard in the envelope.

That sounds about right. >:|

Im think only post doing thing like that.

post in my country.

Perhaps it should have had PLEASE BEND! they may have kept it straight then.

Its almost like they do it on purpose to things that have that stated on them.

i have known a few people who worked for the post that did it on purpose just to be dicks.

working for the post office is really a high tension job due to extreme deadlines for stupid shit

Perhaps they should be a little more elaborate.
"Do not bend or I will hang you by your testicles, you dumb fuck!"

This looks like a job for... http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m.....86sko1_500.jpg

UNATTRACTIVE PTERODACTYL NOISES <3<3

Postal Services can be awful sometimes and then others they're great

How do I English? :P

THOSE BUTTHOLES. D:<<<<

That's okay. I am pissed about that.. but at least the content wasn't like.. ripped or anything.. and I can fix the warped bit by laying a book on it for a while.. XD

According to the USPS, the "DO NOT BEND" instruction has to be printed between the postage and the address on the front of the envelope. Using a stamp or sticker helps it stand out too.

it was written big on the front as well and the envelope was a cardboard photo mailer.
man, i sure am getting a lot of people telling me how i should mail out stuff, lol

To be honest it doesn't surprise me that the mailing company did that, I had some flowers sent to a friend once and they left them outside without knocking or ringing the doorbell at the front door during a heatwave until she found them.

aw, that's too bad. :(

It didn't say please!

that´s fucking bullshit ò.Ó

...wow...just wow

Whenever i get something that says "do not bend" ... they bend it. and they don't try to be smart with how the bend it to minimize damage they just shove it in the box.

Should have used a sharpie!

Good thing 'Do Not Crease' wasn't written on there, then you would have really been in trouble.

No Bending! http://imgur.com/gallery/IrykV

Reminds me of this old chocolate milk commercial where the guy stuck the bottle in a "fragile" shipping container, then mailed it to himself, to get it perfectly shaken up.

omg i remember this commercial

http://youtu.be/De8hhNYMQqE Bingo!

Do not bend? Well of course that's the first thing they're going to do

I knew a guy that worked for a shipping company can't remember which one. He said that 'fragile' and the like stamps were almost viewed as a challenge.

I've gotten a few document envelopes "folded" like that.

Worst was a magazine that was almost ripped in half. A close second was a Disc Edition of PC Gamer whose bag was mutilated and the disc missing.

Funniest was getting something very large but flat. The company essentially used a box but still flat to mail it and taped the ends. I got the package just fine then the next day I got the packing slip, apparently it had fallen out in the mail truck.

Welp.

:o What was in it? If they're bending cardboard, nothing inside is safe >.<

Yeah mine was a bit the same when I got that traditional piece from you but I framed it up and its fine now XD

Reading is hard!

Well, somebody didn't complete English class.

Tell me what you want. Someone at the postal service had a challange accepted face while he had read the do not bend.

You know why they bent it right? Because you put Do Not Bend on it.

That's the USPS for you. My regular carrier is really good about taking care of the mail, but I can tell when she's on vacation by the way my mail gets mutilated. I've had 'em just toss packages on my porch in the middle of a rainstorm before, too.

That happened here. One set the box in the middle of the walk way when it was snowing, and by the time I realized it was there, it was buried.
Another had a package and refused to bring it to the door. So she sat outside and honked until I came out to get it. "Oh! You're here. I was about to leave!"

;A;

yeah i hate when they do that :( it royally sucks

Not a bad a my USPS mess up. I sent a friend of mine a chainmail dicebag i made for her, when it got there the dicebag was gone from the package. All USPS did was put a sticker on the package saying sorry.

aww no need to get bent out of shape for it skiddy...

XD yeah I know it's awful but someone had to do it :P

"Do not bend"? Hm... I know what Do means. And Bend. Not must be a space filler. *bends*
For customer satisfaction.

www.furaffinity.net/view/7045415/ at least yours didnt arrived destroyed like mine x3

That's... kinda not bent... O_O

more like ran over by a truck on a snowy day x3

thats why i don't trust fed ex and UPS.... i usually use the home brand mailing company like the Canadian Post office.... one of my friends that worked for fed ex told me that one of his partner's always kicked and dropped the box's even sat on them ._.

It helps to sandwich between 2 thich cardboard panels, I try to cross the corrigate for added strength from bends.

-.- My mailman hates us and will always try and fold commissions I receive, even though I have a humongous mailbox (you can stick 11x17 envelopes in it and be fine)

I just have all my mail either digitally uploaded/downloaded, or have it teleported. Well...most mail, anyways. The whole thing with the cow didn't turn out very well... But at least I got to see what it looked like inside out...before it exploded.

Atleast its not that bad, I saw one not long ago with a FOLD in it!

...Well hell. I've never had that sort of issue with USPS, though anything through Royal Mail sucked. Sorry it went weird for you.

I wonder what would've happened if Nim-Nim had written "Do Not BLEND!" on it instead.

I'm curious to know... if I sent a steel gurder wrapped in an inch of diamond through the mail with "DO NTO BEND" written in big letters on it...

would it arrive at it's destination all bent out of shape?

Don't get so bent out of shape!

... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Fuck, I used ctrl + F to see if someone said that and they did. FUCK

FUCK IT IT'S STILL FUNNY

You got the lucky end, besides having nothing wrong at all, with USPS. I've seen plenty of packages getting ruined and/or broken from USPS.

Poor Portal gun got the blunt from USPS: http://youtu.be/WCjR8RHYpx0

At my apartment we have special larger sized mail compartments to fit things that don't fit into the normal compartments reserved for each apartment. If they use one they put the key to the corresponding larger compartment in your normal mailbox. In practice, they take my do-not-bend things and force them to fit in my regular mail slot even if the larger compartments are available.

prime example of why I hate using USPS any more

effin usps >.<

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well could have been a lot worse, like you never got it for one thing, i remember about 7-10 years ago i ordered a limited edition Chrono Cross Kid figure for at the time a steal at $40, but the mail delivered it so some other place and never had anyone sign for it, or anything, and that was the last chance i had , the mail had to pay me back the $40 and fine it was good they had to do that but i rather have that damn figure.

this is the one i mean: http://mintconditioncollection.com/.....d-statue/51742

I doubt I'll ever find one that is under close to $50 new.

And then they get all pouty-face around Christmas time if there isn't some kind of greeting card with some money in it, like we're supposed to tip them like a restaurant waiter or something.

My Dad was a Post Man for 23 years. He took Pictures of Stuff like this. You'd be surprised how meany Idiots actually work for the US Poastal Service -_- .

Amon does not approve of this bending

Sorry to hear about that. I got an original from  Iggi that arrived bent too. Not quite as badly as yours though. She put a couple extra pieces of cardboard in with it.

Maby something like this would help. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8318476/

And this is why you can never trust USPS or CP. Because they do that shit. ALL THE FUCKING TIME.