here's the deal, they don't have to care. it gets really bad if you use book rate/etc as my mom used to do a dog magazine for the breed she was involved with f

here's the deal, they don't have to care. it gets really bad if you use book rate/etc as my mom used to do a dog magazine for the breed she was involved with for fifty plus years. There is no actual requirement the magazine shipped that way show up by a set date, in good condition, or even be delivered. She once had people complaining about a magazine not delivered a month late only to find out they were still on the dock with other mail all pushed into a corner. Guaranteed delivery isn't even that either. there are all sorts of exceptions. The simple matter is, you want it there then pay a shipping company that values their reputation. if you must use USPS then require a signature on delivery and insure it.