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You're making this way more mysterious-sounding than it is. As the text says, those first categories are INTENDED for sealed letters. Things shipped in those w
by mattkrause 7y ago
You're making this way more mysterious-sounding than it is.
As the text says, those first categories are INTENDED for sealed letters. Things shipped in those ways therefore retain the privacy protections of letters. You can put a (small) rock or whatever in there instead--that's your business--and if you do, the Post Office will never know because they're applying the letter-privacy standard and not looking inside.
The other categories are NOT INTENDED for letters. As a result, they don't get the protection intended for letters. You can, of course, try to send something confidential that way, but if it's exposed, that's on you.
- txcwpalpha 7y agoThat simply isn't the case though. First Class Mail (and Priority Mail) are specifically intended for both "letters" as well as "things". A glance at the USPS website shows this. Indeed, even in the CFR you quoted, it specifically mentions certain types of "package" services as sealed mail. I don't know where you're getting that there is a specific "intention" for anything.
- 4ntonius8lock 7y agoNo, first class mail specifically is for commercial sending. It even has commercial requirements: > Standard mail must be less than 16 ounces and must meet a minimum quantity of 200 pieces or 50 pounds of mail. Your obstinacy in the face of overwhelming evidence against what you are saying is amazing. I feel for you. Life is hard when you act that way (I should know, I've fallen in those patterns at times)
- mattkrause 7y agoIt’s literally what the CFR says: “maintained...for the transmission of letters sealed against inspection.” The word “for” clearly means “intended for” or “for the purposes of.” You can put whatever you want in a priority mail envelope, but the size and weight limits are much more suited to a big document than an engine block.