GameFly vs. USPS [Apr 24, 2009, 1:47 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Ars Technica
reports that game rental service GameFly has filed a complaint against the US
Postal Service over game discs that are lost and damaged in the mail. GameFly
contends that discs are broken by the mail sorting equipment, a problem that
persisted after they started using a protective insert that doubled its shipping
costs. They say between one and two percent of the games they ship are damaged,
but that preferential treatment of similar mailings by Netflix and Blockbuster
prevents them form suffering similarly (though no breakage figures for either of
them are provided).
People don't seem to have read the actual article. The main points are:
#1. They tried paying for more protective packaging and it didn't help.
#2. Netflix and Blockbuster using the same service are receiving preferential sorting, and Gamefly has not been able to get the same deal from the USPS.
It doesn't have anything to do with how shitty USPS is or isn't. Besides which, Fedex and UPS aren't any better, and DHL is clearly shittier than all other services.
#1. They tried paying for more protective packaging and it didn't help.
#2. Netflix and Blockbuster using the same service are receiving preferential sorting, and Gamefly has not been able to get the same deal from the USPS.
It doesn't have anything to do with how shitty USPS is or isn't. Besides which, Fedex and UPS aren't any better, and DHL is clearly shittier than all other services.
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