[Dx-qsl] Rcvd: T32WW, Buro

[Ron Notarius]

I have had bureau envelopes come in damaged by the USPS.  The carriers have
told me that it's because the envelopes are too stuffed and the machinery
can't handle them correctly.  (And in my case, I still use the 5-1/2 x 8"
envelopes that the former W3 bureau required a few years ago [almost through
with that last box of envelopes!] which they no longer consider "standard."
I've been told to switch to 6x9" instead)

The carriers have also suggested going to an "indestructable" envelope like
the Tyvek ones, which I would do if the Office Depot around the corner from
work had them in 6x9's -- they don't carry them, and yes, I am looking
around!

I would rather provide more envelopes and ask that they not be over stuffed.
Have to admit, tho, that based on my last few bureau shipments, this request
has been overlooked.

73, ron wn3vaw

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan C. Zack" <k7acz at cox.net>
To: "Peter Dougherty" <w2irt at nac.net>
Cc: "Ron Notarius" <wn3vaw at verizon.net>; <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Rcvd: T32WW, Buro


> What I REALLY hate is when you get a plastic bag from the Post Office
> containing what is left of the buro supplied brown envelope that got
> destroyed in the mail.  From the postage on the envelope you would
> assume it was pretty full of cards, their whereabouts unknown.  This
> has happened to me twice in 2 years, yes I have complained to the buro
> people, and they blame the P.O.  I have ONLY had this problem with
> buro mailings, my other mail gets to me fine.
> I always keep a minimum of $10.00 on file with the buro so they can
> buy envelopes anytime they need to do so and don't need to overstuff
> them when they do a mailing.
> I should say the problem is not with my current W7 buro but with the
> buro from where I moved from 6 months ago where I had been a active
> contester and DXer for the last 20 years, as well as making a couple
> of DXPeditions with instructions to QSL to my then home call.
> Does this happen to anyone else??
>
> Peter Dougherty wrote:
>
> > At 15:11 23-07-04, Ron Notarius wrote:
> >
> >> Via Buro:  (first buro envelope in months!)
> >
> >
> > Personally, I think the art of buro QSLing is almost dead. I've sent
> > more than 800 buro cards out in the last 3 years and I've gotten but a
> > mere trickle in - maybe 10 at a time, 2 or 3 times a year. That's well
> > less than 10%, although it may still be too early to have a firm
> > opinion. I figure two years ought to be a fair time for about 75% of
> > them to turn around.
> >
> >> (first envelopes in weeks, and W9OL is kvetching about a drought! <g>):
> >
> >
> > Hey, you already got yer 5-band <grin>!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 73 de Peter (W2IRT)
> > w2irt at nac.net
> >
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> > &quot;Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've
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