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How Not To Ship Live Scorpions

 
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Now I wonder where that photo came from ... or if there's a news article that goes with it? In either case, I'd be out of that post office in an instant!

Although a closer look at the photo suggests there are no USPS markings or postage on the box -- so maybe it was being shipped FedEx or UPS!
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Posted 09/19/2013   4:57 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add I Brake For Stamps to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Here is the article. It actually has little to do with shipping scorpions.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/tec...ng-companies


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Actually that is a copyrighted, commerical image that is sold by a company called 'Getty Images'
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/p.../6466-000163

As such it was staged for the photoshoot.
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Thanks for posting that Popular Mechanics link. Actually there's yet another link in that article that may also be of interest to those on this forum. It's been posted in one form or another before, but it's interesting enough that it's worth repeating the title: "Ten Geeky Ways to Deliver Mail: USPS Technology":

http://www.popularmechanics.com/car...peed/4316104
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Posted 09/19/2013   10:57 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Crouse27 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Were there any stamps on the package?
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