On 2018-09-19 12:09 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 3:44:34 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski
> wrote:
>>
>> My friend owns a jewelry store. They often send expensive diamonds
>> by registered mail.
>
> I was aware of this. It was the main reason that I had confidence in
> our mail system.
>


My experience with Canada Post has not been great. Many years ago my MiL
wanted to get some of my photos enlarged and framed as a Christmas
surprise. My wife got into the collection of slides I had taken while
working up north and got my best loon shots and sent them to her mother
special delivery. A few months later, MiL mailed us a box of Italian
hand blown Christmas bulbs. It was was sent parcel post and insured.
More than half the bulbs were broken. When I tried to file a claim I was
told that it only insures that it arrives. Breakage is not covered.

I can understand them not insuring breakage. We have received a number
of large envelopes that were clearly marked Fragile Do Not Bend.... and
they had been bent. That included one that had been bent to fit into
our rural mail box, even though it fit without bending.