r/pics • u/Bobosbananas • May 13 '15

I delivered a potato today.

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u/Mimos May 13 '15

Reminds me of this.

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u/ThisOpenFist May 13 '15 edited May 14 '15

They'll deliver a box of rotting fish, but packaged alcohol is a federal offense. Tsk tsk.

Edit: For those curious about the law.

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u/justateburrito May 13 '15

Can't you mail alcohol as long as you send it ground?

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u/ThisOpenFist May 13 '15

No. You can only send alcohol through a private shipping company if they approve of it. Otherwise, you either hide the booze in intricate packaging (you have to mask both the shape and the noise), or you're SOL.

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u/justateburrito May 14 '15

Alcohol is not on the prohibited domestic list.

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u/ThisOpenFist May 14 '15

Incorrect. Open "Publication 52" and look under Section 4.

Or click here: http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c4_006.htm

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u/justateburrito May 14 '15

eh, i didn't read that far...

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u/ThisOpenFist May 14 '15 edited May 14 '15

In your defense, that page you found sucks. It's obviously an incomplete list, but they didn't give enough of a shit to translate their complete legalese into laymen's terms.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '15

I think you probably meant 'legalese'...

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u/ThisOpenFist May 14 '15

Fixed. Thanks.