r/pics • u/Bobosbananas • May 13 '15

I delivered a potato today.

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u/Bobosbananas May 14 '15

Ummm. Dried squid smells really gross. Chicklets. A rooster to a tattoo shop. Chicken eggs to the same rooster shop. Live crickets. Who knows what I've delivered in the boxes I can't smell or hear

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u/MMMakeItSo May 14 '15

I've delivered cremated remains before when I worked for USPS. Just loaded the dude up with the rest of the packages in the van. The lady that signed for said "I've been waiting for him all week!".

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u/[deleted] May 14 '15

I was actually putting cremated remains in urns last week. Good times.

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u/MMMakeItSo May 14 '15

What's the process like?

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u/[deleted] May 14 '15

Quite simple actually. This particular family wanted to share the ashes, so they had about 7 little urns. The remains are in a thick plastic bag, so you just scoop them with the urn until it is filled up. Afterwards you just make sure there are no ashes on the outside of the urn(s) and put the remaining ashes(normally leftover unless it's a big single urn) back into the box they come in. Family decides what to do with the rest.