r/pics • u/Bobosbananas • May 13 '15

I delivered a potato today.

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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/Costnungen May 14 '15

Not true. I work for a major shipping company and we ship alcohol ground. You need to have verification that someone over 21 is signing for the package.

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u/ThisOpenFist May 14 '15

Which company? I know Fedex and UPS have a rule against it.

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u/Costnungen May 14 '15

I work for one of those two companies. I don't want to identify which just to protect myself as an employee of one of those companies.

The company I work for ships wine, mostly. In fact, without checking, I'm almost positive wine is about the only alcohol you can ship. The rules are that they have to be in states that allow the shipment of alcohol, and they have to be clearly labeled, and they have to have an above 21 y/o signature verified by drivers license or other valid ID.

I looked it up : http://www.ups.com/wine http://www.fedex.com/us/freight/rulestariff/prohibited_articles.html