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this post was submitted on 21 May 2026
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yeah I agree with @DogThatWentGorp@hexbear.net, I think thefts in the postal system are fairly rare and he could also pay for insurance if he were really worried
but, as Doggo Gorpo said, mishandling is the default for shipments in America. Everything gets put into boxes and then packed into semi trucks and every step of loading and unloading is basically someone paid 70% of a living wage to throw boxes into or out of, and i literally mean throw
I think as long as it's packaged in a box with VOID FILLING (packing peanuts, air packs, whatever) so that it CAN'T MOVE and then packed into another, larger box around it, with similar void filling, it would 100% be fine
you could probably pack it less securely but then it wouldn't be 100% fine
Also they could turn their steam deck into a flea, then put that flea in a box, THEN put THAT box into another box! They mail that box to themselves and when it shows up at their doorstep? AHAAAAA it'll already be smashed by a depressed chain-smoker from a Cincinnati mail center!!!!