Mr.Maduro 07:20 PM 06-29-2010
icehog3 07:22 PM 06-29-2010
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WASHINGTON — To comply with legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by the President, cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products will be subject to new mailing regulations effective June 29, 2010. The law, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act, Public Law No. 111-154, was signed into law March 31.
With only a few limited exceptions, the Postal Service will no longer be allowed to accept or transport packages containing cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products. The general mailability ban will extend to cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco. The prohibition does not include cigars.
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captain53 07:22 PM 06-29-2010
No Cigars but would not be surprised if they were added on in the near future.
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Wonder if it will ultimately effect UPS, Fed-X, Etc...
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Emjaysmash 07:27 PM 06-29-2010
replicant_argent 07:28 PM 06-29-2010
Still, pure stupidity.
I am sure this will protect the..... chiiiiiillllllddddruuuuuuuuuuunnnnnn.
Goddamn nannies taking one little bite out of Personal Responsibility and Independent thought at a time.
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longknocker 07:29 PM 06-29-2010
St. Lou Stu 07:32 PM 06-29-2010
USPS would loose a big chunka bidness if they included cigars.cbid et.al.
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replicant_argent 07:35 PM 06-29-2010
Originally Posted by St. Lou Stu:
USPS would loose a big chunka bidness if they included cigars.cbid et.al.
Yeah, email has already taken out a huge chunk of business for them, limiting their market further is just plain old good sense.
Get your USPS collectibles now, before they go out of business, you will make millions in the hipster market when "old skool USPS" stuff is rare.
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AD720 07:38 PM 06-29-2010
I'm guessing (hoping?) that "roll your own" doesn't include pipe tobacco?
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captain53 07:57 PM 06-29-2010
What the F will be next????
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New York just passed a new 75% excise tax rate on Cigars so you can bet they will be coming after them soon.
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elderboy02 08:04 PM 06-29-2010
I don't get it. The USPS is always whining that they are losing money. Now they are adding more stuff you can't ship
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captain53 08:07 PM 06-29-2010
I have started buying my Single Malt online, actually comes from New York @ about 30% savings after shipping. Wonder how long that will last before the screw it up.
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jonumberone 08:09 PM 06-29-2010
Now that we all know it doesn't include cigars does someone want to let the postal workers know? Spent 45 min in post office today while they goat a supervisor to decide if they would accept my package for the n.s.t.
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Skywalker 08:11 PM 06-29-2010
Originally Posted by captain53:
No Cigars but would not be surprised if they were added on in the near future.:-):-):-)
Wonder if it will ultimately effect UPS, Fed-X, Etc...
Good luck!!!
Like this would slow any of us down!!!:-)
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hotreds 08:16 PM 06-29-2010
So much for the USPS not being part of the govt! Not that I ever believed their denials anyway.
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elderboy02 08:20 PM 06-29-2010
Originally Posted by jonumberone:
Now that we all know it doesn't include cigars does someone want to let the postal workers know? Spent 45 min in post office today while they goat a supervisor to decide if they would accept my package for the n.s.t. :-) :-)
Do Click N Ship online. No questions asked
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ValorBali41 08:37 PM 06-29-2010
But would it ever become a conflict of interest with Cigar smokers. There are so many websites that rely on the internet buisness, a huge lawsuit can come out of this issue if UPS targets Cigars, and IMHO I dont really believe that UPS would advance it to court, it would be too costly
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lightning9191 08:41 PM 06-29-2010
Originally Posted by jonumberone:
Now that we all know it doesn't include cigars does someone want to let the postal workers know? Spent 45 min in post office today while they goat a supervisor to decide if they would accept my package for the n.s.t. :-) :-)
Why did you tell them what is in it? Have everything packaged and take it in....I've never been asked what is in there...just "Is there anything liquid, hazardous, or perishable?"
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