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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: hewhoislouis on October 04, 2012, 10:32 pm

Title: Registered letters - More/less likely to be searched?
Post by: hewhoislouis on October 04, 2012, 10:32 pm
I have the option for registered letters on a sale. I, myself, won't ever have to sign for it as I have a mail drop service that can do that on my behalf, but will a registered letter attract more attention going through customs than non registered?
Title: Re: Registered letters - More/less likely to be searched?
Post by: Breaking Bad on October 05, 2012, 12:21 am
I've sent and received a ton of registered air mail, and only 1 or 2 standard international.
Never had an issue yet.  ;)

Everything you buy from china even dollar things on eBay are usually shipped registered air, i'm never worried about getting a package, it's 1 in a million.
Title: Re: Registered letters - More/less likely to be searched?
Post by: mito on October 05, 2012, 11:31 am
I think it's riskier considering the fact that a registered letter is handled more by Postal Workers than a regular envelope.   Postal workers have to scan the tracking number, input data in system, etc.
So if the registered envelope has anything suspicious (smell, leak, bump, strange return addres), etc. then they'll notice it right away.

But if the envelope is small, discreet, professional and with less than 3g of any substance, then I think it is safe, registered or not.

There are thousands of envelopes being processed every minute and workers just don't have the time and/or resources.     They look for heavy and big stuff, for instance, 500g of pot or something in a big and cumbersome envelope/package...

My 2 cents.