@myst4au wrote:

I beg to differ. Anything containing metcury is forbidden to be shipped by any USPS method, that includes Ground Advantage.

"Key Guidelines for Shipping Thermometers via USPS:
Mercury Thermometers: Forbidden. Mercury is a liquid metal, and if a thermometer breaks, it releases toxic vapors, making them hazardous to mail.
Allowed Thermometers: Digital thermometers, fever thermometers without mercury, and thermometers using red-colored alcohol are generally acceptable.
Prohibited Items: Antique thermometers, barometers, and blood pressure monitors that contain visible silver-colored liquid mercury are prohibited."

@Rho wrote:

thermometer scenario should be straightforward; but not all Postal workers understand they can be sent Ground. Batteries are entirely formulaic. I have been asked to ship a battery to my son with his written instructions thus I have a list I can look at to review what I put in the box *~) when asked by a clerk.

@gene wrote:

per my understading the old MSC subcontracted the current one and that is why such low fee.

@sestrahelena wrote:

The original MSC, in the days when they mailed you the pre-packed boxes to send out, was the one that no longer does mystery shopping and forum members would often joke about their office staff being elderly.

@MsJudi wrote:

I remember the days of receiving the oversized boxes...and they weighed like "0" pounds. It was so dumb to mail them, but I was a newbie back then and tried everything. Plus, they took up so much room while waiting to be sent. I also remember doing the shops for the current company long ago also. I just checked my history on the Apollo site and that was in the 2010's. I think the current MSC subbed them out to the company with the sweet elderly ladies and now they are back there. I used to do a lot with the Apollo company back then. I was surprised when I checked my history that it went back that far. It's sort of neat to see all the places that I did, but sad that so many are gone or not shopped any longer....golf courses, airport retail, Gucci, Vera Bradley, Modell's, "Gotta go to Mo's", Bob's Discount Furniture, man, I did a ton of post offices too..2010-2014.

@amberelliott wrote:

Been mystery shopping before a postmaster, and still MS.
What I learned working for USPS, was so insulting, harassing superiors NEVER FOLLOWED UP.

NOW, that i no longer work for them, I'm going in full throttle on USPS.

@jewel1233 wrote:

I was surprised to see the quarterly rotation today! I tried to assign a shop and it showed a message of one shop per location from January 1 - March 31. Wow, that seems surprising since they call frequently for shoppers to fill these jobs.

@Insight wrote:

I still have not seen that rotation information. I have had no issue self scheduling.