In its early years, what was the most unusual type of package delivered by the US Postal Service?
Correct answer: Children up to 20 pounds of weight
Jonesy
A head of a dead.....what?
Bonnie
What a fascinating story! I bet they were more reliable than our Postal system today! Anddd a lot less expensive!
Player Say what!?
Player #5817850, I agree and I don't work for them, nor do I know anyone who does. But if you look, really look at what it takes to mail a letter across even just one state, it's an amazing process and actually inexpensive. Some people rag on them only because they think they're supposed to.
Angie
Player Say what!?, used to deliver mail. It is a hard job in all weather and they deserve our respect
Wannabe Vulcan
Gives a new meaning to delivering a baby.
Snance
This mailing babies is really weird. But I don't want to judge...
Liz
Player Say what!?, I completely agree!! It is truly fascinating. To be honest, I still wish people took the time to send more personal letters like they did in the past before email came about. To me, an email does not express the emotional side of a handwritten letter.
Lionessa
When I was young, the prevailing attitude among parents seemed to be, "What doesn't kill the kid will make him stronger." My parents' motto was, "It'll hurt, but she'll only do it once."
LillySparrow
Snance, it was an inexpensive way to send their children to other relatives.
LillySparrow
Wannabe Vulcan, hahaha and the USPS still delivers mail via donkey 🫏 on foot in the Grand Canyon!
LillySparrow
Angie, yes, I did work for them for about 2 years but couldn’t get a regular route so moved on . . . It is the most physically challenging job I’ve had (I’ve also worked in the airlines on the ramp sometimes and that THAT was easy compared with the Postal Service!!!) God Bless the Mail Carrier’s!
Zoe❤️
Why does it say a kiss well im down
Cat Mom
joymarch016, back then maybe, before all the machinery & such
Cat Mom
Montana, did you Google it or what?
Cat Mom
Wendy, that's what the story just said..
Player #80120905
Jonesy, the dead
dato
Jonesy, yah it seems weird
Wendy
Wannabe Vulcan, What awful parents to mail their baby. In 1913, an 8-month-old baby in Ohio was mailed by his parents to his grandmother who lived a few miles away. Grandma, can you babysit? Just a few weeks after Parcel Post began, Jesse and Mathilda Beagle “mailed” their 8-month-old son James to his grandmother, who lived a few miles away near Batavia, Ohio.
Montana
Not true. only one such delivery ever recorded and it was done as a publicity stunt.
Hoda sadat Hosseini
Always longest words are correct
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Hoda sadat Hosseini
Always longest words are correct ✅
Anya
please, someone explain the reason they sent a kid!!
Elenora
I'm astonished 🤔 wow
Katie
I'm stuck on the part where the 8 mo. old baby was under 11 lbs.
Ama
Angie, I delivered too but never a baby!
Echoes
Jonesy, 😂 lol I said that because I was like mailing kids no way lol
J
Nowadays the kids would just take an e scooter 🛴 in fact to speed up the post people in Britain maybe Royal Mail should look into this! lol
Julie
I asked my husband this question. He is a retired letter carrier. He knew the answer without hearing the choices!
Player #2775901
Player #88179854, brides under 11 pounds?…what!!!
Player #88179854
Snance, what about brides?
joymarch016
I think it's a great idea for poor relatives who want to be able send their child to another relative !! It sure doesn't sound like anyone got hurt, weird, maybe but it seemed safe enough. 😊😊😀😀
Mel
Player #5817850, maybe the usps is but AusPost most certainly is not cheap or reliable.
TestyAlien3443
Jonesy, many times in this game the wrong answers are just an afterthought. "a dead head" "a gold bullion" are not typical phraseology. "a kiss" could be imaginary, could be lipstick on a piece of paper, or Hershey's kiss.