LYONS, Colo. – The Denver office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service has apparently cracked a theft case involving hundreds of DVDs being stolen from the U.S. Mail.
The U.S. Postal Service is investigating two employees in Lyons after an unusually high percentage of Netflix DVDs sent to that location, were reported missing. Jan. 05, 2006. 5 p.m.
During a two-month period last year, hundreds of DVDs intended for Netflix customers in Lyons, Colorado never arrived at their destinations. Investigators say the problem stopped after postal inspectors caught two postal workers red handed.
Andrew Rivas, spokesperson for the U.S. Postal Inspectors office in Denver told 9News, “at the time we were receiving these complaints it was among the largest reported losses in the United States from Netflix.”
Doesn’t surprise me. For my father’s birthday, I got him a 6 month subscription to Gamefly. He loves it, and he loves the idea of keeping a game he likes as long as he wants. I’ve been a member for almost two years already and I think it’s the greatest service ever.
When they ship me a game from my queue, I usually get it within two days. My dad gets them relatively quick also. However, when I ship mine back to them, they also get it within two days. My father’s games, however hard he tries, never make it back to Gamefly. We’ve suspected the postal service for a long time, but my dad is convinced it’s Gamefly’s screw up. Apparently, however, I’m not wrong in thinking the postal service in his area had something to do with it, particularly since my service with them has been impeccable.
It would be interesting to see similar investigations launched on the postal service around the country because I would guess this isn’t as rare as the article would like you to believe; people just don’t realize it or wouldn’t even consider it.
[tags]usps, gamefly, netflix, postal service, thieves[/tags]