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Has anyone ever had trouble with USPS? I ordered from ThreeLionsGaming.com and it was supposed to be here yesterday. now it says there was a delay and that it will update me with new Delivery time. I was really hoping to get the new trial deck to start teaching my friends tonight.

Keep me updated. Hopefully USPS gets it to you today!

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Has anyone ever had trouble with USPS?

Excuse me while I try to control my laughter for this question. Let me give you recent examples of USPS troubles:

1. My local carrier frequently delivers my mail to my neighbors and vice versa. Luckily for me I have honest neighbors. 
2. I received a white bubble envelope that had tire tracks on it. When I opened the package, the video game I had ordered from eBay was crushed.
3. I received a first class package that took two days to get from Arizona to Florida. Shortly afterward, I received a Priority Mail package that took two weeks to get from Georgia to Florida.
4. For Redemption specifically, I remember a time that I was waiting weeks for a trade to arrive. In my mailbox there was a plastic bag that had a shredded envelope and my cards in a toploader. The bag had the USPS logo and a message that said the envelope had been ripped in their automatic sorters. They had to piece the envelope together to recreate my address.

If you're looking for selection TLG and Cactus are the way to go. If you are looking for a store, I'd recommend the Christian bookstore I've been getting redemption there for years. You can usually create your own sales through coupons, however, lately I've noticed the best packs they carry are Disciples and to my knowledge don't carry TEC. If you're looking for singles they won't have them though.

I was specifically referring to Family Christian stores. I don't know if you have one in your area, but they advertise redemption cards (select packs and tins), and every one I've been to consistently carries redemption back where they keep toys and games.
For postal troubles the worst I've had is a ripped or mangled magazine here and there.

4. For Redemption specifically, I remember a time that I was waiting weeks for a trade to arrive. In my mailbox there was a plastic bag that had a shredded envelope and my cards in a toploader. The bag had the USPS logo and a message that said the envelope had been ripped in their automatic sorters. They had to piece the envelope together to recreate my address.

To be fair, unless marked and paid as non-machineable, envelopes will always go through the automatic sorters. A disaster for online card trading.

To be fair, unless marked and paid as non-machineable, envelopes will always go through the automatic sorters. A disaster for online card trading.

Equally fair to note that the USPS actually made the effort to figure out my address and still deliver the cards. Since the sender had used the toploader, the cards were not damaged.