This is the reason why I use now flat plastic boxes as an external
shield, in addition to other soft and hard inner protections. No more
crushed stuff since 2014. I hope this will continue.

Olivier

Le 08/04/2016 17:25, Callomon,Paul a écrit :
> Nota bene too that if you put shells in padded envelopes, these can pass through rollers in the sorting office that effectively crush the contents. Not recommended. 
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> Paul Callomon
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