I lost a pair of Bob's swimbait molds to the USPS. The flat rate envelope arrived empty with a note that basically said "We care and take great steps to prevent this, but s__t happens and we're sorry. I tried to follow up, but got caught up in the government maze. Unfortunatley I did not ask for insurance on the package. Like Reeves said, you just cant beat the price. So wrap them tight, re-enforce the package and by all means get insurance. H__l Yes, postal employees fish.
With todays technology you would think that an organization as large as the USPS could backtrack a piece of mail and determine if an employee found a couple of shiny metal objects on the floor somewhere along the line.
TJ