A number of my subscription issues of Hustler magazine have been opened ‘en route’ - they are supplied in black 'USPS J&J BAG 11 Approved Automatable Polywrap' bags which are quite tough, so I am certain that they are not being ripped accidentally. A number of them have been delivered by my regular postman, who I have known for a long time and trust, so it seems likely that the are not being opened locally.

I also receive a subscription issue of Fox magazine, which comes in a similar (white) bag with ‘Printed In Canada’ written on it (I’m not sure if this means that they are also dispatched from Canada) - none of these have been opened, only the Hustler magazines. There wouldn’t be any reason for US customs to open it, would there? There is no indication on the bag that they have been opened officially (The only occasion I have had a package opened by Customs, it had a label stating that it had been opened, and an explanatory note included inside).

Any ideas about how I find out who is opening them, and how to stop it?

TIA.

Edited by - struan on Mar 13 2004

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