Since when is it illegal to take metal into or out of the post office? My local post office barely has computers, they still have an old balance scale in the lobby that says 1972 on the back. And self serve??! Around here that means delivering the package yourself!
Though I hate to use the "internet lingo" a lot on here.....Turned out the offending object was a Christmas fruitcake
They have them in some Social Security offices now, complete with security goons to harass us. Welcome to Amerika.
Never been in a post office with a metal detector, that's odd.
Of course, when you outlaw fruitcake, only the outlaws will have fruitcake.
You need to do this, and take pictures. Consider it your mission this holiday season.Fruitcake expansion tests! I would think fruitcake is more dense then ballistic gelatin lol! I would bet the ones by great aunt used to make would stop 230grn .45 JHP.