NEVER send CASH

This is the older AFCS, the one I ran.

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It has several pinch points and at least a half dozen hard plastic gates that are like letter openers, that is why I asked about taping the flaps. If the flap is the least bit loose it stands a good chance of getting ripped open. The newer machine is pretty much the same, it just has 2 levels of stackers, the area on the left side of the machine near the silver bars. The first pinch point is notorious for grabbing a hold of one side of the envelope while the other one rips it open, depositing the contents on the floor. Never mail keys, coins etc. If you mail pictures see to it that the envelope is at least 3/8" thick, preferably over 1/2" so it does not make it under the rollers and into the machinery.