valsma

That happens around here all the time to. The other day I was getting ready to pull out of the driveway when a man approaced and hollard out. Thought he had been given our mail and he lives on a totally different block. Actually it was the neighbor across the street who's mail he had.
Quite often our mail is delivered to the apartment with the same address one block over from us.

I just get a thrill out of watching the tracking on a package. I've watched tracking go from place of orgin, to CA, to Salem or Portland and then back to us. To get to Salem or Portland they have to drive right by our area. I get they have sorting centers but it's funny when even fedex is being deliverd by USPS. Is it any wonder they are going broke.

marknfran

There are a lot of horror stories about the post office right now. I need to ship a quilt to my brother in Georgia from Washington state. Checked with USPS and found out it will cost about $44 priority mail with insurance and yet UPS will do the same for $23 ground shipment. Never had a problem with UPS because their tracking is so great.

GrannieAnnie

My PO used to leave a note when a big package came that they could not leave in the mail box. I don't know if it's just my carrier or all, but they no longer do that. I have to call the post office if I'm expecting a package.

slk350

I remember a few years back mailing a rather large box up north to my daughter. I mailed it regular parcel post ($25) because 2 day was $50. I waited over a week and she never got it. I called the PO and they didn't know where it was and it should be there in a few days.I went to the PO a few times also. It took over a month to get there and never even left the PO until a few days before getting there. It was a LARGE box, I don't know how anyone could have missed it. My brother in law works at the PO it had to go thru, so he was watching for it. It arrived in rough shape.I was really aggravated

daisydebby

Why is everyone so quick to complain? Look at all the postives in mailing with the P.O. What in the world would it cost you to have your mail delivered privately? How about you driving all over town to pay bills? RELAX is right, why be so uptight? Try putting a postive spin on life instead....life would be so much easier.

valsma

I agree, if they charged the same rate as everyone pays to send all that junk mail you would see the volume plummet. On Tuesdays around here I don't even bother to check the mail unless i'm expecting something that I ordered. All that is there are ads and mailers.

ptquilts

as many packages as I have mailed over the years (probably THousands!!) I have had few if any get really lost - one got mangled. A few took their time.
All in all they do a pretty good job. I like my carrier as well, he is a private contractor, not a USPS employee. And the ladies at my local small PO are very nice too.

GrannieAnnie

Why? Because when I order an item from someplace and I pay my good money for it, I expect it to be delivered, not to sit in some storage area and never be delivered.

bodie358

Lots of times the mailman brings only letters the first go round. He then drives his truck to deliver the packages. Think about it. Where would he put the boxes while walking his route? Don't give up - the day is still young.

Lindsey

It could be he just missed it in all his other mail in the back of the truck.. You just wouldn't believe the pressure they put on the mail carrier.