Mail Delivery Vent

I've lived at this address for almost 14 years. During this time, we've had the same postman other than when he was away on holidays or off on sick leave. Ever since the beginning of the new year when he retired, we've rarely had the same mailperson twice but the same problem occurs almost daily -- I receive other people's mail as I am sure they're receiving mine.

It's not uncommon to see people biking, driving, or on fot looking for house numbers to deliver mail that they rec'd. in error.

We've reported it numerous times with no results and I'm so angry after today's delivery of mail for other people that I just had to v-e-n-t! ACK!

Have any of you experienced this?

We have lived in our house for four years and are STILL getting alumni magazines for the guy who owned the house before the woman who sold the house to us. So, three owners ago.

OTOH, one time my grandparents sent me a postcard from Brazil with just "Mrs. Lastname" and my town's name and zip code and it was delivered no problem. I guess that was the GOOD Mailman's day working!

Oh, and one time as a single girl, I moved out of a house and somewhere else, and happened to go back to the old house and they'd continued delivering all my mail there despite the forwarding address I put in. I put in a forwarding address THREE TIMES before I finally went back to the old house and taped over the mailbox and wrote "FORWARDING ADDRESS IN EFFECT" on the tape. *then* I finally started getting my mail forwarded.

I ordered a laptop on ebay and the seller shipped the box Priority with a tracking number. The tracking number is a joke. After a week I checked the number and it stated that it was still at the post office he sent it from. Another week went buy and still no package still. I called and they said that they did not know where it was, even with the tracking number. Finally I got it the next week. It apparantly sat in the origional post office that whole time. Once it was sent from the "Lazy" post office I received it within 2DAYS. AMAZING!!! I was suppose to sign for it. The mail lady dropped it on my front porch and never rang the door bell. It was the only day this summer that it rained at my house. Thanksfully I got the laptop out of the box before the water soaked through to it. I am not a big fan of the USPS.

Poorgirl I'm glad you received your laptop, finally, and hope it arrived unscathed. I can relate to taking receipt of packages from my front doorstep, NOT the actual potal person. They have such a cavalier attitude. Someone could steal it, or as in your case, the elements could damage the package. They are well paid and I'm sure would not want their things treated in such a fashion. In my experience, complaining does no good whatsoever. ::sigh:: I agree, tracking numbers count for naught if they don't enter the info, where's the tracking feature? And you pay extra for this! ACK.

U.S. Snail Mail - for 37 years we've have problems - and just when you think it's safe - a newbie comes along and screws it all up again! Sad part - they cannot read - they start at the first house on one side of the street and place mail in every mailbox - regardless of if it goes to that house or not. Then they find that half to one third of the remaining houses has no mail - and they are too stupid to check it out and find out why - it's not thier fault! Yeah - right....

I agree with you all. I have received my neigbors mail on quite a few occasions. Plus sometimes some of my mail has been opened, or torn, etc. And I am waiting for something now that was mailed "priority" that has not shown up yet. They need to get it together

I try to boycott the USPS when ever I can. When I have a choice I use UPS instead.

Goodness----we've been lucky, I guess----we've had the same delivery guy, Harvey, in an irridescent green pickup truck for the past 15 years-----and yeah, ever once in awhile we'll get mail from another street but in my neighborhood every street has the same range of house numbers (for example #3018 will be found on 10 different streets)---guess the builders bought numbers in bulk. ha! The few times that I've gotten someone else's mail I on one of my errands just drop it by the right mailbox---not a big deal. My biggest problem these days is with the mailbox itself. It's encased in brick and it's rusting from the inside out----I'm not sure how to resolve this problem---also living in Texas I've had to deal with fireants who seem to think that my mailbox is a local hangout------

Wow, I didn't know that you guys in the U.S. have problems with your postal service too. But I think we have one of the worse postal service ever. My husband sent me a package for my birthday through USPS as global priority last July 31, it was supposed to arrive in 4-7 days time, but up to now, I haven't received anything, even just a card to tell me that my package is already at the post office ready for pick up.

You guys are lucky to at least still receive your package and mails. Most of the time here, especially if the mails came from abroad, people received the mails already opened or steamed open then resealed. From mails to jewelry, these things get lost in the mail. So the best way is to send them via Fedex rather than the regular postage.

I should mention Ladies, that it was Canada Post, not the USPS I was referring to. I thought we were notorious for the absolute worst postal service. Slow, inept workers. Lately, I have read about many instances in which the police were called to the homes of postal delivery workers to find massive amounts of undelivered mail in their residences. They do not deserve to be gainfully employed.

Courier services are so much more expensive but given the choice I specify those as my preference. At least I know I'll receive the item, usually intact, too. ::sigh::.

Wow, Clara and Worker Bee,

On my honor (hand over heart) never again will I ever complain about Harvey, the postman in the green, irridescent truck, not delivering my mail because there were 2 family cars parked in front of the mailbox for that day even though he left me a nice note saying that's what would happen. Ha!

Now in Kazakshtan the biggest mail problem I had was not getting my People magazines because the secretaries in Houston were "pinching" them. They were so supposed to be sent by mailpouch---sometimes they came and sometimes they didn't. More than half the time---NOT! The problem got to be so bad that DH ranted and raved to some higher ups and luckily another VP was having the same problem and their combined voices at least have stopped the practice for awhile. Let me tell you, I could care less about People in the states (go to any dentist or doctor's office and you're caught up on that rag) but overseas where you're starved for something familiar getting your local magazine means a lot. And to know that it's being borrowed by people in your own office is offensive. Couldn't even blame it on the mail system. Hopefully, Clara and Worker Bee, your system will improve with time.

Yes I know what you mean we get other people mail also it happens mostly when there is someone else delivering the mail instead of the one who normally does it.

expatgirl:

I hope so too, and to think that it's been going on since the 1960s!!! I just hope that it would be privatized so that services would improve.

I can feel for you!!!!!

clara said:

expatgirl:

I hope so too, and to think that it's been going on since the 1960s!!! I just hope that it would be privatized so that services would improve.

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Dear Clara,

I hope so, too. That's ridiculous with what you have to put up with----I'd be afraid to ship anything to my home with the conditions that you have to live under. Can you form a citizens' forum to fight this type of "abuse"??? Anyway, just to let you know, I am mad as a jalapeno for your plight. And I hope that it gets better for you and others having the same problem(s).

I gess I am pretty lucky I have never had a problem with my mail maybe because I have a post office box