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So tired of the USPS lying.

GSPgirl — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 03:20:03 GMT

Every Christmas this happens where they say they have delivered something and they haven’t. I usually get it the next day, but what a hassle. I know a lot of you have been through this, but it’s tiresome. I called JTV and they said I have to wait 10 days to make a claim.

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colliemom4 — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 03:33:54 GMT

I have had this happen to me on more than one occasion and it actually happened during the summer. It does usually shows up within the next day or so. Have you tried calling the post office? I realize it doesn't help sometimes. Our post office is awful. Good luck and sorry this has happend to you. I do understand.

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bonnielu — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 03:54:36 GMT

Rural delivery: Great mail carrier but when she goes on a vacation all bets are off if we get anything delivered to the right house. I have INFORMED DELIVERY that tells me what is coming. Sometimes packages are not scanned however.

I have called and the pat answer is: We are overloaded. We have new help that is not as good as the old help.

Our distribution center is 65 miles away. They closed the local one. I can send a letter to my neighbor and it has to go to Baltimore first.

I had a post office box but sometimes companies will not send packages to a PO Box. Have to use a physical address.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 03:57:00 GMT

Never had USPS do this but UPS does it occasionally.

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GSPgirl — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 11:25:47 GMT

@bonnielu wrote:
Rural delivery: Great mail carrier but when she goes on a vacation all bets are off if we get anything delivered to the right house. I have INFORMED DELIVERY that tells me what is coming. Sometimes packages are not scanned however.

I have called and the pat answer is: We are overloaded. We have new help that is not as good as the old help.

Our distribution center is 65 miles away. They closed the local one. I can send a letter to my neighbor and it has to go to Baltimore first.

I had a post office box but sometimes companies will not send packages to a PO Box. Have to use a physical address.

Thank you. I’ve tried calling the post office in the past and I’m left on hold forever. I have gone into my local, very busy, post office and they found the package in the back.

Re: So tired of the USPS lying.

Nataliesgramma — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 11:32:52 GMT

My daughters' strreet doesn't get mail some days because they said the route is "too big"....

It's only going to get worse the closer it gets to Christmas...

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NickNack — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 11:40:15 GMT

USPS does this to me sometimes, too. It's beyond frustrating. It usually happens on the weekend when it's a different mail person. I've just learned to wait until the next day to see if it's delivered, and it always is.

No one answers the phone at my post office, and the lines are a long wait. I have gone in at times, though, and the package is never there. It's on the truck but just not delivered.

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puttypiesmom — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 12:08:54 GMT

I sometimes want to move just to get away from my apathetic post office and incompetent carrier.

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Krimpette — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 12:45:10 GMT

I've complained to USPS about this, but not sure what they can do to prevent it.

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Gorgf — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 12:51:58 GMT

Mine lied to my face and denied getting the weekly newspapers to deliver that week when I confronted her. I have subscribed for over 30 years and received it. I called the newspaper office and this was not true.

She speeds down our road and at least 12 times in two years when she left or handed me mail and package never noticed the flag up on my box. She left a pile of mail several times that was not mine. More issues than I EVER have had. Mine is a big rural route but too much in a hurry and not paying attention. I was ready to complain to the Postmaster but heard from a retired carrier , they are hard to get rid of.

They changed all carriers last mo. and although the mail comes hours later she seems to be more conscientious. Some carriers have been great.

I had a mailbox stolen as others in the area. Kids prank or looking for money. I called the 800 number to report it and all they cared was when it was going to be replaced? I thought tampering was against the Federal law? Local police did investigate as several were taken.

Another Govt. Agency that does not care. I agree ,why lie about the service ?I would rather be told the truth. Then ,I wonder why so many lost late packages? It isn't all QVCs fault.

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CelticCrafter — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 13:23:19 GMT

@Nataliesgramma - if our regular carrier is off and it happens to be a junk mail only day, the sub will not deliver it. Just walks on by.

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SharkE — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 14:27:24 GMT

Not to scare anybody, but, when you have new mail carriers they give your mail to the fellow up the street and so it shows "been delivered".

Yes, it has, but, just not to you. I had that with a IRS letter ! We never got it and IRS gives you certain amount of days to respond. I was beyond nuts and just called IRS and explained I can't respond because I never got your response. They reviewed and told me what they had told me in the letter I never got and that I was good to go.

Hubbo and I could quit biting our nails. Then few days later hubbo was out mowing and this car pulled up out at mailbox and waved to hubbo and said "we got your mail few days ago". He thanked him for bringing it down. There was the IRS letter.

Had a Imperial Gold bracelet delivered to my next door neighbor, who, by the grace of God walked over and handed to me. Unopened. I kept a straight face and thanked her.

Good luck !

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puttypiesmom — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 14:30:01 GMT

@SharkEwhat a terrible ordeal on both accounts!

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SharkE — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 14:41:04 GMT

Yep, IRS can do what they please with you and nothing you can do.

Re: the Imperial gold bracelet she could had opened it, decided it was a right nice xmas present and as far as I'm concerned QVC isn't gonna believe me or send me out another 500 bracelet just for the heck of it.

I don't even want to go there..............

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Allegheny — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 14:52:33 GMT

I can say that we are lucky and have reasonably good service from our local post office and mail carriers. One day I looked down our lane and there were 4 mail trucks there. I drove down to see what was going on. Our mail carrier has an extremely long route. She was overloaded and way behind delivery schedule. So the post office called out other drivers to assist with delivery. They were all down there working like busy bees to redistribute her load onto their trucks. In the 30+ years I have lived here I never saw that.

I know they are paid well, but driving around in those pathetic little trucks with no all wheel drive, power steering, AC and probably crappy heaters I wouldn't want their jobs.

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chrystaltree — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 15:02:28 GMT

If you are talking about when UPS hands the package off to the Usps for delivery, always add a day. UPS tracking will show that it was delivered on 12/3 but that means it was delivered to Usps on 12/3; you will actually get it a day or two later.

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songbird — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 15:17:27 GMT

I still don't know why USPS did this. I returned a jean to Nashville TN. I insured it, got a tracking number, etc. On this past Saturday, I received an email from USPS, saying that there was something wrong with the address and that they could not deliver it. I called them and they simply said they were returning to me via 4th class. With the Christmas rush on, god only knows when I would receive it (or ever) On Monday, I received another email from USPS. They delivered the package!!!!! I called the store and they said, yes they received it and my visa would be credited back. I'm still in shock.....Why or why did they send me that message that they could not deliver it/bad address, etc?

Anyone go through something like this?

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OnlyShopsOnline — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 15:19:38 GMT

I've had a running battle with the USPS for years. Missing mail; packages marked delivered, but not delivered. Once, for a Sunday delivery for Amazon, they marked my status "could not deliver, business was closed"!!!!! I can't put mail in my mailbox to be picked up, because they pick it up and I swear they toss it! It never gets to its destination.

I've complained and been told that the USPS doesn't operate that way! "Shame on me" I suppose! Then, lo and behold, back in April, I got a stack of bundled mail that should have been delivered in December 2017!!!!

We have local Amazon warehouses, and I do a lot of shopping with Amazon. They rarely put anything through the USPS anymore. They hire their own delivery drivers who are much more dependable.

Right now I'm waiting for delivery, from the USPS, for several Priority padded mailers and two boxes. I need them for mailing Christmas gifts. THEY'RE LOST!!!!!

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Spurt — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 16:13:06 GMT

@GSPgirl wrote:
Every Christmas this happens where they say they have delivered something and they haven’t. I usually get it the next day, but what a hassle. I know a lot of you have been through this, but it’s tiresome. I called JTV and they said I have to wait 10 days to make a claim.

@GSPgirl

Wait a couple days andyour package will come in ... the way they track packages and say its delivered on their system and isnt very accurate Ive found.....

And since we have a new USPS delivery person its even worse, there's now a days delay -I signed up for Informed Delivery, but what they show for the current day doesnt get delivered until the FOLLOWING day, and after 6 PM at that!!!...And it will only get worse with the Christmas season.....

Funny how the previous guy delivered everything by 2:30 PM each day......

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MomCat — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 16:19:22 GMT

I feel very lucky. I live rural and have excellent USPS and UPS delivery. I have had a delay with USPS, but as long as the tracking is kept up I'm fine with it. I'm not understanding the "delivered" status, unless as pointed out here that it was misdirected to the wrong address. It's a scan in the field, so how is it delivered the next day? Like I said, I'm fortunate and hope I'm not jinxing myself by saying it. LOL