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Post office

goldensrbest — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 22:41:34 GMT

Because my mail box,has been hit,and destroyed 3 times, i got a po box,so i go there to pick up mail ,what i wonder is with lg .packages why they do not deliver them ,because they would not fit in a mail box,i live in the country, so mail box was next to road,a very busy road.

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pigletsmom — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 22:45:50 GMT

Do you put your street address on the items you want delivered? Not sure if that would make any difference.

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Annabellethecat66 — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 22:47:11 GMT

I get everything delivered to my house from th post office.

If the white QVC plastic bags don't fit into my mail box, I have a huge tupperware box at the top of my driveway where they put my boxes, etc.

I just had delivered this morning 4 large boxes delivered. They wouldn't fit in the tupperware box (it had other packages in there) so it was put up against the garage door.

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blackhole99 — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 22:48:27 GMT

We had the same problem and now have a PO Box too. Our post office will not deliver packages to the home either if you opt for a PO Box. All our packages are at the post office waiting for us. We can still use our street address for packages delivered from UPS or FedEx.

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september — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 22:51:51 GMT

@goldensrbest I have a post office box, but also receive packages at my home for items that can't be shipped to boxes.

at my post office, we get a key in our boxes for packages. We then take that key to a locker area in the lobby, and use it to retrieve our packages. Do they not have this system where you get your mail?

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hckynut — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:31:13 GMT

@goldensrbest

We live on a rural type mail route. Living here over 20 years, we have had several different mail drivers. Every one of them has carried big packages, that don't fit our regular size box, to our patio room door, as I requested.

I suggest you call whatever office it is that is responsible for your mail deliveries, the manager if necessary. I have done just that a couple times over the years, but for different reasons. Twice I spoke with the manager of the station, once face to face. Every problem was resolved to my satisfaction.

hckynut

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Kachina624 — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:40:47 GMT

I don't think the post office considers delivery of packages their responsibility any longer. They leave notices in your box and YOU have to figure out how to get it. I live in a subdivision in a city, with rural type mailboxes and I haven't had a PO delivery for years.

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hckynut — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:52:49 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I don't think the post office considers delivery of packages their responsibility any longer. They leave notices in your box and YOU have to figure out how to get it. I live in a subdivision in a city, with rural type mailboxes and I haven't had a PO delivery for years.

@Kachina624

Not where we live. Read my post to @goldensrbest. Saturday our driver brought a 12lb box of popcorn from Amazon, right to my patio room door. It obviously would not fit in a regular size mailbox, at least not ours.

hckynut

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september — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:56:33 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I don't think the post office considers delivery of packages their responsibility any longer. They leave notices in your box and YOU have to figure out how to get it. I live in a subdivision in a city, with rural type mailboxes and I haven't had a PO delivery for years.

I'm living in a new area, for me, and not having any problems.

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fthunt — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:57:28 GMT

I'm in a burb division with 100 homes and mailbox is at the curb. Our mailman still (thankfully)........... carries box deliveries up the driveway and sets on porch. No matter what the quanity is.

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september — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:00:05 GMT

Just to add...our post office is also delivering on Sundays now. What more can they do?

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MamaWick — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:30:22 GMT

It depends on the mail carrier. We, too, have a PO Box. Because we don't have a box in front of the house, she will not deliver packages to the door. She says "undeliverable" on tracking notices and we have to scurry to the PO within 2 days to pick up before it is returned. I'm just happy I have tracking available. We have talked to them and they really have no control because she is a rural contract carrier using her own vehicle.

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SeaMaiden — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:46:10 GMT

Today when I went to get my mail from the street community locked mail box stand, the Mail person CRAMMED a jar of neck cream I ordered off EBay into my mail slot. I mean it was jammed in there so hard, when I pulled on it the entire mail box stand was shaking. It took me a while to get it out so it must have taken awhile to SHOVE it in there.

i wondered why the mail person did not put it into one of the lockers below....or just drop it on my front porch.??

..well... later in the day I saw my neighbor coming from the mailbox with an armful of packages..... so that was why I my jar was JAMMED into the tiny slot.... all her big packages went in the lockers.

I wish I had video footage of the mail person SHOVING the jar into slot ....the package even had FRAGILE WRITTEN IN BIG RED LETTERS ....😡

Oh Well......

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patbz — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 03:55:23 GMT

@SeaMaiden : I have also had numerous problems (over 12 years) with various contractor mailpersons. Sometimes they cram boxes and other packages into our rural box. I now take a photo and Show it to my postmaster. They also frequently do not deliver packages (get the go to post office notice) even though we live in a sub division and keep our small flight of stairs and walkway shovelled.

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goldensrbest — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 10:59:06 GMT

@september wrote:
@goldensrbest I have a post office box, but also receive packages at my home for items that can't be shipped to boxes.

at my post office, we get a key in our boxes for packages. We then take that key to a locker area in the lobby, and use it to retrieve our packages. Do they not have this system where you get your mail?

No, but that is not what i am asking,my question was why they do not deliver large packages to my house,rather than me having to carry them home ,i do not have a mailbox,only po box.

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Imaoldhippie — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:45:07 GMT

Thats a question for your local postmaster.

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Still Raining — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 13:49:24 GMT

If your address is now a PO Box, that is where USPS mail is delivered and held. UPS and FedEx will use street address if that is what you give them.

Actually it is really nice since you can "stop" delivery at will and the mail is safe. No idea why more people don't use it.

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catter70 — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 15:39:26 GMT

My sister has her mail delivered to a PO box. Her packages are delivered there. They put a card in her box, she takes it to the window and they give her the item if it doesn't fit in her mail box. I use a street address and my mail and packages are delivered to my home.

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MLM21 — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:28:42 GMT

@september wrote:
Just to add...our post office is also delivering on Sundays now. What more can they do?

I think that is because people pay extra money to have it delivered on a Sunday and Over Time for the employee.

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Spurt — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:48:47 GMT

@SeaMaiden wrote:
Today when I went to get my mail from the street community locked mail box stand, the Mail person CRAMMED a jar of neck cream I ordered off EBay into my mail slot. I mean it was jammed in there so hard, when I pulled on it the entire mail box stand was shaking. It took me a while to get it out so it must have taken awhile to SHOVE it in there.

i wondered why the mail person did not put it into one of the lockers below....or just drop it on my front porch.??

..well... later in the day I saw my neighbor coming from the mailbox with an armful of packages..... so that was why I my jar was JAMMED into the tiny slot.... all her big packages went in the lockers.

I wish I had video footage of the mail person SHOVING the jar into slot ....the package even had FRAGILE WRITTEN IN BIG RED LETTERS ....😡

Oh Well......

@SeaMaiden

Maybe your neighbor gives your mail person a large tip at Christmas...

I understand totally what you are going through....

We have the community mail boxes too at our condo complex located quite a ways away from all the units. They stopped using the lockers for packages because they were easily broken into....So now for large packages that are sent via USPS we have to go to a secured Mail Center near the Condo Office to pick up packages....But similar to what you experienced its funny what the mail person chooses to leave at the Mail Center versus the Mail Box....I HATE it when I order clothes and he CRAMS it into the box, talk about WRINKLED!!!....but a small hardcover book or tiny tiny package--that would easily fit into the Mail Box he takes that to the Mail Center ---GO FIGURE!!!