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My Mail Carrier

QVCkitty1 — Tue, 17 May 2022 22:56:56 GMT

Maybe it's the times, but I'm always surprised by good service . My mail carrier is a lovely young woman who is as kind as she is efficient. She took some mail for me this AM as I couldn't get to the post office. I know it's their job, but she is unfailingly pleasant and polite. When she waved goodbye, she thanked me for the food I left out Sat. ( the annual P.O. food drive ) Since she took over this route, the mail comes earlier and no more mistakes. Some will say who cares, and that's fine, but she brightens my day. 🌺

Re: My Mail Carrier

FlyersGirl — Tue, 17 May 2022 23:13:46 GMT

@QVCkitty1 You are so lucky. Mail service in my area had been horrible.Folks in my town have been complaining for the past couple of years and nothing changes.

Last Wednesday, I put mail in my box for pickup. It sat there Thursday and Friday. On Saturday, when I went out to the box to put out a bag of food for the Mail Carriers food drive, the outgoing mail was still there and I had not received any new mail. I called the local PO, spoke to the postmaster, who apologized profusely and said he would send someone out immediately.

Well, the mail was never picked up and the food bag was still there yesterday (Monday). I called and spoke to the postmaster again and he drove over to my place to pick up the outgoing mail and take the food donation bag. I still (Tuesday) have not received any mail from the mail carrier assigned to my route. Granted, I don't get a lot of snail mail as I pay all of my bills on line and don't want a lot of paper with personal identification mailed to me. But it is primary election time (today) in PA and usually I would be inundated with election flyers along with the usual junk mail of supermarket flyers and I have received nothing. UGH. Less for the recycle bin.

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Luvsmyfam — Tue, 17 May 2022 23:15:59 GMT

@QVCkitty1 iT IS ALWAYS NICE TO BE APPRECIATED!

Re: My Mail Carrier

QVCkitty1 — Tue, 17 May 2022 23:21:50 GMT

@FlyersGirl wrote:
@QVCkitty1 You are so lucky. Mail service in my area had been horrible.Folks in my town have been complaining for the past couple of years and nothing changes.

Last Wednesday, I put mail in my box for pickup. It sat there Thursday and Friday. On Saturday, when I went out to the box to put out a bag of food for the Mail Carriers food drive, the outgoing mail was still there and I had not received any new mail. I called the local PO, spoke to the postmaster, who apologized profusely and said he would send someone out immediately.

Well, the mail was never picked up and the food bag was still there yesterday (Monday). I called and spoke to the postmaster again and he drove over to my place to pick up the outgoing mail and take the food donation bag. I still (Tuesday) have not received any mail from the mail carrier assigned to my route. Granted, I don't get a lot of snail mail as I pay all of my bills on line and don't want a lot of paper with personal identification mailed to me. But it is primary election time (today) in PA and usually I would be inundated with election flyers along with the usual junk mail of supermarket flyers and I have received nothing. UGH. Less for the recycle bin.

@FlyersGirl , I'm sorry , mail delivery is so important and that's why I appreciate my carrier.

Re: My Mail Carrier

haddon9 — Tue, 17 May 2022 23:32:16 GMT

@QVCkitty1 wrote:
Maybe it's the times, but I'm always surprised by good service . My mail carrier is a lovely young woman who is as kind as she is efficient. She took some mail for me this AM as I couldn't get to the post office. I know it's their job, but she is unfailingly pleasant and polite. When she waved goodbye, she thanked me for the food I left out Sat. ( the annual P.O. food drive ) Since she took over this route, the mail comes earlier and no more mistakes. Some will say who cares, and that's fine, but she brightens my day. 🌺

I have a mail carrier who is just like that! He's been our carrier for about twenty years and is always friendly and efficient!

I had an Etsy store for over ten years and I would have packages at the front door which he would pick up several times a week when I was busy.

I always give him a nice gift during the holidays.

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Eileen in Virginia — Tue, 17 May 2022 23:33:50 GMT

@QVCkitty1 You are so lucky! We count it as a good day if our mail's delivered by 6pm. Some days, it's not our turn to get mail (we always get junk mail, if nothing else). One of my friends was away from home for about 3 weeks recently. I usually check her mail and put it in her house while she's gone, but she told me I didn't have to get her mail this time because she'd instructed the Post Office to hold it and she'd pick it up when she returned. I thought that sounded fine, but told her I'd keep an eye out for mail/packages whenever I drove by her house while she was gone. The Post Office delivered mail every day that she was gone. This would have been exemplary had she not asked them to hold it until her return. 🙄

Re: My Mail Carrier

september — Tue, 17 May 2022 23:47:25 GMT

I miss the days when I had mail carriers who I knew, and they knew me. It makes a difference in the type of service you receive.

Where I live now, there is no home delivery, being a newer community. We get our mail at a bank of boxes in the center of the community. There is no regular carrier at this time...different people every day, and they either don't take the time or don't care to even put the mail in the right boxes.

There have been no food drives in the two years I've been here. I do remember them in the past, and participated.

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occasionalrain — Tue, 17 May 2022 23:47:51 GMT

My carrier is good too. He will take a bit of time for a conversation with an elderly neighbor who lives near me.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Tue, 17 May 2022 23:59:50 GMT

We have a PO box, have had for decades. We used to go daily and get the mail, now once a week. DD and I pay stuff online so we don't get a lot of mail. Most of what we get is DD's fabric she orders.

We love the woman who wroks at the post office. She is a very good at her job, helpful and funny as heck to boot.

Re: My Mail Carrier

Spacrazy — Wed, 18 May 2022 01:23:08 GMT

@QVCkitty1 : I know exactly what you mean - sounds like my lady Rita. Sadly, for me, she retired at the end of the year and boy is she missed! I now know why so many posts are made about bad service because I'm living it now. I live rural and one day I ran over my box of Dewey's cookies because it had been left at the end of my road. It's crazy and it's a good thing my life is so simple or I would really be upset.

Of course, I called the good folks at customer services and they replaced them. Good luck to us all.

Re: My Mail Carrier

Sooner — Wed, 18 May 2022 01:36:36 GMT

FYI: For a mail-related crime, you can contact the postal inspectors. You can google their website or

Call 1-877-876-2455

Criminal Investigations Service Center
Attn: Mail Fraud
433 W.Harrison Street, Room 3255
Chicago, Il 60699-3255 It might come in handy some time if you suspect your local office is ignoring mail theft or something like that.

Re: My Mail Carrier

cjm61 — Wed, 18 May 2022 02:53:09 GMT

@QVCkitty1 I wish I could say the same about our mail carrier. Ours continually delivers our mail to other peoples boxes, even had a lady deliver a couple packages last week who said they were delivered to her and she lived across town. Her address wasn't even close to ours. I have received other's mail as well and personally delivered it to the correct address. It's happened so many times I can't even count, like 50 times. I have complained to USPS to no avail. In fact, after about 3 or 4 complaints the supervisor said he couldn't understand it because our mail carrier never received complaints. Lo and behold, two weeks later my husband and I were watching the news and guess who the story was about? The segment was about a mail carrier (ours) who has received so many complaints they actually did a story on him. I know there are good one's out there but ours is seriously, the very worst.

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ID2 — Wed, 18 May 2022 09:51:43 GMT

You all gotta move to a small town! I lived in the big city all of my life, we have since retired to our lovely cottage on a lake in upper MI. Very small town. We get such good service from our USPS carriers and our UPS drivers . Small town living, it can't be beat!

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Spurt — Wed, 18 May 2022 14:04:16 GMT

@QVCkitty1 wrote:
Maybe it's the times, but I'm always surprised by good service . My mail carrier is a lovely young woman who is as kind as she is efficient. She took some mail for me this AM as I couldn't get to the post office. I know it's their job, but she is unfailingly pleasant and polite. When she waved goodbye, she thanked me for the food I left out Sat. ( the annual P.O. food drive ) Since she took over this route, the mail comes earlier and no more mistakes. Some will say who cares, and that's fine, but she brightens my day. 🌺

@QVCkitty1

Enjoy your excellent USPS service it's a rarety these days!

Re: My Mail Carrier

Spurt — Wed, 18 May 2022 14:17:11 GMT

@cjm61 wrote:
@QVCkitty1 I wish I could say the same about our mail carrier. Ours continually delivers our mail to other peoples boxes, even had a lady deliver a couple packages last week who said they were delivered to her and she lived across town. Her address wasn't even close to ours. I have received other's mail as well and personally delivered it to the correct address. It's happened so many times I can't even count, like 50 times. I have complained to USPS to no avail. In fact, after about 3 or 4 complaints the supervisor said he couldn't understand it because our mail carrier never received complaints. Lo and behold, two weeks later my husband and I were watching the news and guess who the story was about? The segment was about a mail carrier (ours) who has received so many complaints they actually did a story on him. I know there are good one's out there but ours is seriously, the very worst.

@cjm61

This started WAY BEFORE the pandemic so they cant use that as an excuse....Same problem in our area ---- so many mistakes--other people's mail and packages---some of the addreses not even close to where I live, and I didnt get Easter cards that others sent that was in my "Informed Delivery Notice"....probably in someone else's mailbox! And they dont even go door to door its one of those Community Mail Boxes.....

And when several of us complained, all they said was well you can come down and talk to a Supervisor to register a complaint---why do I have to complain in person...its just a way to discourage people to file complaints because thats such an inconvenience ---especially where this post office is located---lots of traffic!

We used to have an EXCELLENT Mail Carrier but she quit to join the military and told us, "good luck, my co-workers are a bunch of idiots" (her exact words)......

Re: My Mail Carrier

northiie57 — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:07:18 GMT

I am very lucky to have the best mail carriers The one worries me as he should be retired. I wish he could as he is of senior age. One of the mailman was our neighbor in the smaller house. Again I am grateful!

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DrakesMomma — Wed, 18 May 2022 15:38:39 GMT

At times here it is really bad. I've gotten meds for a man on our street but three blocks away. Because it was obviously meds I took it too him and explained it was delivered to our house. But I take all the misdelivered mail into the Post Office and tell them it was misdelivered. One day I was asked why I can't just take it to my neighbors. Two reasons. One - if I do that will the Post Office know there is an issue with the Postal Carrier. Two - I don't work for the Post Office.

Re: My Mail Carrier

hckynutjohn — Wed, 18 May 2022 17:41:08 GMT

@QVCkitty1

Not too often I read positive comments about people "just doing their job". I have no idea what is in our Mail Carrier's Job Description being that it is a Drive Route. I rather doubt that getting out and carrying, and some of our mail, all the way through our fenced yard to our patio room porch, is a part of it.

I always find it refreshing to read positive things about people doing things for others, because they can, not because of any requirement. @QVCkitty1, was nice of your to start a positive thread about the much besmirched USPS, and their employees.

hckynut 🇺🇸