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Rash of misdelivered mail

Posted on 1/7/25 at 6:54 am
Posted by Bayou
Boudin, LA
Member since Feb 2005
38992 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 6:54 am
Do any of you have this problem?
We will receive "package delivered" emails and nothing is in mailbox. Sometimes a neighbor will return misdelivered parcels. Too many times we never hear what becomes of it.
Local post office appears lost every time I check in about it. I have unsuccessfully emailed USPS about this, too. The trend seems continued after yesterday.
OT advice?
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
107673 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 6:57 am to
At least it's being delivered.

Sincerely,

USPS
Posted by JoePepitone
Waffle House #1494
Member since Feb 2014
11382 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 6:58 am to
We have one letter carrier who is always on time and delivers accurately. It's an absolute clown show when someone else runs the route.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
70016 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 6:59 am to
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Rash of misdelivered mail
Incorrect

It’s a rash of misdelivered packages.

The proper term is a CLUTCH of misdelivered mail.

Posted by IT_Dawg
Georgia
Member since Oct 2012
24294 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 7:00 am to
quote:

We will receive "package delivered" emails and nothing is in mailbox.

phishing emails, check actual sending email domain and bet its not usps.gov

quote:

Sometimes a neighbor will return misdelivered parcels

shitty delivery driver
quote:

Local post office appears lost every time I check in about it.

because you aren't getting a package and its phishing emails
quote:

I have unsuccessfully emailed USPS about this, too.

who are you trying to contact and what is your message to them? "Hey, To whom it may concern, why the frick are my packages sometimes delivered to my neighbor who brings them by?"
Posted by RFK
Mar-a-Lago
Member since May 2012
2166 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 7:01 am to
Stop using USPS if it isn’t working for you.
Posted by Smeg
Member since Aug 2018
12255 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 7:01 am to
quote:

The trend seems continued after yesterday.

And will continue onward...
Posted by MasonTiger
Mason, Ohio
Member since Jan 2005
17594 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 7:03 am to
USPS sucks like all government run organizations. Gotta deal with it.
Posted by Bayou
Boudin, LA
Member since Feb 2005
38992 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 7:04 am to
quote:

Stop using USPS if it isn’t working for you.

I stopped a while ago. Amazon and other vendors use it. I'm at the receiving end not sending.
Posted by Tiger Ugly
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
16504 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 7:18 am to
My wife sent out two identical Christmas gifts a few days before Christmas. From Baton Rouge - one to Alexandria and one to New Roads.

My friend in Alexandria got his before Christmas. The one scheduled to go to New Roads says it's still at the post office. She called and all they could say was sometimes this happens
Posted by CWS91
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2005
1108 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 7:24 am to
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We have one letter carrier who is always on time and delivers accurately. It's an absolute clown show when someone else runs the route.


We had one of these... then she just retired. It's been a shite show ever since.
Posted by GeauxGoose
Nonya
Member since Dec 2006
2611 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 7:26 am to
Posted by JoePepitone
Waffle House #1494
Member since Feb 2014
11382 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 7:35 am to
quote:

We had one of these... then she just retired. It's been a shite show ever since.
If our mail isn't delivered before noon I know it's not my regular mail lady. Later than noon means it's likely that I'll have mail in my box that belongs to one or more of my neighbors.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
40418 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 7:37 am to
You may need to verify your shipping information. I got a text a couple weeks ago saying they couldn’t deliver a package for that reason. Just had to send them a Target gift card from my current address for verification.
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
78809 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 7:49 am to
Talk to the post master at your local post office.

Posted by UptownJoeBrown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2024
2229 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 7:52 am to
All I see mostly are black females that work for the USPS. So the demographics of the work force can’t be the issue.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
70016 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 8:12 am to
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Talk to the post master at your local post office.
It’s now a post primary.

Try to keep up.
Posted by winkchance
St. George, LA
Member since Jul 2016
5207 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 8:37 am to
Did you order something? If you are not expecting something then a lot of times these are scams to get your payment information or additional other information. The elderly are usually targets of this scam.
Posted by morganwadefan
TN
Member since May 2023
1060 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 8:40 am to
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phishing emails, check actual sending email domain and bet its not usps.gov


This type of scam has exponentially increased over the last year. One thing to remember, USPS will only email or text you concerning the status of a package when you initiated the request to receive status updates on a specific tracking number.
The biggest scam we are seeing now is receiving a text message from “US Post”saying due to an incomplete address, your package is being held. They are wanting you to click through and they are asking you to pay a nominal fee, to redirect your package to you. I have seen fees from .03 cents to $5.00. A majority of these texts are showing they come from the Philippines (+63 phone code). There are only two types of fees USPS charges to receive mail. A package intercept fee of $17.50 which is only initiated by the sender or receiver and there are fees for Premium Forwarding service which only the customer initiates.
USPS will not send you a text or email saying we are holding your package due to an incomplete address.
Posted by Dixie2023
Member since Mar 2023
3431 posts
Posted on 1/7/25 at 8:41 am to
Back in the day it was a respectable career. My grandfather was a mailma after leaving the Navy. As was a friend’s dad. Now it’s a joke.
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