WWYD if the PO lost 28 packages you mailed

[T205 GB]

Yeah you read that right.

Last Monday I printed and mailed 28 packages out in #0 padded mailers. Stopped by the PO and dropped them all into an out of town drop slot. Friday night comes round and I get an ebay claim from a buyer claiming that they haven't received their card and the tracking info is not showing the item received. WTF I think. Saturday I get 2 more and start looking into all the packages I sent. Every one of them have no tracking info. So I called the PO and of course my small town PO is closed on Saturday. I made the call in this morning to the post master and explained the issue. Later today I get a call back saying my packages and about 20 other peoples mail is in a drop slot that used to have a brass plate over it stopping mail from being dropped into it and was no longer being looked at since it had been blocked off. They have a roller bin below for an in town drop slot and then a box type area above for that out of town slot. Anyway they found all the packages as well as the other peoples mail. So someone steals the brass plate, I'm one of the idiots that used it, piss off a few customer, and get a "sorry for that sir".

How about that for a PO f'up or is it my fault for not using a larger PO to mail out at??

[HRBAKER]

You lost me, are the packages really lost?
Hardly you're fault but if they are lost you'll have to make it good.

[HercDriver]

Wow - your heart must have stopped when you heard that! Thank goodness you found them. The more the PO cuts back, the worse their service. The worse the service, the more you're likely to go elsewhere. Go elsewhere, they cut more service. It's the PO spiral of doom...

Take Care,
Geno

[Jay Wolt]

Andrew that sucks, hopefully they will turn up and be delivered.

[Mikehealer]

I thought you stated the packages were found. If so, they will be delivered soon. Problem solved it seems.

[Seiklis]

Yea they're found, the delivery status has been updated for me.

Was wondering about the status but wasn't too worried about it

[Cardboard Junkie]

I feel your pain, Andrew. I could tell you countless horror stories regarding the usps. But I don't want to get started. Other services ups etc. have screwed me too. Dave

[thehoodedcoder]

Originally Posted by T205 GB

Yeah you read that right.

Last Monday I printed and mailed 28 packages out in #0 padded mailers. Stopped by the PO and dropped them all into an out of town drop slot. Friday night comes round and I get an ebay claim from a buyer claiming that they haven't received their card and the tracking info is not showing the item received. WTF I think. Saturday I get 2 more and start looking into all the packages I sent. Every one of them have no tracking info. So I called the PO and of course my small town PO is closed on Saturday. I made the call in this morning to the post master and explained the issue. Later today I get a call back saying my packages and about 20 other peoples mail is in a drop slot that used to have a brass plate over it stopping mail from being dropped into it and was no longer being looked at since it had been blocked off. They have a roller bin below for an in town drop slot and then a box type area above for that out of town slot. Anyway they found all the packages as well as the other peoples mail. So someone steals the brass plate, I'm one of the idiots that used it, piss off a few customer, and get a "sorry for that sir".

How about that for a PO f'up or is it my fault for not using a larger PO to mail out at??

Even if you have no tracking on your packages it is possible to have the po verify delivery. My girl just had something strange happen to. They said they are not supposed to do it but she was in a good mood.

They gave her a physical print out. That was the last she heard from the buyer.

Kevin