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bucolic_frolic

(54,088 posts)
5. There's a flood of mall at holiday time
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 07:54 AM
Dec 31

From what was posted online in the first big backlog, about 5 years ago, excess can get moved to warehouses until they have room in the system to move them. They may lack sufficient personnel, or have to rent temporary warehouses for the volume. I doubt they spend time looking for pieces of mail, so the system is set to not accept complaints? Or the website may be overwhelmed with requests for searches.

I'm 99% bet your mail will get delivered ... by mid January. Hope this helps.

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DeJoy (sp?) jaymac Dec 31 #1
Please don't get my thread locked, jaymac Niagara Dec 31 #2
You're probably right, but political comments are not welcome in the Lounge. marble falls Dec 31 #6
apology marble falls jaymac Dec 31 #13
Trust me I get it. Had to be reminded myself early in my DU days when I posted a very funny political cartoon. ... marble falls Dec 31 #15
I had a similar event. The USPS hires temps for the holiday rush. GreenWave Dec 31 #3
I'm sorry to hear that your package never got recovered, Greenwave Niagara Dec 31 #4
There's a flood of mall at holiday time bucolic_frolic Dec 31 #5
I've never had a problem with the post office I didn't cause and maybe only twice. I once I put some socks in ... marble falls Dec 31 #8
You wouldn't get away with sock stuffing these days bucolic_frolic Dec 31 #10
That sock fiasco (two or three envelopes) were purely on me. The single pairs made it, the two or three pairs ... marble falls Dec 31 #12
It's frustrating that the second package arrived to it's destination and the first package didn't arrive Niagara Dec 31 #17
Demand audience with local postmaster. SheltieLover Dec 31 #7
Thank you, SheltieLover Niagara Dec 31 #18
YW SheltieLover Dec 31 #22
Yes it is Niagara Dec 31 #24
Yw SheltieLover Dec 31 #25
FWIW, I had two pieces delayed Easterncedar Dec 31 #9
I'm glad that your two pieces finally arrived, Easterncedar Niagara Dec 31 #19
Wow. Same exact issue with Indy. Here's what I was able to find./ pnwest Dec 31 #11
Thank you for that info, pnwest Niagara Dec 31 #20
Ground Advantage comes with $100 insurance against loss or damage. Harker Dec 31 #14
After reading some of the replies, Harker Niagara Dec 31 #21
Niagara, here are two links explaining the process... LuckyCharms Dec 31 #16
Thank you for all this info, Lucky Niagara Dec 31 #23
Everything Trump touches dies, sorry about your package. dem4decades Dec 31 #26
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