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SheltieLover

(76,906 posts)
7. Demand audience with local postmaster.
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 08:04 AM
Dec 31

If purchased online, contact seller & ask them to contact USPS.

An item I'd ordered from Amazon was supposedly delivered, but was not in my mailbox as stated.

I called my local USPS & got the typical fuck you consumer attitude this region is famous for.

Then I called Amazon & shared my concern & frustration.

Within about 15 min, my local USPS facility called me to apologize & assure me they had sent my mail carrier out to check every mailbox on my street. Of course, I thanked them & went outside to see if they were being honest.

Yup. Mail person was checking every box & pulled it out of a.neighbor's mailbox, brought it to me & half-ass apologized.

So, whenever something you order goes amiss, pray to the almighty corporate gods to intervene because that's the only was I got action.

Last fall, well before Thanksgiving. grandson sent off an auto oil sample for analysis (who knew such services existed?).

The small package destination was only about 150 miles away.

Now fast forward to about February... and we were still being told "we're still trying to catch up wifh holiday mail..." i asked her "Which holiday? Valentine's day?" Her answer: "Oh no. Christmas."

This is a typical excuse used in many businesses in this red shithole.

Anyway, the package finally arrived safely at the testing lab months after it was sent.

So now, after typing all this, I realize since you paid the postage, you must've mailed it yourself, making all this a moot point. But I've decided to post it anyway because it could be helpful to others.

Good luck!

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3 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

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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