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Anybody else have a bar code inside their mailbox?
http://asamom.ning.com/profiles/blogs/anybody-else-have-a-bar-code?xg_source=activity ^ | 2-23-2010 | UMama

Posted on 02/23/2010 4:50:10 PM PST by Whenifhow

I've got one of those curbside post mailboxes with two doors--one streetside and one in the rear. I rarely-- if ever-- use the street side door--the one used by the mailman--to retrieve my mail. The other day the mailman and I arrived at the box at the same time. I watched him use a bar code reader and then put my mail in the box. I checked the inside of the street side mailbox door and sure enough--there was a bar code. Here is the info I found on this postal innovation at http://www.usps.com/strategicplanning/cs04/chp2_015.html:


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To: max americana
>>He said so the management can keep track of the efficiency of the carriers.<<

I find that amusing since they’re un-fire-able, union boys.

Yes, but they like to give them a bunch of cr*p, anyway. I delivered mail for a couple of years, and my boss called me by the wrong name the *entire* time just to honk me off.
21 posted on 02/23/2010 5:32:22 PM PST by mlizzy ("Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person" --Mother Teresa.)
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To: mnehring

I was behind the counter at my post office the other day. All the boxes have a tab with a bar code. It makes things a lot speedier and more acurate this way.

The reason I was behind the counter was because the code scanner was on its charger and the postmistress needed to get the code off the package to get it into the computer as delivered.


22 posted on 02/23/2010 5:38:08 PM PST by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin!)
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To: Whenifhow

They use a scanner to update packages for their Delivery Confirmation option. The sender is able to use USPS.com to see if the item was delivered to the addressee.


23 posted on 02/23/2010 5:41:08 PM PST by pbear8 (Climate change is a fraud like Obama)
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To: 1rudeboy
My mailman wrote the house number inside with a Sharpie. Should I be concerned?

Mine too. I just hope it helps get mail intended for me to the right address.

24 posted on 02/23/2010 5:46:55 PM PST by Ole Okie
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To: Whenifhow

I had a mouse nest in my mailbox once. Mouse must have built it overnight. Mouse looked really surprised when I opened the mailbox.


25 posted on 02/23/2010 5:50:18 PM PST by KrisKrinkle (Blessed be those who know the depth and breadth of their ignorance. Cursed be those who don't.)
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To: Whenifhow

Watch your step...they know where you live.


26 posted on 02/23/2010 6:13:41 PM PST by Eagle Eye (The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.)
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To: LuvFreeRepublic

I live in Southern CA & we had a bar code on our box for years. The mail man scans it every day - he said so management know the time he arrived at our location.


27 posted on 02/23/2010 6:17:38 PM PST by mendedheart
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To: mendedheart

Same thing my mail man friend told me.


28 posted on 02/23/2010 6:19:35 PM PST by LuvFreeRepublic (Support our military or leave. I will help you pack BO!)
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To: Whenifhow

I checked the inside of the street side mailbox door and sure enough—there was a bar code.


Be on the look out... You maybe getting one of those long census forms. Beware, ever aware............


29 posted on 02/23/2010 6:21:36 PM PST by deport (TEXAS PRIMARY -- EARLY VOTING FEB 16 - 26..... Vote today.)
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To: deport

Stop terrorizing, deport!


30 posted on 02/23/2010 6:24:46 PM PST by onyx (BE A MONTHLY DONOR - I AM)
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To: Whenifhow

It only looks like a bar code, it’s really detects who picks up the mail! “THEY” are watching.


31 posted on 02/23/2010 6:25:02 PM PST by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: Whenifhow

I had a spider in mine the other day.


32 posted on 02/23/2010 6:27:45 PM PST by meyer ("It's not enough just to not suck as much as the other side" - G. Beck)
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To: LuvFreeRepublic
He said so the management can keep track of the efficiency of the carriers.

Remove it. :-)

33 posted on 02/23/2010 6:29:20 PM PST by meyer ("It's not enough just to not suck as much as the other side" - G. Beck)
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To: 1rudeboy
My mailman wrote the house number inside with a Sharpie. Should I be concerned?

Yes. If we like you, we use a broad tipped magic marker. If we use sharpies, we hate you.

34 posted on 02/23/2010 6:32:00 PM PST by Big Giant Head (Running my computer bare naked for over two years with no infections at all.)
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To: max americana
I find that amusing since they’re un-fire-able, union boys.

Not only that but most of the routes are exactly the same as they were 20 years ago. They haven't really changed much since the neighborhood was built.

My carrier in Ohio was a pretty good guy. Always timely and friendly. One day, he had a woman following him with a clipboard writing down notes as he carried and delivered the mail. I asked him about it the next day - turns out that she was a supervisor, doing a study to see how long it took him to perform the various tasks involved with delivering the mail. They wanted to see how long it took to complete the route.

Now, since that neighborhood was built in the 1950's, you would think that they had some idea by this time as to the amount of time a carrier might take to complete the task.

35 posted on 02/23/2010 6:34:36 PM PST by meyer ("It's not enough just to not suck as much as the other side" - G. Beck)
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To: KansasCanadian

I hope they’re using this in my area. Four years ago 8 carriers were caught at a local bowling alley in the middle of the day using their slack time for fun and games. They all received severe slaps on the wrist


36 posted on 02/23/2010 6:52:36 PM PST by Figment ("A communist is someone who reads Marx.An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx" R Reagan)
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To: KansasCanadian

Thank you for this information.
I will pass it along to the person who posted it on As a Mom.


37 posted on 02/23/2010 7:05:54 PM PST by Whenifhow
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To: Ole Okie

Most likely your house number is not clearly visible (to USPS) and the mail carrier is helping his subs deliver accurately.


38 posted on 02/23/2010 7:06:25 PM PST by KansasCanadian (The president of the United States actually has to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.)
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To: Eagle Eye

They do know where you live. A simple wave and smile and thankyou! and you have a mail carrier who will remember you and strive to give you excellent delivery!!


39 posted on 02/23/2010 7:09:11 PM PST by KansasCanadian (The president of the United States actually has to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.)
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To: Figment

It is standard, yes. USPS has only a couple “zero-tolerance” policies: driving without a seat belt and stealing. Bowling on the clock probably could be defined as stealing, but more likely they were given a disciplinary letter of warning...definitely a strike against them...pun intended.


40 posted on 02/23/2010 7:15:00 PM PST by KansasCanadian (The president of the United States actually has to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.)
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