[Pol-92064]

I once mailed some equipment through USPS when I ran a business. The parcel was lost. A year later the USPS returned it to me from the lost mail center. The part of the parcel box that had the address had been ripped off. Luckily I had a card in the box with my name and address. I scanned the letter that came with it to the customer I had to give a refund to that had been mad about it being lost or I was scamming him.

[Pontiac]

I worked with my 9 year old grandson on his spelling words yesterday.

His h’s, r’s and n’s are impossible to differentiate.

He has problems with a few other letters as well.

I would love to see one of these machines or workers could make out his hand writing.

[DJ Frisat]

It’s fun/fashionable/annoying to rip the USPS for myriad reasons. I’ve had bones to pick with them occasionally, including a couple of specific incidents that really infuriated me.

But the bottom line is, they have delivered approximately 2000 DVDs I’ve sold over the years without a single complaint from a buyer for non-delivery. There was one buyer who complained of damage, but his description of the damage was very suspicious, and he wouldn’t send a picture to document it. I think he was running a con to get a second DVD for free. It worked. I didn’t have much choice...

Way back around 1970, I received a small plastic bag containing a rumpled, charred and water-damaged envelope, with the explanation that it was part of a mail shipment recoverd from a plane crash at the Toledo Express airport.

USPS, you ain’t perfect, but you have mostly done well for me.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I thought all 'lost' mail went to this guy in NYC? ;)

[bigbob]

Their OCR is very good. Lockheed Martin’s Federal Systems Group provides the RCR (Remote Computer Reader) technology.

What wasn’t explained is, after the remote operator keys in the correct information, a barcode is applied to the back of the mail piece so it can be machine sorted from that point on. So when you get one of those, you’ll know why.

[right way right]

I received a package early this month from Amazon that I ordered December 6th and it had been lost.

It had never showed …I chose a refund.

I tried to return it by online discussion with a computerized service rep and it told me it was not necessary to return it…because I had already received the refund.

I gave up.
Have not been charged…yet.

A pair of shoes and some work gloves.
$90 package.

I feel guilty.

[cableguymn]

NY to MN mailed 3/15/25 still not even half way here. Computer printed label.

the post office is broken.

[Az Joe]

bump

[libertylover]

I once had a problem when I sent a model railroad car to a judge in Orlando who bought it from me on eBay. I had to send it to the courthouse for screening, but it arrived damaged and so I refunded the money.

But overall, considering the volume the USPS handles, most letters and packages arrive at their destination.

On piece of advise though from my father who worked at the Post Office: Never send a package uninsured - too many thieves in the system.

[TangoLimaSierra]

Great timing. I just got back from the PO to mail a small package.
My printer is out so I had to handwrite the address.
Good luck to those folks at that center.

[dagunk]

I have had to deal with foreign postal systems.

We have it good here. They’re not perfect but they are pretty damn good.

[albie]

They just throw it the trash where I live