USPS Annoyance

[annuin]

God, the USPS are a bunch of stupid wankers.

When we moved we filled in those nice mail-forwarding things. I did it online, which was convenient, and we ended up paying $1 per person per mail-forwarding form for it, so between the 3 of us and GN, that was $4.

Our old landlords still receive mail for us at our old place. Even though there's supposed to be a mail forwarding order. Due to an error by an online store, an item I ordered was sent to our old place (even though they had my new address on file and had actually delivered to that new address before too, but nevermind). The package was sent Priority mail, and should have been forwarded automatically, but of course wasn't. Maybe the delivery confirmation screwed that up. Luckily we're friendly with our old landlords and didn't move too far away, because that was a Very Expensive Package ™.

Along with the package were a few other mail items, mostly unimportant stuff, catalogs and the like. But there were a few straggling bills and such... which had those nice yellow post office stickers on it, saying that they couldn't forward because there was no forwarding order. I realise that paying $1 for a mail forwarding order isn't much, and you can't expect too much for that kind of money... but you'd think they'd actually be more consistent in applying said forwarding order which does exist. Argh.

Comments

[deinera.livejournal.com]

Mail forwarding didn't use to cost anything. I've had to fill those forms out numerous times, and I've never had to pay. Apparently, that's changed since I last moved. *shrug*

I'd be irritated. And I'm sorry.

[nikkles.livejournal.com]

*head desk* Sounds like USPS is a bunch of screwups!! I have all my mail forwarded to mums right now (thankfully!), but if I want parcels delivered I have to give them my "temporary" address, otherwise they will drop it off at the old place (which they have done!)

Plus, nothing worse when it's an important parcel!! You are lucky you're on good terms with your previous landlords!

xoxo

[missingkeys.livejournal.com]

I'm vexed at them as well, actually. A friend sent two packages of baby clothes from the US to here. They arrived over a month apart, even though they were sent the same day. I'm searching all the post offices around here trying to figure out if somebody had forgotten to send me a notice, and then one day it just merrily arrives.

That said, I don't know if it's a US or an AU fault because I've had another problem that's either Australia Post's big issue or that of our health insurance company. I never get the bills before the due date, and since the due date changes every month (ie. it's never just the 17th of the month or whatever) I never pay it on time. It's mostly the health insurance rather than anybody else as far as I can tell, though, so I blame them.

[crescentmuse.livejournal.com]

The post office never re-directed any of our mail when we moved. I think about 3 months later we got one piece of junk mail. The usps sucks.

[katherynne.livejournal.com]

9 times out of 10... the USPS loses my mail. It doesn't matter if it's TO me or FROM me...... things mailed involving my hands rarely make it. I give up!!!!!