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Just so you know I work for the post office.
Every package that has a bar code will get scanned either at the pick up site or at the facility. That said, I recommend not leaving in your mail box long before you know your postman is coming. Too many thieves - and very desperate ones recently looking for valuable items/gift cards, etc. Drop in blue box or local PO slot.
The post office is overrun right now and we are basically a package delivery service for our product, DHL, UPS and Amazon. We throw about 3,000 packages a day just at my location and that’s down in number because of Coronavirus.
I’ve been a collector/seller for decades and please heed my advice - pack and double pack well as we literally throw every package in the morning into route bins. The throws are 3 to 20 feet. Even if you write Fragile or DO NOT BEND - we have no time read messages unless obvious. This is not because we don’t care - its just impossible to get the mail out to carriers.
I see countless 5 pound boxes tossed on top of bubble envelopes - I cringe but we cannot gently organize light on top of heavy. This all said, we are remarkably efficient in getting things from point A to B. I have literally shipped thousands and never had a lost item. Like said above, be patient as they will likely pop up in the system. Usually it has been re-routed to the wrong facility and will eventually get straightened out.
Double pack my friends....peace
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