Well, I have experienced all of these things as well. But, this last one has really affected me in that I won't ship from a site that goes through my local PO. Probably nine months ago I sent an envelope with several cards to Newfoundland, CA. Six or more weeks go by and he never receives it. So, I send something else in compensation. A few days later I get a message and photo from him. The pic was of the original envelope I sent which had arrived, but lying beside that opened envelope was the contents, which rather than the cards I sent were opened envelopes, all obviously birthday, graduation, birth announcement cards sent from people in my town. They had been opened, the contents stolen (gift cards, cash, I assume), and then all stuffed into my envelope, which had been opened obviously, and shipped off. So, it was certainly an employee at my local PO. Why don't I go to the Postmaster you ask? Well, been there, he simply won't see you. And, once there is a complaint coming from my address, I fear 'lost mail' retaliation. I often receive 'package delivered' notices, only to not receive them for another day or two. They just cover themselves by marking it delivered. So unfortunate that the PO, like so much other customer service, had diminished so badly.
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