Scary Little Story About The USPS And Now We Know Why

[nebboy]

I also was a carrier. He can get written up for doing that or worse. Very bad practice and he is just cutting corners to make his job easy. No one in the USPS should do things that are not in the customer best interest. Hate to be a bad guy but you should call his station and report it. If all his scans are at the same time of day he's manager needs to know.
Johnp

[batsballsbases]

Originally Posted by nebboy

I also was a carrier. He can get written up for doing that or worse. Very bad practice and he is just cutting corners to make his job easy. No one in the USPS should do things that are not in the customer best interest. Hate to be a bad guy but you should call his station and report it. If all his scans are at the same time of day he's manager needs to know.
Johnp

John,
So tell me you are able to (as a mailman) scan your packages in, in the morning without it being delivered but yet have it say delivered. I didnt know you could do that.

[bxb]

System flaw at the USPS.

The system assumes that the postman only scans when delivery is made.

But,

The system allows him to scan any time.

[brianp-beme]

I have a PO box at the post office and about 3/4 of the time when tracking indicates that a package has been delivered, it is not there, and I usually have to wait until the next day for it to show up. I was informed by a clerk at the counter once that they scan all the packages, yet quite often these packages end up in carts just feet away waiting to placed in everyone's PO box...eventually.

Brian

[nebboy]

PO box packages are scanned at the same time, the street is a should be scanned at time of delivery or a pink slip (form 3849) should be left for you.

[buymycards]

All the carrier has to do is scan the barcode and hit the delivered button. Our carriers are told that they absolutely cannot do this and we explain the problems that are caused by this, but some carriers don't seem to care.

You should call your Post Office and ask to speak to the Postmaster and file a complaint about this carrier. If the Postmaster is doing his/her job then this carrier won't be doing it again.

I had a carrier in my office who was doing this and I starting running scanning reports at 11:00 and when I saw what was happening I had a discussion with the carrier and made it very clear that this is unacceptable. There is a very quick, simple report that can be accessed by the Postmaster that tells exactly what time a particular carrier scanned his parcels as delivered.

Rick

[novakjr]

Mine just refuses to knock on my door for anything. I get those pink slips all the time, and end up having to pick up ALOT of my stuff. Worst is when there's a package that he just leaves on my step, in the rain, without a knock(despite both cars being in the drive). He's apparently scared of my dog, and WILL not risk interaction.

[pawpawdiv9]

Originally Posted by novakjr

Mine just refuses to knock on my door for anything. I get those pink slips all the time, and end up having to pick up ALOT of my stuff. Worst is when there's a package that he just leaves on my step, in the rain, without a knock(despite both cars being in the drive). He's apparently scared of my dog, and WILL not risk interaction.

I used to get those pink slips all the time, due to the fact i was told i live too far off the main road. I actually got the postmaster out to my house..its only 1/4 mile and should not be a issue.
Now on..i never get a pink slip...but theres always recourse.
Now i get all my magazines shoved in my mailbox with my mail and bubble mailers with cards too. Because they are too lazy to drive up my gravel driveway every other day.
She drives a bat outta hell up the drive and honking like a maniac. One day it was raining, and she thought i was gonna go out to her door. I told her i didnt have shoes on. (which i didnt have on) Talking about pissing her wheaties.
Been thinking of reporting my packages. And now i get my mail at odd times, sometimes after 5pm it seems. Which i thought my main PO closes around 330 or 4pm..and thought they report back there when done? I used to get my mail 2pm every day. Thinking she has other errands like school during her route.

As for the dog...yes postal carriers are afraid, heck even my Direct TV man are. They told us they will sue us if the dog bites him..We told him the dog doesnt like colored people and if the dog gets out its your damn fault.
BTW the dog is a spanador (black lab/cocker spaniel) and most of the time just pees on you or licks you. It under 1yr old pup.