USPS package - mailman signed for it?

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by Anthony S.

Seeing as my mailman apparently hides in a hedge and waits for me to leave my residence before ringing my doorbell every time I have a signature required package, I'd kill for that type of service.

My mail carrier doesn't even bother to try, ever. A signature required package is an automatic slip in the mailbox and a run to the Post Office for me.

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

My mail carrier doesn't even bother to try, ever. A signature required package is an automatic slip in the mailbox and a run to the Post Office for me.

Same here, its a giant pain in the ass

[kmac32]

I would be happy if my mailman would sign for me. He is a great guy and I definitely trust him and his ethics. Would sabe me a trip to the post office. With that said, I am sure he wouldn't do that as he always goes by the rules. We live in a gated area so the chances of theft are pretty small.

[Deertick]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

My mail carrier doesn't even bother to try, ever. A signature required package is an automatic slip in the mailbox and a run to the Post Office for me.

My mailman for the past 8 years, Terry, is a contract carrier who is awesome. He leaves the package AND the slip for me to sign. I just leave it in my box for the next day. He also has paid postage due for me and left me a post-it with the amount. He earns a big tip on the holidays!

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by Deertick

My mailman for the past 8 years, Terry, is a contract carrier who is awesome. He leaves the package AND the slip for me to sign. I just leave it in my box for the next day. He also has paid postage due for me and left me a post-it with the amount. He earns a big tip on the holidays!

We always tip Isaiah for Christmas and if something is postage due, he leaves a note stating how much and we leave it in the box for him. Sometimes he takes the amount and sometimes he doesn't. He is awesome.

[lug-nut]

hell, my postman didn't bother ringing my bell when i had signature required cards delivered. i watched him through my window never making an effort to ring bell or knock on the door. i went out and confronted him (after he walked across my lawn) and he claimed he pressed the bell and knocked on the door...he's a d&*k and i complained about him for not doing his job and walking across my lawn.

[autograf]

UPS Store mailbox......they're always there and sign for everything from every carrier and it's a street address. Not cheap but worth the $15/mo if you get a lot. You can also call and check if you have mail. Can't do that at the P.O. On a P.O. Box.

[sycks22]

My mailman in NC always signed for the packages himself and put them in my locked mailbox. It was great not having to schedule a redelivery and 3 days later it hasn't come and nobody knows where it is. I'm pretty sure my guy here in MN looks at the return addresses and likes to know what cards I'm getting. I once told him that in the package he's holding there's a Honus Wagner, he stopped in his tracks and I assured him "It's not that one".

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by lug-nut

hell, my postman didn't bother ringing my bell when i had signature required cards delivered. i watched him through my window never making an effort to ring bell or knock on the door. i went out and confronted him (after he walked across my lawn) and he claimed he pressed the bell and knocked on the door...he's a d&*k and i complained about him for not doing his job and walking across my lawn.

I once saw my mail man throw a box on my porch as I was walking to the door. He was shocked when I opened the door and asked him why he threw the box.


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[ValKehl]

I live on the 3rd floor of a keypad-access seniors condo building. Ever since my wife and I moved here 1.5 years ago, I have striven to achieve a friendly relationship with our mail carrier, who is a nice guy, especially because we ship stuff we sell on eBay, and we very frequently leave our outgoing packages on the floor at the base of our building's bank of mailboxes for him to pick up and take with him.

Well, today, our doorbell rings, and it's our mail carrier with a package for me to sign for - a $600+ card I just won on eBay. As I was signing the signature card, this carrier casually mentioned that he had signed a shipment for me recently and left it in my mailbox so as to save me a trip to the Post Office to pick it up. It immediately entered my mind that this is totally inappropriate, and probably illegal as well. What to do/say? I made the instantaneous decision to smile and thank him for his thoughtfulness, as opposed to expressing my displeasure. As soon as he left, I remembered the package containing a similarly pricey bb card that I found in my mailbox a week or two ago; and I remembered being surprised at that time that I hadn't been required to sign for it; but, it didn't dawn on me that my mail carrier had signed for me - rather, I assumed the shipper didn't take the necessary action to require a signature upon delivery. Upon further reflection, I've decided I'm ok with my carrier doing this, despite the extra risk involved - but, I would feel differently if I didn't have a good relationship with this carrier.
Val