Possible Lost-In-Mail Advice?

[jchcollins]

I know you're right, just have a funny feeling about this one. Maybe if I hadn't gone to the post office and they were so clueless - over a package that according to their latest records was in that building somewhere...

[egbeachley]

Wait at least a week. These things have a habit of moving across country 2-3 times before it gets flagged properly.

[bouncer]

I would wait a couple days before doing anything. I had two packages I dropped off at the post office a few weeks ago. Tracking was updated the first 2 days and then nothing for 2 weeks and finally the packages showed up yesterday at both locations.

[jchcollins]

Update Tuesday afternoon - crisis averted. I have the package and the card now.

Long story short, don't EVER put in a request with the US Postal Service to hold, or "intercept" your package at a location other than the one it's originally being delivered to. They never confirmed my hold, but had processed it anyway without telling me and took the package out of the tracking system and it was just sitting on a shelf somewhere. A mail clerk and I finally figured it out over about half an hour on the phone earlier this afternoon.

Thanks for the advice, all!

[Leon]

That is great news. The USPS is somewhat difficult to deal with but most of the employees are nice and helpful. They have some lapses in places that don't have strong postmasters, from my limited experience.

Originally Posted by jchcollins

Update Tuesday afternoon - crisis averted. I have the package and the card now.

Long story short, don't EVER put in a request with the US Postal Service to hold, or "intercept" your package at a location other than the one it's originally being delivered to. They never confirmed my hold, but had processed it anyway without telling me and took the package out of the tracking system and it was just sitting on a shelf somewhere. A mail clerk and I finally figured it out over about half an hour on the phone earlier this afternoon.

Thanks for the advice, all!