USPS Packages dropped off in receptacle issues??

[Eddiez]

It's happened to me several times, most of the time they get scanned at the next place they go threw. Look again in a day or two and you should see them scanned in.

[chalupacollects]

Never put anything of value in a drop box. Takes two minutes to get a scan and receipt...

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by chalupacollects

Never put anything of value in a drop box. Takes two minutes to get a scan and receipt...

A lot longer than that if the post office is busy. You have to stand in a long line sometimes. And I usually go on my lunch hour.

[luciobar1980]

Of course people come and say "never do that!" Honestly, I wouldn't worry. I bet it will pop up in a day or two.

[Snapolit1]

Used to get a receipt for every item but with covid I didn’t want to wait on long lines so started just dropping in drop box things that weren’t very valuable. In two years haven’t had a single issue. Every single one was scanned and posted.

[philliesfan]

I am lucky that I work from home and the Post Office is about 2 blocks away. If I go and there is a line, I just go home and try again a little later. But usually I go around 4:00 and usually there is no line.

I never mail anything valuable without hand delivering to the clerk and getting a receipt handed to me.

Bob

[nwobhm]

It may be that you don’t have the acceptance scan because it’s still sitting in the PO that you dropped it. USPS has gotten worse than normal lately. I am currently waiting on a package that has spent 14 calendar days in USPS possession and it only has to travel a total of 425 miles. The first 7 days of that 14 were spent getting the package acceptance scan…..

Had the package been taped to the back of a turtle and pointed it the right direction I wonder if the turtle has a legit shot of winning this race.

"The average turtle walks a pace of 3 to 4 mph."

If the turtle walked 8hrs it would cover approximately 32 miles a day. 32 X 14 days = 448 miles in 14 days.

[Natedog]

Originally Posted by chalupacollects

Never put anything of value in a drop box. Takes two minutes to get a scan and receipt...

TWO MINUTES?!?! To drop it off with a real human at the post office?! That's pretty funny. I don't think I've ever been to the Post Office for a scan and it take less than 10 minutes...but usually more like 20-30. For whatever reason, there are six lanes at my local PO, but I rarely see more than two employees working at a time, and lately only one.

I'm sure it will be fine, Bobby. I agree, though, I like the peace of mind of having a human scan my package. Unfortunately, sometimes life makes that difficult.

[jfkheat]

Go to the USPS site and schedule a pickup. Put the package in your mailbox before the mail carrier gets there. They scan the package when it is picked up. You will get an email letting you know it has been picked up. Done.