What Do You Do When A Card Has Been Lost In The Mail?

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Posted By: Rick McQuillan

I have worked for the PO for many years. (I delivered mail on a camel to the three wise men) Even though 99.9 % of the tens of millions of packages that we deliver every day arrive safely and on time, I would not even consider mailing a $150 card without insurance. For cards in the $10-$40 range - sure. Save the $ on the shipping costs and self insure. For anything more expensive spend a couple of bucks and use Insurance AND delivery confirmation. This way your card is protected against loss or damage and with the del con you can go online and see when it was delivered.

Sometimes you just have to be patient and the item will turn up.

Did you put, ie., 75443 for a zip instead of the correct 75434?

When the clerk put on the meter strip did the clerk put on the correct zip?

Did the carrier leave a pink slip in your mailbox, 2 weeks ago, informing you that you have a package at the PO? (This happens a lot. Look in the bottom of your mailbox for a pink slip.)

Did your wife take the package in the house and forget to tell you that it is sitting on her desk?

Do your kids bring in the mail when they get home from school?

Did you tape on a flimsy paper address label and the label fell off?

These are the types of things that cause most of the problems with parcels that are late or damaged.

Marty - way to go.

Rick