Another Post Office rant...

[RickD]

^I don't think putting stuff in a tote I conveniently provide for them so it doesn't get rained on is "special attention". It's called common sense.
And BTW, I only open damaged or beat up cards, but whether I choose to open or not open toys I buy for my own collection is really none of your business.

Any more comments?

You open a thread, I state my comments. I've said my peace with you.

Maybe Tread more carefully before you call hard working people Idiots

[enyawd72]

You open a thread, I state my comments. I've said my peace with you.

Problem is...I'm right. I have a perfectly justified reason to be upset. Instead of simply lifting a lid and putting a package in a marked container to keep it safe and dry, the carrier leans it against the wall inches away from said container so it can be rained on for several hours. If it was YOUR package how would you feel then?
Especially after spending time and money trying to make it as easy as possible on the carrier and prevent this very type of thing from happening. All they had to do was USE the bin.
Instead you defend their actions while insulting me for how I choose to open and display my collection?
Whatever.

[RickD]

Problem is...I'm right. I have a perfectly justified reason to be upset. Instead of simply lifting a lid and putting a package in a marked container to keep it safe and dry, a lazy, careless, or stupid (Take your pick!) carrier leans it against the wall inches away from said container so it can be rained on for several hours. If it was YOUR package how would you feel then?
Especially after spending time and money trying to make it as easy as possible on the carrier and prevent this very type of thing from happening. All they had to do was USE the bin.
Instead you defend their actions while insulting me for how I choose to open and display my collection?
Whatever.

The problem with this logic is that the Bin with "Packages" written on it can be taken any way. You could be collecting packages for a donation to toys for tots or another charity with the neighbors. How would the Postman know exactly what you are doing unless you address the Post office directly??

The post office does not want to be held liable for a mishap like this.

You calling them idiots is disrespectful just how you feel I insulted you. Doesn't feel too good does it?

by saying you are RIGHT is a huge sign of ignorance.

[enyawd72]

Maybe Tread more carefully before you call hard working people Idiots

Oh boo hoo. We all work hard. That's not an excuse for not doing your job properly. It was raining when I left for work, and it was raining when I got home. Any person with an ounce of common sense wouldn't have left a package sitting in the rain, especially when I went to a great deal of time and effort making it easy for them NOT to do that very thing.

[PNGwynne]

D--Stop in and introduce yourself and your set-up to the postmaster/mistress, esp. since you've just moved. I live in a small town & Getting to know my carrier & office has been helpful.

Toyman, targeting the specifics of a person's collecting here is tangential & a low-blow IMO. Many here, myself included, have opened things you might not agree with. It's our money, our collections.

[enyawd72]

The problem with this logic is that the Bin with "Packages" written on it can be taken any way. You could be collecting packages for a donation to toys for tots or another charity with the neighbors. How would the Postman know exactly what you are doing unless you address the Post office directly??

The post office does not want to be held liable for a mishap like this.

You calling them idiots is disrespectful just how you feel I just insulted you. Doesn't feel too good does it?

by saying you are RIGHT is a huge sign of ignorance.

Funny you bring that up. I did go to the post office the week before, spoke to the Postmaster and filled out the little card they gave me asking them to please use the bin and left it in the mailbox for the carrier, whose name is Dar.

What more could I POSSIBLY have done? Please enlighten me.

[enyawd72]

D--Stop in and introduce yourself and your set-up to the postmaster/mistress, esp. since you've just moved. I live in a small town & Getting to know my carrier & office has been helpful.

I did that Scott...I knew I was going to have lots of packages coming so I took every step and precaution to set things up smoothly ahead of time and make it as easy as possible for them and myself.
The guy working at the P.O. was actually really nice and very helpful. He gave me a card to fill out for the carrier and even commented on how thoughtful it was of me to provide them with a place to put packages since I don't have a porch or any type of sheltered area outside.

[Gorn Captain]

I've had similar experiences.
I have a sign above my mailbox saying "If the item doesn't fit in the slot, please leave a card".
So I get home, and a package (my package) is on the neighbor's doorstep in the rain. Not the first time, too. It's rare, but it happens. I filed a complaint against that mailman, after he kept doing it.

There is no excuse for that, it wasn't even the "busy season".
I live on a busy road, and stuff gets stolen or ruined that way.
I have worked for the Postal Service myself, and my Dad was a 40 year veteran.
They get paid to deliver my property, which I have paid for, and for which they are getting paid. When I worked there, I always respected people's items, because that's the way I want to be treated as well.
If this is too hard for you, leave the Postal Services.

Btw, this thread is no place to be commenting about somebody else's collecting choices. No thread is, actually...

[Gorn Captain]

I filled out the little card they gave me asking them to please use the bin and left it in the mailbox for the carrier, whose name is Dar.

Dar?
That explains it. The Beastmaster just can't read...

[Figuremod73]

Im thinking that its probably a unhappy postal worker. Probably the best thing to do is put up a small note near the tot AND go to the post office and tell them about the mishap. It was raining and there was a bin so....He could have brought the package at a later date.
Dont make to big deal out of it (I know its annoying, but this time of year is a little tuff for them) just tell them as a precaution so it wont happen again.

Packages can be a variety of things, not just toys. Imagine if it had been important paperwork that couldnt be replaced.

[Gorn Captain]

Packages can be a variety of things, not just toys. Imagine if it had been important paperwork that couldnt be replaced.

Like a big stack of vintage Playboys.
Not that I'd ever order something like that...

[Figuremod73]

Like a big stack of vintage Playboys.
Not that I'd ever order something like that...

Well sure you wouldnt. Old VHS err...films either, I suppose.

[toys2cool]

lol I know how you feel dude..bunch of idiots down here as well

[Blue Meanie]

I think that the USPS is not supposed to put packages or mail inside of anything but a mailbox. I remember asking my mailman a few years back why they won't put mail inside of the Newsday box I have and they said it's the rules that they are told to go by the post office. That's most likely the reason they won't put it inside the tote that you provided. They are just following what they are taught not to do.

[Gorn Captain]

I think that the USPS is not supposed to put packages or mail inside of anything but a mailbox. I remember asking my mailman a few years back why they won't put mail inside of the Newsday box I have and they said it's the rules that they are told to go by the post office. That's most likely the reason they won't put it inside the tote that you provided. They are just following what they are taught not to do.

That does make sense, and I believe having heard that as well.
But in that case, they should clearly notify the customer that his homemade box isn't acceptable.

Personally, I did make a custom wooden mailbox that could hold a small child.
Not that I ever put one in there, mind you.
Except maybe that annoying kid in number 46...hmmm...let's not talk about that anymore...

Anyway, it could easily hold three to four shoebox size packages at once, and the mailmen did use it.