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<p>[QUOTE="Ken Dorney, post: 3472633, member: 76086"]We all have horror stories, I am sure covering all potential circumstances. But I would not give up just yet. I once shipped a dozen parcels from a small satellite post office, six weeks later none showed in the system. Ultimately they were all delivered (several of which I gave refunds on but the buyers scammed me and did not pay), but it appears that they were sitting somewhere in that small office, neglected, certainly in a pile of several months mail....postal employees are not the best or brightest. I know, we have several ex or current postal workers here and I apologize to them, but the truth is sometimes brutal.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have watched many postal carriers over the years. Some scan, the vast majority do not. Often an item wont be scanned until it has nearly been delivered (seemingly randomly). I would wait. In extreme circumstances it can take a couple months.</p><p><br /></p><p>But the best solution (and not one for everyone) is to hand it to a clerk physically at a local office and make sure they scan it. Otherwise you will never know. And of course, you cant get insurance on anything that never shows in the 'system'.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ken Dorney, post: 3472633, member: 76086"]We all have horror stories, I am sure covering all potential circumstances. But I would not give up just yet. I once shipped a dozen parcels from a small satellite post office, six weeks later none showed in the system. Ultimately they were all delivered (several of which I gave refunds on but the buyers scammed me and did not pay), but it appears that they were sitting somewhere in that small office, neglected, certainly in a pile of several months mail....postal employees are not the best or brightest. I know, we have several ex or current postal workers here and I apologize to them, but the truth is sometimes brutal. I have watched many postal carriers over the years. Some scan, the vast majority do not. Often an item wont be scanned until it has nearly been delivered (seemingly randomly). I would wait. In extreme circumstances it can take a couple months. But the best solution (and not one for everyone) is to hand it to a clerk physically at a local office and make sure they scan it. Otherwise you will never know. And of course, you cant get insurance on anything that never shows in the 'system'.[/QUOTE]
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