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<p>[QUOTE="Muzyck, post: 2634528, member: 83778"]I've been there. Unless the seller put the wrong address on it, it will find its' way back home. Just consider yourself lucky that it did not get routed to the infamous "Jersey City Sort Facility", the place where packages go to die. Like a black hole. At times they end up there for a days at a time and come out bruised and mutilated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not my favorite subject, the U.S.P.S. so I will rant...</p><p><br /></p><p>I just returned from a week long business trip and had my mail held for the week. I knew I had a couple of coins on the way and did not want them sitting in my box outside the house for a week. Spoke with my carrier on the Friday before I left to let him know I filed the form to hold mail for the upcoming week. I arrived home yesterday to find a mailbox with a bunch of soggy letters. Fortunately they made half an effort and held "most" of my mail at the office. I suspect the letters were left on the first day,a Monday when we had a Nor'easter come through. I guess the Sunday night crack smoking session hadn't worn off yet when the carrier showed up for work on Monday morning. Must be a tough job keeping all of those requests straight. Actually kind of used to it by now. My "hold mail form" requests have been a real crap-shoot for the last few years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rant over.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Muzyck, post: 2634528, member: 83778"]I've been there. Unless the seller put the wrong address on it, it will find its' way back home. Just consider yourself lucky that it did not get routed to the infamous "Jersey City Sort Facility", the place where packages go to die. Like a black hole. At times they end up there for a days at a time and come out bruised and mutilated. Not my favorite subject, the U.S.P.S. so I will rant... I just returned from a week long business trip and had my mail held for the week. I knew I had a couple of coins on the way and did not want them sitting in my box outside the house for a week. Spoke with my carrier on the Friday before I left to let him know I filed the form to hold mail for the upcoming week. I arrived home yesterday to find a mailbox with a bunch of soggy letters. Fortunately they made half an effort and held "most" of my mail at the office. I suspect the letters were left on the first day,a Monday when we had a Nor'easter come through. I guess the Sunday night crack smoking session hadn't worn off yet when the carrier showed up for work on Monday morning. Must be a tough job keeping all of those requests straight. Actually kind of used to it by now. My "hold mail form" requests have been a real crap-shoot for the last few years. Rant over.[/QUOTE]
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