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<p>[QUOTE="Burton Strauss III, post: 24738116, member: 59677"][USER=27832]@-jeffB[/USER] I'm glad you've had good interactions with USPS staff. Unfortunately for most of us - across too large a set of interactions over too many years to be just a few bad apples - that has not been the case.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've personally experienced </p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>The postmaster in Olympia, WA refusing (at first) to forward a package to the postal inspectors that showed clear signs of having been cut open and resealed with glue</li> <li>The local carrier (on camera) approached the door without the package but with the pre-filled out orange door tag, touched the window (that's not a knock), and left the tag. Despite two people being in the house.</li> <li>The postmaster in Texas refusing to check the tracking data to see where a package was actually delivered to.</li> </ul><p>My personal pet peeve, the local station. Now, I will admit that the clerks in the other local station are quite a bit better, but my mail goes through the hell-station. And it's been a cesspit of bad service for 20 years.</p><ul> <li>Window clerks make eye contact with the next person in line, getting up from their stool and walking away without saying anything.</li> <li>Window clerks with nobody in line ignoring the bell on the package notice dutch door, making you get on line and then mentioning the express door.</li> <li>Window clerks with a long line ignoring the package notice bell, then when you get to their window sending you to the door.</li> <li>Window clerks hearing the package notice bell, calling out "nobody is going to answer, get online</li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Burton Strauss III, post: 24738116, member: 59677"][USER=27832]@-jeffB[/USER] I'm glad you've had good interactions with USPS staff. Unfortunately for most of us - across too large a set of interactions over too many years to be just a few bad apples - that has not been the case. I've personally experienced [LIST] [*]The postmaster in Olympia, WA refusing (at first) to forward a package to the postal inspectors that showed clear signs of having been cut open and resealed with glue [*]The local carrier (on camera) approached the door without the package but with the pre-filled out orange door tag, touched the window (that's not a knock), and left the tag. Despite two people being in the house. [*]The postmaster in Texas refusing to check the tracking data to see where a package was actually delivered to. [/LIST] My personal pet peeve, the local station. Now, I will admit that the clerks in the other local station are quite a bit better, but my mail goes through the hell-station. And it's been a cesspit of bad service for 20 years. [LIST] [*]Window clerks make eye contact with the next person in line, getting up from their stool and walking away without saying anything. [*]Window clerks with nobody in line ignoring the bell on the package notice dutch door, making you get on line and then mentioning the express door. [*]Window clerks with a long line ignoring the package notice bell, then when you get to their window sending you to the door. [*]Window clerks hearing the package notice bell, calling out "nobody is going to answer, get online [/LIST][/QUOTE]
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