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Last Answer on February 18, 2022

Do you ever feel lonely when on your route, or do you enjoy the alone time?

Asked by rootinpootin over 12 years ago

Great question. There are times when I wish people were around, but more often than not,I am okay with the solitude. I listen to podcasts about different subjects so I feel I am being paid to exercise and learn. The route I deliver is comprised of many residents who work during the day so I really don't see many. Then there are some senior citizens who seem To always be around. Fortunately, they aren't too long winded as they don't really give you extra time to chat for long.

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If I mailed something on Saturday evening, but forgot to place a check in the letter, could I ask the mailman on Monday for my letter back?

Asked by VV over 12 years ago

Unlikely. Mail that is collected from either a residential mailbox or blue collection box is often dispatched to a central sorting facility the same day. Even if the mail were not sent out to the central sorting facility, the volume of mail collected would probably preclude anybody from going through it to look for your 1 letter.

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The mailman at my mother's house won't deliver my mail to her house, even though I use her address as my permanent address. (I have not sent a change of address from her house.) What can I do to have him deliver it there? I am not local.

Asked by Just Me over 12 years ago

It is surprising to me that a carrier would purposely not deliver mail for a certain name if there is no forwarding order for that name FROM that address. I guess the mail is being returned to the sender? My recommendation is for you to see if you can contact the PO that services your mother's house and make it clear that mail for you should be delivered to as addressed (to your mother's house). Another option would be for your mother to speak to the letter carrier directly and say that her son (you) should have his mail delivered as addressed. I hope this helps.

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my letters come back with a stamp saying postage due. what does that mean? and they wont send my letters this has happened about 3 times now same letters going to the same place.

Asked by Kelsey Barclay over 12 years ago

Usually that means that insufficient postage was applied and the item is being returned To you for more postage. Was your letter shaped like a square or otherwise abnormally shaped? Those letters need .20 add'l postage. Was there an amt. written next to the "postage due" stamp? Usually one "forever" stamp is sufficient to cover the postage for a letter unless it weighs more than 1 oz.

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when postal carriers have their weekly advertising paper thats delivered with regular mail, can they decide not to deliver that advertiser paper to business's and only households?

Asked by Jan over 12 years ago

We can't pick and choose who gets the weekly advertising paper. The mailer usually would specify "residential customer" or "postal patron", the latter meaning every address gets the mailer. I know for sure there are carriers in my office who make claims that such and such business or person doesn't want the weekly advertiser. They don't deliver weekly advertisers to each address. The truth is we don't have a choice. The mailer pays us to deliver the mail.

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How does insurance work if the package gets lost along the way? My tracking has said out for delivery for two weeks now. Do I get payment for the amount of insurance I paid for no questions asked?

Asked by ButterBean over 12 years ago

There is a claims process to be followed when item is missing. I am not sure of the details of this process. There may be some questions asked, but if our tracking system shows as "out for delivery" and no scan afterwards that is a good indication that something went wrong and you'd probably be entitled to a refund.

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So I was waiting for a letter and the person that send me the letter didn't glue the back part of the envelope , just kind of put it through the inside the paper when u close the envelope. And is it possible that the letter fell cus it had an open .

Asked by shay over 12 years ago

It is possible that the letter fell out in transit. If the letter is found loose in the mail and it can be determined an address it belongs to, then it would probably be sent along. The envelope also should wind up either at the sender or recipient, possibly with a stamp saying "received unsealed" or "received without contents"

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Mailman (City Letter Carrier)

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

Do you ever feel lonely when on your route, or do you enjoy the alone time?

If I mailed something on Saturday evening, but forgot to place a check in the letter, could I ask the mailman on Monday for my letter back?

The mailman at my mother's house won't deliver my mail to her house, even though I use her address as my permanent address. (I have not sent a change of address from her house.) What can I do to have him deliver it there? I am not local.

my letters come back with a stamp saying postage due. what does that mean? and they wont send my letters this has happened about 3 times now same letters going to the same place.

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when postal carriers have their weekly advertising paper thats delivered with regular mail, can they decide not to deliver that advertiser paper to business's and only households?

How does insurance work if the package gets lost along the way? My tracking has said out for delivery for two weeks now. Do I get payment for the amount of insurance I paid for no questions asked?

So I was waiting for a letter and the person that send me the letter didn't glue the back part of the envelope , just kind of put it through the inside the paper when u close the envelope. And is it possible that the letter fell cus it had an open .

Mailman (City Letter Carrier)

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

Do you ever feel lonely when on your route, or do you enjoy the alone time?

If I mailed something on Saturday evening, but forgot to place a check in the letter, could I ask the mailman on Monday for my letter back?

The mailman at my mother's house won't deliver my mail to her house, even though I use her address as my permanent address. (I have not sent a change of address from her house.) What can I do to have him deliver it there? I am not local.

my letters come back with a stamp saying postage due. what does that mean? and they wont send my letters this has happened about 3 times now same letters going to the same place.

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when postal carriers have their weekly advertising paper thats delivered with regular mail, can they decide not to deliver that advertiser paper to business's and only households?

How does insurance work if the package gets lost along the way? My tracking has said out for delivery for two weeks now. Do I get payment for the amount of insurance I paid for no questions asked?

So I was waiting for a letter and the person that send me the letter didn't glue the back part of the envelope , just kind of put it through the inside the paper when u close the envelope. And is it possible that the letter fell cus it had an open .

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