Twice now I've tracked packages (both happened to contain knives I believe) that required signature confirmation. I never choose signature confirmation but some places don't give you the option.
"Out for delivery" the system says. Then I proceed to wait 8-10 hours, at home, for the delivery. But no one comes. I check the tracking and the system tells me (usually at the end of the day) that delivery was attempted but a notice was left since no one was home. The notice contains important information, like where my package is being held hostage. Both the delivery attempt and the slip turn out to be lies, since no one knocked on the door, rang the bell, or could be bothered to leave the slip.
Gotta call USPS, find out where the package is, call the post office in hopes I can pick up the item without the precious slip, go to the post office -- or schedule redelivery (yea right, since the first attempt was so successful.)
At my old apartment, I could on one occasion see my package in the USPS car and the driver putting the car into gear getting ready to drive off. Fortunately I got him that time.
My guess is times are tight and they're putting undue pressure on their delivery people. I know a lot of the post offices around here have 1 person working and 15-25 people in line. But if this happens again I'll just install a surveillance camera on top of my mailbox and take it all the way to the Supreme Court if I have to.
"Out for delivery" the system says. Then I proceed to wait 8-10 hours, at home, for the delivery. But no one comes. I check the tracking and the system tells me (usually at the end of the day) that delivery was attempted but a notice was left since no one was home. The notice contains important information, like where my package is being held hostage. Both the delivery attempt and the slip turn out to be lies, since no one knocked on the door, rang the bell, or could be bothered to leave the slip.
Gotta call USPS, find out where the package is, call the post office in hopes I can pick up the item without the precious slip, go to the post office -- or schedule redelivery (yea right, since the first attempt was so successful.)
At my old apartment, I could on one occasion see my package in the USPS car and the driver putting the car into gear getting ready to drive off. Fortunately I got him that time.
My guess is times are tight and they're putting undue pressure on their delivery people. I know a lot of the post offices around here have 1 person working and 15-25 people in line. But if this happens again I'll just install a surveillance camera on top of my mailbox and take it all the way to the Supreme Court if I have to.
