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Just checked on a DC number for a package and the USPS site is showing it as having "tried to deliver, left a notice." Except I was here at the time they show and there was no notice. The website says I need the peach "sorry we missed you" notice to pick up the package.

I'm going to try to pick it up with just my ID (and the DC number), but wanted to see if this happened to anyone else and if they had any hassles picking up the package?

Bob_Cram wrote:Just checked on a DC number for a package and the USPS site is showing it as having "tried to deliver, left a notice." Except I was here at the time they show and there was no notice. The website says I need the peach "sorry we missed you" notice to pick up the package.

I'm going to try to pick it up with just my ID (and the DC number), but wanted to see if this happened to anyone else and if they had any hassles picking up the package?

Bring your Drivers License, the Address and Picture will get you the stuff.

Always good to have the DC number also.

Cool. That's what I thought, but thought it couldn't hurt to ask. Thanks!

i can answer both parts.
1st, there wasn't a notice in your box? that's unual.
it's not unusual that the carrier didn't bring it to you door.
the way postal routes are calculated is to the delivery box, not the door. [unless the box is next to the door]

there are several types of letter carriers. some; contract carriers and rural carriers only get paid to deliver to a specific spot. [the box]. they don't get paid by the hour, like regular carriers, and therefore only go as far as they have too. [human nature]

most post offices wil let you pick up the item with ID; as long as it's the correct address, that matches the address on the box.
they might complain, because they have to fill out another notice slip, but, that's about it.

I thought it unusual that there was no notice left as well - our address is uncommon (in that it includes a "1/2") and it's possible that it was left at 112 or 15 instead. It wasn't our regular mail carrier who left the mail yesterday, and it may not have been our regular package carrier either.

We live in-town in a 100 year old house that has a mail slot in the door, rather than a box (I vaguely remember our landlord saying she had permission for a slot, rather than a box). Packages are normally left either between the front doors or on the porch. I've had either the notice or heard the doorbell when I need to sign for something (shouldn't have been the case this time).

Our regular mail carrier is great and I like our local PO folks as well. Just wanted to be sure I wasn't in some loop where I couldn't pick up the package without the slip. I'll be heading out at 9 to give it a go.

Thanks!

Just a follow-up: the clerk gave a chuckle when I told him what happened and went out back to look. When he couldn't find it he asked me the address, went out back, found the truck my carrier drives and found that my regular carrier was going to try and redeliver. As I was right there my carrier dug through, found the box and brought it back into the building for me.

I LOVE my local PO. That's service right there.

kturock wrote:i can answer both parts.
1st, there wasn't a notice in your box? that's unual.

Ummm, not really unusual. It happens quite frequently to me, usually when it one of the "fill-in" carriers who doesn't want to take the 2 minutes to write out the form. I've had 2 packages almost get returned this past year because of it.

and thus my other statement,
"there are several types of letter carriers. some; contract carriers and rural carriers only get paid to deliver to a specific spot. [the box]. they don't get paid by the hour, like regular carriers, and therefore only go as far as they have too. [human nature] "

then there are also the regular letter carriers that are lazy. it happens everywhere.