Vape mail story

[NealBJr]

Someone posted about their vape mail, and I thought this was funny....

The other day, I ordered from fasttech. Yes, I knew it would take a while, and since there were batteries involved, I had to send it through Malaysian post. took a few months, but one day, I noticed it was out for delivery.... I knew... Mail comes at 2pm. I happened to be online and heard the mail truck. We have a split level, and I have a clear view from the second story to the mailbox. Sure enough, mail lady came, had the package on her lap (I was peering out the window), put some envelopes in the box, then put my vape mail in the bin in her truck, then drove off..... I was like WTH?!?!?!

I went to the mailbox, and saw a slip "customer was not at home, requested signature".. she never even got out of the truck, and the customer WAS at home eyeing her intently. I knew she went down the other culdisack (sp?) so, I walked down to one of her future deliveries and waited at their mailbox, and sure enough, she came along. I've known this mail lady, and she knows me by sight. she apologized about it needing a delivery, and stated "all you had to do was sign it and put it in the mailbox, I would have delivered it the day after I got the signature". Lucky, I was able to sign it right then and there and get it right then and there.


several questions come to mind...
1) am I so obsessed about vaping that I chase down the mail lady to get my vape mail?
2) Does anyone else know about the signature policy?
3) are they supposed to come to the door?
4) am I the only one that's done this?




saw that online, I laughed, how close to the truth is it?

 

[Taowulf]

I've seen this happen so many times. It doesn't seem to matter if it is USPS, UPS or FedEx, they have some lazy employees that simply seem incapable of doing their jobs. Don't get me wrong, there are exceptions. But the majority are not interested in doing the job the right way, just getting their day over with.

 

[horton]

I'd call the local postmaster and complain about the lousy service and lazy mail carrier. The same thing has happened to me and calling did work.

 

[choochoogranny]

So far, all things that needed a signature the postman came to my door. Others that didn't need a signature but were too big for the mail box got put behind a planter on our front porch. It's a long walk from the street.

 

[horton]

That's how they are supposed to do it. I just remembered this story.... A year or so ago I realized we had not rec'd any mail for over a week. I called the PO and was told "we had moved". That was news to me....lol. Our car is parked in front of the house, lawn mowed, etc. I finally talked to the postmaster and came to find that our route is sort of a fragment and it gets tossed to whoever comes in first from their regular route. So they try to get it done quick as they can. One lazy carrier decided our house looked "empty" and put us down as "moved with no forwarding".... how nice....

 

[RogerWilco357]

I had to go to the post office for that same reason this is the second time i got a sticky saying I wasn't home and needs sig..i was home watched the mail go in just as you did lol...crazy i know

 

[cbrite]

The day my Provari was coming I got up early just in case the mail came early. And I waited and watched for our mailman because I knew I had to sign for it. I watched him put the mail in the box and walk away. I was so disappointed and thought it must have missed the truck in the morning. Checked tracking and it said out for delivery. So I called the post office. While I waited, they contacted the postman and he said he'd knocked and my dogs barked but I didn't answer the door. Well, no knocking or barking occurred and I told the post office employee that but said I would pick it up in the morning. Late in the afternoon, the mailman appears with my Provari, sorry for the misunderstanding. I just hugged him and thanked him for returning, happy to have my Provari in hand.

 

[horton]

Isn't it odd how you did not hear the dogs bark or the knocking?? Makes you wonder.....

 

[Myrany]

3 times now (2 REOs and the Provari) The mailman never even tried to deliver it. Just a slip in the box and go pick it up. Yep all 3 were on a Saturday so I had to wait until Monday to get it.

 

[trouble1000]

That's the advantage of living in the UK we don't have mailboxes just a simple letter box on the door

I regularly grab the sack from the postie, empty it and have a good rummage through the contents when I'm expecting vapemail, not been arrested yet

Seriously though, there's nothing worse than waiting for your new toys and being let down.

 

[Vap!ngV!xen]

I would so report this to the postmaster! That's not right.

 

[cocacola31173]

I grew up in a neighborhood where our mailbox was right by our front door and the mailman actually walked his route and we exactly had sidewalks there either. Don't know if they do that anymore.

 

[Bigd432]

I was waiting on my Provari one day. I live in an apartment complex and peeked out the door and saw him down at the set of mailboxes before. I thought sweet my Provari is minutes from arriving. I watched him stop at my set of mailboxes and then drive to the next. I walked to the mailbox and no Provari. I was a little disappointed. I went and looked online to double check that it was in fact was supposed to be delivered that way. It sure was. I walked back outside and he was still at the next set of mailboxes.

I went over to him and let him know I was expecting a delivery. He digs it out and tells me it requires a signature. What?! I got. I slip in the mailbox. No knock at the door. This guy wasn't even going to attempt to deliver my package. That really annoyed me, but I had Provari in hand so I couldn't be too upset.

 

[pyro073]

Thankfully, my mailman is a good friend of mine (we used to work together). He sends me a text each time I have a package coming and lets me know when he is about 15 minutes away. Or, asks where I want him to leave it if I am not home.

 

[certus11]

They do do that to me a lot because I live in a gated neighborhood. What I do is: I would leave a note saying "We are home, please deliver/ring bell" in the mail box the day before my item is to be delivered.

They always drop my mail but not always my packages, they do do both now that i leave note.

 

[stratster]

Count yourselves lucky! Our lazy .... of a Postman doesn't even put packages into his van! He leaves them at the Post Office and just puts 'while you were out' slips into our mailboxes. There have been countless complaints but nothing is ever done about it.

 

[Robdob]

I've never had to sign for any of my vape mail. It goes in the mailbox or delivered to the door. If no one is home he hides it "in our very special place".

 

[leong jenny]

They don't know how important the vape mail is for us.

 

[NealBJr]

Well, her reasoning was that the computer wouldn't accept a delivery without a signature. she had a handheld device that would scan the signature and put it in the database. once I signed it, she was like "that's all they're wanting". I can understand registered mail needing a signature, but leaving a "while you were out" note when I wasn't out is not right. I don't think I'll report her yet. She knows I am home now, and hopefully next time if this happens, she will walk up and knock.

another unrelated but equally horrific story was when my mother in law ordered a bookshelf and had it delivered via UPS. it was fairly bulky, so he didn't take it up to the entry way, but left it at the bottom of the steps. I had my car parked on the left side of the garage, the one closest to the steps. I went to pickup my son, opened the garage, put it in reverse, and heard something slide.... luckily I didn't totally run over it, but needless to say, I was .......

 

[Purplepeeps]

I only have to sign if it's insured or sc.

Good thing I know where my mm parks his van. I've met him there a few times in the past, when he missed me at home.