I don't particularly like the Post Office, and this one is not much different…read more
So, I come here often, sadly, because I always have trouble getting my packages. Despite living in a single family home, we don't have mailboxes on our houses, but instead, they are boxes all gathered down the street - like you'd expect from an apartment.
Well, the boxes are tiny. So you can't fit packages in there. Likewise, tons of junk mail and local grocery store news papers get stuffed in there. Problem is - I order a lot of stuff on line and get a lot of packages.
So 5 separate times, I've had to go to this post office, because amazon says my package was delivered, but returned to post office. The first few times I go, the manager calls the mail carrier and he claims he doesn't give me my packages, because I don't live there. Imagine my face as I'm standing in the post office, clearly still living there, explaining to the dude ummmm, it's my house, I live there, here I am! Finally I feel like they get it. Problem solved.
Wrong! Still my packages don't arrive. So I keep going back. This time, manager calls the mail carrier, he tells him he can't fit the packages in the box, and he doesn't wanna leave it outside because packages get stolen. Well, I take a deep breath. Partially I'm appreciative that the guy doesn't want my stuff stolen. But part of me is just like, bro, give me my stuff please! They also tell me, well, you weren't home so we didn't wanna leave it. I'm like, dude, y'all came at 10am on a Tuesday, did ya ever consider I was maybe at work? Weren't you at work? So, I thank them for their caution, but then explain to them, look, your job is to drop my mail off. If you do that, and then someone comes afterwards and steals it, that's my issue and the thief's - but y'all did your job.
So far I've been getting my stuff. Hopefully it stays that way. However, it's only packages when I get the "we didn't think you live here anymore". But bills, junk mail, bank statements, vehicle registration forms from TXDMV etc... all of that seems to make it to my mail box just fine. But a package? Naw I don't live there ...