We have lived at our current address for 6 years and 6 months. From the beginning, we received mail for our address with at least 7 different names as addressees. I have complained and returned mail ever since. I have had items stolen at the USPS level, how do I know? Well the previous carrier at the time had the nerve to DELIVER a padded envelope that was sliced open with one swipe and EMPTY. That happens when someone is working there and used to quickly grabbing packages, slicing them open, taking the contents, then placing them back in processing. They are good at it because they have done it so many times, they are like a human theft conveyor belt.
Yes, we did issue a change of address when we first moved. It got so bad, that our regular carrier at the time named "Mudd" who was fabulous, gave me a USPS box to collect all the mail so I can drop the entire box of mail direct to USPS from time to time. This takes valuable time and energy from me and my family, not to mention unreimbursed gas expenses. Who doesn't miss their insurance checks? Who doesn't miss their important correspondence from Church....or their doctor.....or even FEMA? Yes, we have received all those types of mail pieces and much more. Yes, I have spoken to our mail carriers. Yes, they have ensured that the names on the physical box are accurate. Yes, I have called the post office and corrected and complained multiple times. Yes, I have sent mail back to the post office with "addressee unknown." Yes, I have scratched out the metered marks in order to avoid the envelopes electronically returning to us. I got so frustrated, that when EDD mail that I had already marked came right back to us, I even wrote "2nd time, addressee unknown, REALLY USPS!!!!!!!" Guess what? USPS's little joke was to send it right back to us AGAIN, basically to say "yes, AGAIN, AND F- YOU!". What really freaked me out is when, during Covid 19 Safer at Home Orders, we kept getting EDD envelopes INCLUDING DEBIT CARDS for names I have never seen before.....at least 175 mail pieces that I kept marking, labeling, and returning to the post office. I do not want anything to do with fraud, yet and still, the post office kept sending them back to us. I am so furious and frustrated, and after more than 6 years of these shenanigans, I am following even more of my mother's advice....she is a retired postal worker.....and I think all of you who have complaints should do this too: SEND A CERTIFIED LETTER, MAKE CALLS, AND WALK IN AND TALK TO YOUR POSTMASTER (THEY WILL TRY TO HEAD OFF YOUR CALLS AND VISITS, BUT BE VIGILANT AND PERSISTENT) AND......BE SURE TO CALL THE POSTAL INSPECTORS SO THEY CAN RAIN HELL DOWN ON THIS PLACE AND CLEAN HOUSE!!! THERE IS STRENGTH IN NUMBERS AND IF WE ALL DO THIS, THEY WILL BE UNDER THE MAGNIFYING GLASS. ONE THING THEY HATE IS ATTENTION AND VISITS FROM THE POSTAL INSPECTORS. ....then UP the ladder to your congresspersons.