Post Office Error -- Help!

It is a felony to open mail (including packages) that do not have your name on it, so very likely they have not. (Unless you suspect your neighbors are total assholes.) If it does belong to you and they know your name, they will likely bring it over. If not, then they will take it to the post office to deal with it.

If you're positive it's your box over there, it would not hurt to go over and explain that you were expecting a package TODAY and wondered if they received it by mistake. Since the return address for EF is 'Web Merchants Inc.' there is NO indication of what it is from the outside.

Good luck.

And now the tracking says "We attempted to deliver your item at 3:17 pm on October 06, 2010 in [redacted by admin] and a notice was left."

I know this is not true because, as I mentioned, I was standing in the actual driveway watching for the delivery, despite the rain. I did my best to pretend I was doing something with my car, and not just staring at the delivery person like a freak, but I was in the driveway, so why would they leave a notice? And where?

Contact the post office directly and inquire.

Sorry, double clicked.

ACK!! And now in my stress I just posted what I didn't want to post! Can someone delete this thread please?

I have now spoken to the post office. They claim I can pick up the package at the post office tomorrow by presenting the notice that was left at my door. Only, no notice was left at my door. So I guess I'm out my money. I'm also furious, embarrassed, and stressed out.

Sounds like you have one of the post offices where the postmaster is a cretin. It happens - I know someone with one. Most are good.

Does your driver's license/ID card have your name, address and a picture on it? That should be good enough, right? It says "I am this person" much more than a mere addressed envelope.

You could ask the mail carrier tomorrow as well.

Ugh! I hope things go well for you.

Maybe Im a bit dense and don't really understand how things work in the US - but I think they failed to deliver it because you were in the driveway or out the front rather than opening the door when they knocked.

The post office might've just told you to bring the slip in because that's the normal way missed deliveries are picked up, But I can't omagine they would want or need anything more than your drivers licence to proove you are in fact the owner of the parcel.

Sucks to hear you have had such bad experiences in the past with having items delivered & having them opened. I know post offices and such can look at packages if they think they might be dangerous, but even if only for their own personal safety usually they first look at packages via x ray (that way they dont blow themselves up if it is a bomb) - So I can understand how violated you must feel by having previous packages opened.

All of my packages have arrived extremely fast & in perfect condition from Eden and I live on the opposite side of the world. My only drama is that they often get delivered by my own father. Yep my dad delivers my sex toys to me lol. Most people who deal with mail & deliveries really couldn't give a crap what you are having delivered, just that they get it to you.

I hope that it will all be sorted when you go to the post office in person, Im sure it will all go fine, let us know how you go

I've had that happen; it's not that big of a deal. If you go in and say that you have this tracking number (write down the tracking number and provide it to them) and it states that the delivery was missed they shouldn't be big jerks about it.

USPS often delivers in two waves: the first wave is your mail, and small envelopes and packages, the second is boxes and larger things, so it's entirely possible that they DID attempt delivery and you just weren't there to get it. As for the notices? Well. The thing is that mailpersons are regular people, just like you are, and sometimes they're stressed or too busy or aren't paying attention and it's possible that they just forgot to leave a slip.

Just remember to be polite and not go off ranting and raving about how much they suck and about how they're all liars and it should all be fine. Besides, if they did open the package, that's okay--you didn't purchase anything illegal or immoral.

In case anyone was wondering, I did eventually get my hands on the package, although the post office reached epic levels of bumbling in its delivery. They went for the hat trick of bad delivery -- after I drove down there to discover they did not have it at the post office as the tracking indicated, I found the box, damaged and torn open, hanging from my next door neighbor's front door in one of those post office bags that say "your package is important to us" all over it.

Fortunately, the neighbor in question was out of town, so I snagged my package without him ever knowing.

To answer the question of whether my being outdoors affected the delivery -- only if she specifically decided to avoid me. She would have had to walk past me up the driveway to ring the bell or knock, which she did not do, because she didn't get out of her vehicle, at least at my house.

As for the suggestions above -- thanks. And just so everyone knows, this is an ongoing battle with the post office, and the behavior is not limited to toys, or to me as a customer. The post office is widely hated throughout our town, and many folks have post office boxes in a neighboring county as a result. One of my neighbors once found a missing Christmas package in her back garden, when the snow melted in the spring. So it's not just me, I swear.