[Elecraft] OT: shipper from H

[Tox]

FWIW, you can get USPS to correct their database. I don't have the link
handy, but your local postmaster should have a reference.

Scott

On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 12:40 PM, Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net> wrote:

> hopefully topic will pass political correction police.
>
> Recent order of a Yamaha CM500 from Amazon.com got "Lost in space".
>
> Well actually their compooter substituted another city for mine and sent
> it there, where all tracking failed.  Fortunately I noticed it was
> "delivery attempted" after a week of waiting delivery and I complained to
> Amazon who refunded my purchase of $58.33.  I checked the order at amazon
> on-line and it properly listed Nikiski.  But the package was addressed to
> Kenai with the Nikiski zip code.  This is not the first time amazon screwed
> up.
>
> I ordered again listing this time the physical address of my PO (which I
> have permission to do).  Not only USPS but UPS and FedEx shipments can
> accepted (for me) by my local PO.  This a nice cure for "drop n scoot"
> delivery by later two shippers.
>
> Even when I use "click-n-ship" for prepaid packages mailed thru the USPS,
> the USPS Internet site changes my address town and zipcode to Kenai
> 99611-5074 (???).  Fortunately this is only the return address.  I can try
> to correct the address before printing my labels but the USPS compooter
> just changes it back.  So no win.  Hopefully, none of my shipments are
> returned (to the wrong city and zipcode).
>
> Of course it knows more than the hooman that wrote it.  I guess another
> evil like "auto-fill" and "auto-correct"?
>
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>   http://www.kl7uw.com
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