[Milsurplus] No pay list

[Edward Greeley]

All:

Please note that the blurb quoted by Bruce does NOT mention anything 
about the ADDRESS to which a delivery is "confirmed". A ZIP code does 
NOT a delivery address make!

I agree entirely with Kurt. USPS "delivery confirmation" is worth WAY 
LESS than what you pay for it, rather like USPS "insurance". I have a 
P.O. box. I frequently order movie DVDs, books, electronic parts, and 
other small stuff that is shipped by USPS to my P.O. box with "deliery 
confirmation" required by the vendor. Years ago, delivery confirmation 
items were held in the back office until I called for them, THEN the 
items were scanned and handed to me. No more. Now they apparently scan 
the items to "confirm" delivery as soon as they arrive at the P.O., then 
place the items in the recipient's box, maybe, or maybe they put the 
items in SOMEONE ELSE'S box. I have REPEATEDLY received items anywhere 
from several days to more than a week after delivery was "confirmed". It 
does no good to complain to the station manager whose attitude is "Well, 
you DID get it, didn't you?" Or "Oh, it must have been mispitched [stuck 
in the wrong box]." Or "We've been SO busy these last few days, some 
mistakes are gonna happen." And so on. The USPS "Equal Opportunity 
Employees" couldn't care less. If given the option by the vendor, I 
ALWAYS refuse to pay for "delivery confirmation". Why bother? You pays 
your money and you takes your chances!

Ed


Bruce wrote:

> Hello,
> 
>  From the USPS web site:
> 
> "Delivery Confirmation 	
> 	Know when it got there with Delivery Confirmation.
> 	Verify delivery with Delivery Confirmation. Our low cost Delivery 
> Confirmation service gives you the date, ZIP Code and time your article was 
> delivered. If delivery was attempted you will get the date and time of 
> attempted delivery. You can easily access this information with our Track & 
> Confirm tool."
> 
> 73, Bruce WA8TNC
> ==================
> KD7JYK DM09 wrote:
> 
>>Unfortunately, delivery confirmation only tells you that the item arrived at
>>the post office at the persons city.  It could be lost at the office, by the
>>delivery person, not delivered, or delivered and stolen after that.
>>
>>You want to send an item registered with a return-receipt that the intended
>>recipient must sign to know he actually got it.
>>
>>There are far too many places and ways for an item to never reach its
>>destination after it has been "confirmed" delivered.
>>
>>Kurt
>