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Re: How many times is the USPS obliged to re-deliver a package?

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Every profession has an a**hole or two at every office, some people take their jobs seriously, some don't, for the longest time we had a carrier called Marie who was a mild mannered, polite and professional carrier that went out of her way to do her job to the best of her ability while keeping in mind that "I treat my route customers the same way I'd like to be treated", Marie bought a house down the Jersey shore and requested a transfer to a P.O. closer to her new home, ever since then (about six years) we've had five different carriers assigned to our route, three of those have been retained on a route rotational basis, the other two were fired because of the large amount of complaints from people in the neighborhood, the worst one was a young "urban" female who wouldn't even answer a polite hello, how are you? and practiced mail mutilation while inserting it in the boxes, I was one of the customers who complained to the local supervisor, he told me that he had received dozens of complaints about her and an inspector was assigned to follow her inconspicuously, I saw him on a Saturday afternoon, he drove an unmarked Ford Taurus that looked just like any other civilian owned one would, I asked him what he was doing opening the mailboxes and he stated that he was checking the condition of the mail upon delivery due to complaints, I thanked him and went about my business, about a month and a half later I received a letter from the City's Postmaster apologizing for the previous situation with the damaged mail, it was also mentioned that the culprit was a probationary employee that failed her probation and was terminated, talking to some of my neighbors they confirmed having received a similar letter.

Unfortunately it takes one or two bad apples to tarnish the hard earned reputation of most postal employees, carriers work under just about any kind of weather conditions and do it reliably and effectively, most of the time people expect, demand and receive outstanding service from the USPS, situations like the one I've mentioned above are mostly rare, do not forget to let your carrier(s) know how much you appreciate and value the service that they provide for you, come Christmas, give your carrier a nice card and appropriate tip, I know carriers are not supposed to accept gratuities, I have never had one that has refused to accept it. Take care of those that take care of you and most of the time it will come back to you in like fashion. For the record, I am not a postal employee.
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