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#Post#: 17664--------------------------------------------------
Re: Package too big to deliver?
DIR By: Belle
Date: October 30, 2018, 12:12 pm
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--- Quote from: Surly link ---
>
> Hmm, this sounds really normal to me. I regularly have to
pick up packages at the post office. Why is that an issue for
you? I'm in Canada though, maybe it's different here? Normally
if I have to sign for something or in places where there are
locked post boxes, it's really normal to pick up packages from
the post office.
>
--- End Quote ---
Postal service must be different in Canada. The nearest place
for me to pick up a package is 8 miles away, and they’re only
open until 5pm. I work 30 minutes away from the post office, and
don’t usually leave the office until 7. I would have to take
several hours off work to pick up a package if they refused to
deliver it. I would not be happy if I paid for delivery but had
to lose several hours work to get it. It would be easier to
purchase in store (on my own schedule) than to order online.
#Post#: 17665--------------------------------------------------
Re: Package too big to deliver?
DIR By: STiG
Date: October 30, 2018, 12:16 pm
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Some of our postal outlets are located in places like drug
stores and are sometimes open later in the evening, in Canada.
I'm really lucky; my little village has its own post office that
is open until 5:30 M-F AND it's open Saturday morning. So I can
usually get in there, no problem.
#Post#: 17666--------------------------------------------------
Re: Package too big to deliver?
DIR By: TootsNYC
Date: October 30, 2018, 12:20 pm
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--- Quote from: Aleko link ---
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> I simply fail to see how a package can be small enough for the
post office or a parcel company to handle, but too big for them
to deliver. That just does not compute in any way.
>
> I can totally understand them saying "Sorry, we don't handle
anything the size of a piano - suggest you hire a van or a
removals company"; but if they accept a piano for carriage, by
definition they must be capable of delivering it to the address
stated, otherwise they are in breach of their contract.
>
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I could see if they had a rule that they never leave packages
out in the open; they must either fit inside your mailbox, or
you have to be home to accept delivery.
But I don't know if they have that rule.
It's true in NYC: A package small enough to fit in with the cart
of letters will get delivered with the letter mail.
But a package too large for that gets delivered by a guy in a
truck, and SOMEONE must accept the delivery. There is no way an
NYC mail carrier is going to set a package on the front stoop of
an apartment building and drive away.
But even then, the answer wouldn't be "it's too big to
deliver"; it would be "no one was there to sign for it."
(especially in my building, we all sign for one another's
packages; in previous buildings, I simply never had a package
delivered to me at home; I was able to have them delivered at
work, fortunately)
#Post#: 17672--------------------------------------------------
Re: Package too big to deliver?
DIR By: lmyrs
Date: October 30, 2018, 1:10 pm
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I think that the USPS package pick up is not nearly as
convenient as Canada Post. If a package can not be left, Canada
Post takes it to the nearest pickup depot. They're almost always
in drug stores or grocery stores. (In the cities. Small towns
are different.) They're open until 9:00 PM most of the time but
I see one that closes at 6:00 PM. They also do "Safe Drop" which
means that if there is no one home, they will place the package
somewhere "safe", meaning it can't be seen from the street, it's
protected from elements, etc. Unless they need a signature,
they'll leave it for you. I don't think that the average package
requires a signature. (Except now for cannabis, which requires
that you show your ID to prove age.)
#Post#: 17676--------------------------------------------------
Re: Package too big to deliver?
DIR By: Hmmm
Date: October 30, 2018, 1:47 pm
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We have USPS drop off packages all the time. Sometimes it's our
normal mail carrier and other times they have a different driver
coming through the neighborhood and doing package deliveries. We
are even lucky enough that we get Sunday delivery of Amazon
packages.
I would start logging complaints about the delivery issue with
both Amazon and with the USPS consumer advocates number. I've
heard people have had really good results in problems being
rectified when submitting complaints via the consumer complaints
office.
#Post#: 17678--------------------------------------------------
Re: Package too big to deliver?
DIR By: BeagleMommy
Date: October 30, 2018, 2:02 pm
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I would start by complaining to the local postmaster. If you
get no action from that person, you complain to the main
postmaster of your city.
I agree with whomever said it sounds like you have a lazy mail
carrier. BeagleDaddy gets computer parts delivered to the house
all the time. Many of them are quite large and won't fit in the
mailbox. They leave it on the porch. If it was something that
required a signature they leave a notice in the mailbox that you
have a package needing signature.
Since we are down to one car right now it would be a major
effort if we had to pick up packages at the post office. The
one closest to us is only open until 5:00 pm. I finish work at
4:30 but have to wait for BeagleDaddy to pick me up. We can't
even use our lunch hours from work because they close from
12:00-1:00 pm for lunch (there is only one person manning the
post office at this location).
#Post#: 17691--------------------------------------------------
Re: Package too big to deliver?
DIR By: Sweet Jane
Date: October 30, 2018, 2:43 pm
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--- Quote from: DaDancingPsych link ---
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> Slightly off topic: I just had a package delivered from Amazon
(the slow, free shipping, as I am actually not a Prime member.)
When it finally shipped, I noted that the tracking information
was not one of the typical carriers (USPS, UPS, FedEx...), but
rather Amazon's own shipping company?!? On the day of the
delivery, a white unmarked van pulled up to my house and dropped
the package at the door. I could not see the man's shirt for
identification, so maybe he was still with a third party
carrier, but this all made me wonder if Amazon was moving
towards having their own shipping company to avoid the various
issues?
>
--- End Quote ---
They do have their own shipping service, Amazon Logistics. I've
had some not-great experiences with them early on, but they are
definitely improving. I even get messages on my phone saying the
package is near, and at that point I can watch the driver's
progress on a map. When I've seen them they're in a white van
with the Amazon logo.
#Post#: 17697--------------------------------------------------
Re: Package too big to deliver? - Good update
DIR By: RubyCat
Date: October 30, 2018, 2:56 pm
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My Amazon package just arrived. It was left on my porch. :)
This gigantic package measured 21"x26"x17" and weighed less than
15 pounds. Yes, I actually broke out the tape measure and
weighed the package on the bathroom scale.
I win ;D At least this round ;)
#Post#: 18034--------------------------------------------------
Re: Package too big to deliver?
DIR By: Surly
Date: November 2, 2018, 12:59 pm
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Thanks those of you who explained the Canada/U.S. difference. I
was offline for a bit so didn't get back to the thread. That
totally explains where I had it wrong and why I was confused by
the OP's post! Here it's so normal to go to the post office to
pick up packages, I do it a few times a month, sometimes once a
week.
#Post#: 18035--------------------------------------------------
Re: Package too big to deliver?
DIR By: DaDancingPsych
Date: November 2, 2018, 1:18 pm
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--- Quote from: Sheena link ---
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> [quote author=DaDancingPsych link=topic=780.msg17657#msg17657
date=1540915796]
> Slightly off topic: I just had a package delivered from Amazon
(the slow, free shipping, as I am actually not a Prime member.)
When it finally shipped, I noted that the tracking information
was not one of the typical carriers (USPS, UPS, FedEx...), but
rather Amazon's own shipping company?!? On the day of the
delivery, a white unmarked van pulled up to my house and dropped
the package at the door. I could not see the man's shirt for
identification, so maybe he was still with a third party
carrier, but this all made me wonder if Amazon was moving
towards having their own shipping company to avoid the various
issues?
>
--- End Quote ---
They do have their own shipping service, Amazon Logistics. I've
had some not-great experiences with them early on, but they are
definitely improving. I even get messages on my phone saying the
package is near, and at that point I can watch the driver's
progress on a map. When I've seen them they're in a white van
with the Amazon logo.
[/quote]
Good to know. I didn't get a map or a message?!? =( Instead, I
impatiently watched the front door all day!!!
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