In recent years, postal theft has become a severe problem. Thieves steal both incoming and outgoing mail in your home mailbox. Plus, there has been an increase in theft from those big blue mail collection boxes. The postal service thinks they have a solution to the problem. They’ve created a high-tech mailbox. But they won’t…
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Over the last few months, I’ve had some real issues with the US Postal Service. I know that they’ve been cutting costs, but I’ve had numerous checks lost in the mail. The service has gotten much slower, and the main issues have been with incoming payments and outgoing bills. And when you mess with my…
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Do you know your mail carrier? I realize that the world has changed and we don’t rely on the postal service like we did years ago. But do you know your carrier, and is it actually the same person every day?
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I often find myself impatiently waiting for item to arrive that I bought online. I still prefer to shop in person, but you can’t avoid shopping online. But I really hate the fact that most of the things we now buy online arrive late…
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Does sending and receiving Christmas cards still matter to you? I’ve always thought that they were a hassle, but now I think most people agree. I don’t get many Christmas cards and I’m sure it’s a product of the very few we send each year…
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It’s always good when you learn something new. The other day I learned a new term. Actually it’s an acronym; MLNA. You put it on mail when you want to return to sender. Do you know what MLNA stands for? I’ve moved way too many times throughout my life and never heard this before…
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Everyone has a story about their problems with the post office. I had an experience at the post office the other day that I’m still shaking my head about. I found that you can’t even trust what the people behind the counter tell you…
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Today’s one of those days where everyone is a little bit stressed… a little bit more stressed than normal. That’s because it’s Tax Day. And this year it’s really hard to explain exactly what I’m feeling…
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Costs keep going up. It just happened again with the price of stamps. And that has a lot of people upset…
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