Comments on: The Bill Is In The Mail? USPS Returns Mail To Sender Six Years Later http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/the-bill-is-in-the-mail-usps-returns-mail-to-sender-six-years-later Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:45:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steven http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/the-bill-is-in-the-mail-usps-returns-mail-to-sender-six-years-later/comment-page-1#comment-461425 Steven Wed, 04 Aug 2021 22:12:37 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=449919#comment-461425 Dee, it may be insane to you that 3-day delivery isn't guaranteed, but it likely wouldn't be insane if you read the posted information the USPS provides to the public. Per the USPS: "In most cases, the expected delivery date printed on your receipt or provided at checkout will reflect a delivery time of 1, 2, or 3 business days and is based on origin, destination, and drop-off time. The expected delivery date does not come with a money-back guarantee." The ONLY money-back guaranteed mail delivery is Priority Express Mail, which is a 1-2 day delivery time. It's unfortunate you were uneducated about the rules, but now that you are better informed of the services provided, you can make a better decision. It's hard to blame the postmaster for finally having to end the conversation with you, which as you wrote, "When I protested and demanded my refund...", you were demanding something you weren't entitled to, a refund on a non-guaranteed service. Next time choose the money-refunded delivery date Priority Mail. Dee, it may be insane to you that 3-day delivery isn’t guaranteed, but it likely wouldn’t be insane if you read the posted information the USPS provides to the public. Per the USPS:

“In most cases, the expected delivery date printed on your receipt or provided at checkout will reflect a delivery time of 1, 2, or 3 business days and is based on origin, destination, and drop-off time. The expected delivery date does not come with a money-back guarantee.”

The ONLY money-back guaranteed mail delivery is Priority Express Mail, which is a 1-2 day delivery time. It’s unfortunate you were uneducated about the rules, but now that you are better informed of the services provided, you can make a better decision.

It’s hard to blame the postmaster for finally having to end the conversation with you, which as you wrote, “When I protested and demanded my refund…”, you were demanding something you weren’t entitled to, a refund on a non-guaranteed service. Next time choose the money-refunded delivery date Priority Mail.

]]> By: Paradoxides http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/the-bill-is-in-the-mail-usps-returns-mail-to-sender-six-years-later/comment-page-1#comment-461386 Paradoxides Wed, 04 Aug 2021 18:10:27 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=449919#comment-461386 Arleen, you’re so mistaken. It’s not a crime to admit when you’re wrong! Arleen, you’re so mistaken. It’s not a crime to admit when you’re wrong!

]]> By: Paradoxides http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/the-bill-is-in-the-mail-usps-returns-mail-to-sender-six-years-later/comment-page-1#comment-461384 Paradoxides Wed, 04 Aug 2021 18:08:53 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=449919#comment-461384 Arleen, you wrote: “ David Vance. The post office is tax payer funded. Do some research. Stamps have never paid for the cost of running the US post office”. Why are you saying that? It’s completely untrue. The Postal Service is not part of the budget. Goods(like stamps for instance), and services support the Postal Services. Your taxes do not. It’s not a crime to admit you’re wrong, Arleen. We all make mistakes…. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/08/26/how-is-the-u-s-postal-service-governed-and-funded/ Arleen, you wrote: “ David Vance. The post office is tax payer funded. Do some research. Stamps have never paid for the cost of running the US post office”.
Why are you saying that? It’s completely untrue. The Postal Service is not part of the budget. Goods(like stamps for instance), and services support the Postal Services. Your taxes do not. It’s not a crime to admit you’re wrong, Arleen. We all make mistakes….

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/08/26/how-is-the-u-s-postal-service-governed-and-funded/

]]> By: Dee http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/the-bill-is-in-the-mail-usps-returns-mail-to-sender-six-years-later/comment-page-1#comment-461267 Dee Wed, 04 Aug 2021 01:06:52 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=449919#comment-461267 Last November I mailed a package with 3 day delivery. 2 weeks later it still wasn’t there. I went to get my money back bc it didn’t arrive within 3 days and I was informed that 3 day delivery doesn’t actually mean 3 day delivery, which is insane to me. To be certain its going to be delivered in 3 days you have to pay for GUARANTEED 3 day delivery. When I protested and demanded my refund the Cantonment post master slammed the door in my face. I haven’t sent anything USPS since. Last November I mailed a package with 3 day delivery. 2 weeks later it still wasn’t there. I went to get my money back bc it didn’t arrive within 3 days and I was informed that 3 day delivery doesn’t actually mean 3 day delivery, which is insane to me. To be certain its going to be delivered in 3 days you have to pay for GUARANTEED 3 day delivery. When I protested and demanded my refund the Cantonment post master slammed the door in my face. I haven’t sent anything USPS since.

]]> By: Steven http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/the-bill-is-in-the-mail-usps-returns-mail-to-sender-six-years-later/comment-page-1#comment-461261 Steven Wed, 04 Aug 2021 00:03:04 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=449919#comment-461261 A few years ago, I had a woman hand me a brown paper grocery bag full of mail up to 10 years old that was addressed to the resident who lived at her house prior to her moving in. When she got the mail addressed to the prior resident, she tossed it in the bag. When the bag was full, she gave it to me. I returned the mail to the sender, in a manner consistent with the above mail issue. It makes it appear the USPS did something untimely, but that was not the case. A few years ago, I had a woman hand me a brown paper grocery bag full of mail up to 10 years old that was addressed to the resident who lived at her house prior to her moving in. When she got the mail addressed to the prior resident, she tossed it in the bag. When the bag was full, she gave it to me. I returned the mail to the sender, in a manner consistent with the above mail issue. It makes it appear the USPS did something untimely, but that was not the case.

]]> By: Arleen http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/the-bill-is-in-the-mail-usps-returns-mail-to-sender-six-years-later/comment-page-1#comment-461253 Arleen Tue, 03 Aug 2021 22:52:51 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=449919#comment-461253 Check again and see how much cares act funding another funding from the government they have received, and oh by the way the tax payers fund the government. Check again and see how much cares act funding another funding from the government they have received, and oh by the way the tax payers fund the government.

]]> By: Me http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/the-bill-is-in-the-mail-usps-returns-mail-to-sender-six-years-later/comment-page-1#comment-461248 Me Tue, 03 Aug 2021 21:25:57 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=449919#comment-461248 @ Arleen You are 100% WRONG. A simple Google search will show that as of July 1, 1971 the USPS is not a federal funded agency. @ Arleen

You are 100% WRONG.
A simple Google search will show that as of July 1, 1971 the USPS is not a federal funded agency.

]]> By: MailGuy http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/the-bill-is-in-the-mail-usps-returns-mail-to-sender-six-years-later/comment-page-1#comment-461246 MailGuy Tue, 03 Aug 2021 20:52:24 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=449919#comment-461246 THE POST OFFICE IS NOT A TAXPAYER-FUNDED AGENCY. IT IS A PRIVATE CORPORATION OWNED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. The post office has not been a government agency since the 1960s; I know, it is all very confusing since the employees are technically federal government employees. Stamps and packages are the only way the post office turns a profit as well as retail services and PO box fees. Congress controls how these prices are set since the government owns the corporation. It is true that forever stamps are valid forever but that has nothing to do with a dead letter. Once a letter has postage affixed to it the post office is responsible to deliver it in perpetuity until it reaches its final destination. There is a dead letter's bin in every office which never gets purged, sometimes letters sit around for decades before finally being sorted manually by a person. To the trolls above please do your research before belittling someone, you're making yourself out to be a fool. It's okay not to know an answer. THE POST OFFICE IS NOT A TAXPAYER-FUNDED AGENCY. IT IS A PRIVATE CORPORATION OWNED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

The post office has not been a government agency since the 1960s; I know, it is all very confusing since the employees are technically federal government employees. Stamps and packages are the only way the post office turns a profit as well as retail services and PO box fees. Congress controls how these prices are set since the government owns the corporation.

It is true that forever stamps are valid forever but that has nothing to do with a dead letter. Once a letter has postage affixed to it the post office is responsible to deliver it in perpetuity until it reaches its final destination.

There is a dead letter’s bin in every office which never gets purged, sometimes letters sit around for decades before finally being sorted manually by a person.

To the trolls above please do your research before belittling someone, you’re making yourself out to be a fool. It’s okay not to know an answer.

]]> By: Arleen http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/the-bill-is-in-the-mail-usps-returns-mail-to-sender-six-years-later/comment-page-1#comment-461242 Arleen Tue, 03 Aug 2021 20:17:46 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=449919#comment-461242 David Vance. The post office is tax payer funded. Do some research. Stamps have never paid for the cost of running the US post office. David Vance. The post office is tax payer funded. Do some research. Stamps have never paid for the cost of running the US post office.

]]> By: Chelleepea http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/the-bill-is-in-the-mail-usps-returns-mail-to-sender-six-years-later/comment-page-1#comment-461220 Chelleepea Tue, 03 Aug 2021 15:17:46 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=449919#comment-461220 Years ago the Century post office had two mail slots.....one for metered and one regular mail. I accidentally dropped my rent check in the metered but didn't think there would be a problem since it was going to a century address but it took months to get to the landlord. Of course the landlord didn't believe I had mailed it at all until he received it months later. Years ago the Century post office had two mail slots…..one for metered and one regular mail. I accidentally dropped my rent check in the metered but didn’t think there would be a problem since it was going to a century address but it took months to get to the landlord. Of course the landlord didn’t believe I had mailed it at all until he received it months later.

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