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Last Answer on February 18, 2022

I work front desk & the mailman is very creepy. He constantly asks me out (mentioning his wife is out of town)! He knows my first and last name from work mail -- does he have the ability to locate my home address (its in a different town)?

Asked by lavender91 about 10 years ago

I only wish I had the problem of being asked out on dates! Just kidding, and I don't mean to make light of your question. You shouldn't have to feel uncomfortable when the letter carrier comes into your office. They shouldn't be flirting with you or asking you out on dates unless it somehow seems that the feeling would be mutual. It's not a bad idea to make it clear that you aren't interested in going out with him. I know that is easier said than done. You could call the delivery supervisor or postmaster to report this but I have a feeling that might make things worse. His behavior seems quite unprofessional. I don't think it's forbidden to ask a customer to go out socially, but they shouldn't push the issue or make the customer feel awkward if they aren't interested. To answer your question about locating your home address, we don't have access to any better resources than one would have doing an Internet search. If he ever showed up at your house unexpectedly, I think I'd alert law enforcement that you may have a stalker and to let them know where he knows you from. Maybe they could tell this letter carrier to knock off that inappropriate behavior. Furthermore, we shouldn't be using information we see on mail to get information for our personal use. That is also unethical and may violate some privacy regulations. I wish you well and that the creepiness will cease.

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How long will it take to receive mail in my mailbox sent from Long Island to Brooklyn ny??

Asked by Neeshia over 10 years ago

From Long Island to Brooklyn, NY is usually 2 days as long as it is mailed by the final pickup time on one day (for example usually 5 or 6 PM). The mail delivery system is pretty reliable in meeting that timeframe unless the mail is missorted or misdelivered.

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So I do a lot of business postcards for my online business. And I send them to churches, schools etc. what happens if it's a Saturday and the school or church or insurance office is closed. How do you deliver that Mail to them?

Asked by Andrew about 11 years ago

If the mail arrives at the PO for delivery on the Saturday and the recipient's office or building is closed, we hold the mail at the PO until the following delivery day (usually Monday) and deliver it then. We will do the same thing if a business or institution is closed any other day of the week. We will hold the mail until the next delivery day that they are open. On some occasions the facility will have a door slot or mailbox. In that case we can deliver the mail anytime since there is no need for the facility/office to be open to receive mail delivery. Thanks for your inquiry.

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Daughter of a deceased employee submitted an employee generated mlna with letter attached indicating father had past. I did mlna on the mail, then 2 days a fwd was put thru. Do l now fwd or mlna and will that mlna come back in dps or to office.

Asked by jvitto48 over 10 years ago

I would forward any mail you receive from this point forward since you now have a valid COA for that former employee who is now deceased. Any mail that was previously put through with the MLNA may not come back at all and was returned to the sender. If the mail happens to come back to your office I would then forward it. This is all just my opinion. I'd ask the clerk who handles forwards in your office or a supervisor, but they may also just give an opinion without knowing if there is a correct procedure.

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is the mailman going to be running behind on the day after Thanksgiving with his mail delivery

Asked by Teri about 11 years ago

Teri, generally the mailman will be running behind because the day after any holiday there is often a heavier quantity of mail to deliver. I can't speak for all offices, but most of my co-workers were probably 1:00-1:30 behind their regular schedule when they started deliveries today. There was a huge quantity of parcels to have sorted by the clerks (took awhile) and also delivering these takes longer . One other factor is that the sun sets earlier this time of year so delivering the mail in the dark takes even longer.

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Can my mailman hand my package to my neighbor for her to give to me, without my permission ?

Asked by sunnywithachanceofrain about 10 years ago

I generally wouldn't do that unless I knew the neighbors were friends with each other and could be trusted to give the package to the correct recipient. I've never been in this situation since I can leave packages at a customers house without someone home to receive it. I don't know technically what we are allowed to do without your permission but we are trusted to protect the US mail and deliver it safely to the correct address.

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Postman at our apartment keeps returning our mail to sender. He states it is because it does not match the names on our box. Can he legally do this. If the name is misspelled or off by one letter he will return to sender every time. Can he do this?

Asked by Jessica about 11 years ago

Jessica, I don't know what is legal or not about returning mail to the sender if not addressed properly but it seems that your letter carrier is taking this a bit too far by returning letters that don't match exactly the name on the mailbox. As long as the apartment # is correct and the name matches somewhat the mail should be delivered. I don't know if you want to leave a note saying "please deliver all mail that is addressed to my apartment # even if the name doesn't match exactly." As far as I know names don't need to match at all as long as there is an apt # and the recipient isn't rejecting the mail as "no longer lives here or person doesn't live here". Many carriers, especially substitute or CCA (city carrier assistants), just deliver the mail as addressed which is fine. I am a very detail-oriented letter carrier and always want to make the proper deliveries but would never return something for a spelling error. I would return something sometimes if it is consistently mailed to an incorrect address. Again, the address is the most important piece of information on a piece of mail, not necessarily the name.

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I work front desk & the mailman is very creepy. He constantly asks me out (mentioning his wife is out of town)! He knows my first and last name from work mail -- does he have the ability to locate my home address (its in a different town)?

How long will it take to receive mail in my mailbox sent from Long Island to Brooklyn ny??

So I do a lot of business postcards for my online business. And I send them to churches, schools etc. what happens if it's a Saturday and the school or church or insurance office is closed. How do you deliver that Mail to them?

Daughter of a deceased employee submitted an employee generated mlna with letter attached indicating father had past. I did mlna on the mail, then 2 days a fwd was put thru. Do l now fwd or mlna and will that mlna come back in dps or to office.

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is the mailman going to be running behind on the day after Thanksgiving with his mail delivery

Can my mailman hand my package to my neighbor for her to give to me, without my permission ?

Postman at our apartment keeps returning our mail to sender. He states it is because it does not match the names on our box. Can he legally do this. If the name is misspelled or off by one letter he will return to sender every time. Can he do this?

Mailman (City Letter Carrier)

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

I work front desk & the mailman is very creepy. He constantly asks me out (mentioning his wife is out of town)! He knows my first and last name from work mail -- does he have the ability to locate my home address (its in a different town)?

How long will it take to receive mail in my mailbox sent from Long Island to Brooklyn ny??

So I do a lot of business postcards for my online business. And I send them to churches, schools etc. what happens if it's a Saturday and the school or church or insurance office is closed. How do you deliver that Mail to them?

Daughter of a deceased employee submitted an employee generated mlna with letter attached indicating father had past. I did mlna on the mail, then 2 days a fwd was put thru. Do l now fwd or mlna and will that mlna come back in dps or to office.

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is the mailman going to be running behind on the day after Thanksgiving with his mail delivery

Can my mailman hand my package to my neighbor for her to give to me, without my permission ?

Postman at our apartment keeps returning our mail to sender. He states it is because it does not match the names on our box. Can he legally do this. If the name is misspelled or off by one letter he will return to sender every time. Can he do this?

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