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| james_s:
I've had one package get stolen ever in the ~18 years I've been in this house. Ironically the thing that got stolen was a package of USPS priority boxes which USPS will deliver to anyone free of charge (you pay when you use them). It was stealing from me that linked the thief to a pile of other thefts in two different areas. Sometimes I almost wish it happened more so I could set up a bait package with a shotgun blank or a glitter or paint bomb. Disperse glue followed by glitter using small pyrotechnic charges. |
| Muttley Snickers:
I once had a firearms licence go missing in the mail and when I contacted the Licensing & Regulation Division about it they wanted me to pay a $26 fee for a replacement. I protested about it and told them that I didn't lose the licence they did, and they really should require the license holded to attend at the local police station with additional identification so as to collect the firearms licence in person. I informed the staff member that when purchasing ammunition from a gun shop one only needs to show they are carrying a firearms licence as the staff never bother to closely inspect it unless a person is purchasing or collecting a firearm. The staff member at LRD then said that's a great suggestion and one which we should adopt, can you put that in writing and submit it as we could include that as part of the licensing and renewal process, I then said I'm not going to waste any more of my time assisting you lot with more rules and regulations. They posted out a replacement licence and waived the fee. |
| Seekonk:
I know everyone complains about the post office. I always thought they did a pretty good job untill lately. In the last two years things have become worse. Last two months have been really bad. One bank has charged me twice for statements being returned because the post office thinks I don't live there, credit card company emailed me to provide new address, Insurance company says statements have been returned and hospital says I haven't responded to mail. I haven't moved in 40 years. I like paper statements but feel I'm being forced into electronic delivery. |
| james_s:
Overall I've had a pretty good experience with USPS. For a while my mailman kept delivering me stuff that was addressed to the next street over and vice versa but that seems to have largely been solved after I complained repeatedly. FedEx is the one that is awful for me, if they bother to get a box all the way to my porch they never push it back under the eve, it's always right out in the open exposed to the weather. Sometimes they get lazy and dump it on the walkway, for larger stuff it's common they just drop it in the driveway right out in the open and leave. Oh and at least 75% of the time FedEx packages I receive are days late. The scheduled delivery date is a complete joke. |
| SiliconWizard:
Almost always had pretty bad experiences with FedEx as well. DHL, meh. In my experience, UPS provides the best service overall. All UPS employees I've had to deal with were helpful and diligent. |
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