Tuesday, August 28, 2018

USPS Informed Delivery

We got a property tax bill for one unit more than a week ago, but never received the tax bill for the other unit. But when I looked it up on line, both bills were noted. Which makes me wonder what other mail we never receive. Since we moved here twelve years ago there have been several instances of lost mail that are never accounted for. And more times than not someone in our building leaves mail by our door because it was delivered to the wrong person. On the “Next Door” app that covers our neighborhood zip code, the comments keep growing about this same subject of lousy mail service. But someone suggested they used USPS Informed Delivery that tracks your mail and shows what is supposed to be delivered. But even with the service, the problem is rarely solved if there is an issue. So I decided to sign up for informed delivery. You get an email in the morning if mail is expected, with a picture of the envelope or subject. Yesterday it was 1-800 flowers, and two other junk items. The actual mail was three pieces - all junk - but two out of three were “correct.”  It also shows package delivery. And you can use the app for other functions like “hold mail” and “buy stamps.” I think the only thing keeping USPS alive is the competition of all the other delivery methods. In the meantime we are still waiting for our property tax bill, an no app is going to fix that. 














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