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Last Answer on February 18, 2022

I wrote an incorrect retrun address home # on an important legal document I am expecting (passport). Express Mail via USPS. How to catch it before it goes back to the sender ? Please help.

Asked by TP about 13 years ago

I am not sure. If you put the correct town on it where it is supposed to be returned to maybe contact your PO to alert them of this error and what the correct address should be. This way when it arrives at your local PO, they will have been advised as to the correct address to deliver the passport.

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if you were sending mail to someone, and you spelled their street address wrong by one letter (ex. Hamptons but spelled as Hampton) and everything else correct, will it mail to the correct house?

Asked by Aya over 11 years ago

If the mail is addressed correctly otherwise and only off by one letter, it should be delivered to the correct house. It would maybe a problem if there was another street in the same town which had a similar name or suffix (like the town had a 3rd St and a 3rd Av). The most important things in an address would be the # and ZIP code. If the street is spelled somewhat close, you'd likely have the item delivered to the correct house. Thank you for writing.

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do you get another chance to take the road test for rca if you fail the first time

Asked by pink floyd over 12 years ago

I don't know the procedure re: road tests and being able to retake them if you fail the first time. I'd recommend getting in contact with the National Rural Letter Carrier's Association at www.nrlca.org and see if they have any advice. Good luck to you.

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I live in a trailer park and a man that thinks he is the manager wrote the mailman a letter saying to stop everyones mail that lives there, his reason is no one pays rent to him anymore because he would go to casino with the rent. so we now pay rent

Asked by Jessica Perkins over 11 years ago

I don't know what there is for you to do in that situation. If you are legally allowed to reside in that trailer park, I don't see why they wouldn't allow mail delivery. You could call your Post Office and speak with the delivery supervisor to ask to get mail delivery. Do you have a mailbox set up and a valid address? Another option would be for you to rent a PO Box but you shouldn't have to do that if you are legally residing in the trailer park and paying rent. I've never heard of this situation before.

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Hi! I've had some mail (along with a battery) sitting in my mailbox for a couple days, my key is missing. Can I leave a note for the mail carrier to deliver the mail to my house? Even though it's a neighborhood mailbox? I'm in Texas, if that helps.:)

Asked by Randy almost 12 years ago

Randy, I dont know the answer to your question. I can see it turning out both ways. On one hand, the carrier may be familiar with you and/or the neighborhood and feel it is safe enough to leave the mail by your door without risk of it being stolen. On the other hand, they may have rules saying that this is forbidden and not be able to verify that you actually wrote the note. you could also call your local PO to find out if they can be of any help, but I'm guessing they will say that you have to get a replacement key and can't risk bringing the mail to your door. I'm being purposefully vague because I have a feeling that there would be different answers from different offices/personnel. I hope you can find your mailbox key.

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Does a package sent in the mail sorted by hand i.e. an odd shaped package not able to be sorted by the sorting machine not recieve regular scans to update tracking? Also would this cause webtracking delivery estimate to display a later delivery date?

Asked by Vanagain over 12 years ago

I have no idea if the hand sorting of odd shaped packages would cause it to not receive the normal scans to update tracking. I would suspsect that as long as the package had a valid bar code which could be scanned along the way that it would be treated just as as other packages. I'm sorry I have no more specific information on the scans of odd shaped items.

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It is unusual for a mailman to refuse to deliver in 1 to 3 inches of snow if it was not cleared? He is walking across the same amount of snow in neighboring yards after leaving their porch. He grabbed and threw my snow shovel out in my yard today.

Asked by Mike over 12 years ago

I don't know what is common or not for a mailman to do in that amt. of snow. It seems strange that they would do it for some customers and not others. That said, if a carrier feels they can't safely approach a mailbox due to snow, then they may refuse. I think it all comes down to a judgment call by the letter carrier if there is any doubt for their safety in approaching a mailbox. As to the inconsistency of doing one house as opposed to another house which seem similarly cleared or not cleared, I don't know why that decision is made.

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I wrote an incorrect retrun address home # on an important legal document I am expecting (passport). Express Mail via USPS. How to catch it before it goes back to the sender ? Please help.

if you were sending mail to someone, and you spelled their street address wrong by one letter (ex. Hamptons but spelled as Hampton) and everything else correct, will it mail to the correct house?

do you get another chance to take the road test for rca if you fail the first time

I live in a trailer park and a man that thinks he is the manager wrote the mailman a letter saying to stop everyones mail that lives there, his reason is no one pays rent to him anymore because he would go to casino with the rent. so we now pay rent

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Hi! I've had some mail (along with a battery) sitting in my mailbox for a couple days, my key is missing. Can I leave a note for the mail carrier to deliver the mail to my house? Even though it's a neighborhood mailbox? I'm in Texas, if that helps.:)

Does a package sent in the mail sorted by hand i.e. an odd shaped package not able to be sorted by the sorting machine not recieve regular scans to update tracking? Also would this cause webtracking delivery estimate to display a later delivery date?

It is unusual for a mailman to refuse to deliver in 1 to 3 inches of snow if it was not cleared? He is walking across the same amount of snow in neighboring yards after leaving their porch. He grabbed and threw my snow shovel out in my yard today.

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I wrote an incorrect retrun address home # on an important legal document I am expecting (passport). Express Mail via USPS. How to catch it before it goes back to the sender ? Please help.

if you were sending mail to someone, and you spelled their street address wrong by one letter (ex. Hamptons but spelled as Hampton) and everything else correct, will it mail to the correct house?

do you get another chance to take the road test for rca if you fail the first time

I live in a trailer park and a man that thinks he is the manager wrote the mailman a letter saying to stop everyones mail that lives there, his reason is no one pays rent to him anymore because he would go to casino with the rent. so we now pay rent

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Hi! I've had some mail (along with a battery) sitting in my mailbox for a couple days, my key is missing. Can I leave a note for the mail carrier to deliver the mail to my house? Even though it's a neighborhood mailbox? I'm in Texas, if that helps.:)

Does a package sent in the mail sorted by hand i.e. an odd shaped package not able to be sorted by the sorting machine not recieve regular scans to update tracking? Also would this cause webtracking delivery estimate to display a later delivery date?

It is unusual for a mailman to refuse to deliver in 1 to 3 inches of snow if it was not cleared? He is walking across the same amount of snow in neighboring yards after leaving their porch. He grabbed and threw my snow shovel out in my yard today.

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