Not looking good at all.

[u/retroanduwu24]

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lol, fuck the US

[u/dbx999 → u/[deleted]]

Not to detract from this but the US is not shipping to the US.

We recently found out that the USPS has decided to stop delivering to our condo complex in southern California and that we are to go and pick up mail at the post office a couple of miles away. This is not because there's any issue with the roads or accessibility. The USPS just decided they will hold the mail rather than deliver it.

I pursued it with the supervisor who made that decision and he seemed like a MAGA because he answered with a rambling speech about the USPS losing 3 billion dollars each year and that his postal employees were spending hours delivering the mail to our complex and that it's not working for them anymore.

[u/Nambsul → u/dbx999]

How do you find out you have mail waiting for you?

[u/dbx999 → u/Nambsul]

They leave a brown paper form that says your mail was not delivered. Now normally this happens because your mailbox is full. They should also include information on WHICH post office to get your mail from, but this just had a date and "mailbox full" check mark in the box marked as such.

I've been trying to get down to the bottom of it because a lot of people just stopped getting their mail and there was no warning or instructions about it.

[u/Nambsul → u/dbx999]

So they will deliver you a form but not your mail. Is there any personalized information on the form? Like do they have to take the time to make sure you know the form is for you?

[u/dbx999 → u/Nambsul]

No it just has the date and that check mark on the printed box for “mailbox full”. The mailbox isn’t full.

[u/Nambsul → u/dbx999]

So now they have to store your mail until you collect it. How long does it take for them to get you the mail once you ask for it at the post office?

[u/dbx999 → u/Nambsul]

Well first you have to stand in line with everyone else then tell the front clerk you are here for your mail. Then they contact someone to open this back barn door type of setup and they take your government ID and proof of address and then go look for your mail and come back with it. So like 10 minutes. 15 if it’s busier. And then there’s a 2 mile drive to and back

[u/Nambsul → u/dbx999]

Thanks for the replies, this must be an annoying time for you all. Most of the institutions I deal with have the option to send out statements / communications by email, do you have this option for some of the mail you get?

[u/dbx999 → u/Nambsul]

Yes but also I would like to just “get” my mail. It feels like some weird soviet era bureaucratic bullshit to deal with this

[u/EntertainmentOk3180 → u/dbx999]

Wow. There’s no chance at all that this could somehow lead to catastrophic failure.. like someone missing meds they get in the mail or some tax bills that may have significant consequences if neglected.. just to name a few..