Alex's Wild Post Office Adventures

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Alex's Wild Post Office Adventures
17 comments | Posted by alex657684 38 months ago

This Is Progress Or Stupidity In Action?

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I had to go to the post office and mail a bunch of stuff out. I really didn't want to, knowing that the Christmas season is in full swing, but hey, those people paid money for the stuff, so I had to get it out.

Anyway, I figured if I got there a little after the usual lunch break, it wouldn't be as crowded. I was wrong....apparently all of Killeen took the day off to go to that one post office. I was in line for an hour :(

Having been in the Army for 7 years, I'm used to waiting around. It's usually no big deal. But it gets bad when you have the opportunity to watch the people in front of you and see exactly why you are standing there for an hour.

Most everybody was mailing out big boxes, and several at a time. Not to worry: I had 5 large envelopes myself.

The line started to move pretty quickly for a while, and then grinded to a sudden halt when person after person went to the counter with no forms filled out, or even their boxes taped up. And the people behind the counter don't help because they do it all for them right there.....that pisses me off big time. How hard is it to tape up your packages and fill out the proper forms? I mean, come on, it's not like it's hard to figure out what forms you need. They're all clearly marked. Sending it overseas? Here's a customs form. Want delivery confirmation? There's a conviently named "Delivery Confirmation" form. Priority or Express? See the big stand in the middle of the floor that says Priority and Express Mail? Go there. Come on people, use your brain!

Then there is the requisite person who can't speak any English, and has to do a million tihngs there at once. The lady behind the counter had to go find the guy in charge of the loading dock to translate for this woman. That took 10 minutes by itself.

Then another lady has to take a bunch of boxes to the back, since there's no more room right behind the counter where they usually put packages.

Anyway, I finally get to the counter (all my forms are filled out and already attached to the envelopes) I get the first couple off with no problem. But then came the one I was sending to New Zealand. I had to send it priority mail. Well, the lady behind the counter told me I couldn't. To make an already long story short, she said I had to specify "Global Priority", not just "priority", even though the envelope is quite obviously going overseas, and I stated I want to send it priority. Take a hint.....please!

So...to sum it all up:

If you absolutely need to go to the post office around a holiday, take a day off from work to do it. It's a jungle out there.

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Posted on Dec 19, 2006 at 08:29 PM
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