You have a USPS shipping Question???

[the-book-monster]

As I read these threads I see a LOT of misinformation floating around about the USPS.

My day job is that of a Delivery Supervisor (EAS 17), and I have worked for the USPS for 14 years.

I will be glad to answer any questions you have. I am not on these threads all day, but will answer as quickly as I can.

[rainbowcolorz]

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@buyselljack2016 wrote:

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@the-book-monster wrote:
There is an often overlooked step you can take to increase your service. Get to know your mailman. What is their name? Strike up a conversation with them some time, be friendly... You may not see them that often, but when you do say hi, offer up a bottle of water in the heat. Those types of things go a long way to having them go the extra step for you. After you get to know them, casually mention your book business... Hopefully as a rural delivery you will have the same mailman for a long time.

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@the-book-monster

Sorry, 19 years in the business. That is not "the extra step". That is doing the job that they are suppoesd to be doing.  Non-contact customers(working when carrier delivers/picks up), and grumps pay for the same service as those dropping off homemade cookies during the Holidays.

Our carrier is great. Scans them all.  Scan sheet does not work for us. 3 accounts with sometimes different label purchase/printing times/days.

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I agree .... but today it seems some people don't really want to do their job without some type of additional reward.   And, because I always needed the postmen/women to do their job in a timely manner, I paid a lot for it, especially to one postman, at Christmas time but he recently retired (quit) for some reason - which is fine with me because he became very demanding.  

Now, most days I give ice cold water or gatorade and the new mailmen/women are very happy with that and some even do go out of their way to let me know they have a package.  

[dwoods8511]

Do you know if USPS will have an issue with mailing Media Mail items via a business mail pickup?  I live 15 minutes from the nearest post office (in a suburb with combined mailboxes) and often work during their open hours with no break long enough to drive there and back.  The place I work for does not have a regular USPS pickup and there's no way to mail it from there.  Another person in the household works at a large business that has its own dedicated mail room and pickup by USPS, and she wondered if I couldn't just send the (already paid for) package with her to work and have it go with the rest of the mail.  If that is a solution it would take a huge load off my shoulders...