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Are carriers required to attempt knocking on an addressee's door in an apartment complex when delivering a basic priority mail package that's too big for the box?

I had the same carrier for over a year who always knocked and gave me my package. (I'm home all day, every day.)

Recently a new carrier took over who hasn't bothered knocking, but goes strait to to the box and puts a "Sorry we missed you" slip in it, telling me I can pick up the package at the leasing office.

They obviously didn't "miss" me, and this causes me a substantial inconvenience.

Is this allowed? (i.e. was I spoiled by the previous carrier going the extra mile,) or is my new carrier just being lazy?

Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Guest

This happens to me all the time and I have to complain to get things such as Certified Mail and packages delivered. It states in their manual that they must come to your door or in a rural area they can stop at the mail box and blow their horn I think for 5 minutes. One time I complained to the Post Master we had years ago and he said "if they won't dismount they will loose their job".

Guest

I just spoke with a supervisor in a Vermont post office about a package stolen from my nephew's porch. It was priority with a tracking number.

He didn't know if there was a postal regulation covering this situation.

He laid the onus on the recipient to leave a sign on his mailbox for the regular carrier. My next step, Postal Inspectors.

Guest

When we used to have deliveries like that our postman would pull in our driveway and law on the horn like an *** until someone went out to his car to get the package. He was simply too lazy to get out of his car and walk a few feet to knock on our front door.

Guest

The carrier isn't lazy.Since u are home all day seem's as though u are the one lazy.

Guest
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Idiot

Guest

U are very spoiled.The mail carrier has a large amount of mail just think how long his or her day would be if they had to knock on everyone's door to deliver a over large package.Go to the USPS office and pick up your package.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-1551065

Theyโ€™re not spoiled! The mail carrierโ€™s JOB is to knock before leaving a โ€œwe missed youโ€ notice.

My brother in law just retired from many years as a mail carrier and heโ€™d definitely agree with me.

Thatโ€™s like saying that itโ€™s spoiled to expect a waiter to wait on you because they have other customers. Itโ€™s their job!!

Pooty M
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-1589143

Nope, wrong. A PS form 3849 in the mail box is only required.

Natalya Qoa
reply icon Replying to comment of Pooty M

If you were to read the USPS Carriers handbook you would see that a 3849 form can only be issued after attempting to deliver to the recipient's door

Pooty M
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-1551065

Thanks Pam, spot on.

Guest
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I quit the Post Office years ago due to shoddy service which was expected .

Guest

I often send "Priority Mail" packages to my parents in suburban Yonkers, New York. The carrier never rings their door bell.

I have the package tracked so I know when it is being delivered. My parents are elderly and are home all day. The package would sit all day and overnight if I did not contact them. It takes a second to ring the door bell.

I live on the 3rd floor of a elevator building in Florida. Any carrier that delivers to me knocks on my door to alert me that a package is being dropped off.

Guest

My mail delivery guy is lazy ..twice I caught him pulling away from my mail box while standing in my driveway...he had packages for me and was never gonna deliver them to me because his is lazy I have two complaints about him to my post office and people working there thought it was funny I did not...he should be fired and replaced with someone who appreciates a job like that..

Pooty M
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If he was so lazy as you claim why even carry the parcels with him all day long? Could of issued a 3849 & left them in the parcel pick up area at the PO.

Guest

The real problem here is that you are โ€œhome all day, every day.โ€ You are probably getting depressed and this is leading to your frustration over little details such as the mail man knocking or not. Get a hobby and start enjoying life.

Guest
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this destructive comment has no place here

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-1398821

That has nothing to do with anything nie it answers the question lol you get a life

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-1517409

Maybe this person is disabled or works from home. Maybe you need to get a life instead of trolling.

Guest
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That was for "Anonymous" btw.

Guest

I got so tired of it that I filed a complaint through the USPS to Consumer Affairs and I'm leveling charges of mail tampering/mail fraud. There's more involved to it than what's posted here but I'm posting this here because I too have been going through this nightmare and I am sick of it.

Contact the USPS.gov direct and tell them that you want to file a complaint about mail tampering/mail fraud and that you want a case number. Mine was passed to Consumer Affairs within 2 days of placing my complaint.

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