With dawning horror and suspicion, I opened the nearest edge of the envelope.
That's right: it's a book. A hard-bound book, at that, which my local postal employee bent in half in order to cram it into my tiny mailbox. A normal person would have left it in the office, or possibly on my door step (where the last hard-bound book mailed to me was placed), but no, he was absolutely determined to fit it in the box. Now, those of you familiar with the modern metal cluster boxes will remember that there is a lip at the front of the box, around the door, to keep strange people from slipping random papers into someone else's box. It also makes the front of the mailbox smaller than the back, where the postal worker puts things in. Right again: I can't get it out.
I have called the USPS and lodged an official complaint, since someone will have to come and unlock the back of it to get the thing out, but I, unfortunately, doubt that they're going to repair, replace, or make restitution for the valuable piece of property that one of their employees willfully mangled.
6 comments:
Oh my gosh! It cost about $5 for that book to be delivered like that, too. I wish I would've purchased the insurance! That really takes some strength to bend it like that.
This is just ONE of the reasons I hate those cluster mailboxes! Its also a reason when I mail a package I write Do Not Bend on it. I'd be really mad! Do you know what time your postman comes everyday? I'd almost say you should wait for him and express your anger, maybe get his name... then again, if he can bend a book like that, maybe you wouldn't want to mess with him!
Marin, I wouldn't have thought to write "Do Not Bend" on the book, because it's a hard bound book. How could anyone bend that? Who would put that much effort into it? I would sooner have written "Do Not Rip in Half;" I trusted that there would never have been a big enough jerk to try it.
No, what happened was that some postal worker decided that his time was more important than dutifully completing his appointed rounds, and thus decided that the willful destruction of private property, not to mention the destruction of U.S. Mail, would be a good idea.
Mail is always insured for up to $25, so don't feel bad about the insurance, Regan. Lisa, do keep up to date on how the Post Office is responding.
That is horrible! I think that you should show those people at the post office those photos for them to file with the complaint.
Maybe I'm not in a trusting nature w/ mail, but I don't put it past anyone to try something stupid w/ my packages, esp. if I know its going to a cluster mailbox.
Grrr... its still stupid though!
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