Comments | 4_eyez: Loose In The Mails

4_eyez

Loose In The Mails

Apr 28, 2005 16:20

The term "dysfunctional bureaucracy" is a redudancy, but the U.S. Post Office exemplifies it nonetheless. Early this year, I ended up with a spare CD wallet. You know, one of those zippered pouches people use for carrying around their CDs, DVDs, computer programs, files, and the like. Since I enjoy trading on eBay, I put the thing up for sale at a ( Read more... )

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comfortslut April 28 2005, 20:42:48 UTC

That just made me laugh out loud for the first time in a while.

kthor April 28 2005, 20:52:23 UTC

I was selling a bunch of PlayStation games on eBay in 2001, before I went on my trip. Sold one to a guy in Pennsylvania, he claimed he didn't get it, I refunded his money. Last year, it shows up in my PO box marked "undeliverable." Both addresses were clearly labeled. What was it doing for almost three years? Where was it kept? The mind boggles.

Undeliverable 4_eyez April 28 2005, 21:05:51 UTC

That is beautiful. And much more concise than my sorry tale.

Someone should do a collection of all the best Post Office stories (leaving out the shooting sprees). I got a million of 'em. When I lived in Chicago in the mid-90s there was a spate of non-deliveries. Turned out one postal carrier was so overwhelmed by the volume of mail he had to deliver that he started tossing the letters into his closet. Then, when his closet overflowed, he hid under a viaduct and tried to BURN the letters. He left the smoldering bag behind and when it was found, that's how he was finally caught.

Re: Undeliverable snale April 29 2005, 01:32:50 UTC

Turned out one postal carrier was so overwhelmed by the volume of mail he had to deliver that he started tossing the letters into his closet.
God, I can totally see myself doing that. Scary.

what eles instead? purvision April 29 2005, 02:01:05 UTC

Man, imagine what they would have sent if you had described something else. A missing sock? A life-sized black, ceramic Falcon?

Post Office ought to be *selling* some of that stuff on ebay to offset the cost to the public ocffers. Ah, but that would imply a conflict of interest, wouldn't it?

wurlitzerprized April 29 2005, 02:32:10 UTC

this is a great story!
it has made me so happy.
i don't need any cd wallets, but happy is always useful.

4_eyez April 29 2005, 02:42:18 UTC

shucks. happy to oblige.

benchilada April 29 2005, 02:45:26 UTC

Isn't that how Amway Quixtar got started?