Originally Posted by
bchandler02
Can you explain more? I wondered about this with my recent renewal - sent it via Priority Mail so that it would be trackable (and possibly less likely to be lost). It was due to be delivered in 3 days but on the 3rd day just showed delayed with no location scans. I got really nervous, but after a few days, it finally got delivered.
What did you have to go through, and did the fact that USPS is who lost it matter at all vs. you randomly losing it somewhere in public?
Originally Posted by
Mickidon
I am in the middle of something like this....our USPS Priority envelope has been sitting in Philadelphia, "ready for pick up," for over a week. My hunch is that
they leave the mail at the PO until they are ready to start dealing with it.
I, too, have recently had 2 priority mail items, for IRS no less, "go missing." Literally no scans. Both dropped off at USPS post offices (different post offices!). One just dropped off the face of the earth never to appear. The other eventually showed up - 2 weeks later with five status emails and text messages showing all on the same day. I realize they delivery millions of PM pieces a week, but this more widespread error rate seems to be a little more prevalent than just coincidence.... So I am now partial to sending via FedUp or DHL, even for renewal passport applications when I can.