usps problems

Don't really have a helpful suggestion for you as far as time - part of the reason I have gone paperless is the local PO - but getting other people's mail is not the norm.

I think part of the problem is that the mail delivery is farmed out to independent carriers, so complaining to a higher level of the post office could help if the carrier is the issue and local complaints have gotten no results.

Completely ridonkulous how much longer it takes the mail to get anywhere to/from our area. :angry:

I've tried complaining too, but there's a reason one of the guys working the counter is named Dick.

Completely ridonkulous how much longer it takes the mail to get anywhere to/from our area. :angry:

So true. Of course, stupid me used to drive the mail to the Santa Rosa post office until finally the person at the Seaside post office told me that it all ends up at the Santa Rosa post office and leaves Santa Rosa at the same time.

There's also a branch at WaterSound now. Of course you have to walk around back to find it and it and the one at Seaside close at 3pm.

There is a branch in the Market Shops at Sandestin as well. Its in the back too.

I have to say we have had good luck but they did pull a fast one on me a few months back. I was out front not 20 yards from the mailbox and the delivery driver pulls up, waves, deposits the mail and moves on. I walk to the box and there is a 'sorry you were not home because we have something you need to sign for' slip in the mail. She didn't even try to deliver that signature required mail

We really are due for a summit with the U.S. Post Office and County. We started to get some resolution to issues some years ago, but that has lingered. Time to get Walton County post office addresses and issues addressed!!! I think Walton County Citizen Services can help us. Time to call.

I think Walton County Citizen Services can help us. Time to call.

....or write a letter.


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there's also a branch at watersound now. Of course you have to walk around back to find it and it and the one at seaside close at 3pm.

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We really are due for a summit with the U.S. Post Office and County. We started to get some resolution to issues some years ago, but that has lingered. Time to get Walton County post office addresses and issues addressed!!! I think Walton County Citizen Services can help us. Time to call.

Dune Laker this is the first I've heard about "Walton County Citizen Services." Where are they located??? Would you happen to have their phone number handy???

Thanks,
SBJ

The number for Citizen Services Director Ken Little listed on page A6 of the Walton Sun is 850-892-8530. litken@co.walton.fl.us He is a great guy and has been helpful in regards to this issue in the past. We citizens now need to renew the interest in correcting and improving our Walton County postal addresses and service. Ken has worked with the U.S. Post Office before, if I recall correctly.

We have issues all over the place. Some people in Sandestin or Miramar Beach don't know they aren't stuck using the Okaloosa County Destin address anymore. Some in Choctaw Beach have a Niceville, Okaloosa County address. Those in Inlet Beach or WaterSound may be hampered with a Panama City Beach, Bay County address. Those in the Paxton area may even have an Alabama address!! Those near Ponce de Leon are also stuck with or use the Holmes County address. There are others that need to be corrected to Walton County place names and zipcodes. With the approaching 2010 census and following redistricting, we need to be sure we're counted correctly. Funding and fair representation will be based on those numbers. It is very important we get an accurate count.

Do not live in your area but had similiar experiences with USPS. I called and set up appt. with my post office supervisoe and found them to be extremy helpful and wanting to correct any probs. My interactions with her led me to conclude that there had been problems but with no information to confirm or to point to location of the problem, she was stumped. We set up periodic communication and problems quickly diminished. I do not blame any one step of the mail delivery process...It simply was a matter of ambiguity and a new employee that was hesitant to ask. Just let them know you are having problems and you knew they would want to resolve any problems...How could you help?

I have to say we have had good luck but they did pull a fast one on me a few months back. I was out front not 20 yards from the mailbox and the delivery driver pulls up, waves, deposits the mail and moves on. I walk to the box and there is a 'sorry you were not home because we have something you need to sign for' slip in the mail. She didn't even try to deliver that signature required mail

They never send them out with the carrier for some reason. Maybe because they are not USPS employees, but contractors.

There's also a branch at WaterSound now. Of course you have to walk around back to find it and it and the one at Seaside close at 3pm.

JOE says it's an exclusive thing to have our very own Watersound, FL address with the 32461 zip code. I think I speak for a lot of my neighbors when I say I'd rather have reliable and simplified delivery services.

JOE says it's an exclusive thing to have our very own Watersound, FL address with the 32461 zip code. I think I speak for a lot of my neighbors when I say I'd rather have reliable and simplified delivery services.

It is exclusive, you have to pay for the specialized zip code. Rosemary and Bay Point also pay for the service.

It is exclusive, you have to pay for the specialized zip code. Rosemary and Bay Point also pay for the service.

That's what's funny about it. Rosemary and Watersound have the same 32461. It's more like Mail Boxes Etc. than your exclusive Town. Who are they kidding?

That's what's funny about it. Rosemary and Watersound have the same 32461. It's more like Mail Boxes Etc. than your exclusive Town. Who are they kidding?

The people who think a gate that everyone in town has the code for keeps them "secure". ;-)
(this applies to all gated communities on 30-A BTW)

I know and like most of our local postal service employees. This makes me hesitant to say anything negative, as I know I get riled when folks talk about local county employees. Still, there is something very wrong with the system somewhere. Last year, I mailed two sets of football tickets to two different addresses in DeFuniak Springs, directly from the Santa Rosa Beach post office. This was done on the Tuesday preceding the game. They did not arrive until the Thursday AFTER the game.

In my job, there is at least one account each month, usually more, that mails me their form and payment in a pre-addressed envelope with the correct bar code, and it just absolutely doesn't get here. This creates a lot of work, embarrassment and inconvenience for me and the other party.

And then there is the seven miles of 32413 on the east end. That's just ridiculous.

The people who think a gate that everyone in town has the code for keeps them "secure". ;-)
(this applies to all gated communities on 30-A BTW)

That one was o.k. See, I can give you a little credit.

I know and like most of our local postal service employees. This makes me hesitant to say anything negative, as I know I get riled when folks talk about local county employees. Still, there is something very wrong with the system somewhere. Last year, I mailed two sets of football tickets to two different addresses in DeFuniak Springs, directly from the Santa Rosa Beach post office. This was done on the Tuesday preceding the game. They did not arrive until the Thursday AFTER the game.

In my job, there is at least one account each month, usually more, that mails me their form and payment in a pre-addressed envelope with the correct bar code, and it just absolutely doesn't get here. This creates a lot of work, embarrassment and inconvenience for me and the other party.

And then there is the seven miles of 32413 on the east end. That's just ridiculous.

I don't know anything at all, I'm just wondrin', do you think that sometimes people open your mail? I got a sensitive doc the other day that had been opened and get that feeling from time to time.

Don't really have a helpful suggestion for you as far as time - part of the reason I have gone paperless is the local PO - but getting other people's mail is not the norm.

I think part of the problem is that the mail delivery is farmed out to independent carriers, so complaining to a higher level of the post office could help if the carrier is the issue and local complaints have gotten no results.

Completely ridonkulous how much longer it takes the mail to get anywhere to/from our area. :angry:

Amen to that. Switch to online banking and eBills, they're a godsend. As far as better service, we encouraged everyone to put their last name on the inside of their box, that seemed to help.

I don't know anything at all, I'm just wondrin', do you think that sometimes people open your mail? I got a sensitive doc the other day that had been opened and get that feeling from time to time.

Describe opened. It's been humid as all get out lately and that does have a tendency to loosen the adhesive on envelopes. I've had that happen after a strong thunderstorm.

Describe opened. It's been humid as all get out lately and that does have a tendency to loosen the adhesive on envelopes. I've had that happen after a strong thunderstorm.

That's logical, the last time I received mail that was open it was one sensitive letter out of 20 I received. It did look like humidity or steam opened it. Good call.

Amen to that. Switch to online banking and eBills, they're a godsend. As far as better service, we encouraged everyone to put their last name on the inside of their box, that seemed to help.

Our Last name has been on the inside of the mailbox since we put it up. Along with the house number on the outside of the box. I also have received mail that has been opened...not just come unglued. Also the mailman leaves the door on the mailbox down on a consistant basis. When we first moved in I found mail in the street that belonged to one of our neighbors. We have had people that don't even live in our neighborhood deliver mail to us that they received of ours and we have done the same. I just feel the postal service in this area needs a overhaul. After all this is not "Hooterville"

I don't know anything at all, I'm just wondrin', do you think that sometimes people open your mail? I got a sensitive doc the other day that had been opened and get that feeling from time to time.

It's possible, but if they are looking for a thrill they are looking in the wrong place.

Most of what I get in the office that is open looks like it was never sealed in the first place, or possibly humidity like swgb mentioned.

At home, everything is intact. But I've switched all but two bills to automatic debit or online bill pay, and those two bills get dropped off at the new building at Peach Creek. Scares ShallowsFuzz to death as he is afraid of internet banking, but he doesn't deal with the mail like I do. I guess it is a Catch-22 but at least I and my confirmation number feel more in control online.