http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/the-joys-of-rural-mail-delivery/ About finding balance in your life, connecting with who you are, and creating a lifestyle where you wake up each morning eagerly anticipating the day ahead. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:29:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/the-joys-of-rural-mail-delivery/#comment-25989 Sheryl at Providence Acres Farm http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=689#comment-25989 This has happneed to me more than once, especially at work. I have had businesses on the other side of town call me with a package for us that was delivered to them. This has happneed to me more than once, especially at work. I have had businesses on the other side of town call me with a package for us that was delivered to them.

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/the-joys-of-rural-mail-delivery/#comment-23127 Ria http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=689#comment-23127 The mail delivery person that works my area has an unfortunate habit of either forgetting that people live here, folding up items marked "do not fold" just ringing the doorbell and leaving the package on the floor instead of waiting 30 seconds for me to open the door. At one point, he balanced a package on the doorknob, making it unable to turn and effectively locking us in the apartment until we'd jiggled the knob enough to make the package fall on the floor. Thankfully there was nothing breakable in it, but you can bet we complained to the postal company about that! I think I've had more mail complaints since moving to this apartment than I have living anywhere else! The mail delivery person that works my area has an unfortunate habit of either forgetting that people live here, folding up items marked “do not fold” just ringing the doorbell and leaving the package on the floor instead of waiting 30 seconds for me to open the door. At one point, he balanced a package on the doorknob, making it unable to turn and effectively locking us in the apartment until we’d jiggled the knob enough to make the package fall on the floor. Thankfully there was nothing breakable in it, but you can bet we complained to the postal company about that! I think I’ve had more mail complaints since moving to this apartment than I have living anywhere else!

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/the-joys-of-rural-mail-delivery/#comment-23030 Mrs. Money http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=689#comment-23030 We used to live in a town that didn't get mail delivery at all and we had to go to the post office. It was pretty crazy! We used to live in a town that didn’t get mail delivery at all and we had to go to the post office. It was pretty crazy!

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/the-joys-of-rural-mail-delivery/#comment-22998 Rachel C. http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=689#comment-22998 I guess we're lucky. We live in a very small town and have rural delivery and have never had a problem. Our neighbor often tells about how her mail is misdelivered. She gets another neighbor's mail and the neighbor gets her mail. The names and addresses are nothing like each other either. Go figure. I guess we’re lucky. We live in a very small town and have rural delivery and have never had a problem. Our neighbor often tells about how her mail is misdelivered. She gets another neighbor’s mail and the neighbor gets her mail. The names and addresses are nothing like each other either. Go figure.

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/the-joys-of-rural-mail-delivery/#comment-22997 Lorette http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=689#comment-22997 There is another family in town with the same last name as ours although it is spelled differently. The man also has the same first name as my husband although this is spelled differently too. We often get the mail addressed to this man. I don't want to think how much of our mail he gets. There is another family in town with the same last name as ours although it is spelled differently. The man also has the same first name as my husband although this is spelled differently too. We often get the mail addressed to this man. I don’t want to think how much of our mail he gets.

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/the-joys-of-rural-mail-delivery/#comment-22994 Jo http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=689#comment-22994 Hi Shirley, Same thing happened to me, several times! I live in a rural place that has its own mail room. All of us get our mail in a box assigned to us. I wish I could count the times we either didn't receive a package or that it was put in another's box. It takes days to track down the mistake and a few times whoever got our package never returned it to the mailman. Hope they like old British movies! I will say that since we got a new mailman this has not happened. On the bright side, our postal system in this country is much better than many countries. They go to many places a private company will not deliver to. Glad you finally got your package! Hi Shirley,
Same thing happened to me, several times! I live in a rural place that has its own mail room. All of us get our mail in a box assigned to us. I wish I could count the times we either didn’t receive a package or that it was put in another’s box. It takes days to track down the mistake and a few times whoever got our package never returned it to the mailman. Hope they like old British movies!
I will say that since we got a new mailman this has not happened.
On the bright side, our postal system in this country is much better than many countries. They go to many places a private company will not deliver to.
Glad you finally got your package!

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