"Your item was returned to the sender.....because of an incomplete address."

Samuel8 · August 17, 2021 11:10AM

I sent a Priority Mail Box to a buyer with an apartment address. I am pretty sure I wrote the correct address with apt# on the label, manually. I also added Signature Service, but no insurance.
I tracked it, in the same day, the history is like below:
"Out for Delivery"
"Rescheduled to Next Delivery Day"
"Your item was returned to the sender "

Anything fishy here?

Jzyskowski1 · August 17, 2021 11:11AM

Probably not just a snafu at least I hope

JBK · August 17, 2021 11:48AM

Maybe they refused to sign for it.

You might have dodged a bullet.

Samuel8 · August 17, 2021 12:02PM

@JBK said:
Maybe they refused to sign for it.

You might have dodged a bullet.

I contacted the buyer, he put a claim on it, and said will check with local PO.

The box is priority mail, if it is returned to me, will it be scanned along its path?

jmlanzaf · August 17, 2021 1:36PM

@Samuel8 said:

@JBK said:
Maybe they refused to sign for it.

You might have dodged a bullet.

I contacted the buyer, he put a claim on it, and said will check with local PO.

The box is priority mail, if it is returned to me, will it be scanned along its path?

Yes. The scan all the way to final delivery.

Samuel8 · August 17, 2021 2:00PM

@jmlanzaf said:

@Samuel8 said:

@JBK said:
Maybe they refused to sign for it.

You might have dodged a bullet.

I contacted the buyer, he put a claim on it, and said will check with local PO.

The box is priority mail, if it is returned to me, will it be scanned along its path?

Yes. The scan all the way to final delivery.

I noticed recently, for priority mail, USPS does not scan all the steps as before, they always miss the "Regional Distribution Center" on both sides.
For example, the item I am talking about, there are only 3 steps along the path:
-"Departed Post Office"
-"In Transit to Next Facility"
-"Out for Delivery"

Two months ago, I sent a Priority Mail to a destination inside my state, I used my own envelop, paid more than $7 for Priority service. There was only 1 scan when it left my local post office. Then there was no scan at all even when it was delivered. I think they probably just treated it as First Class mail, and did not bother to scan it, even though the USPS employee put several stickers on the envelop.

ricko · August 18, 2021 8:30AM

Sometimes, it seems, the systems just do not work. And it seems coin people find this frequently.... Cheers, RickO

jmlanzaf · August 18, 2021 8:32AM

@Samuel8 said:

@jmlanzaf said:

@Samuel8 said:

@JBK said:
Maybe they refused to sign for it.

You might have dodged a bullet.

I contacted the buyer, he put a claim on it, and said will check with local PO.

The box is priority mail, if it is returned to me, will it be scanned along its path?

Yes. The scan all the way to final delivery.

I noticed recently, for priority mail, USPS does not scan all the steps as before, they always miss the "Regional Distribution Center" on both sides.
For example, the item I am talking about, there are only 3 steps along the path:
-"Departed Post Office"
-"In Transit to Next Facility"
-"Out for Delivery"

Two months ago, I sent a Priority Mail to a destination inside my state, I used my own envelop, paid more than $7 for Priority service. There was only 1 scan when it left my local post office. Then there was no scan at all even when it was delivered. I think they probably just treated it as First Class mail, and did not bother to scan it, even though the USPS employee put several stickers on the envelop.

It helps to thicken the envelope so it can't go through machinable 1st class.

WAYNEAS · August 18, 2021 8:37AM

@jmlanzaf said:
It helps to thicken the envelope so it can't go through machinable 1st class.

I never gave this much thought but I will keep this hint in mind on my next mailing.
Wayne

amwldcoin · August 18, 2021 8:50AM

Yeah, I have to even double bubble slabs encased in thin cardboard to avoid the sort machines.

@WAYNEAS said:

@jmlanzaf said:
It helps to thicken the envelope so it can't go through machinable 1st class.

I never gave this much thought but I will keep this hint in mind on my next mailing.
Wayne

Knell · August 18, 2021 10:17AM

Seen a few of usps snafu. Last week I had an item I've been tracking showed delivered in Massachusetts but showed in my box next day in California.

"Your item was returned to the sender.....because of an incomplete address."

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