Serious Question to all postal workers...

P.S.... This particular mail went missing once it left San Fransisco sorting office, at which point the tracking information stops..... :(

Perhaps I should have used the subject 'Serious Question to Ex-Postal Workers'? lol

You'll have to be patient.

Please keep your place in line
and they'll be with you eventually.

lol its only been 20 days so far! :)

Ok. Just checked with other half.

All undelivered mail and packages go to a "dead letter" facility in Atlanta, GA, where the letter/package is opened to see if an address is inside, so the delivery can either be completed to the recipient or returned to the sender.

If no information is found inside you are SOL.

Unless either you or the sender files a report. The sender can fill out a form that describes the packaging and contents as accurately as possible; where posted, when posted, etc. The request form is then emailed to the Atlanta facility, where an attempt is made to locate based on the information in the request.

I did not check to see if such a form is available at the USPS website.

Hi There,

Oh you are wonderful! Thanks so much for this information... The particular letter I am worried about contains loads of forwarded mail all from the same address in the UK. So, I hope we get it back at some point soon... :) x:hf:

I work for the USPS in MA.

If a carrier does not deliver a piece of mail, it is brought back to the post office or P&DC (Processing and Distribution Center) where it will eventually make it to its destination.

If you're trying to track mail and it's not updating beyond a certain location, that's because not all mail is scanned, even though it should be. Not all mailhandlers are given the handheld scanners, so if the tracking info doesn't seem to be updating, that's probably why.

The USPS takes a while, but they are pretty good about getting you your stuff... eventually.

Hope this helped.

Hi there!

Thank you very much for your information above... I have discovered that one of the large envelopes is on its way back to London via economy and can take up to 12 weeks LOL Omg these guys are gonna assist in getting me sacked!

Anyway, I do appreciate your insider information on this...

Have a lovely day, and I hope you are much happier in your new line of work x