Mail Delivery On Sunday
By vikingswest
@Vikingswest1 (6305)
United States
February 6, 2022 5:19pm CST
This may apply to those in more rural areas than in cities where mail is delivered to your house by a carrier on foot.
My mail is delivered to a box at the street.
I got mail today. It's Sunday here and mail isn't supposed to be delivered today. Monday through Saturday. It's been this way for as long as I can remember.
Had I not heard the mail truck, the mail would have sat in the box until Monday afternoon. No need to check for mail on a day there was no delivery, right?
I'm a little upset because the mail contained correspondence with Social Security, a bank statement, a power bill and offers for a car warranty extension.
My SS number, name, address, bank account number and phone number were included in the mail.
Mail theft has been an ongoing problem here and I think that delivering mail on an unscheduled day is a bad policy.
I will contact the Post Office tomorrow to lodge a complaint.
Does this ever happen where YOU live?
Would you be upset or would you just brush it off?
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25 responses
@sharonelton (25013)
• Lichfield, England
6 Feb 22
It's the same here. We have post from Monday to Saturday and Sunday they're supposed to have a day off. But it has been known for a parcel man to bring me a package on a Sunday!
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
6 Feb 22
I have got packages on a Sunday before too but never mail in the box. Packages are walked up to my front steps on Sundays if there are any.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
6 Feb 22
@sharonelton
It just seems odd and unsafe to deliver mail on a Sunday.
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@sharonelton (25013)
• Lichfield, England
6 Feb 22
@Vikingswest1 Oh, I get parcels now and then but not normal mail, no.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
6 Feb 22
It's relatively normal to have packages delivered on a Sunday but never envelopes. I hope to get an answer tomorrow.
@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Feb 22
I would be a bit upset. I wonder if they are so behind in your area that they added a day to get it all out. I wonder.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Feb 22
@Vikingswest1 ........I would think that is what they are doing.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
@celticeagle
I just talked to the PO and the Sunday delivery was a fluke and should not have happened.
They apologized and said it wouldn't happen again.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
It could be, I just need to know if I should be checking on Sundays.
If they made an extra delivery day to catch up, hooray for them.
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@JudyEv (325793)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Feb 22
That's amazing that so much important mail arrived on a Sunday. Our mail goes to a locked box in the clubhouse but is only delivered Monday to Friday. I would be contacting the postal authorities too, especially if there has been mail theft in the past.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
6 Feb 22
The local Post Office just recently sent out a mailing offering collectable stamps, services offered and packaging supplies plus tips for safety.
In the safety tips, they warned to collect mail daily due to mail theft in the area.
I'll am curious to see what kind of a response I'll get.
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@ihasaquestion (8274)
•
7 Feb 22
I would be very curious to find out why would a mail be delivered on a Sunday with no explanation whatsoever.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
I hope to find out tomorrow. If it's possible to expect mail to be delivered on Sundays, I'll know I need to check.
It's just so odd.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
@ihasaquestion
Just normal mail. Nothing unusual. I just don't get it.
@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
7 Feb 22
We dont get mail on a Sunday.
Mail theft is never a problem here
Postpersons have to make sure it gets delivered through the letterbox into the property.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
Like most rural areas here, mailboxes are at the street all along the right hand side of the road. The box is actually in front of the neighbors house across the street.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
@JimBo452020
I did when I lived in the city but now live in a rural area where the mail carriers drive routes and deliver to the boxes without exiting their vehicle. It would be impossible to have enough carriers to deliver on foot. Too much distance between houses in the country here.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
7 Feb 22
@Vikingswest1
Wow.
Why dont you have letter boxes on your front doors.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
8 Feb 22
@rebelann
I thought just for package delivery but this carrier delivered mail too.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
8 Feb 22
Same here.
I called the Post Office and they said it wouldn't happen again. Just a fluke.
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@RebeccasFarm (86754)
• United States
7 Feb 22
Good luck with any complaint you may make.
I've had to make several with no results.
The USPS has become most unreliable at least here in my area.
It also is a thieves and scammers dream come true.
And here in this area, Sunday delivery by the USPS usually is reserved for packages, at least in these parts. I had never received mail or letters on a Sunday.
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@RebeccasFarm (86754)
• United States
7 Feb 22
@Vikingswest1 Yes of course, you do not want important communications sitting in the box wide open for thieves. Quite frankly I do not even trust the deliverer of the mail ...
Our mailbox is built into the wall here..mail slot, so it is supposed to come directly inside when he inserts it into the box but guess what they do?
Leave it hanging half out..and not only is then mail the accessible to thieves, but because the mail slot is open..they are letting the cold directly into my place, as if it is not cold enough without any heat.
They make me sick...they do this literally on purpose.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
I just want to find out if I need to be checking my box on Sunday too.
I think I have already decided to put in a locking mailbox. That way, mail theft isn't even a concern and if I leave mail overnight, it's safe.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
@RebeccasFarm
This is one of two places I've lived where there WASN'T a mail slot by the front door. They left mail sticking out of the slot back then too. Scoundrels.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
7 Feb 22
@Vikingswest1 - Back in time they delivered the mail twice every day, now it's only in the morning.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
@LadyDuck
I can't remember the Post Office ever delivering twice a day here.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
That's how mail delivery has always been here, M-Sa but it could be anytime. Sometimes mornings, sometimes afternoons.
That's why it's so odd to get mail today.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
I get packages sometimes on Sunday but this is the first time I've ever got mail. It's odd to me.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
@wolfgirl569
It's been warm here with nothing but a little rain. The storms across the country may have delayed mail from getting to the local PO, but it couldn't affect delivery of the mail by local carriers. It's just strange.
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@wolfgirl569 (95190)
• Marion, Ohio
7 Feb 22
@Vikingswest1 Did they miss a day during the storm? That would be my only guess
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
I just really want to know if I should be checking on Sunday. If that's the new policy, then fine. I get packages on Sundays but never had mail delivered.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
@TheHorse
I see the USPS truck drive by most Sundays delivering packages but never mail.
@TheHorse (205767)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Feb 22
@Vikingswest1 I wonder if I've ever gotten a package on a Sunday. I don't think so.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
Hahah
Snail mail lol.
I should send you a letter now.
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@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
7 Feb 22
@Vikingswest1 it’ll probably take a year before I can actually have it in my hand but it would be cool to have a stamp from the US
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
@sol_cee
I would be willing to write a letter and even include a few different stamps.
Then you could write back so I could have a stamp from the Philippines. Hahah
@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
7 Feb 22
Yes, a pleasant surprise it was for me. In 2020, I ordered online from outer island, a rumcake. It was delivered that Sunday! So happily I ate my Christmas, indulgence.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
Ooh! Rum cake. It's been so long since I've had that.
I'll bet it was good
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
8 Feb 22
@oahuwriter
Sure. Rub it in.
I want some now lol.
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
7 Feb 22
@Vikingswest1
And oh so decadent. Enjoyed every bite.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
6 Feb 22
It just seems an unsafe practice. I hope they have a good explanation. If the policy is that they could sometimes deliver on Sundays then I'll know to check it.
It's just the first time this has ever happened.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
@CarolDM
I really just want to know if I should be checking the mail on Sundays too.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
7 Feb 22
@Vikingswest1 Looks like they would let you know ahead of time if the days have changed.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
6 Feb 22
Normally, that's the case here too but this is the first time ever that I have had mail delivered on Sunday.
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@jstory07 (134465)
• Roseburg, Oregon
6 Feb 22
@Vikingswest1 That is really strange.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
6 Feb 22
@jstory07
It is. I hope to get a good reason when I call tomorrow.
@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
7 Feb 22
We get Amazon packages on Sunday.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
Same here. The USPS delivers packages on Sunday too.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
I called today and the PO said it was a fluke and shouldn't have happened.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
If you live in larger cities, there are mail slots in or near the front door of your house. In rural areas or small towns, the boxes are at the street.
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@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
I called this morning and was assured that the Sunday mail was a fluke and shouldn't have happened.
I think it's time to get a locking mailbox.
@Vikingswest1 (6305)
• United States
7 Feb 22
I am glad to hear that mail service hasn't been affected by the disaster and the aftermath there.
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@reti_9 (386)
• Philippines
7 Feb 22
@Vikingswest1 Very true. I've got my national ID after the typhoon so it was all good.
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