The endless problems of the US Mail Service...they never end.
By Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (54429)
December 3, 2025 2:22pm CST
I do know I am not the only one with mail issues, whether it's what I receive, what I should receive, or actually mailing things. They are in such a snarl, and I don't see how they will ever fix it, either.
In the last two weeks, I have received 4 things sent to me that were not addressed to me, nor did they have an address on them that was anywhere close to where I live. I have lived here over 12 years, it was brand new when I moved in, and this street and address did not exist before that--it was a field. It's not being sent to someone who used to live here, because I am the only one who ever has.
I got an electric bill, what appeared to be a credit card bill, and 2 envelopes that looked to be cards. None of them were mine or addressed to me. I didn't receive my own electric bill, so I had to look it up to pay it. I would opt for paperless with the electric bill, but due to the fact that they messed up big time with the billing online, I get the paper bill (sometimes!) and then I pay it online.
Yesterday, we had a big fat envelope of papers containing medical information to be sent to my son's disability lawyer (again...there is nothing they don't know about him at this point) so I hiked off to the Pony Express post office to take care of mailing it. I have learned the hard way that with important documents or papers, to send them certified mail, so they have to be signed for. Otherwise, they may well end up in the endless circle of mail that disappeared. It was nearly $8 to send that envelope...seriously? The last one I sent via registered mail was the same size, and it was $5 something. . The lady in front of me in line sent a very small Priority Mail package out, and it was $11. All that money for poor service.
Yes, I have complained about poor mail service in the past. Our @AmbiePam has had problems with postal theft, and others I know have had big issues as well. Will mail as we know it come to a halt? What about the people who count on it, like people who don't use the internet at all? We need this service for many....and sadly, it's not a service anymore.
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@RasmaSandra (93945)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Dec
I mostly get email so I guess that is good, Our little post office closed during COVID and I have no idea where the main one is,
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@MarieCoyle (54429)
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4 Dec
Ours didn't close during Covid. But if it did close, it wouldn't be good. It's not that far to the next one, but still, many people count on that service.
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@LadyDuck (492661)
• Italy
4 Dec
I receive very little mail, but I have to say that the Italian Postal Service improved a lot from what I remembered of the past. In Switzerland we still had a pretty good service, but not as good as years ago and extremely expensive, to send a registered envelope costed the equivalent of $ 10.
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@LadyDuck (492661)
• Italy
5 Dec
@MarieCoyle - Switzerland was becoming a very expensive country and the prices went up every year.
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@MarieCoyle (54429)
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4 Dec
$10 for one registered letter...what an insane price. I am glad your service is decent. The prices here go up constantly and are very high, but the service gets worse and worse.
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@MarieCoyle (54429)
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6 Dec
@LadyDuck
I have heard that it is a very expensive place to live now. But then again, many countries are in a way.
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@celticeagle (185080)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Dec
It really sounds like a big issue mail wise in your area. And others are having them too. This time of year, I can kind of understand it but ongoing--What a bummer! Has it gotten worse? Do you think it will get any better?
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@celticeagle (185080)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Dec
@MarieCoyle .......Huh? Isn't that weird? Ours is still the same. They even come earlier now.
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@MarieCoyle (54429)
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5 Dec
Honestly, I know people from a lot of different places have mail problems, not just my area. My daughter in Florida often is getting other people's mail or hers doesn't appear. Will it get better? I have no idea, it's been going on for some months now.
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@Marilynda1225 (88529)
• United States
4 Dec
The mail service is indeed lacking and no more pride in their service. They keep raising prices or service that gets worse and worse. I have 2 packages (small) that I need to mail tomorrow and I'm already bracing for the cost. The cost of a stamp is ridiculous.
All that mail that you get that doesn't belong to you is crazy. Occasionally I get mail for the lady on the street behind me and that in itself boggles my mind but at least I know who she is and I just drop it in her mailbox.
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@Marilynda1225 (88529)
• United States
5 Dec
@MarieCoyle I think your mail problem is something many of us can relate to. Remember back in the day when the USPS took pride in their service
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@MarieCoyle (54429)
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6 Dec
@Marilynda1225
Most definitely. The mail people took a lot of pride in their jobs and how they performed them. I am sure there are still some good people working for USPS, but unfortunately, I don't think they are anywhere near where I am located!
@MarieCoyle (54429)
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5 Dec
If I get mail for someone on my street, I take it to them. But often it is addressed to various people that don't even live in my city! It's just insane, like someone is stuffing it in the mailbox and it doesn't matter where it goes and who gets it. Complaining hasn't worked...they will straighten it out for a few days and then it's all back to the insanity once again.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
3 Dec
Overall I don't have a problem with the mail service. I rarely have anything I've sent out lost in the mail but I don't think we ever received our city tax bill that's due by Feb. I have an idea of what it is from what we paid last year.
And, there's a small possibility that we did get it and lost it although I have a special place that I put it right when it comes. But I've never asked my husband to put it there.
I plan on calling the city treasurer and asking how much it is. I use my bank's bill pay and that check gets mailed. It's always arrived so that doesn't concern me.
Once time a few years ago I got a piece of mail that did have our address on it and questioned it for a few days. Once I looked at it again I got a good laugh realizing it was for my daughter.
And I have gotten mail for my next door neighbor but I just walk it over.
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@MarieCoyle (54429)
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3 Dec
If I get mail for someone on my street, I take it to them, too. I’m glad yours is more reliable than it is here.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
4 Dec
@MarieCoyle I've been making a few clerical errors on forms I send in to the IRS for my business. A recent form from last year that I sent in took an extra week or more before they cashed the check and I began worrying that I never mailed it.
It turned out that I put one number in incorrectly for the ein which changed our business name. I think they didn't know what to do with it initially.
I won't know for another month whether it got fixed especially because of the shutdown.
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@MarieCoyle (54429)
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4 Dec
@MarshaMusselman
I'm sorry. Dealing in any way, shape, or form with the IRS is a complete and total headache, let alone when it's all delayed.
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@noni1959 (12417)
• United States
4 Dec
I have issues with mail since moving here to Raymond. The post office knows us very well now. The post master said it's the plants that keep messing up and sending to the wrong locations (mine travels more than I do), and there were a few times, mail was sent back saying no such address (it was my PO box!) He said they have hired several new people to drive and agrees they need to address this. My $10K medication didn't arrive before my Oregon trip so thankfully, I had a sample given to me by my doctor to get me through until my return. I filed a complaint and they tracked it down. It was on a truck going to California!
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@noni1959 (12417)
• United States
5 Dec
@MarieCoyle I hope so too. It is crazy they keep raising the rates and still can't get our mail sorted right. I'm glad most my mail is digital but I still order and receive some personal mail from friends. To have one send back saying a po box doesn't exist was so ridiculous.
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@MarieCoyle (54429)
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5 Dec
@noni1959
I will be totally shocked if they can straighten this mess out. But maybe I'm wrong--I hope so.
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@MarieCoyle (54429)
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4 Dec
It's all just insane, isn't it? It's like they got drunk and had a party, threw all the mail and the packages up in the air, and then tossed them into trucks.
Whatever they are doing or not doing, it's not working for them at ALL. I hope they get their act together, but honestly at this point it's so bad I don't know if they even can manage it.
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@AmbiePam (112138)
• United States
3 Dec
I was just about to do a discussion about the post office. 
You know I feel you. I, too, started sending certain things certified mail to prove it got there. Some were because of the post office, and some were because the government always “loses” things. Only because the post office is so messed up, I never know which!
You know I feel you. I, too, started sending certain things certified mail to prove it got there. Some were because of the post office, and some were because the government always “loses” things. Only because the post office is so messed up, I never know which!1 person likes this
@MarieCoyle (54429)
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3 Dec
I hate spending that much on mail but it was important. The first documents they sent for this information never arrived at all here, so I wasn’t about to take a chance.
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@snowy22315 (202522)
• United States
4 Dec
I can't complain too much about our mail service..but I still occasionally get mail for the roommate that moved out 3 years ago
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@MarieCoyle (54429)
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4 Dec
I am glad to know that someone still gets decent service from the postal system.
@wolfgirl569 (129140)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Dec
I am always surprised when we just get our mail.
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@MarieCoyle (54429)
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4 Dec
It certainly has gone downhill. It used to be wonderful, but not anymore!
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@LindaOHio (213083)
• United States
4 Dec
Our mail service isn't too bad....just expensive.
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@MarieCoyle (54429)
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4 Dec
Everyone's is expensive. You are lucky that yours isn't bad, I'm jealous!
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