abunaitoo
02-05-2021, 06:04 PM
Interesting story of my USPS mailing snafu.
My mistake. I'm an idiot. But interesting way things are done at USPS.
I had a bunch of flat rate boxes to mail out.
Stuff sold here.
I use Click and Ship USPS flat rate boxes.
I got a label mixed up, and put an old small FRB label, with the wrong address, on a med FRB .
Took them to the post office and dropped them in the bin.
Got home and sent tracking numbers to the buyers.
I always do it after I mail, just in case.
Got an email from one of the buyers, that I sent the wrong tracking number to him.
It showed it had already been delivered.
I checked and saw MY screw up.
I let him know and would try to get it back and sent to the correct address.
Next day I called the post office, explained to them what stupid thing I did.
Turns out there was nothing he could do.
We couldn't track it, or have it returned, because they number had already been used.
Asked him if the number is no good, wouldn't they just send it back to me because the shipping wasn't paid.
He said it would go all the way to the address, they would have to pay the shipping to get the box.
If they don't pay the shipping, it would come back to me.
I contacted the buyer, explained to him MY screw up, returned his payment.
Also told him I'd make it good somehow.
He was all good about it. Very understanding.
Anyway......
I contacted the wrong addess. Explained to him about MY screw up.
He said he'd let his wife know not to pay, and have it sent back to me.
He would let me know when it happends.
A few days later, he emailed me that it was dropped off at his door.
No shipping was collected. Free ride. Very fast shipping.
Arranged for him to send it to the correct address.
Paid him and off it went.
A few days later it did get to the correct owner.
1) I would have thought that when it was here, they would scan it, find out it was an old label, and send it back to me.
2) Shows me that tracking number is for tracking only. Doesn't tell them if paid or not.
3) It couldn't be tracked, because the number was no good. But was delivered anyway.
4) No shipping was paid for it, so the first shipping was free.
5) Label was for a small FRB, but it was a med FRB. But label was no good anyway, so no one was the wiser.
Probably just got lucky it went through, but if not, it would be a way to ship for free.
Very strange, but everything worked out in the end.
I will be more careful from now on.
I hope.
My mistake. I'm an idiot. But interesting way things are done at USPS.
I had a bunch of flat rate boxes to mail out.
Stuff sold here.
I use Click and Ship USPS flat rate boxes.
I got a label mixed up, and put an old small FRB label, with the wrong address, on a med FRB .
Took them to the post office and dropped them in the bin.
Got home and sent tracking numbers to the buyers.
I always do it after I mail, just in case.
Got an email from one of the buyers, that I sent the wrong tracking number to him.
It showed it had already been delivered.
I checked and saw MY screw up.
I let him know and would try to get it back and sent to the correct address.
Next day I called the post office, explained to them what stupid thing I did.
Turns out there was nothing he could do.
We couldn't track it, or have it returned, because they number had already been used.
Asked him if the number is no good, wouldn't they just send it back to me because the shipping wasn't paid.
He said it would go all the way to the address, they would have to pay the shipping to get the box.
If they don't pay the shipping, it would come back to me.
I contacted the buyer, explained to him MY screw up, returned his payment.
Also told him I'd make it good somehow.
He was all good about it. Very understanding.
Anyway......
I contacted the wrong addess. Explained to him about MY screw up.
He said he'd let his wife know not to pay, and have it sent back to me.
He would let me know when it happends.
A few days later, he emailed me that it was dropped off at his door.
No shipping was collected. Free ride. Very fast shipping.
Arranged for him to send it to the correct address.
Paid him and off it went.
A few days later it did get to the correct owner.
1) I would have thought that when it was here, they would scan it, find out it was an old label, and send it back to me.
2) Shows me that tracking number is for tracking only. Doesn't tell them if paid or not.
3) It couldn't be tracked, because the number was no good. But was delivered anyway.
4) No shipping was paid for it, so the first shipping was free.
5) Label was for a small FRB, but it was a med FRB. But label was no good anyway, so no one was the wiser.
Probably just got lucky it went through, but if not, it would be a way to ship for free.
Very strange, but everything worked out in the end.
I will be more careful from now on.
I hope.