Going Postal December 31, 2007

My parents are such good and hard working people. They raised us right — all 7 of us. So when they buy gifts galore at Christmas for the whole family it’s a big deal. That’s 7 of their own kids, plus a few spouses to those kids and a few fiancees and a few grandchildren. That’s a lot of people to spend money on. I don’t know, honestly, how they do it. But they do. Every year.

This year they mailed two boxes down to us with gifts for all of us. Neither box made it. It’s been almost a month since they shipped them. Chances are very likely that they are gone forever. Lost? Stolen? The dog ate it? Who knows. All I know is someone is to blame. It’s in times like these that I have to rely heavily on the fact that I am a daughter of God and He will repay those who have hurt me. I needn’t worry for He will defend me against my enemies.

Nevertheless, I am going to highly suggest that if you ship something of value that you insure it. Better yet, don’t even use the post office. Use UPS or FedEx or DHL or, heck, a snail would probably get it there safer and quicker — just tape it to his back and send him on his way. Grrrr moment!!!

The post office has a huge leg up on the shipping market. It’s not right. Their lack of concern is also not right. The fact that you have to pay a shipping fee and then insure it even though you already paid to have it shipped is disgraceful. The post office owes me an apology at the very least. They owe my parents an apology, a refund on their shipping expenses, and reimbursement for the items they tried to ship. They’ll be lucky to get just an apology.

I don’t need the gifts, although that would be nice. What I need is assurance that I won’t be ripped off if I mail something to someone.

Oh, and they also lost my car payment. I pay through direct bill pay with my bank. Somehow that check got lost too and I didn’t even mail it. The bank did. Another GRRRR moment!!