The USPS lost the contents of a media-rate package. Many books within. What are the odds I'll get any of it back? [more inside]
posted on Jun 15, 2008 - 11 answers

What happens when I tell catalogue people I am dead? [more inside]
posted on Jun 13, 2008 - 13 answers

It's illegal to open someone's 'mail'. But when does it become mail legally? [more inside]
posted on Jan 5, 2007 - 7 answers

How is the authenticity of a postage stamp verified in the normal mail delivery process? [more inside]
posted on Nov 13, 2006 - 11 answers

predict my future: prison or evening news? [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2006 - 13 answers

I want to mail three boxes of from Philadelphia to Spain. What's the cheapest option? [more inside]
posted on Sep 1, 2006 - 7 answers

Postal service - how does a letter travel from Canada to Namibia - via Europe? Does it go to one country in Africa, and then to Namibia. I have looked everywhere, UPU etc, but cannot find an answer. Is there a directory of physical postal routes? Thanks! BB [more inside]
posted on Jul 30, 2006 - 5 answers

Why do some neighborhoods get USPS mail delivered to their door (or at least to their property) and other neighborhoods get USPS mail delivered to mailboxes on the street near the recipients' property but not on it? [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2006 - 13 answers

It seems like almost every time i open my mailbox i get this advertising mailer in there. How on earth do i go about complaining and get this crap to stop! I assume there are laws like there are spam these days, if you say "unsubscribe" they have to obey? Googling for it only came up with the link i pasted above and looking on the Kansas City Star website was no help either. Any advice?
posted on Mar 30, 2006 - 19 answers

Why does some of my mail have small scribbles on it? [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2006 - 7 answers

What happens to a piece of mail after it is deposited in a USPS mailbox that lists a Sunday pickup time? [more inside]
posted on Feb 5, 2006 - 7 answers

tax idiot filter: I need to get some things postmarked today. It's 6:30pm where I am. [more inside]
posted on Jan 31, 2006 - 14 answers

SnailMailFilterFilter: Are there any failsafe rules to separate USPS junk mail from real mail (or vice versa) without opening it? I know I needn't worry about an ink SoBig virus, but I just hate being suckered into opening an important-looking envelope only to find another Visa/MC application. [More Inside]
posted on Dec 1, 2004 - 15 answers

The Post Office has screwed up my mail forwarding, and every person with whom I speak gives me a different story. How do I reach a competent person who will take ownership of the problem? (Chicago, IL)
posted on Sep 28, 2004 - 3 answers