USPS delayed delivery of mail/letters??

Question

My mail arrives much later than it should. I'm not talking about packages, just plain old letters. It has been getting worse the past couple weeks. My husband is at boot camp in Chicago and can only send letters every Sunday (they get sent out first thing Monday morning). The first week he was there, he sent the letters on Sunday as usual and I received them on Wednesday (two days later). Every week since then his letters have either come on the following Saturday, or not until over a week after he sent them! He's not allowed to send mail any other day, and he hasn't forgotten to send any. I've also received things like bills that I need to pay after they were due, checks, and bank statements late which is becoming a problem! I live in an apartment building, and the building manager says there are 4 different postal workers who deliver mail to my building.

What could be the cause of my mail being delivered unusually late and what can I do about it??

Answer 1

In where I live, I used to have one postman delivering mails.  Now there are two men.  And I noticed that my mails come later if they switch among these two men.  I don't really know the reason but I guess due to there are more than one postman to deliver mails to us, one think the other while the other think this one to deliver.  Another reason could delay all mail was that if addressee is hand written so the machine can't read it and they sort it aside waiting to be sorted by human.  But this can't be the case for your bill.  You can come to your area's center post office and complain about this.

Answer 2

I'd suggest talking to the postmaster at your local post office, and showing them a few examples.

Answer 3

There are many causes that contribute to delays.  Most of these occur because of incorrect addressing.  If he's mailing it on Sunday, that mail is not picked up, normally, until Monday.  So if it is processed Monday night, Wednesday might be ok depending on where the mail needs to go to.  If you live at an apartment building, chances are you gave an address without your apartment number.  Don't let the mailman guess where you're at.  It's better to use the internet for bill paying.  You can wait until the last minute to pay and still be on time.

Answer 4

make a complaint at the link below.