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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
In my experience, USPS, UPS, and FEDEX routinely ignore the signature requirement for almost all packages. I waited all day one time for a $1,200 computer to be delivered to my house by FEDEX because the tracking information said it required a signature. The guy left the computer on my front porch and didn't even ring the doorbell. USPS and UPS do the same thing. But, if it is in a locked mailbox, I don't see an issue with legality. It is still under the control of the Post Office.
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Trouble is, these "postal stations" do not employ actual US post office people. We've had so many problems over the years (pension statements but in someone else's box, returned to us opened, no envelope, and was put into the slot labeled "Mail NOT yours", but only after opening, reading, and discarding envelope ! Never received grand child announcement gift box.... but signature required tracking said "signed for" ! ! Never got the nice bracelet to announce it was a girl, guess someone else needed it more ? Not saying only actual postal employees are honest and responsible for following the laws, but I think the odds would be greater than just hiring "who ever" to pick up mail and distribute it. Fortunate more things have not happened. After the bracelet incident which I never signed for but which had a "signature", about 3 years later a huge order of special hard to get yarn "disappeared". The company did re-send ALL of my order at no additional charge, but, they had a receipt with signature, they had no idea if it was my name since it was barely a "scribble" they said. Only alternative is what my friends did, rented a box in a REAL post office and go every day. Not that they are perfect, but lowers the changes of people you have no idea of their background handling your mail.