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Old 02-10-2013, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by coffeebean View Post
I've never received a package at the mail center and this early Sunday morning was my first time having to retrieve a package. My package was in a compartment on the top row. I'm all of 5'2" so this was going to be a bit of a challenge. I opened the compartment door to find a box with 2" of clearance from the top of the compartment and at least 1/2" wider than the opening of the compartment.

I had absolutely no leverage to get this package out. I was not about to leave the package because I could no longer lock the compartment door. (I think that is what the key said on it) and the merchandise was worth too much to leave. No one was around to help me get this package out. What's a girl to do???

I stood in front of the mail center (Duval on Odell Circle) and waved my arms looking for a strapping tall fellow to help me out. This very nice gentleman, traveling on Odell Circle in his golf cart came to help me. It was not easy getting this package out of the mail compartment. The merchandise inside was not breakable so I told him he could crush the box on one side to get it out. After some finagling and shimming side to side (the box, not me), this fine gentleman was able to get the package out of the compartment.

We looked at the opening the mail person had to put the package into the compartment and it looked to be the same size opening as on my end. I don't understand why this package wasn't brought to the post office for me to pick up. Isn't that what is done when packages are too large for the compartments at the mail center?

Thanks again to the wonderful gentleman who helped me out on this early Sunday morning. I'm very grateful for your help!
Invariably, they do seem to give the higher boxes to those with the shortest reach. Happens at Lynnhaven PO too. Then there are the really tall people who get the boxes at the bottom.

I have seen golf clubs precariously balanced by just the head being in the PO box.

Glad a gentleman came by and I hope he gets wind of your very nice post.