Canada Post Sucks.
On April 11, 2008, I sent my April child support, as well as a copy of “Madeline and the Bad Hat” to Canada via the US Postal Service. Two weeks later, the package arrived back on my doorstep because I’d mistakenly written my ex’s street address as number 50 instead of 55.
Chagrined and embarrassed by my error, I re-addressed the envelope with the proper number, went back to the PO and sent it a second time.
The month of May came and went. We finally got Pay Pal set up, which shortened the wait for May support to about 3 or 4 days. April’s money order and book never arrived.
On May 29, I dropped by the Post Office again, with my money order stub. After explaining that the package had never arrived, the postal worker told me we could put a trace on it. “If it hasn’t been cashed,” she said, “You’ll get a new one issued on June 11.” So I went through the whole rigamarole and paid the $5.00 fee to initiate the search.
Yesterday, I cam home and the package was waiting for me again. Now I was angry and called up my ex. “Your address is number 55, apartment XXX, right?” I asked.
“Yeah, why what’s up?”
“Well, the package I sent up for April got bounced back a second time. This is ridiculous! It’s properly addressed!” I read off the address and postal code.
“Yeah, that’s it alright,” she said. “Are there any stamps or marks for Canada Post? We’ve been having trouble getting our mail ever since we moved into the new place.”
“Oh yeah?”
“Oh God,” she sighed. “One month we get our bills, the next month we don’t. Ever since we got the new apartment, they lose our mail all the time.”
“Well, shit,” I said. “I’m really glad we’re doing Pay Pal now.”
I went down to the PO again this morning and canceled the trace. The PO worker told me to go to any PO later in the day when they’ve made some money and cash the money order myself. “Baby mama drama, huh? You say you’re gonna see her this week? yeah, you can cash that and just give her the money. But do it soon, because if the money order isn’t cashed and they send you another check, the PO is gonna come after you.”
Fucking Canada Post. Clowns.
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