Miscellaneous: Today, weeks after I paid extra for faster shipping, I received...

By voicelesspeasant - 03/11/2016 20:41

Today, weeks after I paid extra for faster shipping, I received confirmation that my paperwork for overseas voting has been received. Too bad the deadline in my state was yesterday. Thanks, Postal Service, for the consistency of your failures. FML

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By nostamp - 10/07/2009 06:20 - United States

Today, I rushed to the post office to mail an important document for the study abroad program that I'd applied for, which was due in a few days. Just as the envelope slipped out of my hand and into the mail box, I caught a glimpse of the upper right corner where there was supposed to be a stamp. FML

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By AmericanAlien - 09/03/2014 02:15 - Canada - Edmonton

Today, I've been waiting for a very important document in the mail. It has been two months. I reviewed my application and realized I forgot to put a mailing address down. FML

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By __shirtless__ - 10/12/2016 03:09

Today I found out that paying $40 for next-day shipping doesn't ensure that you'll receive the item the next day or even the next week. I assumed it was my fault for ordering too late into the holiday season. Turns out they never shipped it. When I finally received it 10 days late, it was the wrong item. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/12/2014 08:51 - Australia - Elwood

Today, I noticed that even though I got all my Christmas shopping done a month earlier than usual, I forgot to put anything in the mail. FML

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By AdriftInTheSeaOfPaperwork - 24/09/2014 17:17 - Germany - Dachau

Today, after waiting well over a month for a work visa in Germany that should only have taken 3 weeks to come through, I finally received my long-awaited answer. Unfortunately, that answer was "We lost your paperwork." FML

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By MailMaster - 22/07/2011 04:20 - Australia

Today, my new mailbox key finally arrived. Not at the front door as I requested, but in the mailbox. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/01/2011 01:05 - United States

Today, I mailed out a college application that is going to another country. I paid $250 for the application and $11 for shipping. I just realized that I forgot to sign the bottom of the application. FML

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By mmaresca - 04/12/2021 17:01

Today, after waiting 7 months to get my amended tax return refund, I was informed today that not only did they mail it to the wrong address, the person who they mailed it to cashed the check. FML

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By Blamethepostman - 16/09/2016 15:10

Today, I bought stamps to send a letter. For some unknown reason, instead of putting the stamp on the letter, I posted the letter and the stamp booklet into the postbox. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/10/2013 07:09 - China - Shanghai

Today, I got two pieces of mail. One was a fine for not presenting my concession card to ticket inspectors on a train. The other was my concession card. FML

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Earl_KarmasBitch 34

Friday 4 November 2016 11:14

Could be deliberate. I'd report this if I were you. There have been previous cases of places trying to deliberately avoid postal votes because they know which way they'll go.

VapeNation4Realz 4

Friday 4 November 2016 10:43

He said weeks, and he payed extra for fast shipping. Does weeks sound fast to you?

Comments

Taxburdett 11

Saturday 5 November 2016 8:19

You do realize that the US Postal Service has absolutely no control over another country's Postal system, right? Right?

soulreaper12296 28

Saturday 5 November 2016 18:38

Read OP's reply to someone else's comment. Their voting papers never even made it to Germany where they are currently living in the first place.

cootiequeen4444 11

Sunday 6 November 2016 4:32

#19 you need to reread both the FML and OP'S response. It got delayed while in the US after being filled out and mailed out from Germany. How else would the German post office know jack shit about its whereabouts as in that it got to the US in only a few days. On that note, some else mentioned the government should go by the stamped date of when it was sent out and I do believe this is correct. So, I also think OP should be fine and their vote should count c:

blackfire29 7

Sunday 13 November 2016 13:35

Vote counted! Hi, OP here again, if anyone is still reading the comments on this one, here's an update: I called the County Elections Division for the county I vote in and explained the situation to them. They let me go ahead and fill out a ballot anyway and said they would deliberate whether my vote could be counted or not. I checked back afterwards and they counted it!