Today, I got denied a refund for my dream coffee machine. I've overdrafted my bank account to buy it on Offer Up for an excellent price, but USPS delivered the package to a wrong address. Someone got it for free. Offer Up won't refund me because it says "delivered" on the tracking page. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I received a promotional message offering a half-off deal on an expensive coffee maker. The only reason why I received the message is because I bought that same coffee maker yesterday and I signed up to their mailing list. FML
Today, I received an email from a shipping company telling me they had dropped off a package of expensive electronics at the front door. Too bad someone stole it before I made it to the door. FML
Today, I finally got a product I ordered two weeks ago as a free trial-only pay shipping deal. Also today, the same company took an extra $130 out of my account without authorisation. Best part: when I called to sort things out, they told me they had no record of my order details. FML
Today, I sold a dresser on OfferUp. When I arrive at the customer’s house to deliver it and discussed the payment, she got upset and called me a selfish, greedy bitch because she’s a "single mom on food stamps." She berated me to the point of tears. I left without getting my money. FML
Today, I bought a $3000 HD camera. It never shipped to my house, so I was concerned. I then realized I had given the seller the address for a house in California. I live in Maine. FML
Today, the $800, large capacity, professional carpet steam cleaner my husband supposedly bought me for Christmas got "lost in the mail". So did the refund. FML
Today, I went to the pickup location where the email from Amazon said my package was, but they didn't have it. Through order tracking, I then found out that it has been delivered to the wrong location, on the other side of town. This has happened twice in a row now. FML
Today, I overdrew my account and ended up paying an extra 35 bucks for a 1.99 item. It was an application on the iPhone that is supposed to help me keep track of my money. FML
Today, I went to the bank to find out why I still haven't gotten my refund for when the ATM gave me a cash dispenser error and cancelled the transaction, but the money was taken out of the account anyway. The error happened on Friday of last week, it's Wednesday. FML
Today, I found out that FedEx delivered my $700 package to the wrong person. The person who signed for it didn't even spell my name right. FML
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Allie614032 34
I'm sorry, you overdrafted your bank account for a COFFEE MACHINE? You know you can't live solely on coffee, right?
distortedcognition 17
Did we learn to check the address twice and not to overdraft?
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distortedcognition 17
Did we learn to check the address twice and not to overdraft?
sunnyray812 42
Though I agree with you on the overdraft part, I must say that OP may have put the right address down but the person delivering confused her house with someone else's. This happens all the time at where I'm living. The neighbors always receive our packages when new delivery people get confused, or the new delivery people don't bring the packages due to confusion but state that it was "delivered." It's a real burden.
PenguinPal3017 19
OP isn't the delivery person.
Allie614032 34
I'm sorry, you overdrafted your bank account for a COFFEE MACHINE? You know you can't live solely on coffee, right?
crossl17 16
Lies. Coffee is the key to success for any full time worker and college student
RichardPencil 32
You dream about coffee machines? Sex isn’t interesting enough for you?
rainbowtrees 2
Dream is a brand/model of coffee machines...
snake_gal 8
believe it or not some folks especially females think about more than just sex
RichardPencil 32
You’re becoming my favorite commenter here, including me!😂😂😂
Cody Vertigo Bonthoux 15
take those dumbshits to court or find the prick who got your machine and take it.back
MidnaLink 35
So, you either somehow screwed up the address (Thank GOD I have my address saved on Amazon), or the delivery guy is a few brain cells short of proper activity. I’m going with the former.
sosterbeck 7
You dream of coffee machines? Dream bigger and buy yourself a cheap french press
Sheepiebeepie 26
How were you going to buy coffee?
mayaklast 12
I don't know how it is in the US but chances are the legislation is fairly similar. Where I live, the seller is bound to deliver the package. It is an obligation by law and if you didn't get your package you can actually file a formal complaint for free via Internet. The seller can then attack the postal service / transporter for their mistake AFTER they refunded / replaced your purchase. I would try calling the customer service and insist especially if it was an expensive item.
Taurus_ChicKa 37
There are so many things wrong here. First, you have a DREAM coffee machine? Second, you overdrafted your bank account to get said coffee machine? I'd give you the benefit of the doubt that you put in the right address, but considering how stupid the rest of this stuff is, that's probably not accurate. I know how badly the USPS sucks, trust me, but still.
BeachMammal 8
First thing: go to your local post office and inquire. You probably need the tracking number. They can access more information about where it was delivered. If possible, talk to your mail carrier, and see if they remember where they left it. If that doesn't work, go to social media. Post on their Facebook page. Tweet about it with hashtags. All of the delivery services deliver to wrong addresses rather frequently. I get other people's mail three or four times a month, and I've had a neighbor's package left at my door. I had a package that said delivered by Fed Ex which was definitely not delivered to my door -- I was home, and would have known. But the company that sent it simply sent another.