Today, I witnessed a postal worker with an important parcel stopping before knocking on my door, shrugging, getting back in his van, and driving away. I couldn't get the door open quickly enough before he left. 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 was doing weird voice impressions for my friend right before the doorbell rang and I had the front window open. The postman looked at me strangely, handed me my parcel and didn't say a word. FML
Today, I got a notification that a package had been delivered. I opened my door and saw it on at doorstep. I was expecting one, so I grabbed and opened it, then realized it wasn’t mine, but my neighbor’s. I had to awkwardly re-tape it, then sneak over and leave the disturbing contents of the box on their porch before they noticed. FML
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
Today, a phone I bought online turned up while I was at work. The delivery guy left a note saying he'd left the package with my neighbor at #10. When I went and knocked on the door and asked for the package, my neighbor said "Nope, nothing delivered here." and quickly shut the door in my face. FML
Today, I woke up feeling great. I opened up the blinds and looked out from my window just in time to see a man ripping my mailbox from the ground and sprinting away with it. FML
Today, I went to check my mail but there was a guy standing at the mailbox. I said, "Hey, get the fuck away from there." It was the mailman. FML
Today, I got a notice on my apartment door that I'd received a package when no one was home, and it was left at the backdoor. I don't have a backdoor. FML
Today, on the way to work, I pulled over at a postbox to post a letter. I walked up to the box with the letter in one hand, car key in the other. Guess which one I posted. 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, a couple of packages were stolen from our apartment doorstep shortly after being delivered. A little while later, the thief brought the torn packaging back and left them at the bottom of our stairs. FML
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Anti_Sora 31
Report that to the postal service! Make sure to include date and time so you have as solid of a story as possible.
thehaystackerine 20
he knocked? I once watched a postal worker get out of her van with only an attempted delivery notice, which she stuck to my door without knocking, and left while making eye contact with me as I ran out the front door to stop her.
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Anti_Sora 31
Report that to the postal service! Make sure to include date and time so you have as solid of a story as possible.
rodfergie 18
I get meds from the VA every month. I have caught my mailman doing this many times, and have reported him each time I have had to go down to the post office and waste an hour standing in line to get them. They don't care.
thehaystackerine 20
he knocked? I once watched a postal worker get out of her van with only an attempted delivery notice, which she stuck to my door without knocking, and left while making eye contact with me as I ran out the front door to stop her.
Sinshine 28
No, he stopped before knocking.
hellphone_fml 37
Ours has done that too! Except I got to the door in time and they gave me my package and the failure to deliver slip.
RichardPencil 32
He came to your door and remembered the tip you gave him last Christmas: nothing. Tips are not just gratuities, they are also a kind of extortion. It’s a shame you didn’t play along — a damn shame.
BiGTiMeNeRD 29
His Spidey sense was suddenly tingling.
Phillycheeze 20
Maybe he realized he was at the wrong address?
vicewinner 5
Follow and confront him. They usually do not get so far before the next delivery. I am living in a dead end road and managed to stop them. Never happend again.
Taurus_ChicKa 37
My job relies on the postal service. I can say this doesn't surprise me and that the postal service sucks as a whole.