On Nov 30, 2010, at 11:20 PM, Joseph Bento wrote:

> I think our post office (USPS) is quite remarkable at times.
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> I received a parcel from the UK addressed to me as follows:
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> Joseph Bento
> 753 East 1200 North
> Pleasant Grove
> United States
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> Note that there is not a US State following Pleasant Grove in the above a=
ddress.  There are likely many 'Pleasant Groves' in the United States.  The=
re is also not a zip code listed.
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> Remarkably, the parcel arrived in the same amount of time as one properly=
 addressed. =20
> I figure the USPS must have a database of addresses with surnames as well=
 as personnel that care about proper delivery.  Interestingly, there were a=
lso no notes or address corrections on the parcel. =20

They do indeed have a database. I ship USPS quite often, creating labels on=
line. If the address isn't in their database, it comes up with an error. I'=
ve even had a few cases of people (usually in a new home) not yet in the da=
tabase, even though they have a "valid" address - they are getting mail the=
re. I usually advise them to check with their post office about that. I eve=
n had one reply back that he did, thanking me, because it turned out to be =
the cause of some mail delivery problems he was having.

I know many of the clerks at my post office, and most them are quite good. =
There's one however who is quite terrible, he doesn't seem to know how to d=
o anything. Once he was fumbling around for 20 minutes trying to figure out=
 how to send a package of mine to Japan. I avoid him how at all costs, lett=
ing people go ahead of me in line if it looks like I'll be stuck with him. =
 He's got a "20 year service" pin on his uniform, conclude from that what y=
ou will.=20


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