Ugh! I've become "that" buyer. I won an expensive item on ebay that is being shipped from overseas and has is signature required. Seller accepted my best offer a week before I was leaving for vacation and I paid asap. Seller shipped and when I checked tracking, it said that the estimated delivery would be Feb 25. Since I was on vacation from Feb 14-22, I figured, that would be ok.
In the meantime, my neighbors were picking up my mail. I called to ask them several times if the post office left a postcard saying I had an item that needed picking up. They responded that I hadn't received anything. I figured that if the postcard came while I was away, I would have someone else pick it up or call them to give them a heads up that I was away and to hold it for me. Since my neighbors didn't see anything and the tracking wasn't updated on ebay, I figured I was ok.
I got home today and there was a postcard but it was tied up within other mail so my neighbor missed it. I almost missed it but since I was looking for it, I found it hidden between flyers that I was going to throw out. Anyway, it said the package arrived on Feb 15 (oh no!) so it has been sitting at the post office for 7 days. It's Sunday so the post office is now closed (I attempted to call them)
I have 2 questions
1) I've heard that the post office usually holds a package for 14 days. Is that true? I didn't receive a "final delivery" notice so hopefully, they are still holding the package
2) Since I'm working tomorrow, can I send someone to pick up the package? I will of course send the person with a note authorizing her to sign and pick up the package on my behalf and include a copy of my driver's license. Will that suffice or will I have to find a way to pick it up myself.
Thanks in advance for your help.
In the meantime, my neighbors were picking up my mail. I called to ask them several times if the post office left a postcard saying I had an item that needed picking up. They responded that I hadn't received anything. I figured that if the postcard came while I was away, I would have someone else pick it up or call them to give them a heads up that I was away and to hold it for me. Since my neighbors didn't see anything and the tracking wasn't updated on ebay, I figured I was ok.
I got home today and there was a postcard but it was tied up within other mail so my neighbor missed it. I almost missed it but since I was looking for it, I found it hidden between flyers that I was going to throw out. Anyway, it said the package arrived on Feb 15 (oh no!) so it has been sitting at the post office for 7 days. It's Sunday so the post office is now closed (I attempted to call them)
I have 2 questions
1) I've heard that the post office usually holds a package for 14 days. Is that true? I didn't receive a "final delivery" notice so hopefully, they are still holding the package
2) Since I'm working tomorrow, can I send someone to pick up the package? I will of course send the person with a note authorizing her to sign and pick up the package on my behalf and include a copy of my driver's license. Will that suffice or will I have to find a way to pick it up myself.
Thanks in advance for your help.