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irisblue

(33,137 posts) Fri May 10, 2024, 04:57 PM May 10

Yo! Tomorrow is the food drive by letter carriers. Do it with me

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Yo! Tomorrow is the food drive by letter carriers. Do it with me (Original Post) irisblue May 10 OP

Many locations are not doing it because of staffing issues. Better to check first or just give money to the WhiskeyGrinder May 10 #1

I've tried several times, finally stopped because the food was never picked up. Ocelot II May 10 #2

I am sorry that happened. Tina my mail.person talk most days irisblue May 10 #3

I'm guessing they don't have enough staff to pick up those donations. Ocelot II May 10 #4

Faur point irisblue May 10 #5

Thanks for the reminder! ❤️ littlemissmartypants May 10 #6

Just came home from the grocery store with canned goods, pasta, Tuna and other items. Fla Dem May 10 #7

If you live in the city, mail carriers don't drive around in trucks. brooklynite May 10 #8

Which is probably why they never picked up the stuff I left out Ocelot II May 10 #9

Please see post #10 oasis May 10 #11

Some offices have a postal oasis May 10 #10

Not around here, apparently. Ocelot II May 10 #12

Thank you for your efforts. oasis May 10 #13

My bag is packed to the top. It's so heavy that I had to put it inside of a ShopRite bag! TheBlackAdder May 10 #14

Thank you. I wonder why there was no reminder mailer? niyad May 11 #15

i moved my donation bag with donated food by my front door so i won't forget to set it outside nt orleans May 11 #16

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,648 posts)

1. Many locations are not doing it because of staffing issues. Better to check first or just give money to the

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2024, 04:59 PM

May 10

local food shelf directly; they can do a lot more with it than the average consumer.

Ocelot II

(116,421 posts)

2. I've tried several times, finally stopped because the food was never picked up.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2024, 05:13 PM

May 10

irisblue

(33,137 posts)

3. I am sorry that happened. Tina my mail.person talk most days

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #2)

Fri May 10, 2024, 05:18 PM

May 10

I do put out water in my mailbox during hot season

Ocelot II

(116,421 posts)

4. I'm guessing they don't have enough staff to pick up those donations.

Reply to irisblue (Reply #3)

Fri May 10, 2024, 05:21 PM

May 10

I live in the city and the carriers have a lot of houses to visit as it is.

irisblue

(33,137 posts)

5. Faur point

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #4)

Fri May 10, 2024, 05:25 PM

May 10

littlemissmartypants

(23,104 posts)

6. Thanks for the reminder! ❤️

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2024, 05:57 PM

May 10

Fla Dem

(24,113 posts)

7. Just came home from the grocery store with canned goods, pasta, Tuna and other items.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2024, 06:10 PM

May 10

Got a reminder postcard in my mailbox Wednesday, so I assume my 3 bags will be picked up. If not they'll go to the local food pantry where i used to volunteer.

brooklynite

(95,400 posts)

8. If you live in the city, mail carriers don't drive around in trucks.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2024, 06:32 PM

May 10

They're not going to carry food along with their mail deliveries.

Ocelot II

(116,421 posts)

9. Which is probably why they never picked up the stuff I left out

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #8)

Fri May 10, 2024, 09:57 PM

May 10

so I'm not doing it any more. They do have trucks, but they park them and then walk their routes, which seem to be many blocks. There's no way that if a bag of food was offered at each house, they could carry all that stuff back to their trucks.