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tblue37

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29. Could be innocent. I am always rushed, so I open my mail quickly when I bring it in,

Sun Oct 8, 2017, 02:46 PM

Oct 2017

because if I don't I tend to put it down and forget to open it. Frankly, I don't even look at the address or return address before opening a piece of mail.

Only after I begin reading and realize it can't be for me do I then check the address. Then I take it to whomever it was supposed to go to and apologize in person for accidentally opening it.

We have one carrier who screws up a few times every year. I always make sure the mail gets to the proper recipient after I discover I've opened mail meant for someone else, but I know some people don't bother to.

Often the proper recipient is blocks away, not next door.

So, yeah, it could be quite unintentional. Maybe not, but quite possible.

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What can be done? Neighbor opening my US mail... [View all] HipChick Oct 2017 OP

Get a door buzzard Renew Deal Oct 2017 #1

Look out for that doormat Ptah Oct 2017 #4

Whatever happened to him? Kaleva Oct 2017 #5

Vanished mid-July 2016 Orrex Oct 2017 #22

or the illegal cat Phentex Oct 2017 #31

Call the local postmaster and say the mailman is not delivering the mail correctly marylandblue Oct 2017 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Kaleva Oct 2017 #3

I like that idea.. HipChick Oct 2017 #7

Illegal to open another's mailbox if one is not a postal employee. WinkyDink Oct 2017 #34

I did not know that. I'll delete my post Kaleva Oct 2017 #39

I think you should speak to your carrier cyclonefence Oct 2017 #6

Exactly...that is what a normal person would do HipChick Oct 2017 #8

Could get a P.O. Box and change mailing address for statements etc NotASurfer Oct 2017 #9

That's what I do. safeinOhio Oct 2017 #10

Um, no. The OP doesn't need the extra hassle. WinkyDink Oct 2017 #35

Opening mail that IS DELIVERED TO ONE is not "tampering." Neighbor isn't looking for an WinkyDink Oct 2017 #36

Once can be a mistake. Doreen Oct 2017 #11

Not necessarily. I've probbaly done it a least of couple of times. Fla Dem Oct 2017 #21

You're wrong. I have opened mail not mine (but in my mailbox) because it's an automatic reflex. WinkyDink Oct 2017 #37

Could be innocent . I have done it in a hurry. Then I start to read it and say wtf and then realize lunasun Oct 2017 #12

Not innocent...3rd time in a row.. HipChick Oct 2017 #13

Could be innocent. I am always rushed, so I open my mail quickly when I bring it in, tblue37 Oct 2017 #29

There's a good (but a bit on the time-consuming side) way to deal with the problem jmowreader Oct 2017 #14

I stopped speaking to her..becuase she is always chasing me down,inviting me to her church.. HipChick Oct 2017 #15

The big question is, are you sure the mailman is misdelivering it? jmowreader Oct 2017 #16

Mailboxes are locked, you need a key to open it.. HipChick Oct 2017 #17

Just sign her up on the Scientology mailing list A HERETIC I AM Oct 2017 #19

You might want to consider Rocinante Oct 2017 #18

If you want to get creative DFW Oct 2017 #20

Nuke the site from orbit. Orrex Oct 2017 #23

Does your mailbox have a barcode issued by the US Postal Service? FakeNoose Oct 2017 #24

Better than barcode, I get Informed Delivery HipChick Oct 2017 #25

Forward all your mail to a secure address Not Ruth Oct 2017 #26

Why are you afraid to speak to your neighbor? vlyons Oct 2017 #27

WRONG. It is ILLEGAL for a non-postal employee to place items in another's mailbox. WinkyDink Oct 2017 #38

It's probably not done deliberately. procon Oct 2017 #28

I have opened my neighbors' mail. JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2017 #30

I've done that a lot, I don't look at the addressee when I open mail. Coventina Oct 2017 #32

Hmmpf... HipChick Oct 2017 #33