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this post was submitted on 21 May 2026
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(Spent a few years working in a small rural post office)
Two point five options:
Talk with the mail carrier that physically comes to your mail box and let them know what's up. If its a smaller area with a regular carrier (few to no regular subs working the route) they might be super cool about making a note and leaving that particular package at the office for pickup. Might be a bit more resistance if its a much larger town/city with multiple post offices servicing the same zip code.
Finding the actual post office where your mail is sent out from and chatting them up about the issue can also have them try to hold the package.
2 1/2) Honorable mention option: "Temporary Vacation Hold." Find the post office where your mail is sent out from and fill out a yellow card where all of your mail will be held at that post office for a few weeks. Just remember to go pick things up or after a month things might get dumped in one huge pile at your mailbox or "Returned to Sender"