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Missing package sent to my daughter
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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I am sorry it did not reach her in time. However, you won't like my answer. This is the reality of the FPO/APO system. The tracking ends once it hits the military mail system. Priority mail ends once it hits the military system. It probably is not in NJ still, but you can't track it in the military system. If the ship is deployed, it can take over a month to get there. The mail chases them around, or sits in a port waiting for them. Packages aren't considered lost until something like eight weeks. Or more. There is a reason the deadline for holiday mail is usually in the first week of December or earlier. Even if you have successfully sent packages to the ship before, circumstances can change overnight. If it is in port, she might not have gotten a notice to go to the post office to pick it up. Sometimes the packages end up at the post office rather than being sent straight to the ship. I have no idea why.
Perhaps she'll have a great valentine's gift.
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Permalink Reply by DonnaAnn on
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Thank you for your honest answer. I would be able to understand it if, and if, the ship was deployed. But Marie has been in San Diego, in post, for three months. That is why I am upset. But thank you again for your reply. Best to you and yours, Donna
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It could be sitting at the post office, has she gone to check? And Nukeswife has some very excellent advice.
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Thank you very much for the info, both you and Nukeswife. I have filled out the form and hopefully this will help
Donna
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I learned something new today, that service wasn't available when I was in. I think it is great. Will you return and let us know how it went? Invaluable experience.
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Thank you so very much for the info. I filled out the form and hopefully they can help me
Donna
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Permalink Reply by landlockedmom (Jo) on
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We would like to know the current information about missing packages. I appreciate the 2010/2011 information. We clicked on those links and those pages couldn't be found. Our sailor had a care package sent to him 2/18/2014...this was during a deployment and it was several weeks before the cut-off date to send packages before the ships return. He should have had it before the ship got back in. He's now been back almost 2 weeks and the packages hasn't shown up on land either. HELLLLLLLLP!
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