You know there are people that still do....I thought you were asking if people still bother with coupons anymore?

Sorry to hear about you lack of luck with XC, I on the other hand have had luck with them buying wiper blades, alrm clocks, small radio and recently wrap around jvc headphones for my MP3 player

It's funny you should mention this as I was talking to my husband last night about this thread and he specifically mentioned this sort of thing, as it is a source of frustration for him as well as it is for you.

He even mentioned that some snow ploughs (non-Canada Post) have been known to bank up snow so high against the mailboxes that it's not possible for him to even make delivery as the snow is blocking the doors on the mailboxes.

As far as I'm aware, it's not in the postie's remit to clear the snow/packed ice around the boxes, or at least that was the impression I got when discussing it. But I realise it is messed up for a few people to have to take it upon themselves to clear snow around the mailboxes that possibly hundreds of people use in a thoughtless way.

I'll ask him if there's any useful course of action (e.g. reporting it) for customers in this situation, and perhaps I can glean some tips to pass along. Presumably if this is reported, CP can initiate the clear up, but if it's not reported then nothing will likely happen (I can imagine the postie will find every mailbox in exactly this condition so wouldn't necessarily report it him/herself, just as they do not report every potentially dangerous pathway, as there are simply too many of them). I'll confirm and let you know.

But getting Canada Post to do anything beyond the bare minimum for their customers is a bit of a tall order lately, though. If there's one thing I've taken from my husband's ranting, it is that he is quite embarrassed on behalf of his employer for how shoddy the service is becoming.

He also said that, despite the weather issues and other things that make community mailboxes a good thing from a business point of view, he is not in favour of them and he feels there can be no substitute for fostering actual relationships with your clients (and their dogs sometimes ).

Canada Post is Fed Govt owned, so I don't see what can be done to force them to do anything. I have a soft spot for CP, they offered me a job when I first arrived here, damn good money too

Anyone received their xmas card yet from CP?

Dunno there is too much snow around my community mailbox and CP havent moved it yet

You have a shovel or snowblower no?

Thats not the point. The question is do CP, or whoever they subcontract to.

If you are suggesting mail recipients should clear the area around the boxes, which is clearly CPs responsibility? Why not go the whole hog and suggest that we should just all go to the sorting office and pick up our mail instead of inconveniencing them with having to bring it to us


Whoever cleared the area around the boxes in your picture did a stellar job. No snow to be seen anywhere

That's a bit harsh, isn't it, iain? Remember, they offered ultrarunner a job, why can't you cut them some slack?

Nice photo.
Plus an idea for a new thread...

Again....at the end, who loses?

Jingsamichty

Look what I found for you

Many of the books that my wife orders are delivered by the posties. Those boxes don't look big enough.

I wonder if that means that CP would arrange delivery by van or would it mean the customer is further inconvenienced by having to go further to collect the item for which they have paid delivery charges.

Thanks but I can't see anything?

There is usually a couple of larger boxes on the side where parcels get delivered into, with a key left in your mailbox to get the stuff

They have a place for large packages at one of the corners. The postie then puts the key into your box to enable you to retrieve it. One can only assume that the postie has a number of keys as I have opened the large one to find items other than mine in there.

As others have said, there is a couple of parcel boxes that you get a key in your box to access when needed. These are OK for a single book say from Amazon but anything larger than that & you simply get a little card advising you that you have to go collect it from the local post office. Customer focused, Canada Post, are not.