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Well folks, at 79 I thought I had lived long enough to see it all. I was wrong, very wrong. I wasn't raised to complain but to change things if something didn't work or go your way. Well, I can't change this and the enormity of the stupidity of this is so beyond belief I thought I would advise everyone of my encounters so you can beware and not run into the same problem/frustration.
I sold an item on another forum and requested a USPS MO as payment and received such. I got to the PO early this morning 5 minutes before opening since I had a Dr. appointment in 20 minutes. I was 4th in line and it went quickly with only one clerk at the counter. I said that I wanted to cash a USPS MO and she asked how much and I replied $200.00 and she replied she could not cash it since she just opened up and did not have $200.00 and I would have to come back later. I said how do you open a business to the public and not have $200.00 and she just stared at mne. I started to ask how long did she think it would take for them to scrape together $200 but I thought better of it and had to get to my Dr. After my appointment I went to the downtown PO in the large city where my Dr. was located across the state line, which is the main PO in a federal building, downtown in the central business district. This is 2 hours after my first encounter. I went to the only clerk at the counter and asked to cash the USPS MO. She asked how much and I said $200 and got the same reply as the first clerk. I replied how does the PO, a very large business open its doors and not have $200 to wait on a customer. Her reply was "we are not a bank" and I replied that I was familiar with the purpose and function of the PO and since I retired from banking I was familiar with the difference but since they could not cash their own MO they should not sell them. She was not as nice as the first clerk. Fast forward 2 hours later I go to the rural PO near my home and I have to go through the same routine. I still have not been able to cash the MO and it is 3:30 PM my time. How in the name of all that is common sense have we gotten to this point in this country? If you are selling something on the S&W forum and you request a USPS MO, be warned if it is more than $10.00 it may take awhile to get your money. Nobody, and I mean nobody has been able to do anything with the USPS and there have been many who have tried and failed. I am frustrated and disgusted that such is our situation today. Thanks for reading and take care when dealing with them.
I sold an item on another forum and requested a USPS MO as payment and received such. I got to the PO early this morning 5 minutes before opening since I had a Dr. appointment in 20 minutes. I was 4th in line and it went quickly with only one clerk at the counter. I said that I wanted to cash a USPS MO and she asked how much and I replied $200.00 and she replied she could not cash it since she just opened up and did not have $200.00 and I would have to come back later. I said how do you open a business to the public and not have $200.00 and she just stared at mne. I started to ask how long did she think it would take for them to scrape together $200 but I thought better of it and had to get to my Dr. After my appointment I went to the downtown PO in the large city where my Dr. was located across the state line, which is the main PO in a federal building, downtown in the central business district. This is 2 hours after my first encounter. I went to the only clerk at the counter and asked to cash the USPS MO. She asked how much and I said $200 and got the same reply as the first clerk. I replied how does the PO, a very large business open its doors and not have $200 to wait on a customer. Her reply was "we are not a bank" and I replied that I was familiar with the purpose and function of the PO and since I retired from banking I was familiar with the difference but since they could not cash their own MO they should not sell them. She was not as nice as the first clerk. Fast forward 2 hours later I go to the rural PO near my home and I have to go through the same routine. I still have not been able to cash the MO and it is 3:30 PM my time. How in the name of all that is common sense have we gotten to this point in this country? If you are selling something on the S&W forum and you request a USPS MO, be warned if it is more than $10.00 it may take awhile to get your money. Nobody, and I mean nobody has been able to do anything with the USPS and there have been many who have tried and failed. I am frustrated and disgusted that such is our situation today. Thanks for reading and take care when dealing with them.
