USPS Informed Delivery Daily Digest

[Evil Dog]

The USPS is constantly looking for ways to save money within their operation. They've even proposed eliminating Saturday deliveries.

Yet now they are sending me a daily email with pictures of the mail that I will be receiving that day. I wonder just how much that is costing them?

Anyone else also getting this sort of notification from the USPS?

 

[Muss Muggins]

The USPS is constantly looking for ways to save money within their operation. They've even proposed eliminating Saturday deliveries.

Yet now they are sending me a daily email with pictures of the mail that I will be receiving that day. I wonder just how much that is costing them?

Anyone else also getting this sort of notification from the USPS?

How did they get your email address and also how did they match it up to your name and mailing address?

(edit: never mind. did a quick search. you have to sign up for it . . . )

 

[Ozark Marine]

Just tracking a package shipped USPS and they have all your info.

 

[Muss Muggins]

Just tracking a package shipped USPS and they have all your info.

How? They certainly wouldn't get my email address by me checking on a tracking number, and they also can't tell who is checking on what tracking number . . .

 

[Ozark Marine]

When you request tracking via email and text.
I have used it many times to track firearms sent to my FFL and from him.

 

[Rule3]

As the information e mail stated, The USPS already has been scanning your mail (no packages) so it is already in their system (computers) send you a copy if you are signed up for MY USPS mail and tracking is no extra deal for them. I use it for Click and Ship, Why go to the Post Office?

I myself opted out as I really do not need to know what's going to be in my mail box today until I go get it. Suppose it may help if it says expect this and you do not get it Or you are away and did not hold your mail.

If you are signed up you can go to the website and click the dashboard to see what is expected today if that floats your boat.

Informed Delivery

 

[Muss Muggins]

When you request tracking via email and text.
I have used it many times to track firearms sent to my FFL and from him.

I just copy the tracking number and track it independently . . .

 

[Ozark Marine]

I just copy the tracking number and track it independently . . .

I used to do it that way but have gotten lazy in my old age.

 

[Marine Corps Air]

This may not be their primary reason for implementing this notification procedure, but in the Atlanta area we've had reports of idiots stealing mail from mailboxes, especially those with weekly or monthly checks (i.e. the recipient is not using direct deposit). I still have several tax clients that mail their payment checks to me. USAA just mailed an $18K check to me for my roof replacement costs.

To some degree (as 100% of the items are not gray scale photographed), I can now check the mail items that I actually received that day against the USPS notification e-mail.

I may be wrong, but I also believe that either UPS or FedEx, or both are photographing their delivered items and notifying the recipient with an e-mail. A friend received his notification e-mail and did not recognize the front porch or home in the photograph as being his. Turned out the delivery person delivered the package to the wrong home. Ooops!

Bill

 

[soFlaNative]

Does that mean I get to look at the junk twice?

 

[LedFowl]

They've even proposed eliminating Saturday deliveries.

I think they dropped this idea because Amazon has them busy delivery stuff Saturday and Sunday anyway.

 

[coltle6920]

It's too bad that deleting the email doesn't also delete the junk mail...

Now that's something I'd sign up for.

 

[BLUEDOT37]

Like Rule3 described, I opt'd in when they said they were offering this. It's free, what the heck.

Generally it only shows you First Class mail, maximun of (10) items, but other letter sized articles often show up in it too, which are usually junk mail.

I've been impressed with it so far.

The mailmen (several different peps, rarely see the "regular" person) come at all times of the day. As early as 11AM & as late as 7PM. You never know when to expect them.

So if you check the mailbox & nothings there you don't know if he hasn't come yet or you're not getting anything today, so you check again later, & wonder again. With these alerts, now I know.

Nobody sends me checks, just bills, but it's worked great so far, except once. The only time it didn't work (didn't get an email notice that day) was when the bank sent me a new ATM card. It sat there all day until I decided I'd check for any junk mail delivered late in the day. Nothing but the new card's envelope in the box.

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[rond]

It's a bit of a walk to my mail box, I use this service to save a wasted trip.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Looks like a sales and marketing scheme masquerading as a consumer service.

They're already starting out with "Campaigns". The sender of the physical mail creates an email ad campaign that USPS includes along with the Informed Delivery email notification.

This isn't about a heads-up for what's being delivered to the mail box, it's about delivering sales and marketing ads via email. Considering the size and scope of the USPS... one can only imagine what this will morph into.

Here's a glimpse into the USPS "Interactive Campaign"
https://www.usps.com/business/pdf/informed-delivery-interactive-campaign-guide.pdf

 

[Nutsy13]

About 3 weeks ago I started getting the emails from USPS with random photos of the mail coming that day.

 

[BLUEDOT37]

This isn't about a heads-up for what's being delivered to the mail box, it's about delivering sales and marketing ads via email. Considering the size and scope of the USPS... one can only imagine what this will morph into.

I hadn't heard that angle before.

Obviously you don't have to click on any sender attachments/links, if you don't want to, just look at the pictures of your incoming mail, then delete.

If it gets too invasion you can always opt-out.

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[S42N8]

The urge to opt out is strong in this one...

 

[Rule3]

Looks like a sales and marketing scheme masquerading as a consumer service.

They're already starting out with "Campaigns". The sender of the physical mail creates an email ad campaign that USPS includes along with the Informed Delivery email notification.

This isn't about a heads-up for what's being delivered to the mail box, it's about delivering sales and marketing ads via email. Considering the size and scope of the USPS... one can only imagine what this will morph into.

Here's a glimpse into the USPS "Interactive Campaign"
https://www.usps.com/business/pdf/informed-delivery-interactive-campaign-guide.pdf

Kinda like UPS promoting Taylor Swift tickets??

Tracking: UPS

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Kinda like UPS promoting Taylor Swift tickets??

Tracking: UPS

Kinda... but also quite different. USPS Interactive Campaign is a sophisticated junk email operation. Junk mail senders create junk email ads that accompany the junk email Informed Delivery advisories from USPS that more junk mail will be arriving in your mail box. It's really quite a sophisticated junk operation. Take a look. https://www.usps.com/business/pdf/informed-delivery-faqs.pdf

The UPS ad that you showed is simply a banner ad that exists on the page when customers choose to track their package. Actually, it's at the bottom of the page below the tracking info so I don't even see it.

The USPS combo physical junk + email junk mail operation is far more sophisticated and I'd guess requires a ton more administrative complexities than what UPS does by simply putting up a website banner ad and collecting revenue.

USPS has an ongoing effort to promote and bring more junk into your life. Every Door Direct is a classic example. Every Door Direct Mail - Targeted Mail Marketing | USPS

Maybe a name change would be in order. USJS.