Have you ever lost something in the post/mail?

My friend sent a package to her native country with money and the other person never got it. Also money sent out for a bill from the same friend was sent out and it disappeared and a few weeks later was sent back to her house in 2 different pieces. And ME personally I have sent out $10 for a friend on her birthday and she never got it! :O

Thats why in Australia they have registered post, if they lose parcel Australia Post are liable. Even though it costs bit more, its safer than normal post. Or I guess I could say express post would do the same not sure. I usually post with express post or registered post, haven't had any problems, I don't trust the normal post.

Hi my friend Mipen. I think that some post office employees find out what is being sent and steel it in some countries very sadly. Money is one of the things that they like to get their hands on. One time a post box was set on fire in the area my mum used to live in. Also there was a case of a lazy postman that couldn't be bothered to deliver the letters to people. The police found he had lots of sacks of mail that had never been delivered. I was so sad to find out the disk of music I sent from England to Poland my friend didn't ever receive. I stayed in Australia for many months and sent parcels home by sea. Amazingly all my parcels got home safely. They weren't valuable so I felt fine sending them. They got home before I did because that trip of mine lasted just over one year.

I have had this happen. MOre then once. I have sent things to my dad when he lived in Oklahoma. He claims he never got them. Some of the letters contained some pictures of me and me with my son.

Hello there! My friend ha an experience of losing something in the mail.It was many many years ago, her mother sent her money thru mail. She wasn't able to receive that money, only the letter and the envelope was already opened when she received it. It was a horrible experience for her. Now, she is using western union to send and receive money from her parents.

Our post I have got two times my mail opened. First time it was a big envelope which was adressed to my son and had a birthday card and a small book inside. My mouth was widely open when I went to collect the post from the floor and saw right away that one big letter was open and a book corner stick out from it...I couldn´t understand that somebody (the post delivery guy) had open something. And another time I got again one opened post; my HM catalogue in plastig bag was opened. I thought that mail boy maybe wanted to see if there was some clothes for him to order. I have heard after that many people in my area don´t get their post and money is missing too. But I don´t understand who still sends money by post; it is very unsecure way.

Hi mipen, yes I have had a couple of things vanish in the post. The first time was many years ago, an article from Belgium never made it out the country. The last time was just recently, article vanished in US post. If I ever send money or goods, it is always, with insurance or signature.

Many times. Mainly on International destination. I was sending mail to my friends in Germany and it was not delivered. Here locally I experienced some missing mail but not as many, plus with email, most of my letters and cards are electronic....

hello mipen2006, Too bad to know that. It's not really safe to put any valuables at all and mail them in the post office. More so if it is cash. They can open it so easily. Well as for our experienced, since my wife is the one incharge depositing/withdrawing money for her niece's monthly interest - from her investment, to the bank she was told to withdraw some amount and donate it to the convent. So what she did was called up the convent and asked them how she can give the donation. She was told that they have this P.O. Box in the post office and that she can put it there anytime. So she went to the post office and asked the designated P.O. Box for the Convent after withdrawing money from the bank. After two days or so, she called up again the convent and asked them if they were able to get the money. They said that they went there yesterday and saw nothing in there. So my wife was so angry. And so she decided to see someone from the convent somewhere and replace the money for it was lost. She replaced the money even it's not necessary. That means, even lots of people are renting in the post office thinking that it's safer there is still not safe for they have duplicates. Guess it's still best to keep our valuables at home.

Is this special mail..? You mentioned TT so I was guessing it should have been very safe.. That's really bad. It hasn't happened to me before. I think in this instance, it's best to send money through a remittance bank. It is best and safe that way. Do you have Western Union over there..? It might help. That's bad that money are lost along the way all the time. It is really something alarming and not good at all. I would be concerned too if it happens to me.

Putting cash in the post is not the wisest thing to do unfortunately. I had some loan documents go astray in the mail. We were buying our house and had put an offer on which was accepted subject to our loan going through without a hitch. The bank assured us they could complete the transaction within the week and it would have all happened quickly if it wasn’t for the postal service! After endless phone calls the paper work had to be re-done and I went into the solicitor’s office and picked up the contracts personally. Two months later guess what arrived in the mail? That’s right our loan papers! At least this was not a case of dishonesty but negligence!

i feel sorry for your experience. I also had my post/mail lost, but luckily they were not very important. i had worked in Royal Mail in the uk for a short period. So i know part of the mailing. I can say some employees are really very responsible. however no doubt some are not. i think mostly your post was lost when it just started the trip. Because my family members work in mail industry, so i have very good feeling with it. For dealing the post they work very hard and very carefully. however some bad things happen every day. one of my friend lost her passport when she apply new visa in the UK. because she did not keep the evidence and copied her original visa, she was in a big trouble. So my suggestion is when you post some very important documents better to keep a copy.

Hi lotters, As this new modern world is ruling on Iternet i don't think that much people are using this postal system to send their cards,documents,money.But this system is still there in rural areas.Recently i too send a document through post to my father in my home town.I pasted proper stamps but till now it is not delivered.As it was not registered post we can't complaint to postal authorities.Its a common of missing letters in our town or in any city.Sometimes it happens.I think most of the people has reduced the use of post as internet came.Transfer of money should be done through bank or cards but not with money order system

I am very sad to know that your mailed is missing.I think internet is the best place mailing any time i any card or message i use internet.I give a advise to you always use internet for any thing just like online payments

Hello, yes, I used to last the bill statement during holiday. It is hard but I just know which one i miss and which one I have paid. sometimes I dont do the mail that much, I just go online and do the bill payments, but when it comes to card then I will send with confirmation number. If I have bill with check (large amount of money) I will mail with tracking number as well. Sometimes, they clam not receive it but then I have prove. It is hard to trust people at the post office so much and I dont really like the service either... they are so rude.

Yes I have lost something in the post/mail and that something was a nintendo wii game called the legend of zelda twilight princess I needed this game to softmod other people's nintendo wii but the good thing is that the seller gave me what i payed for this game and the shipping.

you can be very sure every time there is money in the mail it is lost. with new technology they can check what is inside. i am not sure about it but i was told there are ex-rays in the post offices now. how true, i cannot be certain. i have lost some parcels too. i had inserted a gold chain and it didnt reach the person i sent it to. too bad isnt it? very few honest people in the post office? ann

I have sent hundreds, if not near one thousand, pieces of mail this year for my sports hobby, and the post office has only lost one piece of mail. But I package my mail well, so that helps. I take great care in shipping my mail, which I believe cuts down on damaged or lost mail.