Monday, October 23, 2017

THE HELL HOLE OF CANADA POST



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CANADA POST" NO LONGER BELONGS TO THE CANADIAN PEOPLE. 

CANADA POST DOES NOT DELIVER TO THE ELDERLY OR THE HANDICAPPED. YOU MUST USE FEDEX OR PUROLATER.


IF YOU WANT TO SEND A PACKAGE TO AN ELDERLY OR HANDICAPPED PERSON, DO NOT USE CANADA POST. 

MY SON SPENT HOURS ON THE PHONE AND INTERNET ARRANGING FOR DELIVERY OF SOME EQUIPMENT I NEED. 

I WAS TO RECEIVE THE PACKAGE ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY OF LAST WEEK AT MY APARTMENT IN MONTREAL. THE SENDER WAS TOLD SPECIFICALLY - SEVERAL TIMES - NOT TO DELIVER ON WEDNESDAY AS I WOULD BE IN HOSPITAL THAT DAY.

CANADA POST LEFT A NOTICE FOR ME IN MY APARTMENT BUILDING MAILBOX ON WEDNESDAY - WHEN I WAS IN HOSPITAL - SAYING THE PARCEL IS AT THE POST OFFICE AND I CAN PICK IT UP THERE. 


SEVERAL PHONE CALLS TO CANADA POST WERE FRUITLESS. THEY DON'T CARE IF YOU CAN'T WALK, THEY WILL NOT DELIVER. 

EVEN IF I COULD LIMP ALONG FROM A TAXI INTO THE POST OFFICE USING MY WALKER, I COULD NOT CARRY A PARCEL. BUT CANADA POST WILL NOT DELIVER.

SO I SPENT HOURS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET MY PARCEL. 

CANADA POST WILL TURN IT OVER TO A THIRD PARTY ONLY IF THE PERSON CAN PROVE THAT HE/SHE LIVES AT MY ADDRESS AND HAS RECEIVED MAIL AT MY ADDRESS. I HAVE NO THIRD PARTY LIVING WITH ME AND NO ONE GETS MAIL HERE BUT ME.

A HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM ME WILL NOT DO. MY MEDICARE CARD WITH PHOTO WILL NOT DO. 

IN FACT, I CANNOT PICK UP MY OWN PARCEL MYSELF BECAUSE THE SENDER PUT IT IN MY SON'S NAME AT MY ADDRESS - AND HE LIVES IN ONTARIO. 

FURTHERMORE, IF MY SON TAKES A DAY OFF WORK AND COMES TO MONTREAL TO PICK UP THE PARCEL, HE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET IT - EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN HIS NAME - BECAUSE HE DOES NOT LIVE AT MY ADDRESS. 

IF YOUR PARCEL FALLS INTO THE HELL HOLE OF CANADA POST, TRY TO SURVIVE ANYWAY.

2 comments:

Phyllis Carter said...

October 24.

After many phone calls, the sender shipped a second package, adding my name to the address. This time, Canada Post delivered. Even in the rain.

Phyllis Carter said...


October 26, 2017

CANADA POST has just delivered the FIRST package. So now I have two sets of the same thing. When we finally receive the missing parts, we will tell the sender that if they want back the extra set, they will have to send FEDEX or PUROLATER to come and pick it up because I am not going to the post office and pay to return it.