USPS issues?

So in the last 3 months the USPS has managed to lose my rent check twice. This happened about a year ago, but has been ok since.

I really don't want to have to certify them from now on, but I feel like I don't have another choice. My landlord lives about an hour from me and I don't want to inconvenience him either by meeting up to hand it to him.

Any thoughts?

Send the landlord multiple checks. Date one Jan 1st, Feb 1st, March 1st, etc.
He can cash them as they hit their date.
You can cancel a future check if an issue arises.

Better answer: Pay online.

Set up a way to pay digitally?
Paypal? Open an account with whoever he banks with just for rent?

My biggest gripe with USPS other than how they deliver junk mail to me is their tracking system.
Package delivered at 11AM? Delivery confirmation at 7PM!
Now it's noon the day after it says it will be delivered? Projected delivery still the day before!

Ask him for his banking information to do it electronically. Quicker, easier, and safer. Oh, and cheaper too--no stamp, envelope, or check!

Where are you dropping off your mail? In an official USPS mail box, at the post office or at your mail box with the flag up?

I run into this problem on occasion. I just spoke to a customer that mailed me a couple of checks that bounced back as undeliverable. All the address information was correct, but I guess the post office didn't feel like sorting them correctly that day. We are switching most customers over to electronic payment or credit cards.

Good luck. You might try calling the post office and filing a complaint. It won't help, but you can try. Don't count on any of your mail showing up for a while if you do.

Here's a thought. Get his bank account number and swing by his bank and deposit it in his account. Shoot him an email letting him know it's there. Problem solved. The bank doesn't care who makes deposits, no ID or signature necessary.

Probably a Clavin or Newman issue.

SnowMongoose wrote: Set up a way to pay digitally?

This. A number of years ago I borrowed some money from my mother. I paid her back using the same online bill-pay feature I use for 99% of my other bills. From my experience (I have Bank of America) the checks would arrive in her mail box the day of or before the date I selected. Writing checks is a PITA. Plus, if it's a set amount and date, you can make them send it automatically every month. No more remembering. No more stamps.

Have you reported it to the post mater at your post office branch? I was having issues with getting my GRM mag and after reporting it I have not had an issue.

Also type/print the envelope (if you are not already). Most mail is sorted with OCR readers.

Ian F wrote:

SnowMongoose wrote: Set up a way to pay digitally?

This. A number of years ago I borrowed some money from my mother. I paid her back using the same online bill-pay feature I use for 99% of my other bills. From my experience (I have Bank of America) the checks would arrive in her mail box the day of or before the date I selected. Writing checks is a PITA. Plus, if it's a set amount and date, you can make them send it automatically every month. No more remembering. No more stamps.

That's what I would do. Most banks offer the billpay feature for free, just cancel when/if you move. No stamp, no exchanging banking information, no paypal fees, and the bank guarantees delivery by a specific date.

The0retical wrote:

Ian F wrote:

SnowMongoose wrote: Set up a way to pay digitally?

This. A number of years ago I borrowed some money from my mother. I paid her back using the same online bill-pay feature I use for 99% of my other bills. From my experience (I have Bank of America) the checks would arrive in her mail box the day of or before the date I selected. Writing checks is a PITA. Plus, if it's a set amount and date, you can make them send it automatically every month. No more remembering. No more stamps.

That's what I would do. Most banks offer the billpay feature for free, just cancel when/if you move. No stamp, no exchanging banking information, no paypal fees, and the bank guarantees delivery by a specific date.

+1 for Online Bill Pay. And you can schedule payments to go out automatically so you never forget. I usually schedule online payments to go out a few days before the due date to make absolutely sure it's not late.

Plus another for online bill pay. The best part for me is the repeating payments can be done automatically without having to give the payee any of my account information.