I think we all have experienced at least one fail from mail services. I just got a epic one from posteitaliane.
I just received a small envelope containing some stabilizers... the ones I sent to off some days ago!
I thought the mail was returned to me because of the wrong address. No.
Turns out italian postmen just don't understand the difference between TO and FROM!!!

I just got an enveloppe with a card attached stating 'we're sorry something happened to your letter, probably during our processing' which was quite obvious looking at the enveloppe; it had about a third ripped clean off, real funky. no clue if the important parts of the letter are still readable though.
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normal letter enveloppe:
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this letter enveloppe:
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Grond wrote:Turns out italian postmen just don't understand the difference between TO and FROM!!!

lmao

Well I can't explain it otherwise!

I forgot to mention that I had paid the full postage to the Netherlands, while my address is on the same way of the post office, about 100 metres down the road! They had to admit their mistake and send my envelope again for free this time.

I got an envelope once for christmas....
Inside should have been 100€ and a Card, inside was 65€ and a Postit with a big fat written "Sorry".

I also got an apology letter for missing mail, it came with the letter that was supposedly missed.
But thats not bad, just stupid...

cthulhu wrote:I got an envelope once for christmas....
Inside should have been 100€ and a Card, inside was 65€ and a Postit with a big fat written "Sorry".

Someone serieously nicked 35,- and your christmas card?!

off wrote:

cthulhu wrote:I got an envelope once for christmas....
Inside should have been 100€ and a Card, inside was 65€ and a Postit with a big fat written "Sorry".

Someone serieously nicked 35,- and your christmas card?!

As there is NO other feasible explanation for this, YES....

I mean honestly i was happy that i still got 65€, but i would have been a happier man if they added a line ON my christmas card something like: "im sorry, but i really needed the money. Have a nice christmas".

Definitely one of the wierder things that happened to me.

Maybe, one day, you get a christmas card with 35 EUR inside.


I don't send money often but when I do, I copy our office ceiling twice and fold the bank note into it, such that it does not shine through.

I thought it was forbidden to send money in an envelope. Anyway, this wouldn't have happened in Italy: they know what they're doing here. They would only steal the whole amount!

off wrote:

cthulhu wrote:I got an envelope once for christmas....
Inside should have been 100€ and a Card, inside was 65€ and a Postit with a big fat written "Sorry".

Someone serieously nicked 35,- and your christmas card?!

The guy just wanted to give his nephew a Christmas card with €35...

JBert wrote:The guy just wanted to give his nephew a Christmas card with €35...

That.

OR your friend was broke at the time and only had 35 and cash for postage/enveloppe