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Ocelot II

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9. Which is probably why they never picked up the stuff I left out

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #8)

Fri May 10, 2024, 09:57 PM

May 10

so I'm not doing it any more. They do have trucks, but they park them and then walk their routes, which seem to be many blocks. There's no way that if a bag of food was offered at each house, they could carry all that stuff back to their trucks.

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Yo! Tomorrow is the food drive by letter carriers. Do it with me [View all] irisblue May 10 OP

Many locations are not doing it because of staffing issues. Better to check first or just give money to the WhiskeyGrinder May 10 #1

I've tried several times, finally stopped because the food was never picked up. Ocelot II May 10 #2

I am sorry that happened. Tina my mail.person talk most days irisblue May 10 #3

I'm guessing they don't have enough staff to pick up those donations. Ocelot II May 10 #4

Faur point irisblue May 10 #5

Thanks for the reminder! ❤️ littlemissmartypants May 10 #6

Just came home from the grocery store with canned goods, pasta, Tuna and other items. Fla Dem May 10 #7

If you live in the city, mail carriers don't drive around in trucks. brooklynite May 10 #8

Which is probably why they never picked up the stuff I left out Ocelot II May 10 #9

Please see post #10 oasis May 10 #11

Some offices have a postal oasis May 10 #10

Not around here, apparently. Ocelot II May 10 #12

Thank you for your efforts. oasis May 10 #13

My bag is packed to the top. It's so heavy that I had to put it inside of a ShopRite bag! TheBlackAdder May 10 #14

Thank you. I wonder why there was no reminder mailer? niyad May 11 #15

i moved my donation bag with donated food by my front door so i won't forget to set it outside nt orleans May 11 #16