So I'm a career letter carrier with the USPS. I found my way to this forum after reading about the AlphaBay bust. Having been an occasional DNM customer for a long time and having seen some things inside the post office I thought it would be fun to post a few stories if anyone cares to read.
One morning in the office a guy whose sorting case was next to mine showed me a small package that reeked overwhelmingly of weed, even 3 feet from my face. It was addressed to a name that the carrier (the regular on the route) had never seen before. (Note: this will occasionally get a package sent back and also makes it more likely a carrier will come knocking on your door asking if it's for you.) A discussion broke out amongst several of us mailmen regarding what to do about said package. I, Good Guy Greg that I am, argued he should just deliver it and forget about it. Eventually though, the carrier decided to bring it to the attention of a supervisor. One minute later he walks back with the package, and says: "He says just deliver it; we're not worried about small stuff like that."
Another time I had an international registered package to a guy who by appearance alone I could see was a major juicehead (steroid user). The package was from overseas with custom form declaring it as "samples". It was addressed to a name vaguely similar to his but not exact (no idea if this was intentional or not). Anyway, He-Man comes to the door and freaks out when I inform him he needs to sign for it to receive it. He goes into a roid rage/paranoia rant about how he wasn't supposed to have to sign for it. After again reaffirming the need for a signature, he refuses and shuts the door. I shrug and walk away. As I am about to get back into the mail truck, he comes running out and says he'll sign for it. I don't know if he changed his mind or decided I didn't look like a controlled delivery. The hilarious part is that this guy worked at a GNC. I wondered if he tried to tell his customers his products there got him that big, or if he sold his special "supplements" hidden behind the counter.
For me, I have my own route so I can carefully select an address on it and have it strategically addressed there, where I can intercept it en route. It would be hilarious if I had to do a controlled delivery to myself one day (It would end with knocking on the door of a bunch of illegal immigrants who spoke no english with a strange package addressed to a non-existent name of that ethnicity, so it would intentionally just end in confusion all around. (I figure this method is the best way to defuse everything.) Though I'd still be bummed that I would never get my stuff.
Controlled deliveries are very rare, in my experience. The few from my office I'm pretty sure were not DNM related; the addressees were pretty "street".
I probably don't have much but if anyone has any questions I'd be happy to answer. No, I never work under the influence of anything.
idk why but reading this post suddenly made me want to work for the post office....how hard is it to get a job there op?