mail redelivery- odd or not?

[Red Fang]

I get seed catalogs (vegetable) at my home, as well as magazines. I get large Apple catalogs regularly. It is rare but regular for me to get mail from overseas. Now all of a sudden, I keep getting these redelivery notices. Ok I got them twice. First time was before Thanksgiving, and that was registered mail when I was not expecting registered mail. So that turned out ok and may be expected. The other time, the envelope was not large and I have no reason to believe this one will be either. Both times, "large envelope, magazine, catalog, etc" was circled on the pink form 3849. That first envelope was a bubble envelope as this one probably is, the only other thing they have in common is a tracking code (if it is the mail I am thinking it is). So this requires a trip to the post office and dealing with someone in person, which increases the chances of something going wrong. I will resist the urge to say : hey I get bigger things than this! Why can't you just put it in the box? (btw why don't quote marks work here anymore?) I am just worried if they ask something and I look suspicious, or if this whole procedure seems a little fishy. Like I said, they have always delivered mail of any size before, and even hung things from the mailbox in plastic bags (even a computer external drive once!). Any advice please?

 

[Red Fang]

36 views and no replies? common guys, someone must have experience with this. I am hoping someone says this is standard procedure for mail with a tracking code and nothing to worry about.

 

[mk6]

how freindly are you with your delivery person... why not just ask him, or call the post office and ask them who the sender is - or if your real worried then refuse the dilivery.
maybe your regular delivery person on vacation and the new guy doesent know whats up.
me' id call-m.

 

[Hammerhead]

registered mail needs to have a signature before they can give it to you. Some people request that when they ship you stuff so they know you got it.

 

[Red Fang]

problem solved, I think. What I neglected to mention is that it says Air Sure under sender. I look it up and it is insured mail. You probably have to sign for that. thanks for the help though.

edit: it is a priority mail option, not an insured mail thing like I thought. And it did not involve that anyway. It was all because of someone new or filling in not knowing wtf she was doing. She thought it needed a sig, but it didn't and she just handed it to me apologizing several times. Now I am getting my nieghbor's mail often, I hope they don't give my mail to them!

 

[ODTreez]

That, or it is the holiday seasons, meaning your mail was supposed to arrive days earlier but got lost in the confusion. But most likely its because they need a signature