Loop Mail is the descriptive internal name for things like that. A wrong barcode gets put on something, it gets sorted by barcode and a carrier catches it or such (some places have some parts automated to carrier route sort, so the carrier just gets a bundle for you and only has to sort the truly manual stuff) and it gets sent back... hopefully with the barcode struck out to force manual treatment. If the barcode is left, the cycle can repeat, hence the name loop mail. Should you get something that isn't really for you and you can determine that before opening it, don't just return it to system, strike out the barcode under the address, ideally with a black marker. I used to work at a post office and yes, I feel much better now.
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Loop mail
Date: 2006-01-18 05:26 pm (UTC)Loop Mail is the descriptive internal name for things like that. A wrong barcode gets put on something, it gets sorted by barcode and a carrier catches it or such (some places have some parts automated to carrier route sort, so the carrier just gets a bundle for you and only has to sort the truly manual stuff) and it gets sent back... hopefully with the barcode struck out to force manual treatment. If the barcode is left, the cycle can repeat, hence the name loop mail. Should you get something that isn't really for you and you can determine that before opening it, don't just return it to system, strike out the barcode under the address, ideally with a black marker. I used to work at a post office and yes, I feel much better now.