Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]FWIW: On October 1, 2006, I moved from one law firm to another law firm. The move took me exactly across the street. Same zip code. From 119 N. Robinson Avenue to 211 N. Robinson Avenue. I filled out and handed in two Change of Address cards to the USPS. I also notified them of my change of address online, for which they charged me $1.00 (and they then made money by selling my new address to various advertisers, who promptly mailed me "Welcome to your New Neighborhood" offers. But would they forward my mail? No. After numerous inquiries and complaints I was given a page out of the postal manual that said, in essence, unless EVERYONE at the old address moved to the new address, they would not forward mail for just one individual. But wait: all of sudden they have just now started forwarding SOME mail addressed to 'Robert D. Baron Lawyer P.C.' (that's my professional corporation). But not all of it. For the rest, I just stop in at my old office once or twice a week to say hello and pick up whatever mail might be waiting there for me (now mostly ads, but as a lawyer I have to be careful not to miss any important notices that might affect me or my clients). Bottom line: is Brian's fiasco the sole fault of the USPS? Could well possibly be. Is that an excuse? No. Given Brian's history with Leica they should have taken his word and honored the passport warranty without even thinking twice. My .02. --Bob