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Xazy · 05-31-2009, 11:17 PM

I found a receipt in my mailbox saying an attempt to deliver certified mail was made, and I can pickup the letter etc...

I am kind of nervous, I have never received certified mail, and can not think of why I would get it, and when if ever that it could be for a good reason.

6 more hours before I can go check it out.

Martian · 05-31-2009, 11:21 PM

Is this a question? Are you seeking advice?

I've never received certified mail, and can offer no answers. Just kind of wondering where you're going with this.

CinnamonGirl · 05-31-2009, 11:23 PM

Are you getting divorced? That's the last reason I sent a certified letter...

Xazy · 05-31-2009, 11:24 PM

Maybe I am just over tired and was hoping for a positive spin, but no the certified letter is made for my wife and I, and she has no clue either.

wooÐs · 05-31-2009, 11:28 PM

Could be a bill collector. Or a check for a gazillion dollars. Or if anyone's ordered meds online, that's how they arrive - someone has to sign for the 'letter.'

That's all I got for now.

dippin · 05-31-2009, 11:30 PM

Did you buy anything only from ebay or anything that you would have paid through paypal? Sending sold items certified is one way sellers have to try to avoid scammers.

Other than that, possible reasons include collection services, judicial notifications, any important documents, including documents related to, say, receiving the title to a car you have recently paid off, etc.

The_Jazz · 06-01-2009, 04:43 AM

They're probably trying to repossess your daughter.

The last time I had one of these, it was a package from my mom. The PO had screwed up a package she sent by sending it certified instead of insured.

samcol · 06-01-2009, 04:54 AM

I've never received a certified letter that was good news. However, the news wasn't exactly tragic and it didn't catch me off guard either.

Xazy · 06-01-2009, 06:21 AM

And in the end, it was none of the above, and they are not repressing my daughter!

It was a letter from the home owner association from my property in vegas to the community. Nothing big at all, all that worry for nothing, thankfully.

wooÐs · 06-01-2009, 06:30 AM

Why in the world would they drop $ to send it certified?

The_Jazz · 06-01-2009, 06:39 AM

Glad to hear it, Xazy.

Woods, they wanted to confirm receipt. That could be in their by-laws, and knowing Xazy, he's probably done something like let his cactus grow too big. He's like that.

wooÐs · 06-01-2009, 06:46 AM

Ohh k k I see... I can understand if he's in violation of something but if it was just a newsletter, that seems silly to me.

Xazy · 06-01-2009, 06:58 AM

Wish I could say that it was about cactus but I do not think we have one sorry. Annual meeting coming up.

05-31-2009, 11:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Xazy People in masks cannot be trusted Location: NYC	certified mail I found a receipt in my mailbox saying an attempt to deliver certified mail was made, and I can pickup the letter etc... I am kind of nervous, I have never received certified mail, and can not think of why I would get it, and when if ever that it could be for a good reason. 6 more hours before I can go check it out.

05-31-2009, 11:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Is this a question? Are you seeking advice? I've never received certified mail, and can offer no answers. Just kind of wondering where you're going with this. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

05-31-2009, 11:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
CinnamonGirl She's Actual Size Location: Central Republic of Where-in-the-Hell	Are you getting divorced? That's the last reason I sent a certified letter... __________________ "...for though she was ordinary, she possessed health, wit, courage, charm, and cheerfulness. But because she was not beautiful, no one ever seemed to notice these other qualities, which is so often the way of the world." "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"

06-01-2009, 04:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	They're probably trying to repossess your daughter. The last time I had one of these, it was a package from my mom. The PO had screwed up a package she sent by sending it certified instead of insured. __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

06-01-2009, 04:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
samcol Junkie Location: Indiana	I've never received a certified letter that was good news. However, the news wasn't exactly tragic and it didn't catch me off guard either. __________________ It's time for the president to hand over his nobel peace prize.

05-31-2009, 11:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Xazy People in masks cannot be trusted Location: NYC	Maybe I am just over tired and was hoping for a positive spin, but no the certified letter is made for my wife and I, and she has no clue either.

05-31-2009, 11:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
wooÐs Sitting in a tree Location: Atlanta	Could be a bill collector. Or a check for a gazillion dollars. Or if anyone's ordered meds online, that's how they arrive - someone has to sign for the 'letter.' That's all I got for now.

05-31-2009, 11:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
dippin Crazy, indeed Location: the ether	Did you buy anything only from ebay or anything that you would have paid through paypal? Sending sold items certified is one way sellers have to try to avoid scammers. Other than that, possible reasons include collection services, judicial notifications, any important documents, including documents related to, say, receiving the title to a car you have recently paid off, etc.

06-01-2009, 06:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
Xazy People in masks cannot be trusted Location: NYC	And in the end, it was none of the above, and they are not repressing my daughter! It was a letter from the home owner association from my property in vegas to the community. Nothing big at all, all that worry for nothing, thankfully.

06-01-2009, 06:30 AM	#10 (permalink)
wooÐs Sitting in a tree Location: Atlanta	Why in the world would they drop $ to send it certified?

06-01-2009, 06:39 AM	#11 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	Glad to hear it, Xazy. Woods, they wanted to confirm receipt. That could be in their by-laws, and knowing Xazy, he's probably done something like let his cactus grow too big. He's like that. __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

06-01-2009, 06:46 AM	#12 (permalink)
wooÐs Sitting in a tree Location: Atlanta	Ohh k k I see... I can understand if he's in violation of something but if it was just a newsletter, that seems silly to me.

06-01-2009, 06:58 AM	#13 (permalink)
Xazy People in masks cannot be trusted Location: NYC	Wish I could say that it was about cactus but I do not think we have one sorry. Annual meeting coming up.