Does anyone in the city proper have Informed Delivery?

Is it just my address that is not eligible?

The USPS offers "Informed Delivery" where they email you images of what you will be receiving in the mail. Every time I log into usps.com the next page I see tells me I can "See Incoming Mail in Your Email!" but when I attempt to enroll I am told "You do not have a valid address" and then it has the balls to say "Your address is not eligible for Informed Delivery: We update our lists weekly, please try again next week." I've been seeing this "try again next week" for five years. I realize I should stop trying to enroll.

The issue could be that my building has five units and has a mail slot: we sort our own mail into baskets for each unit. It is obvious when no mail arrives: I know when others are out of town and can see when no mail arrives for two days. And on days when mail is delivered we get a ream of mail, not just a letter or two. While I'm ranting, when we do get mail it comes at 8:30 at night.

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blue_orchard t1_j6nah1t wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:27 PM

You have to have a unique mailbox, otherwise you end up with images of everyone’s mail.

https://faq.usps.com/s/article/Informed-Delivery-The-Basics

carlojomomma OP t1_j6nh112 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:09 PM

Ahh, so that means not a unique address (such as Apt 1) but a unique mailbox that the delivery person puts mail into....

meeYai t1_j6n9wtp wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:24 PM

The shared mail slot could potentially be an issue. Additionally if someone at that address already signed up for Informed Delivery, another person cannot (or least that used to be the case).

Dontleave t1_j6nc68x wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:38 PM

I have the same problem in my building. Basically it’s a 2 family house with separate mailboxes and the USPS for some reason has 3 addresses for it in their systems.

They have 123 Main St, 123 Main St Apt 1 and 123 Main St Apt 2

I think that is the reason I can’t sign up, I’ve also been trying for years

Moomoomoo1 t1_j6nxaqv wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:49 PM

My building is similar but I was able to sign up.

candidcamerapeepshow t1_j6o7xle wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:53 PM

I’m in the city proper with USPS Informed Delivery. It’s the best thing ever. I try to inform anyone that I can about it. It’s great when you’re away. And the days where you can’t be bothered to check the mailbox knowing it’s just junk mail.

SpindriftRascal t1_j6p6ite wrote on January 31, 2023 at 10:28 PM

I have it. Works great, except that the mail is almost always later than informed delivery says it will be. That is, I’ll get photos of mail for “today,” but it doesn’t show up for several days.

My address is like: 123 Big Street, Apartment 3, where each apartment has a box in the lobby.