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Do you feel a strong sense of guilt, even when the other person is at fault? The more you think about it, the more guilty you feel, and you even lose sleep?

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Do you feel a strong sense of guilt, even when the other person is at fault? The more you think about it, the more guilty you feel, and you even lose sleep? By Anonymous | Published on December 18, 2024

My sister's teacher asked her to buy a copy of Wu San, so I bought it for her online and it arrived. Her teacher then told her to buy a copy of Bi Shua instead, so I thought I would reject the Wu San delivery (rejection would mean the courier would have to return the package) because there was no insurance. I then asked my sister to collect the other two deliveries from the post office, except for the Wu San book, and I told her not to take the book, just the other two. But the post office staff took all the deliveries straight away and they could not be rejected after they had left the warehouse. This was a mistake on the part of the post office, but they made me pay the shipping costs to send the package back. My sister came back and told me that they had a terrible attitude: why hadn't they been told in advance that the deliveries would not be taken out of the warehouse and that we would have to pay the shipping costs for this delivery.

When I got angry, I complained to the post office, but what I told the customer service was: It's not easy for anyone. As long as things get resolved, there's no need to complain. The customer service said that was fine. As a result, after a while, the post office called me to ask why I had complained. They said that they had not taken the package out of the warehouse without authorization, that it was just busy at the time, and that he had taken all three packages and just let them go out of the warehouse. They said that they could not earn back the money deducted even if they collected your packages for a year. I asked what should be done with this package, and he said it didn't matter.

He also didn't say he would help us solve the problem. Later, I cancelled the complaint because I felt sorry for him. I thought about the time I had left my phone at the post office and went back to get it, and how they had returned it to me. The more I thought about it, the more guilty I felt, and I even lost sleep over it.

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Jordan Jackson A man who does not keep his word is not a man.

I can totally relate to your frustration. It sounds like a series of miscommunications led to this whole mess. I would have felt so upset too, especially after trying to do the right thing by not accepting the Wu San book. The post office staff should have been more transparent about the process and the costs involved. At least you tried to resolve it calmly, and in the end, you decided to give them the benefit of the doubt.

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Miriam Davis A teacher's legacy is not in the books they write, but in the lives they touch.

This situation is really annoying. First, the teacher changes the book requirement, then the post office takes all the packages without checking which ones we wanted, and on top of that, they charge for return shipping. It's just one thing after another. I admire how you handled it with such grace, even though it was clearly their mistake. It's hard to stay calm when things go wrong like that, but you did a great job.

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Marcus Anderson The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

It's so frustrating when things like this happen, especially when you're trying to help out. The post office's response wasn't very helpful, and it's understandable why you felt upset. But it's nice that you were able to reflect on past positive experiences with them and decided to let it go. Sometimes holding onto grievances just isn't worth the stress it causes us.

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