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I'm not talking about tracking saying something is delivered a couple of hours before it actually is. What I'm talking about is them posting an item's status as delivered DAYS before it actually arrives (still hasn't in this case).

When I check the tracking history associated with the number, there is a pretty impressive electronic paper trail showing it's path through the system, etc. I figured it was delivered to the wrong address but checked with the intended recipient, my brother-in-law, and he said no, it happens all the time down here and all the locals complain to the post office about it but nothing happens. He lives in Durham, NC, in the research triangle area and the package was one of those regional B boxes, i.e. "if it fits, it ships."

Anybody experience anything like this? To willfully program a computer to generate fake times. dates & locations seems absurd and I have a hard time believing my B-I-L, but he is a smart guy, not prone to exaggeration. His condo complex has a facebook page and this USPS chicanery seems to be a popular topic. He did add that the problem is limited to USPS...UPS, FedEx, etc. don't engage in the same behavior.