Most of my charitable contributions I pay at the end of the year in a lump sum. It's a way to not only remember to do them but to not make out multiple checks through the year as organizations ask for more money for this and that. I made an exception though when I saw one organization was giving away as a 'thank you gift' something that I actually wanted. I called up on March 10th and gave them my credit card number. On March 11th I received an e-mail thanking me and saying my gift would come via mail in 4 to 6 weeks. I'd forgotten about it until I was cleaning out my e-mail and came across that note of thanks. How long had it been? It was now April 26th. I sent a nice inquiry back to them w/ the original 'thank you' e-mail attached. April 29th I received a reply stating that it hadn't been six weeks yet but the package would be arriving soon. They included the tracking number for the package. I checked the number. While the label w/ tracking number had been created on March 11th, USPS hadn't yet received it. I sent back another e-mail,a twinge snippy perhaps, stating that the package was not 'in the mail' and it had been 7 weeks, not almost 6. An automated reply came back stating someone would be contacting me within the week. That didn't happen but the package arrived today. So I learned that, while companies can generate USPS tracking numbers, it doesn't mean something has been actually mailed. Unfortunately, I don't know if the organization learned not to tick off patrons if they want more contributions from them.
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