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You realize you may have delivered a piece of mail to the wrong address. What should you do?

Correct answer

Take steps to correct the error per procedure — retrieve and redeliver if possible, and report it so it can be properly resolved

  1. A Ignore it — it's a small mistake
  2. B Take steps to correct the error per procedure — retrieve and redeliver if possible, and report it so it can be properly resolved
  3. C Hope the neighbor returns it
  4. D Deliver faster to make up for it and say nothing

Why this is the answer

ACCURACY and OWNERSHIP of errors are key 474 traits. A misdelivery should be CORRECTED (retrieve/redeliver if possible) and REPORTED per procedure — not ignored or hidden. Misdelivered mail can cause customers to miss important items (checks, medications, legal documents), so correcting it matters. The VEA rewards carriers who take responsibility for mistakes and fix them rather than concealing them. Delivery accuracy is a core performance measure; honest correction of errors is valued far more than pretending they didn't happen.
Source: USPS 474 VEA — Accuracy, Correcting Errors

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