Mailman’s viral TikTok warns about the correct format of letters

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Trying to create a nice aesthetic or a personal touch when sending something through the mail is a great idea in theory, but a USPS mailman is warning viewers that this could result in your mail never reaching its destination.

In a clip that has been viewed more than 831,000 times, viral TikTok mailman Chad Huber explained to viewers what happens when they try to make an envelope fun by putting “cute little return address stickers” on it. the back of the envelope rather than the front in an attempt to seal it.

@chadhuber #mailmenoftiktok #postmanproblems #mailman ♬ original sound – Chad Huber

“Most of the mail is sorted by a computer, you’ve given yourself a 50/50 chance to get this letter back,” he explained. “I’m going to have to take a sharpie and cross out all the barcodes here and it basically won’t look nice anymore. So just put it in the top left corner.”

Many were nervous in the comments, agreeing with Huber and not understanding how people would willingly send letters that were not formatted correctly.

“You know what’s cute? Doing it the way it’s supposed to be done,” said one user.

“And don’t use your cute pink or red pen to address them. The computer can’t read it either,” another noted.

According to the USPSreturn addresses should always be placed in the “upper left corner of the front of the envelope.”

The service also urges senders to “use common sense” because “if it can’t read the address, then automated mail processing equipment can’t read the address.”