As long as we are on the subject of the USPS...I have a question.

The practice in my home is...my husband slices open all the envelopes with an opener thing - checks if it is "important" and then sorts it. This works for us as a result of a nasty incident where my inattention to details cost me $125.oo for a new car title.

Yesterday, he opened the bank statement of Mustafa SomelastnameIcantremember who lives on some street not in our neighborhood.

Normally misdelivered mail is to someone on our street in which case I can take it to them, apologize and assure them we did not read it and do not know they have advanced to the next level of Scientology or not paid the bank for three months or whatever.

What is the correct procedure when you open misdelivered mail? We taped it and put it in the mailbox along with our bills, etc. Is that correct? Should we have written a note? Given it back to our mailperson via the mailbox with an explanation?