Canceling a USPS Passport Appointment: A Frustrating Experience in Silicon Valley

As I'm writing this, I'm still trying to wrap my head around the ordeal my wife and I went through when attempting to cancel our USPS passport appointment. We had scheduled an appointment at Sunnyvale post office on Wednesday, but unfortunately, it was cancelled due to a miscommunication. 'Cancel a USPS passport appointment'

To make matters worse, we had taken half a day off work and our daughter missed school. The Sunnyvale post office called us on Wednesday asking why we didn't show up, which made the situation even more frustrating. We were then told that we needed to reschedule at another location.

We decided to go to Campbell post office today, but when we got there, we found out that they couldn't accommodate us without an appointment for all three of us. I was surprised that it took 10 minutes for one person and 20 minutes for maybe three people, but it seemed like a big ask.

Luckily, my wife had taken an appointment at another location, which allowed us to reschedule our passport application. However, the experience has left me wondering what's wrong with the way USPS handles these appointments in Silicon Valley.

We waited in line for over an hour only to be told that the only lady handling passport applications was sick and not coming in. We then drove to another post office, which was supposed to open at 10 am, but when we arrived at 10:30 am, they told us they couldn't handle any more customers.

I've visited three post offices without luck and called several others without getting an appointment. It seems like you can only get an appointment if you go early in the morning or wait for hours in line. I'm starting to feel like trying to get a H1N1 vaccine all over again!

It's clear that the system is overwhelmed, but it's also unfair that people who want to apply for passports have so much difficulty getting an appointment. Some post offices don't even offer appointments on weekends or evenings, making it hard for working professionals to fit in their application.

I'm not sure if anyone else has had a similar experience in Silicon Valley, but

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