I have a question about sending receiver back

[directv newb]

Hey, I have kind of a trivial/stupid question but I was curious so I thought I would ask. I got the "return" box to send back a receiver I no longer needed. I did what the instructions said and I took it to the post office today. When I handed the box to the post office man I said to him "about how long until this gets to it's lcoation?" and he said, we don't ship these, it get's picked up right here, so there is no eta. He gave me a receipt as proof I dropped it off. What does he mean, it gets picked up there?? I am confused.

 

[raoul5788]

There is a joint venture between the USPS, Fedex, and UPS. Packages get dropped off at the PO, and Fedex picks them up from there and delivers them. Sometimes UPS picks up, sends the package across the country, then drops it off at the local PO and they deliver it.

 

[peds48]

DIRECTV® always uses tracking info. It should have been as part of a tear off the shipping label.