Thread: Post Office Killing Me

I guess I'm lucky.I'm on a post office training route. Although I don't always have the same postman, I can be sure that I get all of my mail as there is always a trainer walking along with the trainee making sure that everything gets delivered.

I've had trouble with UPS. If I have a delivery, guaranteed, the driver will show up 8pm at night, when I'm at work. Either that, or I'll get rescheduled. ( I work 330p - 1200am) I've had some trouble with the Post Office, but still, I think the Priority mail deal is the best out there w/tracking. The US Post Office is going through some major internal struggles and financial hardships.

I used to ship stuff worldwide, and the price difference is phenomenol. To ship a stone to Japan from the states was about $100.00 with Fed Ex, and about $110.00 with UPS, or vice versa, but no kidding....I wound up sending it Express mail to Japan for half the cost, about $50.00 bucks. It got there in about a week, which is normal, if not good for USPS...

P.S. To the OP, check with your letter carrier. If they have a new guy, they love to mis sort packages. I had a new mailman, and every package I got, wound up at my neighbor's house. I had an SRD package missing for over a week....Hang in there....It'll show up...

To the poster in East Haven, You need to call your local postmaster and complain. They do take that stuff seriously. Rarely, does anything ever get lost, It may get sidetracked for a while, but for the amount of mail they handle, they do a good job with it....

Posting stuff to the US from OZ is expensive and it became moreso when the US customs imposed a temporary tariff on parcels that still hasn't been removed nearly one year on. Doesn't make it worth anyones while in my opinion. Especially if the parcel was to be lost enroute.


Mick

Often times shipping across the street takes longer than across the country. I had some medications shipped from a pharmacy and it took three days. I could have driven there in 15 minutes and picked it up myself.

99% of the time, when you mail a letter in the U.S. (First Class Mail, your zip code) The recepient has it the next day. It's called "EXFC" The post office keeps track of all these numbers, and try's to improve upon them. In Nelson's case, I'm betting the pharmacy sent his package at the close of business, eliminating one day. So, Processed one day, delivered the next. That's the norm, at least for now. Once they get 5 day delivery approved, and start laying off people, it will be worse than it is now. Yes, It can get a lot worse.

Even with the little mishaps, I'm still convinced the USPS is the best bang for the buck, especially Prority mail. I do a good deal of Conus and Int'l shipping. I haven't had any problems in the last 5 years. YMMV. My choice is Priority mail for most things.

For comparison, I just had meds delivered by UPS Next day air from the the VA (local, about 15 mins from my house). They were sent on Feb 2nd. I got them yesterday, the 7th.

Try this! I live in an old farm house. My brother lives downstairs, and I live up. One of my other brothers lives a 1/4 mile down the road. This has made for some interesting deliveries...but overall I am surprised they don't have more mistakes.

I usually like USPS. I'm a little frustrated currently, as I ordered something for Oregon, and it's been sitting in NC for 3 days now. But I'm sure it'll get here eventually. Not sure how it flew from one coast to the other without finding me in the middle, but neither is the post office, so I'm just guessing it's on a truck somewhere...

3 hours. i drive to the shop and shop my hell out. for the rest of the day little diner and look around the place.
make a happy day from that.. ok you spend more money butt you have an nice day and no stress about ups.