I am waiting on a parcel from the UK by Fedex,picked up on Dec 12th ,no further updates.Seems to be the norm for the busy christmas period
USPS At It Again..
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I live a couple hours southwest of a major hub in the southeast. USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL rarely do wrong by us. Unless it's an overworked rural carrier marking a package as delivered, forgetting to put it in our box, and bringing it the next day instead, our delivery is flawless. It helps to pay via credit card in case goods purchased are not delivered.
I have been absolutely flabbergasted at how efficient the USPS is. I've received vender's checks that had gotten ripped in whatever machinery they use, and received the check taped back in a USPS special envelope. Besides the humorous posts showing how the mail has to go out of state and back before they get the package or whatever it is... but, these type posts seem to always just be humorous and based on us mere mortals having NO understanding of how the mail works. I had a package once marked "mailbox", but it wasn't in my mailbox, and when I called, UPS, they told me that was their code for them having dropped it off at the USPO, for them to deliver it to my mailbox.
I don't pretend to understand all of this. But, it is interesting to me that every time Congress takes money out of the USPS, they publish about how the USPS is losing money. Then Congress forces them to deliver packages for other carriers (Their competition) at reduced rate (smokey backroom deals in Congress) they then publish how the USPS is losing money again. I have no idea why Congress hates the USPS, but it functions like a well oiled machine, unless you politically agree with those that seem to want to rob it or denigrate it. Hell, if it weren't for the USPS, UPS and FedEx would be out of business.
I don't pretend to understand all of this. But, it is interesting to me that every time Congress takes money out of the USPS, they publish about how the USPS is losing money. Then Congress forces them to deliver packages for other carriers (Their competition) at reduced rate (smokey backroom deals in Congress) they then publish how the USPS is losing money again. I have no idea why Congress hates the USPS, but it functions like a well oiled machine, unless you politically agree with those that seem to want to rob it or denigrate it. Hell, if it weren't for the USPS, UPS and FedEx would be out of business.
And now they’ve delivered a package this morning that I ordered from WCC (Boston to rural AZ) over a holiday weekend (Friday afternoon to this morning)
Right thru my front lawn, up to my front steps, driveway on the east side, she could have drove around and blew the horn, but no, chunked it on the front porch. Could not get the bitch fired!
Right...and my WCC order from last Thursday; before the burnt ends firestorm won't arrive here on Virginia until Wednesday.
I filed a query with USPS regarding my parcel - the odd tracking and the fact it hasn't been updated at all since 8am Friday morning.
I'll givem this, they got back with me in a matter of a couple hours..
"Upon our investigation the parcel was mis-sent to 40213, currently rerouted to the correct zip code 40217.
Please accept our sincerest apology for any trouble this may have caused you. We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you again in the future.
Sincerely,
Keshya Boudreaux
Mgr Customer Services"
I still don't see how there hasn't been any tracking updates or why it wasn't delivered Saturday or today. I better have a new pipe tomorrow.
40213 is the neighborhood just south of mine. It's also where the main branch of the PO is located.
I'll givem this, they got back with me in a matter of a couple hours..
"Upon our investigation the parcel was mis-sent to 40213, currently rerouted to the correct zip code 40217.
Please accept our sincerest apology for any trouble this may have caused you. We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you again in the future.
Sincerely,
Keshya Boudreaux
Mgr Customer Services"
I still don't see how there hasn't been any tracking updates or why it wasn't delivered Saturday or today. I better have a new pipe tomorrow.
40213 is the neighborhood just south of mine. It's also where the main branch of the PO is located.
Certainly SEEMS it's in my neighborhood! But I'll be nervous until it's in my clutches.
Sadly, the USPS has been politicized for the last few years. Oh crap, I accidentally called something political... we're in for it now.
Agreed. The same is true for all Federal agencies and semi-autonomous republics.Sadly, the USPS has been politicized for the last few years. Oh crap, I accidentally called something political... we're in for it now.
Richmond is the worst Ive ever seen..
So much so our Senator was just there because of it.
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They have gotten rare because of the dirtbag low-lifes who decided they could force one open and still things like checks and gift cards.
Five or six times a year one of my sisters in Texas will ship a package to my wife and half the time the package is actually delivered in a timely manner. The other half of the time the package gets to the Regional Distribution Center in New Orleans (37 miles west of where we live) then it goes to another distribution center 15 miles north of New Orleans before being sent back to New Orleans and then sent to a distribution center in Baton Rouge before being sent back to New Orleans and finally to Slidell (where I live). It will usually arrive at the Slidell Post Office around 3:00 AM and sit there for another 24 hours before it is put on the delivery vehicle. Twice in the past three months I've received the tracking notice that the package was delivered. Neither time was it in my mailbox or by our door. I attempt to file a "missing package" report and the report is unable to be processed. One of the packages was magically delivered the next day. The second package was opened, the contents searched for anything valuable (it was bundles of fabric for my wife) and then the opened package was put by our door.
I've had the same mail carrier for over 20 years. I asked her about "Informed Delivery" and tracking. She said all the Post Office employees actually hates the tracking program because the system doesn't work very well.
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It's been a long week..
I filed an inquiry on Tuesday.
Got a phone call Wednesday.
Guy said he doesn't know what happened - maybe a damaged barcode sticker. They'll check the facility today.
This morning, lo and behold..
We'll see..
I filed an inquiry on Tuesday.
Got a phone call Wednesday.
Guy said he doesn't know what happened - maybe a damaged barcode sticker. They'll check the facility today.
This morning, lo and behold..
We'll see..
I remember when it used to take 6 weeks to get a package delivered to anywhere. It used to take a few weeks to get a check cleared after we deposited it. That was not that long ago. Now, we all have microwaves, instant banking, smart phones, instant access to any website in the world, and when it takes a few weeks longer than we expect, it makes us all frustrated.
Yes, but now we have computers. Today one man can make more mistakes in a minute than 100 men could in a week, and at half the cost.
I remember “please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery”. I was ecstatic when it only took 4. #digital_overlords
I remember “please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery”. I was ecstatic when it only took 4. #digital_overlords
