Rant on shipping

[LD48750]

I have never been a fan of the USPS. For years I have been of the opinion that they should be privatized. However, during this corona virus lock down they seem to have improved their service, at least in our area. I am not sure why or how, but I will give credit where it is due. Maybe they will stay this was when the virus blows over.

Lucky you.
The exact opposite here, good service in the past & CRAP now.
Order from PA went to Indianapolis then to Detroit and has sat there for two days less then 30 miles from me.
All that took a week.
I could have had pony express deliver it faster.

 

[Big Barn]

Here is this mornings tracking notification (May 6) for a parcel mailed near Chicago April 13. This is the FIRST notification that actually said something other than “on its way”

 

[California]

Some drop shippers are -really- gaming the system.

A year ago, most everybody selling an item on Ebay (a flashlight) was located in Hubei (Wuhan region, a big manufacturing center). I'm not in a hurry, all the vendors offerings were identical except price so I bought from the cheapest vendor with substantial good feedback. I assumed the item was manufactured right there so choice of vendor was irrelevant.

Then - nearly past the 30 day Ebay feedback window, I get a shipping confirmation in the style of a USPS tracking number. But # unknown at USPS. I finally traced that # to learning it was a Philippine Post number, but they showed 'no information'. Weeks later the item arrived with markings showing China Post (expected) overlaid by Malaysia Post (WTF??). That use of a Philippine Post tracking number was entirely bogus. Likely the claim of the vendor that he is located in China was also bogus. Likely his use of a bogus Philippine Post tracking number was to 'prove' to Ebay that he shipped timely.

This modern world is strange.

 

[sandman2234]

I have been in transportation for over 41 years, and Amazon will be the downfall of many good trucking companies and owner operators.
I received an early Christmas card from my sister, just before Thanksgiving. She always tells everyone what is happening in her world. As I read it, I was thinking that most of this is old news. Then i looked at the postmark, it was almost a year old! I called and spoke with the Bulk mail center, and it seems they were cleaning out a temporary anex, and getting ready for the Christmas rush and were mailing what they found. DUHH!!!

 

[Diggin It]

UPS tracking got kind of weird. They now have a map where you can watch an icon of the truck moving around your area as it gets closer to you. Just watched it make stops at a few nearby houses, then could look out and watch the driver walk up my driveway with the package.

Right on schedule too, but not from AMZ.

 

[Doofy]

Wife just received an LL Bean order that was shipped UPS 2nd Day Air. Only took 9 days!

 

[caver]

I also noticed the UPS tracking map. When the display switches from Nearby?? to Almost there is when it is getting close. I found the map doesn't update frequently enough. Even hitting refresh sometimes wasn't enough as it would sit in one spot for 10 minutes.

 

[Diggin It]

I was bored, it's a less than ideal day outside, so once I saw it on a road nearby, I just sat and watched it. Updated about every 5 minutes or less.

 

[von-mil]

Is the UPS map a smartphone app? Can it be used with a PC?

 

[Diggin It]

I did it yesterday in IE on a PC.