USPS at work

[newbury]

I've a part ordered from Florida which I needed 2 days ago.

The vendor shipped it USPS 3 day priority, to the address in Fulton, MS.

USPS confirmed the correct address in an email.

USPS reports it is now out for delivery.

September 5, 2014 , 9:59 pm
Departed USPS Facility
ALLEN PARK, MI 48101

That's approximately 700 miles away.

Wonder how long it will take?

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Unless it is shipped 1 day priority, there is no penalty to the USPS for late deliveries. Been there done that. Overall the USPS is actually pretty amazing if you look at how many pieces are moved each day. But because of that, sadly many times 2 & 3 day shipments don't make it in the proper time frame.

Just my experience.

 

[newbury]

Unless it is shipped 1 day priority, there is no penalty to the USPS for late deliveries. Been there done that. Overall the USPS is actually pretty amazing if you look at how many pieces are moved each day. But because of that, sadly many times 2 & 3 day shipments don't make it in the proper time frame.

Just my experience.

Proper time frame?
How about at least the proper STATE?

I realize they both start with the letters M and i but the USPS sent me an email with the CORRECT address and no mention of Michigan.

 

[doxford jim]

I quit using both UPS and FedEx years ago. Both companies performance was no better than the regular postal service (Canadian and US) and they charged much more for "non service.

FWIW UPS and FedEx can cease to do business tomorrow and I wouldn't give them the time of day.

IMHO both Canadian Post Office and US Post Office do a much superior job of moving more mail for a fraction of what the courier companies charge.

Thanks - a very disgruntled permanent ex UPS and FedEx customer.

 

[kennyd]

I ship a lot of stuff via the USPS, many thousands of packages in last few years. They have only lost one so far for me, some have been delayed a few days but like I wrote only one completely lost and they did pay the claim after a month or so. Now, the tracking info is the worst in the business, very unreliable and often just wrong. I hear that they are improving it, but time will tell if they can.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Proper time frame?
How about at least the proper STATE?

I realize they both start with the letters M and i but the USPS sent me an email with the CORRECT address and no mention of Michigan.

I have had packages shipped both UPS and USPS and they have traveled thousands of miles out of the way because of poor handling. I have sent USPS packages to Alaska on Saturday and the customer had it on Monday and that was std flat rate box shipping. I have mailed 26 miles and it took 4 days for the first class envelope to get there. You just can never tell. :confused2:

 

[doxford jim]

I have had packages shipped both UPS and USPS and they have traveled thousands of miles out of the way because of poor handling. I have sent USPS packages to Alaska on Saturday and the customer had it on Monday and that was std flat rate box shipping. I have mailed 26 miles and it took 4 days for the first class envelope to get there. You just can never tell. :confused2:

I have had UPS take five weeks to telephone me to say the package is ready to be delivered for an additional payment $120 fee - after paying for three day service. This has happened more than a few times. Same can be said for FedEx as well.
I will never again use those two companies. The US and Canadian postal services do better or as well, for about 1/4 of the cost. The postal services also have much better customer service IMHO.

 

[mikehaugen]

USPS reports it is now out for delivery.

September 5, 2014 , 9:59 pm
Departed USPS Facility
ALLEN PARK, MI 48101

"Departed usps facility" does not mean "out for delivery." It just means it is leaving one of it's stops along the way. As far as the long wait, I don't have an answer. They all suck, but my experience has been that usps is the fastest/ most reliable... but as mentioned before the tracking is very far behind real-time.

 

[sd455dan]

I quit using both UPS and FedEx years ago. Both companies performance was no better than the regular postal service (Canadian and US) and they charged much more for "non service.

FWIW UPS and FedEx can cease to do business tomorrow and I wouldn't give them the time of day.

IMHO both Canadian Post Office and US Post Office do a much superior job of moving more mail for a fraction of what the courier companies charge.

Thanks - a very disgruntled permanent ex UPS and FedEx customer.

I have to agree- most of the things i order on ebay that are shipped via usps arrive quicker than ups or fed ex, and the economy shipping charges are usually less than 1/2 the price of the other 2. my :2cents:

 

[George2615]

USPS has been pretty good here also. If you ordered it 2 days ago with 3 day Priority you might get it today. If not today then probably Monday. I've had many items shipped from Calif. on Monday and rec'd here in NY by Fri.

 

[WM75Guy]

To me the service all three provide started degrading when they quit using their own employees and went to independent contractors. The best is UPS when it's my regular route guy. UPS states they don't use contractors for delivery, just hauling freight, but more and more I get someone in a UHaul rental van dropping off UPS packages. USPS contract delivery driver no longer gets out of her vehicle, just leaves you a card to go to town if it's a package or needs a signature. The FedEx delivery independent contractor only comes my way every 3 days as he says it's not cost effective to drive that far for one delivery, even though I am only three miles from the city limits. Their website says "out for delivery" and then updates that night to "Delivery not attempted" for a day or two.

 

[mfreund]

I have had FedEx say they could not find my address, even though they have been here 30+ times. I think they just do not care if and when they get it there.

 

[downsizingnow48]

Fedex was always the worst on the Virginia coast where we used to live and also here in Sacramento. Recently had a driver refuse to leave box of cat food on the front porch on grounds it was too valuable. Same front porch where UPS drops everything no questions.

 

[dave1949]

Are you sure the package originated in Florida? Sometimes you buy things at a much different address than where they actually are made/warehoused.

 

[newbury]

USPS has been pretty good here also. If you ordered it 2 days ago with 3 day Priority you might get it today. If not today then probably Monday. I've had many items shipped from Calif. on Monday and rec'd here in NY by Fri.

No I ordered it last Saturday, and it shipped Tuesday morning.

Are you sure the package originated in Florida? Sometimes you buy things at a much different address than where they actually are made/warehoused.

USPS tracks it as shipping from FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, going to Chattanooga, going to Michigan, and it's on it's way back to Tennessee. Hopefully they discovered their mistake and I'll see it Monday or Tuesday.