Slow mail?
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I always try and mail stuff "First Class" or "Priority."
If you pick any other way, they just duct tape it to the back of a mental patient and push him out the back door.
If you pick any other way, they just duct tape it to the back of a mental patient and push him out the back door.
Rural address in one state to a rural address in another state is not happening within a week for at least two years now. Priority mail seems to be more like the old first class mail. This seems like a scheme to covertly raise prices without raising prices. As long as we plan ahead, it seems fine, but USPS needs to stop lying about their estimated delivery times IMO.
I shipped 5 1st Class packages (#0 mailers) on the 20th and all are out for delivery today.
I'm in the middle of nowhere 30 miles east of Yuma AZ. Packages went mostly back east.
I ship via USPS almost daily and have seen no delays this season so far.
Boreas
Poster Extraordinaire
It is spotty, and yes, there are problems. Getting enough people PO'd is a good way to invoke improvements.
But IME, "late" checks are usually a result of mishandling after delivery, and not due to the PO. I rarely send checks any more and use online payments/withdrawals as much as possible.
But IME, "late" checks are usually a result of mishandling after delivery, and not due to the PO. I rarely send checks any more and use online payments/withdrawals as much as possible.
Let's focus on the humorous for the holiday. A postal clerk told me last year that a young adult actually asked her where to place a stamp on a # 10 envelope.
^^^^My 20-year-old - who's a dead shot and can build a mechanical watch - came to me and asked the same question. God help them if they have to write a check!
My cousin in Seattle asked me for my address last Saturday. I received his Christmas Card yesterday. So, no not slow.
kafka
Friend of Leo's
Pretty good for this time of year. They were dying under the weight before, but they have recovered well.
Took my new Tonerider pickups 13 days to get from NYC to my place a couple hundred miles to the north. At least they gave me a day-by-day account of its road trip through West Va.
Honestly, though, it still seems like a miracle. I put a little sticky rectangle that costs about 50 cents in the corner (which one?--editor) of an envelope and in almost all cases it arrives in about 4 days exactly where I wanted it to go, even if that's 2500 miles away. The occasional delays are somewhere between amusing and frustrating, but it's still a remarkable deal. What's the alternative?
Honestly, though, it still seems like a miracle. I put a little sticky rectangle that costs about 50 cents in the corner (which one?--editor) of an envelope and in almost all cases it arrives in about 4 days exactly where I wanted it to go, even if that's 2500 miles away. The occasional delays are somewhere between amusing and frustrating, but it's still a remarkable deal. What's the alternative?
sixstringbastard
Friend of Leo's
Our local mail carriers have been working mandatory 6am - 6pm for the past few weeks.
Patience is appreciated during the holiday season
Patience is appreciated during the holiday season
jrblue
Friend of Leo's
In my experience, the USPS has recovered from the previous administration's efforts to destroy it. I do a lot of small shipping by mail, and lots of the stuff I buy online is coming via USPS since UPS and FedEx are now outrageously expensive (again, thanks to the previous administration). Maybe I'm just lucky, but for me the USPS is a minor success story. Deadlines are met, tracking is usually spot on. Fortunately, we do have a strong and capable local delivery staff at our PO.
