Re: Do you have a missing/late USPS package?
[Re: Jer]
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I was talking with some friends tonight (one of whom is a rural carrier) about the decree to the carriers to leave on time, and leave behind anything they didn't have time to sort. That pile will build up until they have a light day and have time to sort it, and still get out on time.
So it's entirely possible that some packages will go through in normal time, while one on the bottom of the pile from a week+ ago when they had a lot more, may take a lot longer to finally get delivered.
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Re: Do you have a missing/late USPS package?
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We sent a check to a customer on 3-25, he called mid april hadn't received it. We cancelled it and cut hime a new one. He got the check from 3-25 on 8-20! Imagine if you sent it mixed in with mail-in-ballots? Probably get there during the next inauguration
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Re: Do you have a missing/late USPS package?
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Purchased a part for my Challenger, and the seller sent it out from NY on August 07th. Took five days to go 90 mins away to the next facility in NJ. Tracking shows still enroute, but no new updates since the 16th.
Anyone else having similar issues with USPS? That's really odd , I have a package coming from Illinois that's been hung in a post office somewhere in Illinois since the 16th?????
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Re: Do you have a missing/late USPS package?
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The post office is closed today here as the storm was coming but not a raindrop in the sky. I thought I was rain sleet or snow
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Re: Do you have a missing/late USPS package?
[Re: Exit1965]
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Good to hear the PO isn't taking too much of a beating here. lol. When I moved from California to my small town in Oklahoma, The one thing I underestimated here was the job market. Not a lot of jobs for a 23 year veteran of the film lighting business. So, I took part time job at the post office. I really like it but its pretty brutal at times. And when DeJoy took over and made all the trucks leave before they were full, things went further down hill. Its is screwing up everything at our office. Also, I sold a driveshaft to a guy a week and a half ago and the tracking is still showing its an hour from me. Has been for 9 days. Hasn't moved an inch. Luckily the guy who bought it is nice. Sorry to hear that some of you are having trouble. Sadly, I think its gonna take a while to be fixed.
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Re: Do you have a missing/late USPS package?
[Re: hosehead]
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My brother mailed me an envelope last Tuesday - he's in PA, I'm in MI. As of today, still has not arrived. Normally this would take 2 days without fail. I can ship mufflers to a customer in PA. with FedEx Ground on a Monday. He'll get delivery on Tuesday.
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Re: Do you have a missing/late USPS package?
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Throughout all this nonsense, it seems one parcel of mine has been lost: Simon & Garfunkel's "Bookends" album on 8-track tape. It was the last one I needed to complete the set and the cartridge matched all my other ones. Not really a big deal, just a minor piss-off. I've still got a ton of stuff waiting for me across the line at my P.O. box.
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Re: Do you have a missing/late USPS package?
[Re: RapidusMaximus]
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Purchased a part for my Challenger, and the seller sent it out from NY on August 07th. Took five days to go 90 mins away to the next facility in NJ. Tracking shows still enroute, but no new updates since the 16th.
Anyone else having similar issues with USPS? That's really odd , I have a package coming from Illinois that's been hung in a post office somewhere in Illinois since the 16th????? Update: part arrived yesterday 13 days after ordering, emergency brake cable for the Dually, still in the NOS packaging, part travelled from La Salle Illinois to here, North Central TX.
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Re: Do you have a missing/late USPS package?
[Re: hosehead]
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08/25/20 11:27 AM
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Sadly, I think its gonna take a while to be fixed. Can you expand on this? I'm curious if it's the employees, the processes, bad managgement, etc. I wonder if it will become better with huge injections of cash, or simply December, or 2021. To me logistics had improved with barcodes and tracking. Occasionally something I ordered ended up across the country and was soon at my doorstep. Now it seems they do not know, it's tracking can't be found. I regularly check post mark dates on first class because my wife collects stamps. I've noticed only recently lengthy delays. We also still mail a handful of bill payments with a check every month. We have been getting many past due notifications EVEN though we regularly send payments within a couple days of receipt, and well before due date. It's often resulted in us sending payment again, or paying by phone or one time on line (don't trust security as we've been burned thrice by compromised databases) and we end up with a credit against future bills. It's a real pita to keep straight, excel helps.
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Re: Do you have a missing/late USPS package?
[Re: srt]
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08/25/20 11:59 AM
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I think people looking for a reason to cry will always find a reason, like turning a gentle rain it a thunderstorm.
Its easy to cherry pick certain situations to fit ones needs.
Maybe some of the issues are just bad management at the local level.
No one has 100% perfect track record, weather UPS, Fed EX, DHL or the USPS.
No one seems to be mentioning the slight service issues each time the post office has made internal changes, Ive noticed them each time and then things get ironed out.
SRT, not picking on you but I also mail my 4 bills in by check, why not just send a few days early? My 4 main bills are all here by the 25th, I send them all out on the 26th, the earliest one is due on the 5th and like clockwork I know what company holds checks, which runs them when they get them. If you can check your bank online you shouldnt need any outside program.
Not everyone has great mail service, just like cell service, internet service, health services,ect.... but the boogie man I dont think is in the mix.
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Re: Do you have a missing/late USPS package?
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At the USPS things HAVE to change. Get rid of mailboxes. Smart move. Thats so 1950's. I mean the mailman goes to every house. Why would be need mailboxes. Letters should cost $5 to send. I pay all my bills online. I havent sent a letter in 10 years. If its important it goes UPS or FedEx. ?
Usually a "smart" question requires one to wait before offering a conclusion. There are 300million plus in the US, one person does not establish a pattern. First and best answer for need for Blue mail boxes, they have much higher security then mailing a check in a unsecured box on the street in front of your house with a red indicator sticking up waiting for the mailman to arrive. My personal experience, my 92 year old Mom's town she has lived in for over 40 years, removed the drive up Blue mail box recently at the main PO, for reasons unknown, now she has to park her car, walk in, rain or shine, to simply mail a letter/check/document. The PO is supposed to be from day 1 a constitutional service for all, its not a profit center, it's a long time well liked socialist program, like many others. Can it be improved, absolutely, but smartly
Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.
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