USPS is broken
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12/08/20 02:01 PM
12/08/20 02:01 PM
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I had to stop shipping via USPS and may never offer again. Because of COVID and around the holidays every year USPS takes anywhere from 5 days to 6 weeks to deliver. Distance doesnt matter. I could mail to my neighbor and it could take a month (and has happened). In fact I personally deliver most packages within 10 miles
USPS closed the Toledo HUB about 7 years ago (GENIUSES) and now flood the SE MI (Allen Park - Priority Mail & Pontiac - First Class Mail) hubs. When things get busy around the holidays they bring in empty semi trailers and fill them to deliver after the holidays. 4-6 weeks of mail gets stuffed into these trailers. We ship 30,000 packages a year now and I have the local Postmaster's cell phone number. Not to find packages, that is IMPOSSSIBLE in spite of all the calls asking if I have some "secret" information hotline, but to find out HOW BAD things are. My guys says all the big city hubs especially IL, NY, NJ, NC, TX, CA, are in the same boat. Just warehousing packages until the the rush subsides. Said about twice as much mail is coming in as going out?!?!
So I am only shipping UPS (FedEx is nearly as problematic as USPS.. I cant use them). Even UPS is running a couple days behind but at least the tracking and delivery is reliable. I liked the recent news story where UPS told a bunch of major retailers that they weren't going to handle their packages and instead focus on small to medium sized business probably because its more profitable than the rock bottom rates the big guys negotiated.
Anyone else seeing similar issues. I've been talking to other vendors and resellers all over the country and have been hearing the same story. I have noticed a few companies I have been purchasing from (not Mopar parts) are only offering UPS or FedEx also. No USPS.
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Re: USPS is broken
[Re: IMGTX]
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12/08/20 02:28 PM
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Mr PotatoHead
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Ive been over 20 days recently on some important packages via usps. Gonna start doing alot more fed ex since it seems to works well in my area recently.
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Re: USPS is broken
[Re: Mr PotatoHead]
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12/08/20 02:42 PM
12/08/20 02:42 PM
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Jim - I share your frustrations with the USPS. Seems the government doesn't care. It gets worse by the day. Just had a priority package take 11 days to go 90 miles.
I just signed up with UPS this month for the first time. So far, service has been pretty good.
I sure hope the USPS gets fixed up after the administration change. If I drop a local letter off directly at my post office...it get's sent 60 miles away to be sorted...then sent right back to the same PO I dropped it at to be delivered to the end user. What kind of efficiency is this????? So, it's 3 days minimum for delivery of a local letter that is less than 1 mile from the PO. The tracking system is nearly useless. I'm waiting on package from IL that was dropped off by seller on 12/4. The tracking doesn't even show it was received yet. Who knows when it will arrive.
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Re: USPS is broken
[Re: moparx]
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12/08/20 03:04 PM
12/08/20 03:04 PM
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USPS around here is a crap shoot to say the least, And as mentione,you mail a letter,it goes 40 miles one way to be sorted,then sent back here. Our local PO has a hiring freeze now. A local guy who is a rural carrier,says he might not get any days off if the sub quits. I do know for the amount of work he does he gets paid very well plus benefits.
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Re: USPS is broken
[Re: 71TA]
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12/08/20 03:15 PM
12/08/20 03:15 PM
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I am out of my daily prescriptions. New scripts have been in the mail for 3 weeks and there is NO ETA!
I am not rich...but I get off my ass everyday to make sure I am not broke!
Can we get the Mexican cartels to help us with our supply chain issues? They don't seem to have any trouble getting stuff from one place to another.
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Re: USPS is broken
[Re: John_Kunkel]
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12/08/20 04:13 PM
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Nice update from UPS.
We were unable to dispatch the trailer on time. This may cause a delay.
2020-12-08, 07:00:00
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Re: USPS is broken
[Re: moparx]
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12/08/20 04:14 PM
12/08/20 04:14 PM
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Mr PotatoHead
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pa to virginia.... Probably could of punted them like a football being that short of distance. yet i sent my sister two packages via USPS priority 3 day delivery [pa to virginia] late friday afternoon, and she got them monday morning. so
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Re: USPS is broken
[Re: Mr PotatoHead]
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12/08/20 04:20 PM
12/08/20 04:20 PM
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I believe problems with USPS are regional, not systemic. I have no complaints about their service; usually have accurate tracking on packages and even have a daily delivery notice come via e-mail. (informed delivery, daily digest)
i agree, other than the one package I have no complaints here either. Funny thing is I had a case of oil shipped from TX using FedEx and I was fully expecting for some of the quarts to be leaking oil but the box was dry as a bone. Miracles do still exist.
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Re: USPS is broken
[Re: A39Coronet]
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12/08/20 04:49 PM
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I have had excellent luck with the USPS with only a few hiccups. UPS is fine but when the nearest pickup point is 75 miles away..... And FedEx? Did I happen to tell you I hate FedEx? How much time do you have to listen to a rant?
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Re: USPS is broken
[Re: A39Coronet]
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12/08/20 04:57 PM
12/08/20 04:57 PM
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67SATisfaction
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Haven't noticed any changes here in NY, New England. Less than a week for my 1st class mail and Priority to reach their destinations.
I suppose the following might take this thread towards a Lockdown, but it's not the USPS that's broken - it's the Government.
The Government can "break" any agency by micromanagement and budget controls... Imagine if you had to run a company, but were told by the owner you couldn't charge more than a certain rate - told you couldn't increase rates - told what you had to pay your employees - told you had to provide minimum vacation, healthcare and retirement benefits - told you had to keep an office in every town in the country - you get the idea.
Despite that, the USPS charges less than most other carriers, and US citizens pay less than citizens of other countries.
Merry Christmas, - Art
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Re: USPS is broken
[Re: 67SATisfaction]
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12/08/20 05:18 PM
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Knock on wood, FedEx is doing fine for me delivering all my stuff to customers - they are usually right on schedule. Leave MI. Monday, arrive to CA. or OR. on Friday.
So Allen Park is the big home for mail overload then - I figgered. One of my daughters orders quite a lot of sewing supplies & the orders usually ship USPS. Fairly often, she has stuff coming in that is unreasonably delayed. When she tracks them, the road always leads to Allen Park & then no estimates as to when delivery will be. One package was there for over 3 months, then like magic it arrived one day. We are maybe 60 miles from Allen Park. An F5 tornado direct hit might fix that place.
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Re: USPS is broken
[Re: Sunroofcuda]
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12/08/20 05:49 PM
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Last Friday, we mailed three identical packages from New Jersey to Long Island, Boston, and Seattle via USPS Priority Mail. The Long Island package arrived the next day (Saturday), Boston on Sunday (surpising there was a Sunday delivery), and Seattle on Monday.
Of course, the other side of the coin happened a couple of months ago when it took 3-1/2 weeks for a package to get from NJ to IL. I started filling out online tracking forms at the beginning of the third week, and three days later the package magically appeared at its destination.
For me, the moral of the story is that the USPS is unpredictable.
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