Rant on shipping

[rontaki]

>snip snip< The USPS used to be, when I was younger, respected around the planet as an example of a great mail service. Now it is a joke.

And we are the punch line.

 

[Gem99ultra]

This NOT going to be a popular statement, BUT...
Amazon has delivered my last two orders on/before their stated delivery date estimate!
Noted, both were delivered by thier own Prime trucks. Still, I hope that performance is an indicator of days to come.

 

[Doofy]

No complaints about USPS. Live on a Rural Route and have mail and packages delivered 6 days a week. If our packages are to large for our box they are then dropped off at the front door or we meet them as they pull in. Their mail route is 170 miles long each day and they never complain no matter the weather.

 

[BravoXray]

No complaints about USPS. Live on a Rural Route and have mail and packages delivered 6 days a week. If our packages are to large for our box they are then dropped off at the front door or we meet them as they pull in. Their mail route is 170 miles long each day and they never complain no matter the weather.

Same here,been at this address for 50 years, and have only had a couple of problems that were really due to bad packaging and not delivery problems.

 

[goeduck]

No complaints about USPS. Live on a Rural Route and have mail and packages delivered 6 days a week. If our packages are to large for our box they are then dropped off at the front door or we meet them as they pull in. Their mail route is 170 miles long each day and they never complain no matter the weather.

Same here, but their route is nowhere near 170 miles. I'd guess 25.

 

[kenmbz]

Just had a missed Amazon delivery by Amazon, I think the truck was running late so my package got into Amazon Purgatory, returned for processing or something like that.

I was able to cancel and order a new one, so not all bad.

 

[Tinhack]

This NOT going to be a popular statement, BUT...
Amazon has delivered my last two orders on/before their stated delivery date estimate!
Noted, both were delivered by thier own Prime trucks. Still, I hope that performance is an indicator of days to come.

That happens most often from shipments I receive from sellers ON Amazon. Not very often from Amazon itself. It's happened with Amazon enough to count with fingers on one hand. I average close to one order a day and count on the stated delivery date. They totally miss the time but I generally get it the day promised. There have been numerous failures here though.

There have been troubling occasions where Amazon sends the package back to the origination because of damage but they make a good effort to replace it quickly. These are Amazon packages from other Amazon warehouses. I like that they catch these while in transit.

I just sent a damaged product back to one of Amazon's Return Centers. It was sent by a seller on Amazon. It was a heavy 2-piece product made of cast iron. One of the pieces was cracked and the shipping box looked like FedEx had it's hand in it but it was shipped by a private company (I don't remember the name). I got a new set within a few days with a zero charge.

 

[tallyho8]

My truck has been laid up for 3 weeks while I was waiting for a part. I live right outside New Orleans and the package got to the New Orleans post office a week ago. Today I tracked it again and it is in Anchorage Alaska. WTF?
Tracking Number:
9405508106244165467843
Copy Add to Informed Delivery

Latest Update​

Your item arrived at our USPS facility in ANCHORAGE AK DISTRIBUTION CENTER on August 27, 2025 at 5:10 am. The item is currently in transit to the destination.

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Moving Through Network​

Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
ANCHORAGE AK DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 27, 2025, 5:10 am

In Transit to Next Facility
August 24, 2025
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
NEW ORLEANS LA DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 20, 2025, 7:12 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
MEMPHIS TN DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 19, 2025, 9:33 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
MEMPHIS TN DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 19, 2025, 7:16 pm
Departed USPS Regional Facility
DETROIT MI DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 19, 2025, 3:31 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
DETROIT MI DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 18, 2025, 4:52 pm
Accepted at USPS Origin Facility
SAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI 48082
August 18, 2025, 3:37 pm
Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item
SAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI 48082
August 17, 2025, 9:40 pm

 

[Oaktree]

Same here,been at this address for 50 years, and have only had a couple of problems that were really due to bad packaging and not delivery problems.

What few USPS issues I've had can mostly be blamed on new or substitute carriers unfamiliar with the route. Our regular carrier almost never screws up.

 

[kenmbz]

What few USPS issues I've had can mostly be blamed on new or substitute carriers unfamiliar with the route. Our regular carrier almost never screws up.

Our regular carrier is not the problem. stuff just never shows up.
We know him pretty well and he will go out of his way to help, but most mail is not traceable