Rant on shipping

[Alan W.]

USPS is a joke anymore. Even the local postmasters are complaining about it. They are tired of getting ripped everyday due to late mail.
Our electric bill gets to us one day before it is due. So I take it to the co op and pay it. When I asked them why our bill was coming from out of state instead of there like it use to she replied that it was cheaper to use that service instead of doing it themselves. I then asked if they fired the employees that did it before. She said that positions were created for those employees. And we wonder why the rates keep going up.

 

[Chewwy]

Currently delivery by Amazon is the best, UPS comes in second, USPS is close third, FedEx is pretty worthless.

Prior to Amazon, UPS was great and always had the same driver. USPS was darned good to but I believe that was due to the driver (a really pretty blonde gal). FedEx was ood to but they only delivered mail type items ( i.e., no parcels).

I have had three different Amazon deliveries on the same day. Doesn’t seem efficient but it gets it done.

The worst time is close to Christmas when UPS and FedEx are using temp workers.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

FedEx left a $350 box of motorcycle parts at the end of our road yesterday. 1/4 mile from our house.

Luckily a neighbor witnessed it and brought the package in and called us.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

And, USPS has yet to find/deliver a package that last scanned on February 6th. Still working on that refund from the vendor

 

[LouNY]

I must be lucky, I have had only a few shipping issues. USPS does a good job, UPS usually does a good job, Amazon is often very good, Fed Ex usually gets the job done.

 

[jyoutz]

Currently delivery by Amazon is the best, UPS comes in second, USPS is close third, FedEx is pretty worthless.

Prior to Amazon, UPS was great and always had the same driver. USPS was darned good to but I believe that was due to the driver (a really pretty blonde gal). FedEx was ood to but they only delivered mail type items ( i.e., no parcels).

I have had three different Amazon deliveries on the same day. Doesn’t seem efficient but it gets it done.

The worst time is close to Christmas when UPS and FedEx are using temp workers.

Amazon doesn’t deliver to our rural areas. They deliver to the post office and the PO does the final delivery.

 

[Chewwy]

Amazon doesn’t deliver to our rural areas. They deliver to the post office and the PO does the final delivery.

Amazon does that here for some Sunday deliveries. I usually take the option for delayed delivery to avoid Sunday USPS delivery because they are just as bad as Christmas season temp hires.

 

[Jstpssng]

And, USPS has yet to find/deliver a package that last scanned on February 6th. Still working on that refund from the vendor

I had the same experience with FedEx two years ago, who was supposed to be delivering a Cabela's order. It tracked all of the way to our USPS distribution center, where it allegedly was turned over to the for final delivery. 6 days later it was suddenly down in Connecticut at FedEx's distribution point, where things go to disappear. After 6 more days it headed west, to Phoenix if I remember correctly. As long as it moves within 6 days there is nothing the vendor can do, so I finally cancelled the order.
7 days later, which was a day after my refund was processed the order finally arrived.
I then contacted Cabela's trying to get my refund reversed but it turned into such a cluster that I gave up. Somewhere I still have the gift certificate which was part of the refund but I have no intentions of using it.

 

[ruffdog]

I have had some bad luck with USPS this year. I think the workers are fine but the sorting machines are goofing up. I have a feeling it will get much worse before it gets better, if ever. PS...I generally have had good service from all the carriers in the past.

 

[caver]

I forgot to add that another package that was running late, USPS, finally shows up at the post office. I go there to see if I can pick it up. Not without paying an intercept fee that was like $18 ?? So I save them time and a few pennies and you want to charge me more?. I'll wait for it to show up tomorrow.
Also in the past 2 months I've had 2 UPS deliveries after 7pm. One was almost 8 and the one a couple days ago shows up at 8:16 pm.