Tracking packages

[Alien]

Our Australia Post is slipping badly too. I recieved a text saying my small oven would be delivered on Tuesday. (Monday was a holiday) It didn't arrive. Then I got a text saying Wednesday. On Wednesday I got a text at 11.35 a.m. saying I was unlikely to get the delivery today. Geez, when am I gonna get it then? :confused2: Probably too big for the local Postal contractor so Aus Post doesn't know how else to get it to me. I am in the country a bit. Even couriers wont drive 12 minutes out of town to deliver to my street.

 

[Howling]

Package shipping has become a logistics shuffle between carriers. Many carriers are doing the long haul and logistics then passing it off to USPS for the last mile (residential delivery). UPS and FedEx have the smartpost services for years. Typically adds a day to delivery by dropping it off at post office for delivery next day.

Amazon has upped this game by controlling it trucking and logistics centers and dropping packages at the local post offices for delivery. I have seen amazon branded delivery vehicles in high density area.

This causing issues with tracking as packages transfer between carriers. And more places for stuff to get misplaced.

I ordered some pieces from Tractor Supply for freight delivery last year with set delivery window. Took the day to work from home. Mid-morning got a call from XPO terminal looking to set delivery next day or so. She didn't care about the delivery appointment on the paperwork. Waited until after the trucks were all out to call. Lucky my son had the couple hours available to drive to terminal and pick it up.

 

[Jstpssng]

Package shipping has become a logistics shuffle between carriers. Many carriers are doing the long haul and logistics then passing it off to USPS for the last mile (residential delivery). UPS and FedEx have the smartpost services for years. Typically adds a day to delivery by dropping it off at post office for delivery next day.

Amazon has upped this game by controlling it trucking and logistics centers and dropping packages at the local post offices for delivery. I have seen amazon branded delivery vehicles in high density area.

This causing issues with tracking as packages transfer between carriers. And more places for stuff to get misplaced.

I ordered some pieces from Tractor Supply for freight delivery last year with set delivery window. Took the day to work from home. Mid-morning got a call from XPO terminal looking to set delivery next day or so. She didn't care about the delivery appointment on the paperwork. Waited until after the trucks were all out to call. Lucky my son had the couple hours available to drive to terminal and pick it up.

The day could come when it's better to do business locally again; at least we don't need to schedule our day around deliveries. I just dropped my Prime, because I don't use it enough to justify the cost; and I don't like "autopay". If that has a major effect on how long I wait for an order I will just find someone else to do business with.

 

[Gunny]

I really love it when I've got two packages coming, one UPS and one UPS Surepost. They'll drop the Surepost off at the Post Office, which I can see from my front porch, then leave there and drop off my UPS package. Then I have to wait until the next day to get the Surepost package.

 

[jfh28]

 

[bunyip]

We have a special overnight postal service that takes two days, pay extra for the privilege, what used to take two days from interstate can now take twelve.