Boy, the USPS sure is efficient

SSGGeezer · 02-02-2018, 12:09 AM

Originally posted by boriscleto

Here's a package the eBay seller said was going to be send USPS Priority. It was instead sent FedEX Sure Post

Attachment 385778

This seller is not getting nice feedback.

I hate FedEx "Surepost!" What a lie of a name. USPS is always faster since it doesn't have at least two extra stops ion the way and usually goes by air. Poor feedback is deserved.

**ivanvernon** · 02-02-2018, 01:26 AM

Originally posted by ChrisPlatt

The final leg and delivery to your door for the Japan item was by USPS, wasn't it?

Chris

It was on my porch when I got home, so I am not sure who made the final delivery to my house, and the package itself has no clues.

**ChrisPlatt** · 02-02-2018, 04:02 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by ivanvernon

It was on my porch when I got home, so I am not sure who made the final delivery to my house, and the package itself has no clues.

Unless you used a premium delivery or courier service
after arrival in USA it was of course picked up and delivered by USPS.

Chris

**ivanvernon** · 02-02-2018, 04:38 PM

Originally posted by ChrisPlatt

Unless you used a premium delivery or courier service
after arrival in USA it was of course picked up and delivered by USPS.

Chris

It was initially consigned to Japanese post, and I assume that the USPS was the ultimate domestic deliverer, but since I was not home for the delivery I cannot personally verify that. I am definitely not complaining!

**monochrome** · 02-02-2018, 04:57 PM

I send about 100 personal packages a year. I use USPS Priority Mail exclusively. I use their (free) pre-printed boxes, purchase my postage and print my label at home on their (free) website. When I print my label it clearly states 1-Day or 2-Day Delivery on the top. I leave the package on my doorstep and my carrier picks it up (for free) when my mail is delivered. Their On-Time Delivery is nearly perfect.

USPS emails me tracking scans and also updates their (free) mobile app in real time, as well as notifying me and updating their app when an inbound package is delivered to my home.

I’ve never had the bad experiences you all seem to have had with USPS.

roflwaffle · 02-02-2018, 09:15 PM

Originally posted by boriscleto

Package was sent first class in a bubble mailer. I have no idea why it would have gone from the Syracuse facility, which as I said is 1.2 miles from my house, to Rochester 76 miles away, and then back. If it had been sent third class or bulk it would have gone to Albany.

They might have dropped the trailer in Syracuse to unload overnight deliveries and sent it to Rochester to ferry whatever back to Syracuse. It doesn't matter if something goes back and forth between two distribution centers twice, provided it's delivered in time, which would I imagine favor collecting/distributing overnight deliveries. Or it could have something to do with driver/dock worker availability. Or someone just messed up. I don't think bouncing between distribution centers implies any particular situation though.

**ChrisPlatt** · 02-03-2018, 05:00 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by SSGGeezer

I hate FedEx "Surepost!" What a lie of a name. USPS is always faster since it doesn't have at least two extra stops ion the way and usually goes by air. Poor feedback is deserved.

FedEx and UPS use USPS for "the last mile" and delivery to your mailbox of some packages.
The final handoff to USPS invariably adds another delay which no doubt USPS will be blamed for.

Chris

SSGGeezer · 02-03-2018, 05:13 PM

Originally posted by ChrisPlatt

FedEx and UPS use USPS for "the last mile" and delivery to your mailbox of some packages.
The final handoff to USPS invariably adds another delay which no doubt USPS will be blamed for.

Chris

My package from Adorama is less than 40 miles away but it will make it on time because it is UPS all the way and those drivers know my house. My latest Ebay purchase was in Minneapolis yesterday but will probably be here by Tuesday at the latest.

My Amazon package is in the same location as my Adorama package but will be using USPS for the last leg so Tuesday. (I hope.) It may actually get delivered to my local post office 1/2 mile away Monday but they can't just drive by the house and leave it. LOL

**boriscleto** · 02-03-2018, 05:39 PM

I had a package delivered USPS Priority from Albuquerque, NM. Dropped off on 1/31 and delivered on 2/2. The FedEx SurePost delivery from FL only had one more stop in PA before making it to Syracuse. The mailman delivered it at the same time as the package from NM. It only took 2 extra days...(Dropped off at FexEx on 1/29)

I have a package coming USPS Priority from Indianapolis, the post office didn't get it until 11:57 PM on Friday so it won't be here until Monday...

MadMathMind · 02-03-2018, 05:58 PM

YOU TOO?!?

Priority Mail has been an absolute joke for me the last month or so. Just dreadful. I now pay extra for UPS or FedEx when I'm given the chance; it's gotten so bad I almost don't want to shop at place that ship with USPS. I certainly can't use it for anything I need quickly. Here's my last six packages:

(1) Sent 1/9, arrived 1/17 (8 days)
(2) Sent 1/16, arrived 1/22 (6 days)
(3) Sent 1/16, arrived 1/26 (10 days)
(4) Sent 1/22, arrived 1/27 (5 days)
(5) Sent 2/1, not here yet (was to arrive today)
(6) Sent 1/31, not here yet (was to arrive yesterday, so 7+ days for this one)

---------- Post added 02-03-18 at 06:59 PM ----------

Originally posted by monochrome

I’ve never had the bad experiences you all seem to have had with USPS.

You are lucky. In addition to my struggles above, they lost two of my friends packages, mashed another friend's box and took 8 days to deliver the pieces, and screwed up a 3rd friend's packages. This is all in the last 3-4 weeks too.

**ChrisPlatt** · 02-04-2018, 08:09 AM - **1 Like**

Don't count non-business days nor days after label was created but item not in USPS possession.
Nearly all of my Priority Mail parcels are delivered on or within a day of the projected delivery date.

Do not confuse Priority Mail with Express Mail, which is USPS premium service.
USPS Priority Mail prices are competitive with UPS Ground and FedEx Home,
their economy services.

Chris

SSGGeezer · 02-04-2018, 08:29 AM

Originally posted by ChrisPlatt

Don't count non-business days nor days after label was created but item not in USPS possession.
Nearly all of my Priority Mail parcels are delivered on or within a day of the projected delivery date.

Do not confuse Priority Mail with Express Mail, which is USPS premium service.
USPS Priority Mail prices are competitive with UPS Ground and FedEx Home,
their economy services.

Chris

Priority mail is the parcel version of First Class mail. That is why if it is going a long distance, it will go by air rather than ground. (Usually 500-600 miles.)

Express will do whatever to get it there on time, barring weather catastrophes.

It seems that less than 500 miles can take as long, or longer than a cross country jaunt. The time of day your package arrives at a regional distribution center seems to make a difference in arrival times also.

MadMathMind · 02-04-2018, 08:42 AM

Originally posted by ChrisPlatt

Don't count non-business days nor days after label was created but item not in USPS possession.
Nearly all of my Priority Mail parcels are delivered on or within a day of the projected delivery date.

Do not confuse Priority Mail with Express Mail, which is USPS premium service.
USPS Priority Mail prices are competitive with UPS Ground and FedEx Home,
their economy services.

Chris

Mail does move on Sundays. It's just not delivered. And I counted from the day it left the shipper.

Priority Mail is advertised as "2-3 days." Clearly not so anymore.

SSGGeezer · 02-04-2018, 09:10 AM

Originally posted by MadMathMind

Mail does move on Sundays. It's just not delivered. And I counted from the day it left the shipper.

Priority Mail is advertised as "2-3 days." Clearly not so anymore.

My package that got mailed on the 2nd, is at the distribution center here in Maine and will be at my house tomorrow. That is three days including weekends. And I do not live anywhere near what passes for a large town or city. It is 18 miles to the nearest town with more than 4000 people and they are not where my mail is routed through.

MadMathMind · 02-04-2018, 01:06 PM

Originally posted by SSGGeezer

My package that got mailed on the 2nd, is at the distribution center here in Maine and will be at my house tomorrow. That is three days including weekends. And I do not live anywhere near what passes for a large town or city. It is 18 miles to the nearest town with more than 4000 people and they are not where my mail is routed through.

I live in Houston. Everything was mailed to me from major cities: New York, Detroit, Providence, Boise. Shouldn't take a week+ to get something from New York to Houston. And yet it's been three times of that!

02-02-2018, 04:38 PM	#19
ivanvernon Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina, OH Photos: Albums Posts: 7,224	Package delivery Originally posted by ChrisPlatt Unless you used a premium delivery or courier service after arrival in USA it was of course picked up and delivered by USPS. Chris It was initially consigned to Japanese post, and I assume that the USPS was the ultimate domestic deliverer, but since I was not home for the delivery I cannot personally verify that. I am definitely not complaining!

02-03-2018, 05:00 PM - 1 Like	#22
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,696	Economy shipping Originally posted by SSGGeezer I hate FedEx "Surepost!" What a lie of a name. USPS is always faster since it doesn't have at least two extra stops ion the way and usually goes by air. Poor feedback is deserved. FedEx and UPS use USPS for "the last mile" and delivery to your mailbox of some packages. The final handoff to USPS invariably adds another delay which no doubt USPS will be blamed for. Chris

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02-02-2018, 12:09 AM	#16
SSGGeezer Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Indiana, U.S. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,845	Originally posted by boriscleto Here's a package the eBay seller said was going to be send USPS Priority. It was instead sent FedEX Sure Post Attachment 385778 This seller is not getting nice feedback. I hate FedEx "Surepost!" What a lie of a name. USPS is always faster since it doesn't have at least two extra stops ion the way and usually goes by air. Poor feedback is deserved.

02-02-2018, 01:26 AM	#17
ivanvernon Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina, OH Photos: Albums Posts: 7,224	Originally posted by ChrisPlatt The final leg and delivery to your door for the Japan item was by USPS, wasn't it? Chris It was on my porch when I got home, so I am not sure who made the final delivery to my house, and the package itself has no clues.

02-02-2018, 04:02 PM - 1 Like	#18
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,696	Originally posted by ivanvernon It was on my porch when I got home, so I am not sure who made the final delivery to my house, and the package itself has no clues. Unless you used a premium delivery or courier service after arrival in USA it was of course picked up and delivered by USPS. Chris

02-02-2018, 04:57 PM	#20
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	I send about 100 personal packages a year. I use USPS Priority Mail exclusively. I use their (free) pre-printed boxes, purchase my postage and print my label at home on their (free) website. When I print my label it clearly states 1-Day or 2-Day Delivery on the top. I leave the package on my doorstep and my carrier picks it up (for free) when my mail is delivered. Their On-Time Delivery is nearly perfect. USPS emails me tracking scans and also updates their (free) mobile app in real time, as well as notifying me and updating their app when an inbound package is delivered to my home. I’ve never had the bad experiences you all seem to have had with USPS.

02-02-2018, 09:15 PM	#21
roflwaffle New Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 13	Originally posted by boriscleto Package was sent first class in a bubble mailer. I have no idea why it would have gone from the Syracuse facility, which as I said is 1.2 miles from my house, to Rochester 76 miles away, and then back. If it had been sent third class or bulk it would have gone to Albany. They might have dropped the trailer in Syracuse to unload overnight deliveries and sent it to Rochester to ferry whatever back to Syracuse. It doesn't matter if something goes back and forth between two distribution centers twice, provided it's delivered in time, which would I imagine favor collecting/distributing overnight deliveries. Or it could have something to do with driver/dock worker availability. Or someone just messed up. I don't think bouncing between distribution centers implies any particular situation though.

02-03-2018, 05:13 PM	#23
SSGGeezer Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Indiana, U.S. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,845	Originally posted by ChrisPlatt FedEx and UPS use USPS for "the last mile" and delivery to your mailbox of some packages. The final handoff to USPS invariably adds another delay which no doubt USPS will be blamed for. Chris My package from Adorama is less than 40 miles away but it will make it on time because it is UPS all the way and those drivers know my house. My latest Ebay purchase was in Minneapolis yesterday but will probably be here by Tuesday at the latest. My Amazon package is in the same location as my Adorama package but will be using USPS for the last leg so Tuesday. (I hope.) It may actually get delivered to my local post office 1/2 mile away Monday but they can't just drive by the house and leave it. LOL

02-03-2018, 05:39 PM	#24
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,476 Original Poster	I had a package delivered USPS Priority from Albuquerque, NM. Dropped off on 1/31 and delivered on 2/2. The FedEx SurePost delivery from FL only had one more stop in PA before making it to Syracuse. The mailman delivered it at the same time as the package from NM. It only took 2 extra days...(Dropped off at FexEx on 1/29) I have a package coming USPS Priority from Indianapolis, the post office didn't get it until 11:57 PM on Friday so it won't be here until Monday...

02-03-2018, 05:58 PM	#25
MadMathMind Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Houston, TX Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,717	YOU TOO?!? Priority Mail has been an absolute joke for me the last month or so. Just dreadful. I now pay extra for UPS or FedEx when I'm given the chance; it's gotten so bad I almost don't want to shop at place that ship with USPS. I certainly can't use it for anything I need quickly. Here's my last six packages: (1) Sent 1/9, arrived 1/17 (8 days) (2) Sent 1/16, arrived 1/22 (6 days) (3) Sent 1/16, arrived 1/26 (10 days) (4) Sent 1/22, arrived 1/27 (5 days) (5) Sent 2/1, not here yet (was to arrive today) (6) Sent 1/31, not here yet (was to arrive yesterday, so 7+ days for this one) ---------- Post added 02-03-18 at 06:59 PM ---------- Originally posted by monochrome I’ve never had the bad experiences you all seem to have had with USPS. You are lucky. In addition to my struggles above, they lost two of my friends packages, mashed another friend's box and took 8 days to deliver the pieces, and screwed up a 3rd friend's packages. This is all in the last 3-4 weeks too.

02-04-2018, 08:09 AM - 1 Like	#26
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,696	Don't count non-business days nor days after label was created but item not in USPS possession. Nearly all of my Priority Mail parcels are delivered on or within a day of the projected delivery date. Do not confuse Priority Mail with Express Mail, which is USPS premium service. USPS Priority Mail prices are competitive with UPS Ground and FedEx Home, their economy services. Chris

02-04-2018, 08:29 AM	#27
SSGGeezer Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Indiana, U.S. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,845	Originally posted by ChrisPlatt Don't count non-business days nor days after label was created but item not in USPS possession. Nearly all of my Priority Mail parcels are delivered on or within a day of the projected delivery date. Do not confuse Priority Mail with Express Mail, which is USPS premium service. USPS Priority Mail prices are competitive with UPS Ground and FedEx Home, their economy services. Chris Priority mail is the parcel version of First Class mail. That is why if it is going a long distance, it will go by air rather than ground. (Usually 500-600 miles.) Express will do whatever to get it there on time, barring weather catastrophes. It seems that less than 500 miles can take as long, or longer than a cross country jaunt. The time of day your package arrives at a regional distribution center seems to make a difference in arrival times also.

02-04-2018, 08:42 AM	#28
MadMathMind Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Houston, TX Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,717	Originally posted by ChrisPlatt Don't count non-business days nor days after label was created but item not in USPS possession. Nearly all of my Priority Mail parcels are delivered on or within a day of the projected delivery date. Do not confuse Priority Mail with Express Mail, which is USPS premium service. USPS Priority Mail prices are competitive with UPS Ground and FedEx Home, their economy services. Chris Mail does move on Sundays. It's just not delivered. And I counted from the day it left the shipper. Priority Mail is advertised as "2-3 days." Clearly not so anymore.

02-04-2018, 09:10 AM	#29
SSGGeezer Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Indiana, U.S. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,845	Originally posted by MadMathMind Mail does move on Sundays. It's just not delivered. And I counted from the day it left the shipper. Priority Mail is advertised as "2-3 days." Clearly not so anymore. My package that got mailed on the 2nd, is at the distribution center here in Maine and will be at my house tomorrow. That is three days including weekends. And I do not live anywhere near what passes for a large town or city. It is 18 miles to the nearest town with more than 4000 people and they are not where my mail is routed through.

02-04-2018, 01:06 PM	#30
MadMathMind Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Houston, TX Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,717	Originally posted by SSGGeezer My package that got mailed on the 2nd, is at the distribution center here in Maine and will be at my house tomorrow. That is three days including weekends. And I do not live anywhere near what passes for a large town or city. It is 18 miles to the nearest town with more than 4000 people and they are not where my mail is routed through. I live in Houston. Everything was mailed to me from major cities: New York, Detroit, Providence, Boise. Shouldn't take a week+ to get something from New York to Houston. And yet it's been three times of that!