What’s going on with the USPS?

tlawler · May 24, 2020

I mailed out two boxes 2nd day priority mail on Tuesday and tracking said delivery Friday by 8:00pm. Delivery time came and went with no update for nearly 48 hours. Now tracking website is claiming major delays in transportation due to the chinese flu. What gives? Are most of their drivers calling in sick due to the flu?

What sucks about it is that they are items I sold on ebay and paypal has a hold on funds until delivery. Dang it! It’s my money and I want it now!

lrrifleman · May 24, 2020

IMO, it isn't just the USPS. I have purchased some items on eBay, and they got here within a day or two of the projected delivery date, if not earlier. I placed an order with Sportsmans Guide and it was coming FEDEX GROUND, it showed shipped, but never left the depot for a week. Another purchase was from Anchorage, it was routed via Washington D.C., got held up there for a few days before it got to NJ.

Onomea · May 24, 2020

I had a Priority Mail package show up lickety-split this week. Was due tomorrow and showed up yesterday.

hittman77 · May 24, 2020

Their tracking system seems to be the worst on the market.

You've got the same experience I had a couple of weeks ago expecting a gun coming to me from Ohio. Tracking went from "on time" to "delayed" to their site was down to "tomorrow", etc. etc.

Rustyt1953 · May 24, 2020

I just received a holster via USPS from a member in Oklahoma. It came a day earlier than stated.

Can't trust anyone.

Jon651 · May 24, 2020

It's not the USPS (or FedEx, or UPS, etc.) - it's the railroads and trucking companies. Freight schedules have been upended during the pandemic for many reasons both on the shippers' side as well as the freight haulers' side. Some railfans I follow say they are seeing many trains that have been combined with those of other days as shippers struggle to meet schedules and delays accumulate.

moosedog · May 24, 2020

Thank the Chinese.

XAVMECH · May 24, 2020

I had a “Smart Post” FEDEX/USPS part coming from TX. Left May 11th, arrived SAT, May 23rd. How’s that for great service? Got to pay extra for that, besides

. Getting just a little goofy out there...

Engineer1911 · May 24, 2020

My package, purchased April 29, is someplace between Jamaica, NY and Nowhere, NJ as of 5-23. Expected delivery is May 9. Package has not yet been received by USPS.

Now I know why the vendor has a 68% rating. I won't make that mistake again.

coltle6920 · May 25, 2020

Jon651 said:
It's not the USPS (or FedEx, or UPS, etc.) - it's the railroads and trucking companies.

Sorry but you are mistaken for the most part.

FedEx and UPS have their own planes and trucks. The USPS has contracted trucks and the use of space on commercial airlines. FedEx and UPS don't hand over a package to the USPS until it is almost at it's destination.

Here's a copy of my latest shipments progress...

05/23/2020 6:40 A.M. Aurora, CO, United States

Destination Scan
05/22/2020 9:49 P.M. Aurora, CO, United States Arrival Scan
05/22/2020 9:32 P.M. Commerce City, CO, United States Departure Scan
05/22/2020 12:15 A.M. Commerce City, CO, United States Your package has been delayed due to events beyond our control. We're adjusting delivery plans as quickly as possible.
05/21/2020 9:54 P.M. Commerce City, CO, United States Arrival Scan

It arrived in Colorado by UPS on 5/21. It should've went to my post office in Denver just a few miles away but instead ended up at another regional USPS hub in Aurora,Co. It could've been human error or my piece might have been thrown in with the lot going to Aurora. It only weighed 1lb. If all goes well I should get it on Wednesday. The other 2pcs in my order stayed with UPS and should be delivered Tuesday.

I would bet that the railways and trucking companies don't account for even .01% of online orders.

pantannojack · May 25, 2020

Things were better before FAKE NEWS

Sikiguya · May 25, 2020

I ordered a pair of boots from KY Guns. It was set up on 4/18. Tracking show it zipping through to Wisconsin on 4/21. Should get it the 22nd, right? No

It got the same moving through the system. Showed up in Detroit 2 weeks later. Then disappears for another week. I finally got it a few days ago.

Meanwhile, my son custom orders a pair of Nike. They were made and shipped overseas. Arrived in shorter time than those boots.

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JayFramer · May 25, 2020

Haven’t had a single issue lately.

CH4 · May 25, 2020

All my stuff shipped via USPS, FedEx or UPS has arrived on time or a day early. Until you live or work in other countries, you can’t truly appreciate the service USPS provides.

Ole Joe Clark · May 25, 2020

I signed up for Amazon Prime. Both orders that I placed were messed up. The first one, Amazon shipped me damaged goods, I returned it. The replacement item was shipped, there was nothing in the package. Finally found a chat link and the person on the other end shipped the correct part.

Second order, one item was shipped to the regional post office who shipped it to the wrong town. Was shipped back to the regional PO and I finally received it.

All of these items were shipped through the postal service.

Have a blessed day,

Leon

Spurdann · May 25, 2020

My experience is that it will come early, unless it comes late, then again sometimes it comes on time unless it doesn't come at all.

chief38 · May 25, 2020

The USPS is running on "fumes" now. They are basically obsolete and should probably be privatized, made much smaller by attrition or eliminated all together. At this point we are just throwing good money after bad at it and the USPS will only shrink every year going forward. If you think about it ..... between email, texting, faxing, scanning, Fedex, UPS, Amazon, Auto bill pay, on lime bill pay etc. they deliver just a bit more than junk mail these days.

That said, they DO provide jobs - not only for the Mail personal but for all the support groups that maintain trucks, planes, buildings etc. and I suppose that in itself is a good thing. They also give Dogs a reason to bark - LOL! Don't get me wrong, I like the fact that we get mail and packages delivered right to our door steps, but truly can't see how they can sustain themselves in the years to come without MAJOR influxes fo money from the Taxpayers!

Bill Bates · May 25, 2020

I have a package that is slowly moving through the USPS system. It seems to be getting put in quarantine every place it stops. It stopped in New York May 3rd, hit Virginia on the 15th. Left There on the 20t. Today tracking says it is moving through the system to its final destination.

Bob L · May 25, 2020

I was talking to my SIL, who works for the PO and she explained that with everyone ordering on line now instead of going to the store, they are swamped.

Jeff423 · May 25, 2020

I have the worst experience with FEDEX Ground. They make the USPS look like the most efficient organization in the world, and normal FEDEX is good too.
Example: Package shipped to me last week - delivery on Sunday - adult signature required. I wait all day Sunday, no updates from them to my tracking #. After two calls around 5pm (takes two to get a live person) they tell me that "end of the day" means 8pm. 8:10 pm - two more calls - package hasn't arrived at the local terminal. When now, I ask, "by the end of the day on Tuesday" "I won't be here on Tuesday" "That's ok, we'll try everyday until Thursday". Can you give me an estimate of the delivery time: "by the end of the day" (8pm).
I know FEDEX Ground is not real FEDEX and that the people that deliver are owner/operators, but nothing changed in the world from last Thursday until Sunday that was beyond their control.
I tried to get them to hold the package until I could pick it up but they said I would have to call the shipper to have that change made.
One of the people I spoke to told me that Fedex Ground is an "economy" service and they can't provide the same level of delivery information that real FEDEX gets.

I guess wasting 2 days of my time is OK in their business model.

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