Just Venting....USPS Priority Mail
 

Out went the package Priority Mail last Tuesday, Washington State to Texas. Makes me feel all warm & fuzzy to check the DC and continue to see that the Post Office accepted my package on the Dec. 15th.........and?

When are they ever going to offer a real tracking system? :mad:

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USPS equals unusually slow package service ;)

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Sorry John, it is a delivery confirmation service, not a tracking service. I often have packaged show as just dropped off until they arrive at the destination and even then (if they didn't scan it) it sometimes never gets updated.

I've experienced this same sort of thing with other shippers as well.

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:tpd:
Which is why I pay my postage online and get the DC for free - cuz it ain't worth :2.

But John's question is still valid. When will the USPS provide a tracking service?

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When people are willing to pay for it. Don't think that is going to happen any time soon.

Maybe after they figure out how to charge postage for e-mail? I don't see them adding services anytime soon.
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Seems like some branches track better than others.
Seven different entries on the progress of this package sent out last Friday.

http://trkcnfrm1.smi.usps.com/PTSInt...00000024251823

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Charlie, keep an eye out for the post man today.... could be making a delivery from the North Pole :D

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Your correct as to the DC shuffle but the same day I also sent a package to "stitch" and on the PO site using the DC# it showed La Conner, WA to Federal Way, Wa, to the PO in Eager, AZ & finally that it was delivered.

Life will go on & it will most likely show up but I'm losing what little Xmas spirit is left in me.

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Buck up John! Just remember, Santa is watching.......YOU!!!!!:r

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They do provide tracking for a cost. Last time I checked, only USPS Express (their version of overnight service) is the only one with true tracking. The Express service is much more expensive. It also requires that you have the receiver to sign (you can opt out, but then you lose any insurance on it).

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1000+ miles for under $6...I stlll think it's a deal. ;)

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:D:banger:ss

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My luck with DC info seems to vary by which local post office I use to start. If it's downtown Richmond near my office, the DC info doesn't show up until after the package is delivered, if at all. If I use the one close to my home, I get much more detailed info. Not sure if the two correlate 100% of the time, but it seems that way.

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John sent his christmas cheer to me ! ...
And I'm putting it to good use. :ss :al

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Thus the name "delivery confirmation", Gerard...any other info prior to delivery is a unpaid bonus. :)

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I get excellent service from USPS.It must be my smile :D

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It absolutely is. :D

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Hot Damn...the USPS website shows my "Priority Mail" package made it to Dallas, TX today. Might even have been delivered...........................:r

8 days, not bad for "Priority Mail", eh? :D :D

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USPS - that means it is a government entity. What did you expect, service like provided in the public sector where real people have to offer a real product or they'll go find another product? Did you expect Fed Ex? UPS?

(sorry, momentary rant there)

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I actually get better service, for less money, than UPS or Fed Ex ground. No complaints from me.

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While I wouldn't say better I have found usps priority to usually be very prompt at a great price point. I also have no complaints.

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not good John.At least it landed.

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Sorry to hear that John.
I guess I have just been lucky USPS has always been good for me.

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I am the very lucky recipient of the errant package and I can tell you it was well worth the short wait. :tu

John, you are the greatest!!!

Merry Christmas everyone.

Frank

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Which hand did he hand your fanny to you with? :r Just kidding, I heard to tale already.:tu

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Christmas time with eleventy billion packages sent, might be a time to cut them some slack. :)

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eff 'em Tom!
Come on! You're from Chicago.... Act like it! lol:D

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You want him to pay off some government employees or something? :ss

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Never had an issue with USPS Priority from this end. Packages usually arrive sooner than expected. :tu

My bigger gripe is paying for shipping Priority Mail on purchases and then watching the shipper wait for 3-5 days to get it in the mail. Why bother? :confused:

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I'll fuggin' shoot da mothascratchas.


Better, Tim? ;) :r

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:tpd:

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I have to agree with you. I pay $5.65 with delivery confirmation almost every time I mail cigars out. They usually arrive within 3 days as well! Not bad IMO. I pay for DC# for my peace of mind more than anyone else. This way, I know it was delivered.

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I agree at this time of the year it has to be poor at best. I just got 2 boxes of tat tubes from NH to NJ and it took 6 days. When not in season they offer great service and can get packages in 2 days even from TX. I think at this time of the year you need to send UPS or Fed Ex they seem to be the only ones that dont have a slow down and work there employees to death to get stuff all over in the same time fashion no mater when.

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Totally uncalled for. If you have such a problem with the gov't, why don't you find another one.

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The Postal Service has a pretty good network set up for handling Priority Mail 11 months out of the year. In December, they throw all that out the window and totally change the way the packages are sorted at the window units (post offices) and plants in an effort to reduce overtime. Creates too much confusion to be effective IMO.

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:confused::confused::confused: I guess Postal employees aren't real people.

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:tpd: Me too!

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I've had very good service from USPS this season. One day delivery in the same zone. Several packages sent Coast to Coast in 3 days.

Have had some bad luck this year as well. One pass with several hundred dollars in CC's lost and another package lost as well.

But overall those Postal workers are some of the hardest working people in the business. Cant imagine trying to deliver packages after last weekends blizzard.
Kudos to all the postal employees. :tu

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Yes it does get crazy this time of year for us. We get a 1000% increase in letters and packages for about 2 weeks. The USPS does change the way they do things in December. They hire casual or temp employees for 21 days to make up for the extra mail. I for one don't like this as most of the time they don't know a thing. So we do our best and as always management runs around with heads cut off in December.

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I'm very satisified with the U.S. Postal Service.:usa

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I too have been very happy with the USPS, and think they have done a great job of modernizing with the times to be able to compete. Priority mail is a bargain, and very reliable. On a few occasions, I've had the woman at our local hub offer to stay late to so I could pickup a package.

UPS Ground is very good as well, and I'll get most packages overnight within one zone. Only problem is I'm on the very end of the route, so I get packages very late.

FedEx... Well I've had mixed luck with FedEx. I do stay away from Smartpost. It's where Fedex gives the package to your local post office for delivery. But if something goes wrong neither takes any blame and your package is stuck in limbo.

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Considering the cost to send parcels, and the reliability of the service, I have never had a complaint against either of our countrys postal services. I agree that they do use the word "tracking" rather loosely, but considering the volume of packages they handle every day, I still say they do a good job. I have been using just plain old "Airmail Parcel Post" to ship ebay parcels for about 7 years now, and have never lost one yet. I say "Bravo" to the Post Office.