DC Improvements?

kaisersozei · 05-20-2009, 06:55 AM

Has anyone noticed an improvement in their USPS Delivery Confirmation service lately? This is what I got today when I checked a package:

It looks like it defaults to the "See Detailed Results" and provides more tracking information than I previously received.

Anyone else have something similar?

md4958 · 05-20-2009, 07:04 AM

Who are you hitting in New Hapmshire Gerard???

taltos · 05-20-2009, 07:12 AM

Quite a bit of Mass mail goes through Nashua both inbound and outbound.

kaisersozei · 05-20-2009, 07:15 AM

Heh, yea Vin is expecting something from me. Well, he is and he isn't

Anyway, I never received this much info on a DC before, didn't know if it was a "new & improved" USPS service.

md4958 · 05-20-2009, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by kaisersozei

Heh, yea Vin is expecting something from me. Well, he is and he isn't

Anyway, I never received this much info on a DC before, didn't know if it was a "new & improved" USPS service.

If you clicked on "details" before, it would give you this kind of information. Although, I find that when I select the option to get email notifications, that seems to work much better lately.

OLS · 05-20-2009, 07:51 AM

The electronic portion in their service can get as perfect as it can be, but will in the end be brought down by surly, lazy, entrenched jerks with no thought given to the "SERVANT" portion of the title civil servant. Nowhere near all of the employees of the USPS are this way, but over half certainly are. If you JUST take the stocking of materials for flat rate priority mail boxes here in Memphis as an example, you get an idea of what I am talking about. I asked a lady in the Winchester office the other day why they never have flat rate boxes out on the table or near the kiosk, and she said "people steal them." I asked her if she honestly believed that people were stealing them, when the recycling centers aren't even taking cardboard for cash. What possible use is a stolen flat-rate box? I told her that they disappear immediately precisely because there is never an attempt made to keep them properly stocked. I said that just the week before when I saw 10 boxes on the table, I took 5 myself, because it would likely be months before any would appear again. The only reason I didn't take all ten was because I have empathy for the hundreds of other people who can't get what they need. I have complained to the postmaster there and at the main office to no apparent effect. Why is it that the laziest, most jaded A-holes have no trouble passing a civil service exam? If there are postal workers on this forum, I challenge you to make a difference. You are the ONLY people who can get things done in that airtight beaurocracy. I can't even get a representative to return my emails or phone calls, which are not angry (yet) by the way.....phew.

rrplasencia · 05-20-2009, 07:56 AM

yeah i noticed last week, but you still can't get it until it's already been delivered half the time. to re-cap yes new but still old.

md4958 · 05-20-2009, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by OLS

The electronic portion in their service can get as perfect as it can be, but will in the end be brought down by surly, lazy, entrenched jerks with no thought given to the "SERVANT" portion of the title civil servant. Nowhere near all of the employees of the USPS are this way, but over half certainly are. If you JUST take the stocking of materials for flat rate priority mail boxes here in Memphis as an example, you get an idea of what I am talking about. I asked a lady in the Winchester office the other day why they never have flat rate boxes out on the table or near the kiosk, and she said "people steal them." I asked her if she honestly believed that people were stealing them, when the recycling centers aren't even taking cardboard for cash. What possible use is a stolen flat-rate box? I told her that they disappear immediately precisely because there is never an attempt made to keep them properly stocked. I said that just the week before when I saw 10 boxes on the table, I took 5 myself, because it would likely be months before any would appear again. The only reason I didn't take all ten was because I have empathy for the hundreds of other people who can't get what they need. I have complained to the postmaster there and at the main office to no apparent effect. Why is it that the laziest, most jaded A-holes have no trouble passing a civil service exam? If there are postal workers on this forum, I challenge you to make a difference. You are the ONLY people who can get things done in that airtight beaurocracy. I can't even get a representative to return my emails or phone calls, which are not angry (yet) by the way.....phew.

if youre looking for flat rate (or any priority or express boxes) why not just order them for free from USPS.com? They deliver them right to your home or office for free in almost any quantity. I just ordered 100 boxes for the Tshirt group buy and they arrive in less than a week.

14holestogie · 05-20-2009, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by md4958

if youre looking for flat rate (or any priority or express boxes) why not just order them for free from USPS.com? They deliver them right to your home or office for free in almost any quantity. I just ordered 100 boxes for the Tshirt group buy and they arrive in less than a week.

That and the fact the assortment of sizes online is often much better than what's stocked at the PO's make this a smart option.

SeanGAR · 05-20-2009, 11:32 AM

To anybody who thinks their PO sucks .. I challenge you to a 'shitty PO duel'.

They never have any of the materials available here, never anything.

They are always as slow as molasses.

Although not surly, they are annoying.

Combine that with "why are you getting so many boxes from XXXXX".

I HATE getting the receipt to pick up a package because no matter what time of day I go, the wait is a minimum of 15 minutes. I live in a town of 15,000 ... its not like there are millions of people around here.

massphatness · 05-20-2009, 12:02 PM

Wait ... I have a package?

ir13 · 05-20-2009, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by massphatness

Wait ... I have a package?

Mugen910 · 05-20-2009, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by massphatness

Wait ... I have a package?

Phew...I thought it was going to me since Nashua is up the road. Yaay Vin!!

kaisersozei · 05-20-2009, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by massphatness

Wait ... I have a package?

Yes. An embedded object. It's "coming to daddy."

05-20-2009, 06:55 AM	#1
kaisersozei The Homebrew Hammer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Gerard Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 3,183 Trading: (40)	DC Improvements? Has anyone noticed an improvement in their USPS Delivery Confirmation service lately? This is what I got today when I checked a package: It looks like it defaults to the "See Detailed Results" and provides more tracking information than I previously received. Anyone else have something similar? __________________

05-20-2009, 07:04 AM	#2
md4958 Captain Cannoli Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moe Location: Suffield, CT Posts: 5,712 Trading: (62)	Re: DC Improvements? Who are you hitting in New Hapmshire Gerard??? __________________ "One fart can foul the air for everyone" - Esteemed philosopher "If avoiding the nasty $hit is being a snob, them I am guilty as charged."- Same esteemed philosopher.

05-20-2009, 07:12 AM	#3
taltos Really, really old Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Paul Location: Saugus, MA Posts: 2,486 Trading: (3)	Re: DC Improvements? Quite a bit of Mass mail goes through Nashua both inbound and outbound. __________________ Jimmy, some of its magic, some of its tragic, but I had a good life all the way. He Went to Paris, J. Buffett

05-20-2009, 07:15 AM	#4
kaisersozei The Homebrew Hammer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Gerard Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 3,183 Trading: (40)	Re: DC Improvements? Heh, yea Vin is expecting something from me. Well, he is and he isn't Anyway, I never received this much info on a DC before, didn't know if it was a "new & improved" USPS service. __________________

05-20-2009, 07:51 AM	#6
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: DC Improvements? The electronic portion in their service can get as perfect as it can be, but will in the end be brought down by surly, lazy, entrenched jerks with no thought given to the "SERVANT" portion of the title civil servant. Nowhere near all of the employees of the USPS are this way, but over half certainly are. If you JUST take the stocking of materials for flat rate priority mail boxes here in Memphis as an example, you get an idea of what I am talking about. I asked a lady in the Winchester office the other day why they never have flat rate boxes out on the table or near the kiosk, and she said "people steal them." I asked her if she honestly believed that people were stealing them, when the recycling centers aren't even taking cardboard for cash. What possible use is a stolen flat-rate box? I told her that they disappear immediately precisely because there is never an attempt made to keep them properly stocked. I said that just the week before when I saw 10 boxes on the table, I took 5 myself, because it would likely be months before any would appear again. The only reason I didn't take all ten was because I have empathy for the hundreds of other people who can't get what they need. I have complained to the postmaster there and at the main office to no apparent effect. Why is it that the laziest, most jaded A-holes have no trouble passing a civil service exam? If there are postal workers on this forum, I challenge you to make a difference. You are the ONLY people who can get things done in that airtight beaurocracy. I can't even get a representative to return my emails or phone calls, which are not angry (yet) by the way.....phew.

05-20-2009, 07:56 AM	#7
rrplasencia monica lewinsky Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Richard Location: Miami Posts: 1,827 Trading: (55)	Re: DC Improvements? yeah i noticed last week, but you still can't get it until it's already been delivered half the time. to re-cap yes new but still old. __________________ "Merica, Back to Back World War Champs." -Cloyd Rivers

05-20-2009, 11:32 AM	#10
SeanGAR Crotchety Geezer Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Radford VA Posts: 911 Trading: (3)	Re: DC Improvements? To anybody who thinks their PO sucks .. I challenge you to a 'shitty PO duel'. They never have any of the materials available here, never anything. They are always as slow as molasses. Although not surly, they are annoying. Combine that with "why are you getting so many boxes from XXXXX". I HATE getting the receipt to pick up a package because no matter what time of day I go, the wait is a minimum of 15 minutes. I live in a town of 15,000 ... its not like there are millions of people around here. __________________ How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?

05-20-2009, 12:02 PM	#11
massphatness Where's my buffaloooo ... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Vin Location: MassHolia Posts: 12,688 Trading: (206)	Re: DC Improvements? Wait ... I have a package? __________________ *Help Support The Navy SEAL Foundation: HERE*