Usps service

[the427king]

I've purchased 50 things in the past month and have received less than 30 percent of them. All have tracking numbers..everyone else having that problem?.maybe theres an outside chance a few hundred thousand votes are still in the system. Lol......

[KevinW]

yes, this has been happening for months now. I have been checking tracking and the packages go on these wild goose chases for some reason. They all make it eventually, like packages going inside NJ, show up in mid Pennsy before heading back to NJ, very strange! Most recent was a package shipped from NJ to Seattle. It went to Anchorage Alaska a couple days ago and no updates since then. Just have to have faith!

[EZ Nova]

YEP, took an extra WEEK to get my moms iPad shipped in as it's a Christmas present. Many many are taking a lot longer with shipping delays.

[the427king]

For me its been great other than the last 4 weeks specifically. We are talking 24 days for an item to go from NY to CT !!

[CamaroNOS]

I think we are all feeling the pain of delivery services.

The only one that I use now is FedEx, they are still offering great service when I need them.

Paul

[Zedder]

I’ve been waiting on a medical device for my Son from FedEx for 8 days now. Shipping from Mississauga to Oakville! (Those two cities share a border for those not familiar!)

[plumL78]

i ordered something off ebay 2 weeks ago. usps tracking shows it hasn't left yet

[MosportGreen66]

We had a caliper hung up on the USPS process. Dave spoke to a helpful Post Master who said heavy time of year volume and widespread Covid specific personnel issues have made for significant delays all showing the same tracking # issue.

[Vern B]

A few billion will fix those problems.

[the427king]

I ordered something off ebay 2 weeks ago. usps tracking shows it hasn't left yet..

I'd say you have a different problem in that your seller didnt ship yet. Which is the next problem. Many sellers buy or make your item after the sale and Ebay let's them get 45 days to ship it to you. The rest of us get banged if we dont ship within 48 hrs.

[Jonesy]

I would not use them for anything important. I cringe when I buy something and the seller sends me a tracking number for USPS.
I would rather pay more. I lost one order in early November and have been waiting 3 weeks for another order that still says its at the PO where it was sent from.
Othe USPS orders got sent and then just randomly show up and the tracking is not accurate.

Fedex and UPS have had no issues at all.

[67 Nova Boy]

I bought something off eBay and it came from Canada on October 4th...just got it last week.

Over 2 months to get it. Good thing they pack well!

Dave
67 Nova Boy

[carnut4life]

I'm having the same issues with USPS, ordered a bunch of stuff from Inline Tube 3 weeks ago and it made it to Iowa a few days ago but its now in Minnesota according to the tracking number.

[markjohnson]

Reading these comments I realize I’m not alone. I have an extremely rare, absolutely irreplaceable rare part that’s been stuck in “Usorda’” since mid-November. I’ve been losing hope. It’s not just a loss to me, it’s a loss to the world.

[169indy]

As long as My Kaiser Wa Meds make it in good time, EVERY thing else is trivial.

[mssl72]

I've had a few things shipped to me USPS lately. They have arrived, but were late. I also had another item that was shipped FedEx and was also delayed. There's a lot going on out there with COVID and coupled with the holidays there's bound to be delays longer than normal.

[parkbrau]

Me, no gripes at all with USPS. 99% gets shipped through Chicago and makes it over here then gets put in the Military postal system.

[Ralph Spears]

One problem i have is the people i ship things to do not even have the courtesy to tell me they received the part i sent them

[SuperNovaSS]

I only got mail delivered once in the last week. With that said, usps has scanned all the packages they were supposed to deliver as delivered even though I haven’t received them. It’s messed up.

Jason

[x33rs]

Like a few others mentioned, it's been going on for months, long before the silly season started.
We've had a few packages 3-4 months ago that were simply lost and never recovered, on 3 separate occasions. I never got an explanation on any of it, no idea what happened or where it went. Had tracking numbers on all of it that eventually went dead. I eventually just got a notification they were sorry and to place another order. So I had to reorder everything.

No problems of lost packages since then but everything has been later than promised. I even paid for expedite shipping a couple of times and it still wasn't getting here any faster than normal. So I wouldn't recommend wasting money on that either.

Even had trouble with UPS back in June. Ordered a few car parts from Summit that were coming out of the Nevada warehouse. It's always here at my door in AZ the next day. 3 days go by and nothing. Check the tracking number and find out it was in Tennessee for some strange reason. When they realized it, they sent it back to the Ohio warehouse, lol. By the time it finally got back to me it was over a week and had traveled across the country twice.

I've gotten to the point this year I'm nervous about ordering anything and don't hold my breath on delivery times.

[69B Z28]

Looks like everybody's in the same boat from reading the info linked below.
I don't have much faith that anything will improve any time soon.


The post office seems to be right on time though as far as receiving bills!


https://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2020/12/1608052546.html





(https://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2020/12/1608052546.html)

[NorCam]

I've likely shipped 50-60 items over the past few months and it's been all over the map the entire time. USPS and Canada Post alike have had huge clearing issues and delays in shipping, and FedEx has been messed up too from the 20 times I have used them. They are not paying out on claims or extremely poor service delays and they simply blame Covid.

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[tunes]

We had two calls yesterday telling us that our mail had been returned to sender. The envelope had a sticker on it stating "undeliverable - mail could not be delivered as addressed". One of them was a bill from our utility company and we have lived at this same address for 20 plus years. Our newspaper hasn't been delivered the last two weeks. An order from ebay was supposed to have been delivered last Saturday. I would say the post office has a problem and we can't contact them about our mail because they won't answer their phone.

[x33rs]

Yeah everyone blames the beer virus for everything now. Getting tired of hearing that excuse.

[Jonesy]

I had a USPS package that said it was delivered at mailbox if you tracked it.
It was Saturday and I was home waiting for it. It never made it.
So now I had to call the seller and tell him I didnt get it. It was from Heartbeat City.
They promptly resent the order UPS and I got it in two days.
They could have told me to get lost. Now thats customer service!!
Its kind of hard to plead your case when it showed delivered!!!

[JKZ27]

I currently have about 4 items in USPS limbo. One is not replaceable for the price I paid. I still trust they'll show up but likely not till January or later. USPS has been fine for me over the years except for 2 items that got lost. They eventually just showed up a year after they were expected.
Also, Is anyone able to view tracking on the USPS site? It seems they're asking to pay for "premium" tracking to see any detailed movement beyond ship date and expected arrival date.

[427.060]

Check the tracking history on this one. According to the post office the label was printed in Cleveland and the package was delivered in South Carolina all within 3 hours. I'm still waiting for the package.

The package was finally delivered a few days ago.

Dec 03

3:42 pm
Delivered, In/At Mailbox
LAURENS,SC 29360


Dec 03

3:42 pm
USPS picked up item
CLEVELAND,OH 44144

Dec 03

12:42 pm
Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item
CLEVELAND,OH 44144

[427.060]

I had a priority mail package sit in a sorting facility in New Jersey for 10 or 11 days. I called my local post office and spoke with a supervisor. He initiated a search. The package was located and delivered a couple days later.

[x77-69z28]

Me too! Sent the seller a request through eBay, haven’t heard anything yet
Buddy

[427TJ]

We had a caliper hung up on the USPS process. Dave spoke to a helpful Post Master who said heavy time of year volume and widespread Covid specific personnel issues have made for significant delays all showing the same tracking # issue.

Covid issues as well as other issues:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_Postal_Service_crisis

[the427king]

Usps now delivering twice a day here.

[RPOLS3]

I bought a carb from Eric (Ohio) and he shipped it FedEx on Friday 12/18 and it showed up at my office in Northern IL today (Monday 12/21). Was not supposed to deliver until tomorrow - pleasantly surprised it was early. I'm not usually that lucky.

[BJCHEV396]

I bought a radio off of Jason Booth a.k.a.SuperNovaSS.He shipped it USPS from California,went thru Customs,and got here today to Eastern Canada in 10 days! That's excellent during Covid and Xmas rush!Thanks Jason great service as usual! Merry Christmas.

[BJCHEV396]

And he sent me a partial shipping refund,lol! Very honest man!

[enio45]

gotta give it some time thru the holidays to sort it self out.....unusual times for sure

mostly everything will be late..

[Bill Pritchard]

On 12/14 I mailed seven parcels. Three of them were Priority Mail boxes, picked up at our house by our regular mail carrier during her regular delivery route. All three made it to their destinations on or ahead of the projected delivery date. The other four were large manila envelopes which I took to the Post Office and mailed via First Class mail. None have arrived yet. Last Friday the tracking service said they were out for delivery by 9pm that day (really??? the Post Office delivering up to 9pm??? :haha: ). Today it says that two have just left the Phoenix AZ facility and the other two just say they will be "late" :dunno:

For the most part though, I have no issues with the USPS.....I think they do a good job for the $$.

[427425]

I sent a pair of original 68Z calipers to Lonestar on May 28th 2020, and insured them for $500.00. Calipers have never been found. In August I was informed a picture of the broken empty box was taken in a USPS facility in Tennessee ? (Sent from Phoenix to Dallas area).
USPS wanted a receipt for the calipers to consider the insurance coverage. After many conversations and emails I ended up with the Customer's Advocates office in Washington DC.
Because of a lack of a receipt for 52 years old calipers, they decided they were worth $217.70, I wrote them to explain the cost difference between common Camaro calipers and the 67-68 4 piston variety. No response.
Beware insuring anything you don't have a sales receipt for. I even sent them the invoice for the replacements I had to buy. The local UPS folks told me the same thing. No proof of purchase value no refund !!

[the427king]

Theres never been a delay when it comes to the price increases. You charge someone for 2 day priority and it takes 20 days..So you pay for a service you dont get

[67 Nova Boy]

Just got this that I ordered two months ago...nice box! A UPS box delivered by the postoffice? Dog had to check out as well.

Dave
67 Nova Boy

[67 Nova Boy]

Theres never been a delay when it comes to the price increases. You charge someone for 2 day priority and it takes 20 days..So you pay for a service you dont get

I did that as well and it took 11 days on a two day priority mail. Told the postoffice and they

just laughed.

Dave
67 Nova Boy

[napa68]

I bought a pair of dated original shocks for my 71 TA. Scheduled USPS delivery was to be Dec.18th. Still MIA. I don't believe the eBay seller insured them and is giving me every excuse there is :(

[DaveC68]

I bet they'll still show. I had NOS mats shipped USPS 2 day priority that took at least 14 days, to arrive. Tracking was all but "dead" online, and continued to indate they would be delivered by December 7th right up until they were delivered weeks later.
Keep the Faith!!

[Too Many Projects]

I'm still waiting for a pair of NOS lens's I bought from the 427 king on December 13th sent usps.


UPS and FedEx both have a "cheap" shipping option, sometimes called Smart Post, to use the usps to get a package to it's final destination and it sucks. They usually don't reveal that before purchase and we have renamed this service Stupid Post.



Shipping insurance ?? My take on that is, they make it sound good, until you need to make a claim and THEN all the loop holes they have built in are a nightmare to work thru. And Chuck is right, they don't hesitate to take the money for said insurance, but they don't see any need to pay a legitimate claim.



Ebay's "buyer protection" is a deception of words. It really means, they will protect the SELLER from any claim made by the buyer. Not worth the bandwidth space it takes on a server.

[Ralph Spears]

Just received a Christmas card from Tennessee to Massachusetts took 10 days arrived 12/26

[carnut4life]

I'm having the same issues with USPS, ordered a bunch of stuff from Inline Tube 3 weeks ago and it made it to Iowa a few days ago but its now in Minnesota according to the tracking number.

My Inline Tube parts made it back to Iowa but have been sitting in Des Moines since 12/21/20 so I'm at 4 weeks and counting. Ironically I bought a couple relays from a guy in Eugene, OR on 12/21/20 and they arrived yesterday and came through the Des Moines USPS office too.

[ssl78]

I mailed a set of license plates from Hillsboro Beach Florida back to the person I bought a Viper from in Cocoa Beach Florida 130 miles only took 15 days for him to get them

[JKZ27]

2 out of the 3 of my delayed items in USPS started showing tracking updates yesterday.

[RALLY]

I'm having the same issues with USPS, ordered a bunch of stuff from Inline Tube 3 weeks ago and it made it to Iowa a few days ago but its now in Minnesota according to the tracking number.

Same thing has happened to me thru USPS. . Part ordered from Chicago and ended up on the East Coast. Took 3 to 4 weeks to finally arrive. Tough times with all this stuff going on.

[carnut4life]

My Inline Tube parts made it back to Iowa but have been sitting in Des Moines since 12/21/20 so I'm at 4 weeks and counting. Ironically I bought a couple relays from a guy in Eugene, OR on 12/21/20 and they arrived yesterday and came through the Des Moines USPS office too.

My parts shipped out of Des Moines over the weekend and are now back in Michigan where they were originally shipped from 4 weeks ago and still show an expected arrival date of 12/12/20.

[markjohnson]

Mine showed up & faith renewed! Hang in there!

[KevinW]

I just had a book delivered yesterday that tracking showed had never even been picked up by USPS on Dec 10 (Reno NV to NJ). So the package backlog is moving and getting delivered, but the tracking system must have broken!

[WILMASBOYL78]

Got a 'late notice' from the local cable company dated 12/8...it arrived yesterday [12/28]. Called them to complain since the bill had been paid on time...the lady said they were not responsible for errors made by their accounting office or delays by the postal service :blush:

She will be happy next week when we cancel our VOIP service and go with another provider...these local cable companies rarely have competition so customer service is a non-issue to them.

Have a happy.

-wilma:beers:

[x33rs]

Got a 'late notice' from the local cable company dated 12/8...it arrived yesterday [12/28]. Called them to complain since the bill had been paid on time...the lady said they were not responsible for errors made by their accounting office or delays by the postal service :blush:

She will be happy next week when we cancel our VOIP service and go with another provider...these local cable companies rarely have competition so customer service is a non-issue to them.

Have a happy.

-wilma:beers:

Yeah we had similar issues with cable, then satellite companies, and ended up dropping them all together and switched over to Sling. Been a couple years ago now. It was good at first but now even Sling is starting to monkey around with channel packages, paying for a certain channel only to find that you also have to pay additional charges for certain shows that are supposed to appear on those channels, like Motortrend on Demand for instance.
Getting tired of the whole deal so I rarely watch much TV anymore.

[WILMASBOYL78]

We have Dish TV....cable internet. There is no other option for the high speed internet. We are considering Hulu for the TV and going with Ooma for the VOIP.

We have one of those table top antennas that receives local network broadcasting...it seems to work ok.

I think the whole thing is a scam...time to go back to rabbit ears :smirk:

[wheelhop]

I sent a check in mail from Chicago to Bakersfield, CA on December 14th.
Still has not been received.

[TimG]

I just mailed a small envelope with a flash drive from the post office and they told me they were 10 days to two weeks behind due to Covid.

[454_Malibu]

:bs:Mail used to arrive by 3:00pm everyday, Now between 6:30/8:00pm need to check it everynight. Some Bills r due within 2/3 Days. Need to go Paperless with All..

[Bill Pritchard]

The last of my 4 parcels mailed on 12/14 finally arrived at its intended destination today.

[67 Nova Boy]

I have Xmas presents bought on the 6th of December that are still in limbo...

Will this ever end?

Dave
67 Nova Boy

[x33rs]

I doubt it. I got notification last night that that my UPS package was on it's way, so I waited. Later last night I got another notification that it was delivered and there is nothing there. LOL

[Burd]

Amazon now takes a pic of the pkg sitting on your porch.

[Mr70]

Amazon delivery people have been taking photos like that for awhile now.They have to or they won't get paid.

[markjohnson]

I was recently tracking a package on my phone scheduled for delivery to my house:
8 stops away
7 stops away
6 stops away
5 stops away
4 stops away
3 stops away
2 stops away
Your package has been damaged and is being returned to sender

[mssl72]

Ok, I just had a surprise. I bought an item that was in St Petersberg, FL. It entered the USPS system on December 28th, left the Florida distribution center yesterday (29th) early morning at 1:15am and I just got here in Los Angeles. :shocked: :dunno:

[Too Many Projects]

My package that left CT on Dec 14th has been to Boise ID and back to Ct and back to Boise, ID over the past 2 weeks. I live in WISCONSIN ???!!!

Whiskey
Tango
Foxtrot
is going on with them ??

I'm currently on their fb page and entered the tracking number for help. Who knows when that will be...

December 29, 2020
In Transit, Arriving Late
Your package will arrive later than expected, but is still on its way. It is currently in transit to the next facility.
December 26, 2020, 11:10 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
BOISE ID DISTRIBUTION CENTER
December 24, 2020, 6:03 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
HARTFORD CT DISTRIBUTION CENTER
December 23, 2020, 11:49 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
HARTFORD CT DISTRIBUTION CENTER
December 21, 2020, 5:20 pm
Departed USPS Regional Facility
BOISE ID DISTRIBUTION CENTER
December 20, 2020, 9:48 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
BOISE ID DISTRIBUTION CENTER
December 14, 2020, 5:04 pm
Departed Post Office
MORRIS, CT 06763
December 14, 2020, 10:41 am
USPS in possession of item
MORRIS, CT 06763