Things I'm mad about today

#9,726
#9,726
That I was stoopid enough to go to the FF forum and argue with the mental equivalent of loother about Pruitt and wearing a mask. geez louise!
 
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#9,728
#9,728
USPS is taking their sweet time getting me the parts I ordered for my truck. I ordered parts on Wednesday. They shipped that day from 2 different locations. One from 650 miles away got here via FedEx on Saturday. The parts that shipped via USPS were only 300 miles away and still aren't here.
 
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#9,729
#9,729
superdave1984 said:
USPS is taking their sweet time getting me the parts I ordered for my truck. I ordered parts on Wednesday. They shipped that day from 2 different locations. One from 650 miles away got here via FedEx on Saturday. The parts that shipped via USPS were only 300 miles away and still aren't here.
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Yep. We're gonna have a civil war because of those folks.
 
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#9,730
#9,730
superdave1984 said:
USPS is taking their sweet time getting me the parts I ordered for my truck. I ordered parts on Wednesday. They shipped that day from 2 different locations. One from 650 miles away got here via FedEx on Saturday. The parts that shipped via USPS were only 300 miles away and still aren't here.
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USPS is trash -- hope they get no bailout
 
#9,733
#9,733
1) FedEx generally gives better deals for overnight or 2nd day service....think Amazon.
2) UPS will hold packages until the day they are promised. If a retailer tells you that the package will be there in 5 business days, it will be delivered on the 5th business day. I have experienced this numerous time with UPS. Where is my package, it is sitting in the warehouse waiting to be delivered, can I come get it, no.
3) USPS won't give you a delivery date, ever. Even priority now says 2 days most places.
 
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#9,740
#9,740
All I know is I've been ordering stuff almost every week for several months and only had one "problem" with USPS. They sent me an email saying my package was undeliverable and was being sent back to the seller. But it was delivered that day at my normal mail delivery time.

I get updates and delivery dates usually 2 times a day but at least once.

I really have no complaints. They are slow sometimes, but I'm not so sure it's not a shipper issue.
 
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#9,741
#9,741
I know from my updates that most if not all of these places use some sort of service that is a middleman between the seller and the USPS. I can't find an email from thrift books to get the name, but they had one of my books sit at this sub delivery company's office 3 days before it made it to the USPS.

Email above from the USPS is from a place that uses FedEx as their "middleman" and it took them 7 days to get it from WV to Tampa. That package was delivered to the USPS in Ft. Myers by FedEx and I actually got the book a day early. Got it Friday.
 
#9,742
#9,742
82_VOL_83 said:
1) FedEx generally gives better deals for overnight or 2nd day service....think Amazon.
2) UPS will hold packages until the day they are promised. If a retailer tells you that the package will be there in 5 business days, it will be delivered on the 5th business day. I have experienced this numerous time with UPS. Where is my package, it is sitting in the warehouse waiting to be delivered, can I come get it, no.
3) USPS won't give you a delivery date, ever. Even priority now says 2 days most places.
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Hmmm, not so.
Sep 25
12:16 pm
Delivered, In/At Mailbox
cccccc,TN 37ccc


Sep 25
7:10 am
Out for Delivery
cccccc,TN 37ccc


Sep 25
6:15 am
Arrived at Post Office
cccc, TN 37ccc


Sep 25
5:32 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
cccccc,TN 37ccc


Sep 25
4:53 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
CHATTANOOGA TN DISTRIBUTION CENTER


Sep 25
2:13 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
CHATTANOOGA TN DISTRIBUTION CENTER


Sep 24

In Transit to Next Facility

Sep 23

9:40 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
SAN DIEGO CA DISTRIBUTION CENTER


Sep 23
8:25 pm
Accepted at USPS Origin Facility
EL CAJON,CA 92020

Sep 23
4:21 pm
Shipment Received, Package Acceptance Pending
EL CAJON,CA 92020

I also get an email daily telling me what is going to be in my mailbox.
 
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#9,743
#9,743
vollygirl said:
Hmmm, not so.
Sep 25
12:16 pm
Delivered, In/At Mailbox
cccccc,TN 37ccc


Sep 25
7:10 am
Out for Delivery
cccccc,TN 37ccc


Sep 25
6:15 am
Arrived at Post Office
cccc, TN 37ccc


Sep 25
5:32 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
cccccc,TN 37ccc


Sep 25
4:53 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
CHATTANOOGA TN DISTRIBUTION CENTER


Sep 25
2:13 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
CHATTANOOGA TN DISTRIBUTION CENTER


Sep 24

In Transit to Next Facility

Sep 23

9:40 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
SAN DIEGO CA DISTRIBUTION CENTER


Sep 23
8:25 pm
Accepted at USPS Origin Facility
EL CAJON,CA 92020

Sep 23
4:21 pm
Shipment Received, Package Acceptance Pending
EL CAJON,CA 92020

I also get an email daily telling me what is going to be in my mailbox.
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I do too - when they are doing their job --- one of mine as of today
Tracking History
September 20, 2020, 11:35 am
Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item
BUFFALO GROVE, IL 60089
A shipping label has been prepared for your item at 11:35 am on September 20, 2020 in BUFFALO GROVE, IL 60089. This does not indicate receipt by the USPS or the actual mailing date.
 
#9,744
#9,744
OK, I get a lot of my packages that are the joint Fed Ex and USPS deliveries that I don't get tracking for. I still prefer the order I gave. I just got a book from thrift books that had a USPS tracking number on it and for 2 weeks it showed in transit. The day it was delivered was the day I knew it would be there.
 
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#9,745
#9,745
508mikey said:
I do too - when they are doing their job --- one of mine as of today
Tracking History
September 20, 2020, 11:35 am
Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item
BUFFALO GROVE, IL 60089
A shipping label has been prepared for your item at 11:35 am on September 20, 2020 in BUFFALO GROVE, IL 60089. This does not indicate receipt by the USPS or the actual mailing date.
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So when is the scheduled arrival date? Will you know before it shows up or are you simply saying they send you updates via phone when it moves?
 
#9,746
#9,746
82_VOL_83 said:
So when is the scheduled arrival date? Will you know before it shows up or are you simply saying they send you updates via phone when it moves?
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they send updates when it gets scanned in - the seller claims it was just put in a mail slot at the PO the same day - instead of taking it in and making them scan it on Monday
 
#9,748
#9,748
82_VOL_83 said:
OK, I get a lot of my packages that are the joint Fed Ex and USPS deliveries that I don't get tracking for. I still prefer the order I gave. I just got a book from thrift books that had a USPS tracking number on it and for 2 weeks it showed in transit. The day it was delivered was the day I knew it would be there.
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Those are called FedEx SmartPost shipments. I believe they're assigned a FedEx tracking number and also a USPS tracking number. You won't see activity on the USPS tracking number until the package is handed off to USPS.
 
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#9,750
#9,750
508mikey said:
I do too - when they are doing their job --- one of mine as of today
Tracking History
September 20, 2020, 11:35 am
Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item
BUFFALO GROVE, IL 60089
A shipping label has been prepared for your item at 11:35 am on September 20, 2020 in BUFFALO GROVE, IL 60089. This does not indicate receipt by the USPS or the actual mailing date.
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That's the vendor, not USPS, fyi. UPS and Fed Ex are the same. The tracking numbers are generated by the shipper (vendor). Info starts coming from the carrier once they scan it at their facility and movement starts.
 
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