USPS

beatnic

I've been reading that the USPS is having to close a bunch of sort facilities across the country.
I've also been tracking a bunch of packages the last few weeks, and it seems like they all end up staying in sort facilities for 24 - 48 hours. And they want to close some of them? Idiots!.
At some point, it will force us to go with a private carrier.

robbyras

copy that... having the same issues myself... in fact i'm trying to track down a package they said was delivered to me on the 12th but I never got it... good times

MTuccelli

Looks like UPS or Fedx is going to be the way to go in the future

jimmyv723

It's a shame because I always preferred USPS Priority because it gets there half the time UPS Ground does and costs half as much. When I sold a few watches last year I went to UPS the first time and it was about $30 to ship it Ground just from AZ to CA. After that just used the Flat Rate boxes from USPS and it was around $15 and got there in two-three days anywhere in the country as opposed to five-six with UPS Ground.

jj20030

had 2 packages shipped monday the 5th from the same place (not ccom ), 1 priority usps, 1 ups ground both arrived monday the 12th , i planned on the ups taking a week ground but i paid an extra 4 bucks for a total of 9.99. ( maybe herman cains 999 plan got me,lol ) for the priority one that shoulda took 3 days,and the ups order was a free ship,, i had saw something on sale over the weekend and bought it, monday morning it comes up on sale with free ship so i hit it again, ended up paying 14.00 more with the shipping for the 1st one i bought , was going to send 1 box back for credit but then i would lose another 6 bucks or so so ill chalk it up to lessons learned.

jr_p951

Once the big cut takes hold, I think the private carriers will be just as competative. If FedEx starts delivering papermail for dirt cheap, USPS is done for!

Direwolf

I ship things for a living...Every time I do it for something personal I always get fracked

Rhamlin

They closed down ours now everything comes thru Charleston but it looks like they are running round the clock there so things are usually in and out in a few hours. Except Sunday.