UHHHG USPS Stinks!

[Yaish]

Like all things, there is the good and the bad.

That freakishly fast shipping Jerry at Stillwater Kilts pulls off? USPS.

On the other hand, I had a Fedex order I placed a couple weeks ago, that was ordered overnight on a Thursday. The vendor shipped it Friday morning, Fedex didnt deliver it until Monday, despite having it within 12 miles of my house on Saturday morning.

[Tattoo Bradley]

On the other hand, I had a Fedex order I placed a couple weeks ago, that was ordered overnight on a Thursday. The vendor shipped it Friday morning, Fedex didnt deliver it until Monday, despite having it within 12 miles of my house on Saturday morning.

Fedex is the only one that offers Saturday delivery. BUT, you have to pay extra for it.

[Yaish]

Fedex is the only one that offers Saturday delivery. BUT, you have to pay extra for it.

That's the thing. I did pay for it, but they didnt ship. BTW, USPS delivers Saturday's too.

[Jerry]

That's the thing. I did pay for it, but they didn't ship. BTW, USPS delivers Saturday's too.

My delivery problems have mostly been with DHL, never the USPS. In fact, I had the USPS deliver a package on a Sunday because it had been sent for overnight delivery. I was totally confused when I answered the door and a lady was standing there with my package. I looked and said, "I thought this was Sunday". She said "it is, but when a package is overnighted, we deliver it, no matter what day it is". She wasn't wearing a postal carrier's uniform, but she was driving a mail truck. That is the service I've gotte from USPS. I won't even go into my DHL problems. And although they are less stupid and fewer in number, I've also had some problems with Fedex and UPS.

[Mike1]

Fedex is the only one that offers Saturday delivery. BUT, you have to pay extra for it.

Not so. UPS, DHL and the USPS all offer Saturday delivery. And the USPS does not charge extra for the overnight service they provide, 365 days each year. Overnight is overnight, be it the 24th of July or the 24th of December, it will be delivered the next day at the same price.

While it can be easy to get upset when a parcel ends up being delivered a day late, that can always be reconciled against the average 700,000,000+ pieces of mail that are processed for an average 145,000,000+ deliveries each day. 85,000,000 pounds of mail were delivered, per day, in 2006.

Take it from someone that has been using the services of all these companies for over well two decades - USPS is the most reliable of the bunch. And often the least expensive, to boot.

[Jerry]

Not so. UPS, DHL and the USPS all offer Saturday delivery. And the USPS does not charge extra for the overnight service they provide, 365 days each year. Overnight is overnight, be it the 24th of July or the 24th of December, it will be delivered the next day at the same price.

While it can be easy to get upset when a parcel ends up being delivered a day late, that can always be reconciled against the average 700,000,000+ pieces of mail that are processed for an average 145,000,000+ deliveries each day. 85,000,000 pounds of mail were delivered, per day, in 2006.

Take it from someone that has been using the services of all these companies for over well two decades - USPS is the most reliable of the bunch. And often the least expensive, to boot.

Amen to that!

[Bob C]

I have been far happier with the service of the USPS than with any of the commercial carriers.

[obuchiteck]

While it can be easy to get upset when a parcel ends up being delivered a day late, that can always be reconciled against the average 700,000,000+ pieces of mail that are processed for an average 145,000,000+ deliveries each day. 85,000,000 pounds of mail were delivered, per day, in 2006.

Take it from someone that has been using the services of all these companies for over well two decades - USPS is the most reliable of the bunch. And often the least expensive, to boot.

My Daddy always taught me that S**! happens, and I’m a strong believer in that. Trust me, I have patience. The problem here is, they say that it’s delivered but can’t come up with the proof of where’s it’s delivered or who signed for it. I know for a fact that UPS and Fed Ex, could at least confirm the delivery address. That’s my issue. Now I have a feeling that I’ll be Ozman1944 trying to hunt this down for ever. I have an engagement and I was looking forward to wearing my new kilt. Unfortunately I’ll be kilt less.

[Woodsheal]

A signature and delivery address will show on the USPS tracking system only if it was sent "Signature Confirmation", "Certified", "Registered", or "Express." If it was sent simply "Delivery Confirmation" (like most parcels), the tracking will show only the time/date of delivery and the delivery zipcode (no signature required!).
Get the tracking number from the sender, and look it up on the USPS website. That will show when it was scanned as "delivered", and the carrier who entered the scan could be tracked down as well...!

[obuchiteck]

A signature and delivery address will show on the USPS tracking system only if it was sent "Signature Confirmation", "Certified", "Registered", or "Express." If it was sent simply "Delivery Confirmation" (like most parcels), the tracking will show only the time/date of delivery and the delivery zipcode (no signature required!).
Get the tracking number from the sender, and look it up on the USPS website. That will show when it was scanned as "delivered", and the carrier who entered the scan could be tracked down as well...!

Sure, I did but all I get is the Zip that it was delivered to. That does me no good. In any case the establishment that I got my kilt from is sending another.

Problem solved, but I still have a loathing for the US postal service.