The Post Office is Nuts

A coin dealer sent a package to me from Chicago on December 14 for a "two day delivery." I have now have a message that the package in Sioux City, South Dakota. It's seems like the package is getting further from where it is supposed to be delivered, not closer to Florida.

My advice is, don't order anything until the holidays are over.

 

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My wife's Xmas gift was purchased on the 8th of December. Still hasn't left the post office where it was first dropped off.

 

Same here, my package departed NH on December 4th, package took a 7 day vacation in Jamaica NY and 5 day mini vacation in Hyattsville MD, finally it hit Dulles VA which is always the last stop before arriving at our local USPS for delivery on the 17th, instead of reaching our local USPS for delivery it went on by me to Ohio and is now currently in Illinois?? It is now beyond crazy stupid!!

 

On 12/1/2020, I had a package sent to me from Hawaii. It was scheduled to arrive on 12/7/2020.

The package arrived in Detroit on 12/13/2020.

I have received no further updates since it arrived in Detroit.

 

Package 1 sits 23 days before being scanned in at Columbus. Package 2 leaves Washington state headed for new Hampshire. Goes to San diego. I have 2 more that left Maryland for new Hampshire that are now in a distribution center in New York state and another that left Maryland that is now in opa locka Florida distribution center. Some packages sit at a hub up to 5 days before they move.

 

These packages are sitting for days at their hubs. I have a friend that works at the post office. There has been a big problem since black Friday. It will move but it may take days. It took 2 weeks for something to get from Tennessee to New Hampshire. I have one coming from Texas that's taken longer and still might be Wednesday maybe before it comes. It's sitting in our states hub for 4 days now

 

I guess that is to be expected since more and more states are legalizing marijuana.

 

I too have USPS horror stories. The heck of it is that regular mail seems to have gone just fine. From where I am sitting it only seems to be the tracked packages that are having issues.

 

I've had several things sitting in Columbus, OH for about a week as well.

 

Even after the holidays I think the PO will be slow on nearly everything.

 

30 days is the "new normal."

Z

 

Between Christmas, covid 19 and attempts to dismantle USPS what do you expect.

 

Uh, chaos?

 

With so much handling, I fear the condition of the packages upon final arrival.

 

I sell coins on eBay and I think everything I've sold this month with tracking is still in the system somewhere. The worst is a package I sent on Dec. 4 that still hasn't been scanned in. Every day I'm expecting the buyer to open a case or contact me. I'm very concerned I'm going to lose a lot of money. But like someone else said, regular stamped letters seem to be getting through. It's just the tracked packages that are stuck.

 

I agree with the tracked packages . All my mine have luckily been on time . Maybe I ordered earlier than Most .

 

I have packages sitting in USPS spaces from Texas, Florida, New York. All way behind schedule.

On a brighter note my DHL package sent from England took four days and arrived two days early. Was delivered on Sunday!

 

Perhaps the USPS is trying to justify all the terminals, handling and shipping contracts. They can show that they need to raise the prices.