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UPDATE: After having my local postmaster look into it, firing off a couple of nasty e-mails, and then the seller looking into it from his end... USPS miraculously found the package and got it moving on its way, again. Maybe I'll get this one, after all.

I think the flat rate priority mail boxes are the way to go in the future, and as Matt pointed out, those get scanned every time someone touches the box. Perhaps the magical package-sucking vortex is allergic to infrared scanning devices.
 
TimBr said:
I just recently had a package that was being handled by the USPS show up TEN DAYS after delivery confirmation stated that it had already been delivered. I have no idea how that is possible, and I don't care. I called Amazon and they said I don't have to have my packages delivered via USPS anymore. I think Amazon tries to use USPS for the "last mile" leg of the delivery chain, and then the ball gets dropped bigtime. I think they do it to save money, but for me in my area, I want nothing to do with the USPS for my package deliveries.

Tim
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That means the parcel was scanned when it was delivered, but miss delivered and it took them 10 days to sort out the miss delivery.
Most USPS guys are working 60 hours a week, with temp contracts.... shit happens when you touch hundreds of parcels within one work day, and thousands of pieces of mail in one work day.
You want a better post office, don't vote in a conservative government, because everytime a conservative gov gets in they try to kill the post office to benefit their financial contributors (CEO's of FEDEX & UPS)
Also no other carrier can even come close to doing what the post office does, which is why they come to the post office for last mile delivery. The post office goes to everyones house, everyday. No private company could ever do that. Countries who have privatized their postal systems don't deliver everyday and postage costs a shit ton. For $5.95 to get something in a small box from FLA to AK in two days your getting a good deal.

When I was working for the USPS as a letter carrier, I'd walk 12+ miles a day and deliver 2,000+ piece of mail, and roughly just over 100 parcels. 13 days on 1 day off.
It was insanity.... and guess what. I had a one parcel miss delivery... shit happens. 3 Pequot Run delivered to 3 Pequot Trl just around the corner.
Whit that said so glad I don't work for the post office any more! hahaha, miss some friends but glad I've moved on.
 
QUOTE="JeffGu, post: 439097, member: 9076"]I think the flat rate priority mail boxes are the way to go in the future, and as Matt pointed out, those get scanned every time someone touches the box. Perhaps the magical package-sucking vortex is allergic to infrared scanning devices.[/QUOTE]

YUP! People tend not to miss place things theyre forced to scan. :)
 
TimBr said:
I just recently had a package that was being handled by the USPS show up TEN DAYS after delivery confirmation stated that it had already been delivered. I have no idea how that is possible, and I don't care. I called Amazon and they said I don't have to have my packages delivered via USPS anymore. I think Amazon tries to use USPS for the "last mile" leg of the delivery chain, and then the ball gets dropped bigtime. I think they do it to save money, but for me in my area, I want nothing to do with the USPS for my package deliveries.

Tim
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Amazon uses the USPS because the USPS was the lowest bidder in a contract for Sunday delivery...
 
MattT said:
That means the parcel was scanned when it was delivered, but miss delivered and it took them 10 days to sort out the miss delivery.
Most USPS guys are working 60 hours a week, with temp contracts.... shit happens when you touch hundreds of parcels within one work day, and thousands of pieces of mail in one work day.
You want a better post office, don't vote in a conservative government, because everytime a conservative gov gets in they try to kill the post office to benefit their financial contributors (CEO's of FEDEX & UPS)
Also no other carrier can even come close to doing what the post office does, which is why they come to the post office for last mile delivery. The post office goes to everyones house, everyday. No private company could ever do that. Countries who have privatized their postal systems don't deliver everyday and postage costs a shit ton. For $5.95 to get something in a small box from FLA to AK in two days your getting a good deal.

When I was working for the USPS as a letter carrier, I'd walk 12+ miles a day and deliver 2,000+ piece of mail, and roughly just over 100 parcels. 13 days on 1 day off.
It was insanity.... and guess what. I had a one parcel miss delivery... shit happens. 3 Pequot Run delivered to 3 Pequot Trl just around the corner.
Whit that said so glad I don't work for the post office any more! hahaha, miss some friends but glad I've moved on.
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That is an insane work schedule, if they expect people to do it on a long term basis.
 
Yeah, you're good, bro'... this was a more recent thing.
We have good UPS guy here, too. If he sees my truck at the coffeeshop he just throws my stuff in the truck.. :)
 
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