USPS Anxiety

[JBS1]

Now my package isn't even showing up in my USPS Informed Delivery anymore.
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Arriving Today Thursday, Jan 14
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Arriving Soon
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I have another package that was sent from the UK that I'll have to contend with .
It's Subtism Heater .
The order was placed on December 10th , sent December 19th.
Nothing yet, and no tracking number.
I wish I knew about the no tracking number.
I would have paid the extra.
No parcels from FedX today.
Generally, if it was in Grove City, it would have made it to Twinsburg that morning.
I imagine that most are opting for a FedX or USP .

I think I see the problem.
It's states in my recent tracking , that it is in transit and on it's way,
but it doesn't say it departed from Akron.

January 13, 2021
In Transit, Arriving Late
Your package will arrive later than expected, but is still on its way. It is currently in transit to the next facility.
January 9, 2021, 6:40 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
AKRON OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER

January 8, 2021, 5:39 pm
Departed USPS Regional Facility
SPRINGFIELD MA NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER

January 6, 2021, 10:45 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
SPRINGFIELD MA NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER

I guess it's in Limbo.
Gonna call USPS Regional Akron Facility today.

[JBS1]

Here's something from Reddit.
USPS Complaints.
Here's the link
https://www.reddit.com/r/usps_complaints/


Something from the link ; Guys Don't Give Up.
https://i.redd.it/5axgiybcfab61.png

[Bonnette]

Here's something from Reddit.
USPS Complaints.
Here's the link
https://www.reddit.com/r/usps_complaints/


Something from the link ; Guys Don't Give Up.
https://i.redd.it/5axgiybcfab61.png

Marvelous 'toon from Reddit, right on the money.

Our packages are ambling and shambling around somewhere in the system, unscanned and tossed into random bins. I've noticed several times that previous information (like your Informed Delivery notice) just disappears from the tracking page - sometimes it comes back, but often it doesn't. Scanning accuracy seems to be running at about 40-50%.

My FragranceX package info has been updated to show that it's expected to arrive tomorrow. We'll see. In the meantime, my tax document from Social Security showed up, but my husband's didn't. Every previous year, they have been mailed and delivered on the same day, Tax season is going to be a real nightmare, I hope they give all of us more time to file this year, like they did last.

[JBS1]

Marvelous 'toon from Reddit, right on the money.

Our packages are ambling and shambling around somewhere in the system, unscanned and tossed into random bins. I've noticed several times that previous information (like your Informed Delivery notice) just disappears from the tracking page - sometimes it comes back, but often it doesn't. Scanning accuracy seems to be running at about 40-50%.

My FragranceX package info has been updated to show that it's expected to arrive tomorrow. We'll see. In the meantime, my tax document from Social Security showed up, but my husband's didn't. Every previous year, they have been mailed and delivered on the same day, Tax season is going to be a real nightmare, I hope they give all of us more time to file this year, like they did last.

Good for you . Glad to here about the update.
Want a good one .
It's my FedX package.
They incorrectly sent it toooooo ,
Thursday, January 14, 2021
5:41 PM BELLEVILLE, MI
Arrived at FedEx location
5:35 PM FEDEX SMARTPOST BELLEVILLE, MI
Arrived at FedEx location
6:19 AM GROVE CITY, OH
In transit
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
2:55 PM FEDEX SMARTPOST GROVE CITY, OH
Departed FedEx location
11:23 AM FEDEX SMARTPOST GROVE CITY, OH
Arrived at FedEx location
2:03 AM GROVE CITY, OH
In transit
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
1:46 PM KEASBEY, NJ
Departed FedEx location
Monday, January 11, 2021
7:34 PM KEASBEY, NJ
Arrived at FedEx location
Sunday, January 10, 2021
10:08 PM
Shipment information sent to FedEx

Yup, Minnesota.
Knew something was wrong when it was in transit to long.
I did get a package from Sproaty , a Basenoter today.
Sent from Europe on January 6th. Today is the 14th.
Doesn't say to much for my subtism heater .
That was sent on December 19th .
No luck on my one USPS parcel.

[Bonnette]

Good for you . Glad to here about the update.
Want a good one .
It's my FedX package.
They incorrectly sent it toooooo ,
Thursday, January 14, 2021
5:41 PM BELLEVILLE, MI
Arrived at FedEx location
5:35 PM FEDEX SMARTPOST BELLEVILLE, MI
Arrived at FedEx location
6:19 AM GROVE CITY, OH
In transit
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
2:55 PM FEDEX SMARTPOST GROVE CITY, OH
Departed FedEx location
11:23 AM FEDEX SMARTPOST GROVE CITY, OH
Arrived at FedEx location
2:03 AM GROVE CITY, OH
In transit
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
1:46 PM KEASBEY, NJ
Departed FedEx location
Monday, January 11, 2021
7:34 PM KEASBEY, NJ
Arrived at FedEx location
Sunday, January 10, 2021
10:08 PM
Shipment information sent to FedEx

Yup, Minnesota.
Knew something was wrong when it was in transit to long.
I did get a package from Sproaty , a Basenoter today.
Sent from Europe on January 6th. Today is the 14th.
Doesn't say to much for my subtism heater .
That was sent on December 19th .
No luck on my one USPS parcel.

Whoa, not what I would have expected from FedEx! Seems like there are problems across the board with shipping. I must say, international mail has always gotten to me faster than domestic mail - never more than eight days, as near as I can recall. When the USPS flat-out tells customers (as I was told yesterday) to allow 3-4 weeks for delivery of First Class mail - while they continue to charge a higher rate for that service - you know this slowdown is going into overtime.

[JBS1]

Whoa, not what I would have expected from FedEx! Seems like there are problems across the board with shipping. I must say, international mail has always gotten to me faster than domestic mail - never more than eight days, as near as I can recall. When the USPS flat-out tells customers (as I was told yesterday) to allow 3-4 weeks for delivery of First Class mail - while they continue to charge a higher rate for that service - you know this slowdown is going into overtime.

One thing I noticed today while I was out , was the amount of FedX trucks today.
The main thing I noticed was a second person in the trucks helping with residential delivers.
That's generally a holiday thing.
That's when it came to me , The Second Stimulus .

Here's the beginning and dates to two USPS packages tracking codes.
The first number was issued yesterday.
01/13 946+18 0's
01/05 940+18 0's
Is , that correct . Yup, 22 tracking digits .
That's like an increase of , that can't be correct.
Yup. How do you even express that mathematically ?
At this rate, were going to be on the 23 tracking digits , soon.
That's unprecedented .
So I guess the new unacknowledged Covid worker is our mail carriers .

Again, happy you got your update.

[Bonnette]

One thing I noticed today while I was out , was the amount of FedX trucks today.
The main thing I noticed was a second person in the trucks helping with residential delivers.
That's generally a holiday thing.
That's when it came to me , The Second Stimulus .

Here's the beginning and dates to two USPS packages tracking codes.
The first number was issued yesterday.
01/13 946+18 0's
01/05 940+18 0's
Is , that correct . Yup, 22 tracking digits .
That's like an increase of , that can't be correct.
Yup. How do you even express that mathematically ?
At this rate, were going to be on the 23 tracking digits , soon.
That's unprecedented .
So I guess the new unacknowledged Covid worker is our mail carriers .

Again, happy you got your update.

Thanks, JBS1. I was very surprised to get that tracking info finally, and can't help but think it had something to do with the complaint (not claim, as I originally thought) I filed this week. Well, however it came about, I'll be glad to receive the package.

That tracking digit business is actually scary!

[JBS1]

Good news . My one package of two Dior's blipped on the radar ;
bad news , it went to Cleveland .
January 18, 2021
In Transit, Arriving Late
Your package will arrive later than expected, but is still on its way. It is currently in transit to the next facility.
January 17, 2021, 5:50 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
CLEVELAND OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER
January 9, 2021, 6:40 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
AKRON OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER
January 8, 2021, 5:39 pm
Departed USPS Regional Facility
SPRINGFIELD MA NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER

The package moved , just after I started an USPS Inquiry on January 15th.
My package has yet to depart from Cleveland.

I have two other packages in the USPS , both perfumes , and the one from MaxAroma ,
which was scheduled to be delivered today , will not be.

My FedX package did arrive . It was supposed to delivered Friday, then Saturday,
It was delivered Sunday in the evening.

In regards to those tracking numbers, they are all different .
The most recent started 900 .
So those numbers , it would seem , aren't the best possible way , for us, to decipher volume.

Bonnet , I hope you got your package.

[Bonnette]

Good news . My one package of two Dior's blipped on the radar ;
bad news , it went to Cleveland .
January 18, 2021
In Transit, Arriving Late
Your package will arrive later than expected, but is still on its way. It is currently in transit to the next facility.
January 17, 2021, 5:50 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
CLEVELAND OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER
January 9, 2021, 6:40 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
AKRON OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER
January 8, 2021, 5:39 pm
Departed USPS Regional Facility
SPRINGFIELD MA NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER

The package moved , just after I started an USPS Inquiry on January 15th.
My package has yet to depart from Cleveland.

I have two other packages in the USPS , both perfumes , and the one from MaxAroma ,
which was scheduled to be delivered today , will not be.

My FedX package did arrive . It was supposed to delivered Friday, then Saturday,
It was delivered Sunday in the evening.

In regards to those tracking numbers, they are all different .
The most recent started 900 .
So those numbers , it would seem , aren't the best possible way , for us, to decipher volume.

Bonnet , I hope you got your package.

I am very glad to hear that your FedEx package finally arrived, and that your wayward USPS parcel is at least appearing in the system again! Now fingers are crossed for the other two not to go too far astray.

You know, I do think those inquiries must provide a nudge - although packages can tip in either direction, from there. My package was routed to a city 250 miles away, after arriving within minutes of my door; however, as the error was corrected quickly, and it wouldn't have been delivered yesterday anyway (due to the postal holiday), no harm was done and it's now out for delivery. But there are 5 inches of new snow on the ground, so it will be a race with the shovel.

[ChuckW]

Ordered a watch from Florida. I live in Georgia. It's currently in Puerto Rico. Is that normal?

[Bonnette]

Ordered a watch from Florida. I live in Georgia. It's currently in Puerto Rico. Is that normal?

I would guess it was routed incorrectly (the new normal ) , but it will eventually get to you.

[LatinNote]

Ordered a watch from Florida. I live in Georgia. It's currently in Puerto Rico. Is that normal?

Puerto Rico?!! iiAy yi yi yi!!

[ChuckW]

The sad truth is that right now shipping is a lot like 1980. Order and wait 4-6 weeks for delivery. I sent a return to Nordstrom Rack on 1/5 and they claim they still don't have it yet. Tracking shows it hasn't left my hometown, and I know better.

My watch goes from Florida, to Puerto Rico, and then...?

[Bonnette]

The sad truth is that right now shipping is a lot like 1980. Order and wait 4-6 weeks for delivery. I sent a return to Nordstrom Rack on 1/5 and they claim they still don't have it yet. Tracking shows it hasn't left my hometown, and I know better.

My watch goes from Florida, to Puerto Rico, and then...?

Yes, a lot like 1980! Catalogue payments by snail mail or over the phone, order forms readiing: "Allow two weeks for delivery." And that was actually fast, compared to some of the wait times cited in this thread. Your Nordstrom return is in the "business as usual" category for 2020-21.

It's weird in one way that your watch was sent to Puerto Rico, but in another way, not so much - it's a US territory, and the USPS treats it like a state, with mail handled in exactly the same way as on the mainland. I ordered perfume from a seller in Puerto Rico a couple of years ago, and it got to Colorado in 3 days. So at least the watch being sent to Puerto Rico won't delay it any longer than if it had been sent to, say, Minnesota.

[JBS1]

Got all my packages yesterday and today.
I'm really glad that strifeknot and hanginglimbs did such a great job wrapping and boxing everything up.
I would have to agree with Bonnet , a little nudge in the complaints department with USPS goes a long way ,
just like my packages . Illinois , Kentucky etc.
Thanks for starting this thread .
It gives us a chance to vent some, along with learn some.
Hopefully I don't have to revisit soon.

[Bonnette]

Got all my packages yesterday and today.
I'm really glad that strifeknot and hanginglimbs did such a great job wrapping and boxing everything up.
I would have to agree with Bonnet , a little nudge in the complaints department with USPS goes a long way ,
just like my packages . Illinois , Kentucky etc.
Thanks for starting this thread .
It gives us a chance to vent some, along with learn some.
Hopefully I don't have to revisit soon.

Yay! I'm so glad that all of your errant parcels have been safely delivered. I've got two more en route, but I feel more confident now about their eventual delivery. Yes indeed, this thread has not only allowed us to vent, but to learn what others have experienced, which has been reassuring. The OP has my thanks, as well!

[JBS1]

USPS . Changing their delivery services .
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is preparing to put all first-class mail onto a single delivery track, according to two people briefed on his strategic plan for the U.S. Postal Service, a move that would mean slower and more costly delivery for both consumers and commercial mailers.

DeJoy, with the backing of the agency’s bipartisan but Trump-appointed governing board, has discussed plans to eliminate a tier of first-class mail — letters, bills and other envelope-sized correspondence sent to a local address — designated for delivery in two days. Instead, all first-class mail would be lumped into the same three- to five-day window, the current benchmark for nonlocal mail.

That class of mail is already struggling; only 38 percent was delivered on time at the end of 2020, the Postal Service reported in federal court. Customers have reported bills being held up, and holiday cards and packages still in transit. Pharmacies and prescription benefits managers have told patients to request medication refills early to leave additional time for mail delays. The agency has not disclosed on-time scores yet in 2021.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...s-sources-say/

[Bonnette]

USPS . Changing their delivery services .
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is preparing to put all first-class mail onto a single delivery track, according to two people briefed on his strategic plan for the U.S. Postal Service, a move that would mean slower and more costly delivery for both consumers and commercial mailers.

DeJoy, with the backing of the agency’s bipartisan but Trump-appointed governing board, has discussed plans to eliminate a tier of first-class mail — letters, bills and other envelope-sized correspondence sent to a local address — designated for delivery in two days. Instead, all first-class mail would be lumped into the same three- to five-day window, the current benchmark for nonlocal mail.

That class of mail is already struggling; only 38 percent was delivered on time at the end of 2020, the Postal Service reported in federal court. Customers have reported bills being held up, and holiday cards and packages still in transit. Pharmacies and prescription benefits managers have told patients to request medication refills early to leave additional time for mail delays. The agency has not disclosed on-time scores yet in 2021.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...s-sources-say/

Man, oh man. This guy has no shame. Yet I doubt that replacing him is a top priority in Washington. Only 38% of first class mail delivered on time - disgraceful.

[JBS1]

Man, oh man. This guy has no shame. Yet I doubt that replacing him is a top priority in Washington. Only 38% of first class mail delivered on time - disgraceful.

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The claim: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has $70 million invested in companies that compete with the United States Postal Service

Mmmh !

The average pay for a Postmaster General is $82,360.00.
WHAAAT ?

Well, I don't know.

Well, now we know at least why there's no incentive .
If I remember correctly , didn't online ordering go up with the crises.
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc WMT.N posted its biggest-ever growth in online sales on Tuesday as shoppers cashed in stimulus checks and ordered everything from electronics and toys to groceries from the safety of their homes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Let's look at something else.
FedX
The COVID-19 pandemic has created record-breaking shipment volumes. As more people shop online to avoid crowds in stores, those numbers have grown even more. This has created shipping volumes that are taxing logistics networks nationwide, which may cause delays.

Something from ROI REVOLUTION
January 7 update
2021 COVID-19 + ecommerce stats
56% of consumers have tried a new retailer during the pandemic (Narvar)
18% of consumers have tried curbside pickup for the first time over the COVID-19 period (Narvar)
36% of consumers have experienced substantial shipping delays due to COVID-19 (Narvar)
Ecommerce sales are forecasted to have increased 32.4% in 2020 with brick-and-mortar forecasted to fall 3.2% (eMarketer)
Best Buy saw the largest YoY ecommerce sales growth in 2020 (105.5%), followed by Target (103.5%) and Kroger (79.2%) (eMarketer)
Amazon saw 39.1% year-over-year sales growth in 2020 (eMarketer)

From NPR
Jan 22, 2021 — The U.S. Postal Service is still digging out from under an avalanche of mail sent ... 'There's No End In Sight': Mail Delivery Delays Continue Across The Country ... The U.S. Postal Service said it faces "unprecedented volume increases and ... Online shopping has skyrocketed during the pandemic as many ...

We need a new post General .
Even the animated The General that sells insurance for cars would do a better job.

[hednic]

It's only going to get worse before we see some improvement IMO.

[Bonnette]

It's insane, all of it. And not only here - this morning in the Daily Mail, I read an article saying that undelivered holiday packages are turning up on eBay and other auction sites!

[JBS1]

It's only going to get worse before we see some improvement IMO.

I hate to agree, but you're right hednic .

[JBS1]

It's insane, all of it. And not only here - this morning in the Daily Mail, I read an article saying that undelivered holiday packages are turning up on eBay and other auction sites!

WHAT ?
Well a thank you for that prompt to elevate my USPS inquiry .

It's about Royal Mail .
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...oned-eBay.html

Yup, this might explain why I never received my Subtisim heater from HeavenScent72 on Etsy.
I ordered it on December 10, shipped December 19th. I still haven't received it.
I did open a case February 12th, and also asked for my money to be refunded February 7th.
I haven't heard back from the seller yet. He has till the 16th of this month to respond ,
then it will be escalated .
The shipment was to come via Royal Mail UK.

[Bonnette]

Here's a link to the Daily Mail piece: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...oned-eBay.html

[Cook.bot]

It's insane, all of it. And not only here - this morning in the Daily Mail, I read an article saying that undelivered holiday packages are turning up on eBay and other auction sites!

Opened or unopened?

[Bonnette]

Opened or unopened?

Mainly blind bids for unopened packages.

[JBS1]

Opened or unopened?

The photo shows unopened , but that just might be a photo.

[Bonnette]

Perhaps there'll be something done about the USPS - not holding my breath, but glad to see this: https://us.cnn.com/2021/02/17/politi...sps/index.html

[JBS1]

Perhaps there'll be something done about the USPS - not holding my breath, but glad to see this: https://us.cnn.com/2021/02/17/politi...sps/index.html

copied&pasted from the article
Some lawmakers want Biden to go beyond filling empty seats, and take drastic action by firing the entire board.

Well if that's not a nudge to get something done, nothing is.

[ChuckW]

I shipped a package to my son in Chicago for his birthday, which was 2/13. I shipped it on 2/1. He still does not have it. It's been in the city of Chicago for 10 days of that span.

The Postal System is a JOKE.