I Kid You Not

[JEBar]

OK, there are a many, many jokes out there about the US Post Office .... this is not a joke .... on December 16th my wife mailed a package to some of her relatives in South Dakota from our local Post Office .... the info shown below is taken from the USPS Tracking Number ....

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December 16, 2020, 1:46 pm
USPS in possession of item
ANGIER, NC 27501

December 16, 2020, 2:10 pm
Departed Post Office
ANGIER, NC 27501

December 19, 2020, 2:51 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
RALEIGH NC DISTRIBUTION CENTER

December 20, 2020, 1:41 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
RALEIGH NC DISTRIBUTION CENTER

December 24, 2020
In Transit to Next Facility

December 28, 2020, 12:57 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
SAN JUAN PR DISTRIBUTION CENTER

December 28, 2020, 12:59 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
SAN JUAN PR DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Your item departed our USPS facility in SAN JUAN PR DISTRIBUTION CENTER on December 28, 2020 at 12:59 am. The item is currently in transit to the destination.

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I mean, WHO KNEW San Juan, Puerto Rico is on the way from central North Carolina to Eastern South Dakota

[fortyshooter]

Yep I have had that happen before!

[JEBar]

Yep I have had that happen before!

with this type of system, its no wonder why they always claim they are under funded

[fortyshooter]

Hope it wasn't a fruit cake !

[fortyshooter]

Very timely topic JEBar... Just got the mail in and there was a Christmas card from my niece in Pa. It was postmarked on Dec. 5th and we just got it down here in Va. !!! No telling where it has traveled!

[rugrat]

I have had that happen many times on package shipments. Way too many times!

[JEBar]

I stopped by the local Post Office a few minutes ago .... 1 person working the counter .... 3 people in front of me (all standing on the appropriate blocks on the floor) ... the line moved quickly and by the time I reached the window, 4 others were in line behind me .... asked to see the Post Master .... the person at the window said she needed to know what its about .... I gave her a quick description and when I got to telling her that according to their tracking it landed in Puerto Rico this morning, the folks in line were laughing .... the Post Master tuned out to be a very nice young lady checked her computer and told me she had no clue why but it most certainly should not have happened .... she went on to say all they will tell her is Covid .... she went on to say that there are tens of thousands of packages that have been misdirected or even worse, lost in the system .... while standing there I heard the lady working the counter talking to a fellow who wanted to send an business letter to NY by 2 or 3 day mail .... she told him at this time that service doesn't exist, that it taking 10 to 15 or more days to get regular mail from NC to NY ..... the Post Master said that our package is being returned to the US but sadly it will most likely go to California .... she said its highly likely it will take days (if not weeks) to get out of there and on its way to South Dakota

[fortyshooter]

Need to bring back the Pony Express. The horses would know the trail even if rider was asleep!

[BrokenolMarine]

I have been sending handwritten letters to a few friends ... To pass the time and to keep the arthritis in my hand at bay. I am usually posting a couple a day.
I don't expect these folks to write back, it's basically much easier for most to email. I usually see comments about how fast the letters arrive.

Automation does the bulk of the work. I print neatly as far as the street address and the zip goes, so the scanners don't kick out the letters for manual sort along the way.

[Ernie]

Some packages I am waiting for that were shipped USPS have been in the system for a couple weeks. Guess Christmas and Covid slammed them. I have venders sending emails wanting to know if I have my shipment. Nope.

[markiver54]

We also had an item, ordered on Amazon and the carrier was USPS. It never got here. Amazon gave us a refund and said it MIGHT still come though, but refunded anyway.
Was trying to track another package this afternoon, also coming USPS ( maybe ), but the tracking number does not work. Tried it three times thinking I overlooked a number or something, but nooo! Just does not work.

[roddy]

I drove a big Brown truck for 15 years...the stories I could tell...

[rugrat]

I drove a big Brown truck for 15 years...the stories I could tell...

I am sure you could. But to be honest, I have never had an issue with ups deliveries. Now, fedex and the usps delivery service is a different story!

[JEBar]

I have never had an issue with ups deliveries. Now, fedex and the usps delivery service is a different story!

same here

[ol'pole]

We sent a Christmas card to the wife's brother by usps we sent it 12-05-20, on 12-20-20 he hadn't received it ( he lives 3 miles away, neighboring city), we sent another on the 20th. Both got to his house on the same day, 12 -24, gotta love gov services. During the summer the usps lost 4 packages, 2 were bullets 1500 each order and from 2 different stores. All lost usps couldn't find them. Started a formal complaint with our IDIOT senator about the usps, 6 mounts & still waiting to hear from her. Amazon ,UPS & Fedex never seem to loose things, must have much smarter people working there

[beaverislander]

Three weeks ago I traded some ammo with a guy 200 miles from me... both of us are in Michigan.
I took my package to UPS and he took his to USPS both on a Monday.
He received the UPS package on Wed, two days after I dropped it off.
I received his USPS package the following Monday, a full week later.
I am actually relieved that I got it because I'm not sure it should have been sent through the postal system in the first place.

[BigAl52]

Covid is just another lousy excuse that the usps can use for there lousy service. I cant think of any reason why they should be in existence

[ol'pole]

Our letter carrier told me a bunch of things about the local post office, it been in the same building for 65 years that I know of AND IT'S LEASED, and all maintanace and improvements are paid for by the tax payers, must be owned by some politician. Our delivery vehicles are Dodge promasters big vans like what Amazon uses. Small town 2x2 miles, po is in the center, Why would they need that big of a van???
That's just a few things..

[The Wiz]

You can bitch and moan about the USPS but it is still one of the best and cheapest in the world. I had a mail room as part of my responsibilities for a health insurance company for about 6 years. I found that working with the USPS was very professional and they went out of their way to make my job easier. My mail room sent out 60,000 + letters and checks per month. Our delivery rate was 96%. No system is perfect but that is pretty darn good. And don't forget that part of today's problems are due in part to Covid and political shenanigans.

[markiver54]

You can bitch and moan about the USPS but it is still one of the best and cheapest in the world. I had a mail room as part of my responsibilities for a health insurance company for about 6 years. I found that working with the USPS was very professional and they went out of their way to make my job easier. My mail room sent out 60,000 + letters and checks per month. Our delivery rate was 96%. No system is perfect but that is pretty darn good. And don't forget that part of today's problems are due in part to Covid and political shenanigans.

I can appreciate what you're saying Wiz, however, I have not had any problems with UPS or Amazon deliveries.
I cannot imagine the world without USPS, but don't know what the problem is except maybe just extreme volume!
They have letters and cards to deal with in addition to parcels.