It seems that EPAY is calling things shipped when only a label is created and often 5 or 6 days until the item is accepted by USPS, UPS or FEDEX. Items which are supposed to be priority expedited mail are taking days and days over normal shipping time and USPS is not providing up to date tracking. This may not be universal because last night a Postman delivered a pkg from NY at 9 to me and believe me I am out in the country. I know this is a rant but it seems like everything something is valuable, fragile and time sensitive, it sort of disappears in the system.
shipping frustration
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J Franklin
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If the time is lost in printing the shipping label to acceptance by the shipper, it isn't the shipping agency that is at fault.
FortyNiner
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Things that always worked aren't working now. I cannot know exactly what is causing the problems but any package handled by the USPS can easily see unexplained delays at most every stage. Don't see this changing anytime soon.
51 MERC-CT
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Open up the USPS web site and read the red line near the top of the page.
https://www.usps.com/
I have been waiting for something from CA since 12/8 and it's still in the pipeline, somewhere
Ranting about it ain't going to get it to me or anyone else any sooner.
https://www.usps.com/
I have been waiting for something from CA since 12/8 and it's still in the pipeline, somewhere
Ranting about it ain't going to get it to me or anyone else any sooner.
Sorry to hear about your troubles. I just had the opposite happen. I purchased a rivet gun from TX. Seller printed label and it said expected delivery on 1/23/21. Two days after getting the notice a label was printed, it arrived. Two weeks earlier. Not complaining, but it just goes to show things are a bit wacky right now.
FortyNiner
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My experience has been exactly the opposite. Everything is luck of the draw to results: distance, shipping point, and status type.
fortyonerag
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Lots of shippers are suffering from the reduced amount of domestic and international air travel.
Items that were once subject to air uplift are now being handled by road or rail. This is creating significant flow problems all along the logistics chain.
For this reason, shippers that utilise dedicated freight aircraft will have a better chance of meeting their service standard.
Having said that, nothing is guaranteed these days
Items that were once subject to air uplift are now being handled by road or rail. This is creating significant flow problems all along the logistics chain.
For this reason, shippers that utilise dedicated freight aircraft will have a better chance of meeting their service standard.
Having said that, nothing is guaranteed these days
tubman
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This (regular packages doing better than "Priority Mail") seems counter-intuitive to me. I can tell you that over that last 6 months, none of the "Priority Mail Small Flat Rate Boxes" I have sent (8 or 10 a month for my condenser sales) have taken more that a week to complete their journey.
