Lost package through LA USPS sort facility

[HasselhoffsCheeseburger]

I live in Los Angeles and have had hundreds of card-related packages sent to me ni the past few years. The service is a joke. They literally DO NOT deliver anything that requires a signature to me. I've met my carrier dozens of times and he just handed me a filled out "Sorry we missed you slip." When I said, hey, I'm here, where's my package? He just shrugged his shoulders. And that's when I'm lucky enough to actually receive a slip notifying me that I have a package. Most occasions I don't even get that. What usually happens is I never receive a slip and then eventually get a message from whomever was mailing something to me that it was returned to sender, even though no attempts were made or notifications left.

I've had probably 7 or 8 packages "lost" at the PO. I go down there and they look it up, shows it should be there, they can't find it. There's usually a line of 5 or 6 people waiting to chew someone out. I will gladly pay 2-3x S/H to have whatever I'm buying sent UPS.

I wish you the best of luck in all aspects of this - finding the package, getting any information about it, you name it.

[zljones]

Originally Posted by HasselhoffsCheeseburger

I live in Los Angeles and have had hundreds of card-related packages sent to me ni the past few years. The service is a joke. They literally DO NOT deliver anything that requires a signature to me. I've met my carrier dozens of times and he just handed me a filled out "Sorry we missed you slip." When I said, hey, I'm here, where's my package? He just shrugged his shoulders. And that's when I'm lucky enough to actually receive a slip notifying me that I have a package. Most occasions I don't even get that. What usually happens is I never receive a slip and then eventually get a message from whomever was mailing something to me that it was returned to sender, even though no attempts were made or notifications left.

I've had probably 7 or 8 packages "lost" at the PO. I go down there and they look it up, shows it should be there, they can't find it. There's usually a line of 5 or 6 people waiting to chew someone out. I will gladly pay 2-3x S/H to have whatever I'm buying sent UPS.

I wish you the best of luck in all aspects of this - finding the package, getting any information about it, you name it.

That is horrible, and even worse that the largest city in the U.S (New York). is more efficient than the second largest city.

In my experience, I have only had 2 packages go through USPS Los Angeles facilities and one time the package was delayed and the other was lost, those odds are horrible, 0 out of 2 for horrible service is not good. I have not had any other lost packages either until I dealt with L.A!

[deebro041]

I am from Ontario, Canada and I collect baseball memorabilia. I have acquired most of my collection from a group of great sellers throughout the U.S.A. My normal waiting period is usually 2 weeks from payment to delivery. I have found though that some of my fastest deliveries have come from California. I don't usually follow the tracking numbers, just to make sure when it ships out.

[Ease]

I love the usps. 45 cents to have a letter hand delivered from my mailbox to yours, anywhere in the country, in just a few days. Best bargain out there imo. I know it sucks when there is a delay etc., and I've had a few problems myself, but overall the usps rocks. Thank your local postman over the holidays with a gift card or something, they deserve it. (I don't work for usps btw)

[Donscards]

As for the Post office shipping within the United States, it is great---especially with delivery comfirmation---I have a feedback of over 15,000 and if 1 or 2 have been misdelivered in 10 years or so---it is wonderful service--But out of country, forget it---once it leaves the United States--Good Luck--I will no longer ship out of country---customs delays the item months sometimes and I lose money since the buyer puts in a claim---I could tell u horror stories--but I will no longer ship out of country. I also feel some buyers take advantage of this to reclaim the money after 45 days since the card will not arrive sometimes for 2 months.--I wish Ebay would check on all the claims by the same buyers--but Ebay never watches out for the seller--we always lose the dispute. Just my two cents. Don

[zljones]

This thread was not meant to bash USPS as a whole at all. I actually usually have fantastic lightning fast service. My main point was to bash on L.A. sort facilities because of their reputation and also how they lost a very precious card of mine that is expensive and hard to obtain.

[autograf]

If you get many packages delivered requiring signatures........I have a UPS Store mailbox with a real street address that receives packages from ANY carrier....DHL, UPS, FedEx, USPS and they sign for you. $15(ish) a month. Not as cheap as a normal P.O. Box but none of the for-profit carriers can deliver to a mailbox. You can also call to ensure you have mail or have text/email alerts set up. Shameless plug as I used to own a UPS Store but they do offer good services in that regard. No more orange slips that you have to take down to the Post Office and stand in line to get your pkgs.

Post Office has a WORLD of hurt right now. Pension obligations (like EVERY branch of govt) are killing them. They are being forced to pre-fund pension for future employees. It is costing them probably half of that $15B deficiency. But they have other issues too. They're kind of handcuffed on changing anything as well. Hopefully they get the okay to cut Sat Delivery and a bunch of smaller P.O.'s down the road as well as some reduction on the pension issue. If not, look for $15B losses every year. They are a quasi-governmental agency as they don't have to pay vehicle taxes, property taxes or many of the other taxes that companies like UPS,FedEx and others pay.