USPS bogging down again

[ASF123]

My local post office here in Chicago has pretty much entirely ceased to function for the entire zip code: https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/12...gressman-says/.

We haven't received any mail whatsoever in more than a week, and the post office is literally 2.5 blocks from our house. I see the trucks drive down our street multiple times a day, and yet, nothing. I have about 10 card packages that are being held...somewhere, hopefully? I called our congresswoman's office yesterday and was told they send the postmaster at least 50 new complaints a day from our neighborhood. I did get a form email acknowledgement from the postmaster, so, yay? Certainly haven't seen any improvement due to the alleged new hires. Who knows when or if I will see my cards? At least I'm not waiting on medication, I suppose.

I really wish eBay sellers would give you the option to select UPS or FedEx.

[Jim65]

I signed up for informed delivery, I get an email with scan of items scheduled to be delivered that day, 3 out of 6 days, something is missing. Usually, the missing stuff comes in a day or so but a few things have never shown up at all. Very frustrating.

[prestigecollectibles]

It's not only the USPS. UPS and FedEx are experiencing delays due to increased shipping from online orders and workers that are out because of Covid-19.

United Parcel Service Inc. imposed shipping restrictions on some large retailers such as Gap Inc. and Nike Inc. this week, an early sign that the pandemic-fueled online shopping season is stretching delivery networks to their limits.

[jchcollins]

I'm increasingly just beginning to think the USPS is absurdly inefficient. A delay of a day or two around the holidays is to be expected, but I'm seeing horror stories and 2020 being what it is, it's not the first time this year. It would be nice if just one aspect of our lives could work normally again. I know, I know - major first world problems. And yes I'm thankful I'm not lying in a hospital bed on a ventilator right now.

[Tyruscobb]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

I'm increasingly just beginning to think the USPS is absurdly inefficient.

This, and I have the perfect real-life example.

I recently sent Bobby W., who lives in Raleigh, NC, some cards for his piggyback PSA submission. The cards arrived a full week after the anticipated delivery date. I checked the tracking history to discovery why.

The cards initially arrived in Raleigh right on time. Great, no problem, right? Wrong. So, despite the cards sitting in the Raleigh distribution center, which is located in the final destination city, the USPS, for some reason, then ships them to the Greensboro, NC distribution center which is over an hour and 15 minutes away.

The cards then sit in Greensboro a few days before the USPS ships them back to Raleigh and delivers them. Why?

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Tyruscobb

This, and I have the perfect real-life example.

I recently sent Bobby W., who lives in Raleigh, NC, some cards for his piggyback PSA submission. The cards arrived a full week after the anticipated delivery date. I checked the tracking history to discovery why.

The cards initially arrived in Raleigh right on time. Great, no problem, right? Wrong. So, despite the cards sitting in the Raleigh distribution center, which is located in the final destination city, the USPS, for some reason, then ships them to the Greensboro, NC distribution center which is over an hour and 15 minutes away.

The cards then sit in Greensboro a few days before the USPS ships them back to Raleigh and delivers them. Why?

Only a hour and 15 minutes away is pretty close for USPS lately. Here are a few recent ones for me.

I live in South Dakota.

Sent frog skins to a fellow member in California it went by way of Hawaii.

Sent cards to a member in New Jersey by way of Alabama.

Bat sent from Kentucky to me. Takes a month with only real updates being received by PO in Kentucky and arriving here.

[Seven]

Thought I was going to have a repeat of what happened early this year. I purchased a Sandy Koufax RC, Wednesday before Thanksgiving, It was marked as Delivered on December 2nd. I received no mail that day, I thought it might have been brought to the wrong house, and I was going to be out of another card again. Thankfully it was brought with the mail the following day.

Safe to say, I'm holding off on any purchases until after the holidays. Can't chance these things with the USPS so bogged down, during the Christmas season.

[carlsonjok]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

I'm increasingly just beginning to think the USPS is absurdly inefficient. A delay of a day or two around the holidays is to be expected, but increasingly I'm seeing horror stories and 2020 being what it is, it's not the first time this year. It would be nice if just one aspect of our lives could work normally again. I know, I know - major first world problems. And yes I'm thankful I'm not lying in a hospital bed on a ventilator right now.

It is really quite shocking that a private sector logistics executive like Louis DeJoy hasn't fixed the Post Office yet.