USPS bogging down again

jchcollins · #1 12-04-2020, 01:29 PM

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 · #2 12-04-2020, 06:27 PM

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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 · #3 12-05-2020, 10:20 AM

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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 · #4 12-05-2020, 11:23 AM

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.

Al C.risafulli · #5 12-05-2020, 11:33 AM

There's no question they're slow - we had auction catalogs, which get sent via Priority Mail (2-3 day delivery) on the 19th and 20th, that took two weeks. Now, with outgoing packages, same deal - shipped on Tuesday, dropped off directly at the post office myself, all Priority Mail, still showing up as not having even left town.

In their defense, they've been crushed all year with packages, and like every business with a lot of employees, have obviously had more people out sick than usual. I don't know how you plan for that, so I just try and be patient and understand it (and give my letter carrier a bottle of hand sanitizer once in a while).

-Al

RL · #6 12-05-2020, 01:15 PM

Sent a priority package on 11-28
Arrived at Distribution center on 11-29

Address I am shipping to is 120 miles away, same state (Michigan)

Package is still at the distribution center as of today, 12-5
Called the postmaster on 12-3, and that was a waste of time.

Jayworld · #7 12-05-2020, 01:22 PM

Been ordering a few things here and there for Christmas from amazon.com and via eBay. The amazon orders are all arriving on the given arrival date; the USPS packages via eBay are hit and miss. I'm seeing mostly "miss" on all packages originating in, or going through Illinois for some reason... Ordered a lot of cards on eBay and paid for on Nov. 24. They were marked shipped on Nov. 25, and as of Nov. 29 (last updated date) they still have not left Illinois...

T206BrownHindu · #8 12-05-2020, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Al C.risafulli

There's no question they're slow - we had auction catalogs, which get sent via Priority Mail (2-3 day delivery) on the 19th and 20th, that took two weeks. Now, with outgoing packages, same deal - shipped on Tuesday, dropped off directly at the post office myself, all Priority Mail, still showing up as not having even left town.

In their defense, they've been crushed all year with packages, and like every business with a lot of employees, have obviously had more people out sick than usual. I don't know how you plan for that, so I just try and be patient and understand it (and give my letter carrier a bottle of hand sanitizer once in a while).

-Al

I received your catalog a day after the auction closed!

Casey2296 · #9 12-05-2020, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by T206BrownHindu

I received your catalog a day after the auction closed!

Did you see how amazing Al's online catalog was? I don't think I've ever seen a more interactive AH site laid out with so much creativity.

carlsonjok · #10 12-05-2020, 09:57 AM

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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.

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