No wonder the USPS is going broke

[Bocabirdman]

Here is a tracking number breakdown for a package from California to Boca Raton FL.

Shipping Label Created

Dec-29-14, 18:50 PM, ONTARIO, CA 91761

Arrived at USPS Facility
Jan-02-15, 17:14 PM, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32099

ACCEPTED AT USPS FACILITY
Jan-03-15, 07:25 AM, POULSBO, WA 98370

Jacksonville is a few hundred miles from Boca Raton, so NATURALLY a trip back to the West Coast is the way to go......

[bnorth]

Before reading my guess was the highly overpaid sorting facility workers or the horrible union. With my wife being a former USPS sorting facility worker and one of my life long best friends wife being the head of the local union the stories I hear are simply amazing.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Human error happens. To me it's pretty amazing that 99 percent of the stuff gets delivered on time without a hitch.

[Batter67up]

I used to believe 99% of things got to where they are going ok but I am beginning to believe otherwise. My Brother had a signed jersey arriving at our parents house since he was not going to be home. They left it in the open garage door without even knocking at the door. The box had been so poorly handled during shipment that all of the tape on the outside was loose and you could feel the frame bouncing around in the box. Once opened on Christmas morning the frame had come apart and the paper on the back of the frame was torn. Not too nice of a way to start Christmas morning. Thumbs down for UPS. Can't knock on the front door and package was abused while they shipping -2 for UPS.

[rdwyer]

Dunno how they could be going broke when you look at this:

http://www.statisticbrain.com/us-pos...ce-statistics/

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by rdwyer

Dunno how they could be going broke when you look at this:

http://www.statisticbrain.com/us-pos...ce-statistics/

Just the salaries take up 74% of revenue taken in.

Add infrastructure costs to that and they must be losing a TON.

[Steve D]

That's nothin'. Check out this tracking summary for a package I recently ordered:

December 26, 2014 , 9:21 am Delivered, SCHERTZ, TX 78154

December 26, 2014 , 6:54 am Arrived at Post Office SCHERTZ, TX 78154

December 20, 2014 , 8:22 am Sorting Complete SAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI 48080

December 19, 2014 , 12:27 pm Arrived at USPS Facility ALLEN PARK, MI 48101

December 14, 2014 , 10:40 am Arrived at USPS Facility COPPELL, TX 75099

December 13, 2014 , 5:46 am Departed USPS Facility DALLAS, TX 75398

December 12, 2014 , 9:32 pm Arrived at USPS Facility DALLAS, TX 75398

December 11, 2014 , 1:54 am Departed USPS Facility DETROIT, MI 48233

December 10, 2014 , 9:42 pm Arrived at USPS Facility DETROIT, MI 48233

December 10, 2014 , 7:03 am Arrived at USPS Facility SAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI 48080

December 10, 2014 , 1:48 am Departed USPS Facility ALLEN PARK, MI 48101

December 9, 2014 , 10:08 pm Arrived at USPS Facility ALLEN PARK, MI 48101

December 9, 2014 , 6:01 am Departed USPS Facility SAN DIEGO, CA 92199

December 8, 2014 , 10:27 pm Arrived at USPS Origin Facility SAN DIEGO, CA 92199

December 8, 2014 , 10:49 am Acceptance LA MESA, CA 91942


The sender clearly printed my correct name and address on the envelope. Unfortunately, the USPS counter worker in California input the wrong ZIP code into the computer, so the barcode label was wrong. The people in Michigan sent the package to Texas, where it sat until the dummies in Coppell Texas sent it back to Michigan. USPS couldn't simply read the writing on the envelope, instead, relying on the erroneous barcode data. The workers in Michigan then sent it back to Texas, where it finally reached me after 18 days in transit (with the barcode torn off).

Steve

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by Steve D

That's nothin'. Check out this tracking summary for a package I recently ordered:

December 26, 2014 , 9:21 am Delivered, Parcel Locker SCHERTZ, TX 78154

December 26, 2014 , 6:54 am Arrived at Post Office SCHERTZ, TX 78154

December 20, 2014 , 8:22 am Sorting Complete SAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI 48080

December 19, 2014 , 12:27 pm Arrived at USPS Facility ALLEN PARK, MI 48101

December 14, 2014 , 10:40 am Arrived at USPS Facility COPPELL, TX 75099

December 13, 2014 , 5:46 am Departed USPS Facility DALLAS, TX 75398

December 12, 2014 , 9:32 pm Arrived at USPS Facility DALLAS, TX 75398

December 11, 2014 , 1:54 am Departed USPS Facility DETROIT, MI 48233

December 10, 2014 , 9:42 pm Arrived at USPS Facility DETROIT, MI 48233

December 10, 2014 , 7:03 am Arrived at USPS Facility SAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI 48080

December 10, 2014 , 1:48 am Departed USPS Facility ALLEN PARK, MI 48101

December 9, 2014 , 10:08 pm Arrived at USPS Facility ALLEN PARK, MI 48101

December 9, 2014 , 6:01 am Departed USPS Facility SAN DIEGO, CA 92199

December 8, 2014 , 10:27 pm Arrived at USPS Origin Facility SAN DIEGO, CA 92199

December 8, 2014 , 10:49 am Acceptance LA MESA, CA 91942


The sender clearly printed my correct name and address on the envelope. Unfortunately, the USPS counter worker in California input the wrong ZIP code into the computer, so the barcode label was wrong. The people in Michigan sent the package to Texas, where it sat until the dummies in Coppell Texas sent it back to Michigan. USPS couldn't simply read the writing on the envelope, instead, relying on the erroneous barcode data. The workers in Michigan then sent it back to Texas, where it finally reached me after 18 days in transit (with the barcode torn off).

Steve

I humbly bow in defeat............

[bnorth]

mistake

[bnorth]

Check out the dates on this one. I was sending $ to a fellow member for a couple T210's.

[CMIZ5290]

I also love how their tracking numbers are 50 digits! (at least it seems that many). Whenever I give someone a tracking number, I get dizzy trying to look at the number while I'm emailing it to the buyer...

[ALR-bishop]

I have been retired since 2007 a travel internationally quite a lot. I have come to appreciate our postal service in general

[Cubswin82]

How about this...delivered it right back to my own box..

[chipperhank44]

Mistakes happen. I find the USPS to be incredibly affordable and overall an amazing service. I've had one issue with the USPS, a multitude of issues with UPS.

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

I humbly bow in defeat............

S*** has been going haywire in the Dallas USPS hub IMHO....for months. Mailing Verizon checks there and for the past 3 months, it has taken 2 weeks plus for them to receive payment and a week to post.

Daughter lives in Shitz Texas, just a stones throw from the ex-wife in New Braunfels. You can have Texas...I'm a California Man!

[Steve D]

I just had another package take the scenic route via USPS.

Mailed in Texas on the 18th, and delivered in Kentucky today, but not before getting to spend a day in beautiful downtown Bismarck, North Dakota! (It was supposed to be delivered two days ago).

Steve

[Runscott]

I have had fairly good luck with USPS and UPS; however, had a package recently go from Arizona to North Carolina, then back to Washington state.

Fedex is where I have minor complaints, as they will indicate a package will be delivered on a certain day, I then wait all day for it to arrive, and then around 7-8PM they will update tracking to indicate 'NA' for delivery date. So if F's up two days instead of one. UPS always updates late deliveries prior to the original date.

[BicycleSpokes]

Would have loved to see the qualifier on that Chance.


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[Runscott]

It's just Rich trying to disguise himself as a millenial

[2dueces]

In the grand scheme of things, can anyone here deliver a letter from NY to California and do it for less than $.40?

Second. Unless everyone here are brain surgeons we all make mistakes at work.

And finally, no I don't work for the USPS nor any other government agency. But I did stay at a holiday inn last night.

[jburl]

Had a buyer contact me about a card that I shipped out over a week ago. Not a terribly long delay, but usually doesn't take long to go from Nashville to Dallas/FW. Check out this tracking history:
https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfi...99937411211596

[The Nasty Nati]

I feel everyone's pain. I ordered something from Amazon nearly a month ago. As of 7 days ago it's floating around Cincinnati, I live in New York, NY...at one point in the journey it was so close.