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Judge Dred (Fred)I've had the following experiences out of hundreds:
- One UPS package did not make it to me.
- NEVER lost a FedEx package (to or from).
- Two lost USPS payments from me. In one case the USPS sent back what was left of the envelope and contents with a note of apology. I assumed it got jammed in one of the sorters they use. The other was just totally LOST, never found.
- One insured package to me came very late. USPS tracked it and found it.
- I've had a couple of USPS packages show up a few weeks after they were shipped (nope, not Xmas season, just bad luck)
- I've never had a USPS package (I sent) not make it to its destination.
Overall I rate the USPS fairly competent and safe. I still don't understand how the USPS insurance works. I realize the shipper pays for the insurance at time of shipment but I don't know who's supposed to file a claim, etc.