No wonder the USPS is going broke

[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