USPS is the worst

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by Jewish-collector

Steven - Sometimes you gotta say WTF and ask her out

My wife probably wouldn't be too cool with that...I bet Id get a WTF then!

[ALR-bishop]

I have had the good fortune to travel extensively internationally since retirement back in 2007 and have come to appreciate our postal system, whatever it's shortcomings.

[timzcardz]

My worst experience with USPS was in the spring/summer of 1976 and it wasn't the USPS's fault.

Got a call from the Post Office that they had something of mine that they thought looked important.

Turned out that some dipshit had set off fireworks in the PO collection box at the corner and had burnt up the student loan application that I had mailed. Enough of it survived that the PO could figure out it was mine.

Got another application, filled it out again, and then proceeded to the actual post office to mail it in person!

[tjv815]

Two weeks ago I had a package that was "delivered" according to USPS. I do not have it. It didn't arrive the day they say it was "delivered". When I talked to the Post Master, he said it was delivered. That's all they can go with. This was only a four dollar item, but it has happened to me once before. Awful.

[Den*nis O*Brien]

....the USPS echos what most people here have already stated. I am a fan of the postal service and consider them to be a terrific bargain and generally staffed by good, ethical and hard working people. I send everything, beyond 1st class envelopes, from the counter at my local PO. The clerk always offers me a detailed register receipt including destinations. I have always viewed dropping over sized/overweight envelopes as a crap shoot. I could have misjudged weight and under stamped the thing. It seems best to minimize the opportunities for problems and hand it to the counter person. Of course this limits the day, for most people, to do a shipping. But again....minimize the opportunities for trouble. And I also remember my rural carrier and substitute carrier at Christmas. I let them know that every piece of mail is important to me and their understanding of that is appreciated.

[Donscards]

Originally Posted by Den*nis O*Brien

....the USPS echos what most people here have already stated. I am a fan of the postal service and consider them to be a terrific bargain and generally staffed by good, ethical and hard working people. I send everything, beyond 1st class envelopes, from the counter at my local PO. The clerk always offers me a detailed register receipt including destinations. I have always viewed dropping over sized/overweight envelopes as a crap shoot. I could have misjudged weight and under stamped the thing. It seems best to minimize the opportunities for problems and hand it to the counter person. Of course this limits the day, for most people, to do a shipping. But again....minimize the opportunities for trouble. And I also remember my rural carrier and substitute carrier at Christmas. I let them know that every piece of mail is important to me and their understanding of that is appreciated.

Just curious, what do most guys give their carrier at Christmas---mine does a great job and I give $75---hope I am not too cheap, if so, I will take it up---the carrier told me most people don't give them gratuities anymore, They are not supposed to accept them, but you have to be discreet.

[Cozumeleno]

Originally Posted by Donscards

Just curious, what do most guys give their carrier at Christmas---mine does a great job and I give $75---hope I am not too cheap, if so, I will take it up---the carrier told me most people don't give them gratuities anymore, They are not supposed to accept them, but you have to be discreet.

I have a friend from high school that is a mailman and he says he only received gifts from 5% of his customers.

Keep in mind that, technically, they're not even supposed to receive cash at all. The USPS says you can give a gift valued at up to $20 but no cash or even gift cards. No gifts valued at more than $50 total in a year.

[buchner]

Originally Posted by Den*nis O*Brien

....the USPS echos what most people here have already stated. I am a fan of the postal service and consider them to be a terrific bargain and generally staffed by good, ethical and hard working people. I send everything, beyond 1st class envelopes, from the counter at my local PO. The clerk always offers me a detailed register receipt including destinations. I have always viewed dropping over sized/overweight envelopes as a crap shoot. I could have misjudged weight and under stamped the thing. It seems best to minimize the opportunities for problems and hand it to the counter person. Of course this limits the day, for most people, to do a shipping. But again....minimize the opportunities for trouble. And I also remember my rural carrier and substitute carrier at Christmas. I let them know that every piece of mail is important to me and their understanding of that is appreciated.

+1 Well said !!!!!!

[bigfanNY]

For the last three weeks I have been sweating on a USPS package. Package was shipped from Mass on May 10th and dropped of the face of the earth until it was finally scanned on May 29th In Memphis TN. I live in NJ so kinda went off track. The problem was it was an Item That I purchased from Ebay for $50 that sender sent first class with no insurance. The last recorded sale of this same item was north of $6,000.00. So if it was in fact lost I would have gotten my $50 returned and missed out on my one opportunity to own this item because 6k is about $5500 more than I have ever paid for a sports program. But just over 3 weeks after it was mailed it showed up today in my mailbox. I only ever ship priority mail and hand to clerk in PO and have never had an issue shipping. But have had 3 packages lost from sellers mailing first class with box drops. Very happy it is not 4 packages.
J

[Rich Falvo]

Originally Posted by tjv815

Two weeks ago I had a package that was "delivered" according to USPS. I do not have it. It didn't arrive the day they say it was "delivered". When I talked to the Post Master, he said it was delivered. That's all they can go with. This was only a four dollar item, but it has happened to me once before. Awful.

Possibly dropped at the wrong house? That happened to me a few weeks ago. The envelope was mistakenly delivered to house #40 instead of my #48. Luckily, my neighbor is honest and brought the package to my door.