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

[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

[rhettyeakley]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

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

I lived outside the US for a few years and am 100% in agreement. They mess up every once in a while and financially they are run terribly but the number of problems I have had vs the number of items I have sent/rec'd is pretty unbelievably good overall, but I may just be lucky.

[deadballfreaK]

I generally support the USPS. Only two transactions lost out of thousands of card transactions. That being said try to top this postal story:

About 10 years ago I bought a Frank Chance caramel card on ebay. I don't even remember the issue , but it was about $75 and that was ten years ago so a pretty good card (E95?). Never showed up in a couple of weeks. I made inquiries and the dealer was sure it had been shipped on a certain date. No reason to doubt him. Settled in to wait a little longer. A couple of more weeks went by and I received a card from the post office stating that a package sent to me had to be destroyed for health reasons. Sorry!

I had no idea what they were talking about, but I was sure it was the Chance. I took the card up to the post office to inquire. The postmaster who is a friend of mine snorted. He said I'm not supposed to tell anyone this, (BUT he couldn't wait)! Seems a lot of mail had been going missing in the area and they had traced it to a truck driver who delivered to my local post office among others. The guy had gone crazy (yes another crazy postal employee).
They searched his house and found scattered mail bags all over including the bathroom. There was quite a pile of mail he had done his business on. It was supposedly all destroyed. I just wonder if the Chance could have been soaked?

[Cubswin82]

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

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Cubswin82

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

Hahahahaha. Perfect.

[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