USPS delivery problem

[Farm_kid]

Sorry to hear that folks are having so much trouble. I have made 5 purchases on ebay in the last two months and have had no problems at all with any of them. There is one in mail right now, but all the tracking info seems normal so far.

[thecatspajamas]

I have also had a great experience with the USPS since the general lockdown. I ship a lot of packages out (primarily flats), and thankfully have an oversized mailbox that can accommodate now that my trips to the post office which is near my workplace are much less frequent since I'm working from home. My postman hasn't batted an eye at the increase in outgoing packages, and even apologized the other day for having adjusted his route which put him picking up much earlier than I was used to. I told him no problem, that I can adjust my routine, and thanked him for his continued service in these trying times. So far (knock on wood) though some shipments have been delayed, I have not had any reported lost this year. I personally have zero complaints about the level of service the USPS provides, and if anything, it seems their track record has improved for me over the last year or two.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

My postman hasn't batted an eye at the increase in outgoing packages, and even apologized the other day for having adjusted his route which put him picking up much earlier than I was used to.

Without exception in my experience, the delivery personnel are great. Much like cable installers or onsite repair people for some reason - they also generally seem to be the best informed about what is or is not going on if you have a problem. My problems last year with the post office was more at the regional level. When a package gets lost at a hub, you can pretty much forget it. Here in NC they are not even staffed well enough to answer their phones on a regular basis.