Ever wonder how much money USPS has made off vapers?
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LOL I was actually thinking about this earlier this evening. It seems like vapers could single-handedly fund the USPS if left up to our own devices. 
I remember one of my very first vape orders last September. $2.67 shipping, from China.
It hit 3 places in China, then the boat. Then California, then New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, Ohio, Houston and then Finally, San Antonio..
6 weeks... Was wondering how USPS stayed in business...
It hit 3 places in China, then the boat. Then California, then New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, Ohio, Houston and then Finally, San Antonio..
6 weeks... Was wondering how USPS stayed in business...
Good point! I have had at least 2 orders every week for the past three weeks, since I began vaping. I have found that if I choose the expensive shipping, or the cheapest they have I still have my order in 3 days. The most confusing was an order that left NY, went to NJ, then went past me to in VA to FL, then from FL to VA! Made no sense to me, but perhaps the USPS made some money there. Otherwise, I know that I am definitely helping to keep the USPS up and running with my vaping orders!
Like anyone who ships via air, the fastest route to point X may not be the geographically shortest route. Routing a package through air terminal hubs can add extra miles but faster delivery. USPS Priority Mail always gets to me in three days from anywhere in the US.
I've ordered quite bit directly from China, all batteries and non e-cig stuff. All of it was free shipping that took about three weeks to arrive here in CA. Businesses in China get a big boost from their government in the form of free shipping.
I've ordered quite bit directly from China, all batteries and non e-cig stuff. All of it was free shipping that took about three weeks to arrive here in CA. Businesses in China get a big boost from their government in the form of free shipping.
I'm happy to be helping to keep the USPS running. I must get 3 or 4 small orders in a week. (should slow down now that I have enough backup supplies on hand). USPS has been doing a great job getting my stuff to me, 2 to 40 days from almost anywhere in the country. It seems like first class is faster than it was 5 or 10 years ago.
I also dabble in selling sometimes on Ebay and use first class mail. Out of some 500 orders in the last 2 years, only 2 took as long as 10 days, most were delivered in 2 to 4 days.
I also dabble in selling sometimes on Ebay and use first class mail. Out of some 500 orders in the last 2 years, only 2 took as long as 10 days, most were delivered in 2 to 4 days.
Never really thought about it.....because vaping is such a small industry compared to other stuff they send.
I mean sure, a LOT of vapemail goes around......but if you check out actual numbers of how much stuff gets sent USPS, and how many businesses do use USPS exclusively for their packages......its mind blowing.
Good point! I have had at least 2 orders every week for the past three weeks, since I began vaping. I have found that if I choose the expensive shipping, or the cheapest they have I still have my order in 3 days. The most confusing was an order that left NY, went to NJ, then went past me to in VA to FL, then from FL to VA! Made no sense to me, but perhaps the USPS made some money there. Otherwise, I know that I am definitely helping to keep the USPS up and running with my vaping orders!
Same here. I'm to the point where I have at least two different juice orders from two different vendors every other week (gonna be three vendors this week. MBV, ECblends and Roar.) and then a hardware order once a month. Might need to order a whole lot of juice since my wife needs to go to 12 mg
a couple million vapors? probably a good penny, bet it doesnt come close to the 100 million+ people on amazon every week.
Lol I had 8 packages delivered this week alone...last week it was 5 packages in one day, the mailman must hate me. always having to carry around a million packages just for my house lol. i used to like UPS better, but the couple of times i ordered vaping stuff with UPS the guy delivered it at like 6:56PM, I was ....... USPS gets to my house at 11-11:30AM, I like getting my vaping goodies early in the morning, all day to play with it then.
I used to define mixed emotions as watching my worst enemy go over a cliff in my new car but now I define it as USPS!!!!! They get my stuff to me but ooooooohhhhh what they put me through in the process. Ever been to any of the vent-on-USPS sites?... I think USPS itself has one. The stories are just awful and make me feel so much better on the 8th, 9th and 10th day of USPS silence waiting for my "3-day expected delivery" stuff from Michigan.
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It's a government entity.
Do you think they will ever make a profit?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2013/04/17/usps-losing-25-million-daily-with-broken-business-model/
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