Usps -_-

[313M3NT90]

So today I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of my dripping setup and for the postman to stop at my house. He finally gets there, and SURPRISE! No package -_- so disappointed! So I call the post office and they say that it mightve been "thrown" into the wrong bin or split between routes! Hopefully I'll get it by sometime today, I was real excited! *end rant*

 

[lynch]

Your more calm than I would be, I would have gone postal

 

[313M3NT90]

Your more calm than I would be, I would have gone postal

Haha I actually ran after the mail truck after looking in my mail box and asked if he forgot a package lol

 

[llamainmypocket]

Someone needs to sell a battery operated, disposable GPS tracking unit that can be thrown into mail to truly track a package. Imagine the surprise of the post office when you explain to them exactly where your missing package is.

If it got thrown into the wrong bin and is out for delivery then it should arrive tomorrow. That is assuming it is a trackable package.

 

[edking66]

I ordered a Protank and it got routed to a Post Office about 10 miles away from my local one, was marked forwarded on the 17th, finally got here on the 26th. So much for 2 to 4 days Priority Mail

 

[Dana A]

They should be held accountable for stuff like that. Not sure how but they just should.

 

[SissySpike]

I see this this topic come up alot It dose suck when it happens. The USPA has a 1% loss rate If I had a 1% mistake rate Id of been fired along time ago. The USPS is hands down one of the best and most efficient systems in the world. They are also under attack from political leaders who'd like to profit from privatizing the USPS. Something that has been such a wonderful success in the past!
This dose not help when its your package being passed around or has dropped off the radar. But It could always get worse.

 

[Whosback]

The stairwell leading to my flat is torn apart due to a fie ( in bloody December) and the mailboxes are now outside when they used to be inside. I had to fight and I mean FIGHT with the post office form them to open the door and leave packages inside, they had done this for years before the fire so I did not see the problem.

 

[Taniger1]

What people tend to forget about our USPS is this, they have to deliver! They can't just say they are NOT going to deliver to an address for ANY reason. Fed-Ex and UPS do NOT have these guidelines. For 10 years I did not live at the end of the world, but you damn sure could SEE it from my front porch! I couldn't get Fed-Ex or UPS out there, but the United States Postal service? You bet ya!

We sometimes forget our USPS delivers EVERYWHERE in this country. Doesn't matter if there is a profit in delivery or NOT they deliver. So keep that in mind when your grousing or want to shut em down.

 

[llamainmypocket]

I see this this topic come up alot It dose suck when it happens. The USPA has a 1% loss rate If I had a 1% mistake rate Id of been fired along time ago. The USPS is hands down one of the best and most efficient systems in the world. They are also under attack from political leaders who'd like to profit from privatizing the USPS. Something that has been such a wonderful success in the past!
This dose not help when its your package being passed around or has dropped off the radar. But It could always get worse.

I've never thought of the USPS like that. It may be logistically efficient but I'd still Axe that thing like a thanksgiving turkey. There's no need for our conventional mail system anymore. All that we need is electronic mail and package delivery. The USPS losses millions by the minute and .... blocks the free market from creating the competition necessary to create an efficient market.

If any politician can gain by the reduction in the heavy footprint of government then they are OK in my book. The government should never be in the business of providing services or goods which cannot be provided by the natural economy. 150 years ago it was necessary but it isn't anymore. The free market would fill that gap faster than Washington can say they are optimistic of an agreement with itself.

 

[EddardinWinter]

I am not a fan of the USPS. I wish they would charge enough to operate in the black rather than in the red. If they did not lose the money they have of late, they would be less of a target. They operated in the black for a long time, but it appears that is a thing of the past.

I know, I know, they do all these great things to make the world a better place...fine. But when I am truly interested in making sure my package gets where it needs to, I use the FedEx option. Let the wrath of the USPS paladins reign fire down upon me for my sacrilege, I wrote this knowing the consequences...

 

[llamainmypocket]

The notion that the USPS is logistically efficient has not truly been contested. I can't speak for or against it as I have never had a package lost by anyone but I don't begrudge the USPS on those grounds.

It is just not financially efficient and does not agree with modern economic theory. State subsidized industry doesn't work. logically the only reason why it exists can only be the desire for the state to control it. I find that to be controlling.

For the state to put its own welfare above ours is the sacrifice they make when they choose to control it. It may be a small loss but it's the principle that counts. It is a loss for the american people in process, quality, and efficiency by denying competition, progress, and the loss of wealth due to waste.

 

[ilovehugehits]

Any time that shipping isn't free.
I upgrade to Priority mail.
It's worth the extra $2.

 

[313M3NT90]

Wow, things got serious here lol. I did end up getting my package, I guess he overlooked my package while loading up is what I was told. Heh

 

[SissySpike]

I've never thought of the USPS like that. It may be logistically efficient but I'd still Axe that thing like a thanksgiving turkey. There's no need for our conventional mail system anymore. All that we need is electronic mail and package delivery. The USPS losses millions by the minute and .... blocks the free market from creating the competition necessary to create an efficient market.

If any politician can gain by the reduction in the heavy footprint of government then they are OK in my book. The government should never be in the business of providing services or goods which cannot be provided by the natural economy. 150 years ago it was necessary but it isn't anymore. The free market would fill that gap faster than Washington can say they are optimistic of an agreement with itself.

You are a victim of mis information. Yes the post office has lost personnel correspondence business. But they have more than made up for it in flat rate shipping. The reason they lose money is under the Bush admin. They were forced by legislation tagged on to a completely unrelated bill that they had to provide retirement medical benefits for the next 75 years in 15 years.
This legislation was imposed to break the USPS next we have a big USPS smear for people who do not follow or research legislation to believe. The sad thing is this huge lump some of money is being wasted buy those who passed it.
So If you want your postal carriers to make minum wage and if by free market you mean the buddy system for government contracts go ahead let the current system be back stabbed out of existence.
You can see the lies and mis information they spread in something as trivial as a ecigs. So why would you believe anything from this self serving money consuming laviathio that will stop at nothing to feed its self.

 

[Whosback]

You are a victim of mis information. Yes the post office has lost personnel correspondence business. But they have more than made up for it in flat rate shipping. The reason they lose money is under the Bush admin. They were forced by legislation tagged on to a completely unrelated bill that they had to provide retirement medical benefits for the next 75 years in 15 years.
This legislation was imposed to break the USPS next we have a big USPS smear for people who do not follow or research legislation to believe. The sad thing is this huge lump some of money is being wasted buy those who passed it.
So If you want your postal carriers to make minum wage and if by free market you mean the buddy system for government contracts go ahead let the current system be back stabbed out of existence.
You can see the lies and mis information they spread in something as trivial as a ecigs. So why would you believe anything from this self serving money consuming laviathio that will stop at nothing to feed its self.

I was just about to post something about this. One of my pastime minions works for the postal service and was talking in much the same wat about this madness. The employees that is supposed to benifit would rather run a stable operation then deal with this.

 

[El_tecolote]

At my local PO, they seemingly sort mail for that particular day's delivery before 7am. If an incoming delivery truck drops off mail at 7:05am, I have to wait until the next day for delivery. Tracking will say it's at my local PO and there it sits for 24 hours. It's beginning to get hot here in Florida and I've learned not to order juice during the latter part of June and all July and August. If it sits in a hot mailroom or in my mailbox for any time, it becomes horrible.

 

[llamainmypocket]

You are a victim of mis information. Yes the post office has lost personnel correspondence business. But they have more than made up for it in flat rate shipping. The reason they lose money is under the Bush admin. They were forced by legislation tagged on to a completely unrelated bill that they had to provide retirement medical benefits for the next 75 years in 15 years.
This legislation was imposed to break the USPS next we have a big USPS smear for people who do not follow or research legislation to believe. The sad thing is this huge lump some of money is being wasted buy those who passed it.
So If you want your postal carriers to make minum wage and if by free market you mean the buddy system for government contracts go ahead let the current system be back stabbed out of existence.
You can see the lies and mis information they spread in something as trivial as a ecigs. So why would you believe anything from this self serving money consuming laviathio that will stop at nothing to feed its self.

Well, they need to up there prices like any other business. Artificially maintaining low prices for mail and packages to hit the tax payer later kills the foundation for creating competition, progress, and cost efficiency. To put it bluntly, it is cheating and the public suffers. Albeit, not by much but it's a principle.

The notion of a corrupted free market by the buddy system and government contracts isn't an argument against the free market. It's an argument against a corrupted system. subsidizing the whole thing is taking the easy way out. Its better than a Verizon world and worse than the app market. Two examples of markets that are closed and free. One with competition, creativity, and cost efficiency in abundance and the other where you pay 120$ a month for crap, pay for services you don't need, and are promptly informed of what you cannot do.

I don't have a grudge against the post office. If I needed a job I would apply there because it is cheating. If I need a package I'll go with them because it is cheaper. However, that doesn't mean I will justify their way.

 

[DuffyA2Z]

I am not a fan of the USPS. I wish they would charge enough to operate in the black rather than in the red. If they did not lose the money they have of late, they would be less of a target. They operated in the black for a long time, but it appears that is a thing of the past.

I know, I know, they do all these great things to make the world a better place...fine. But when I am truly interested in making sure my package gets where it needs to, I use the FedEx option. Let the wrath of the USPS paladins reign fire down upon me for my sacrilege, I wrote this knowing the consequences...

USPS and FedEx both routinely scrooge up deliveries for me ... USPS here (somewhat rural area) use to open my mail 2-3 times a week then put a "damaged in delivery" label on it... after months of complaining they finally stopped. UPS is my only salvation for vape gear/ toys ...errr Business equipment!

 

[llamainmypocket]

Wow, things got serious here lol. I did end up getting my package, I guess he overlooked my package while loading up is what I was told. Heh

I just like to get serious.

It ain't no thang.