I just thought the travelling my package did before it got here was amusing. My hubby is a letter carrier. He even won a regional award. IMHO, most of the "regular carriers" do a damn good job. I use the USPS whenever I can.
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I once was a dispatcher for a contract mail trucking company. Part of my orientation was to tour a sorting facility and ride a few of the routes. I was aghast during the tour. It reminded me of an Escher drawing in action. There were conveyor belts all over the place and the worst was all of the envelopes on the floor that had fallen off the belts. It actually is amazing that packages get to their intended destinations. BUT.... I did learn not to use envelopes. The larger the package, the harder it is for it to get lost. I've stopped using envelopes even for a letter. I'll get the free priority boxes and use those even though it costs more, the peace of mind is worth it. Never had one lost. You can't beat the prices though and if things DO work right, I've had packages make it to CA from FL in 2 days. That's not to shabby.
When you see all of the trailers in the bays at the centers, it is no wonder that packages sometimes take "detours" on their way to their destination. It is so easy to put a package in the wrong bin and have it go on a wild goose chase. The craziest mix ups occur when doubles are used. If they get the trailers mixed up (which happens frequently) that whole trailer of mail can get lost for a while until they figure out the trailer number and put a trace on it. We found one trailer full of mail parked in a storage lot.
If you ever have the chance to tour a sorting facility, take it just for the snickers. It definitely proves that Murphy's Law is alive and well.
When you see all of the trailers in the bays at the centers, it is no wonder that packages sometimes take "detours" on their way to their destination. It is so easy to put a package in the wrong bin and have it go on a wild goose chase. The craziest mix ups occur when doubles are used. If they get the trailers mixed up (which happens frequently) that whole trailer of mail can get lost for a while until they figure out the trailer number and put a trace on it. We found one trailer full of mail parked in a storage lot.
If you ever have the chance to tour a sorting facility, take it just for the snickers. It definitely proves that Murphy's Law is alive and well.
Just checked the status of my package through track and confirm at usps and it now comes up with "track and confirm is temporarily unavailable. Sorry for the inconvenience " should I be worried?
People put far too much into the USPS tracking thing. It's not designed to tell you exactly where your package is and when it will arrive, which is what people are trying to use it for. And clicking 5 times day from the time you order until the package arrives doesn't do anything useful.
That's a pretty common response to an inquiry. Their system goes down quite often from what I noticed when I used to ship a lot. And Baldr is right on about USPS "tracking"..... it's not a true tracking system like UPS or FedEx.....
I think they update once a day around 9 PM. You can't rely on it to tell you exactly where your package is, just a rough idea. But it is very handy when a package does get lost.
I just like to see those words "Out for Delivery".....lol
I think they update once a day around 9 PM. You can't rely on it to tell you exactly where your package is, just a rough idea. But it is very handy when a package does get lost.
I just like to see those words "Out for Delivery".....lol
Not funny But to funnyHere is the tracking #: 9101010521297743739139
The package comes from TPA in CAL. I live in OK. I guess my package wanted the scenic tour
I guess there was a problem with my order. Fsusa emailed me saying that the drip tip I ordered is out of stock, so I had to select another one.
Hopefully it ships quickly.
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