In the past, I have sent some packages through UPS to my son in Maryland. I chose UPS because I didn't have to stand in line there, they had boxes right there they could pack up for me, the item was delivered in 2 days....3 max....and they had online tracking.
The other day I went to USPS to ship the items I had sold here. I asked for priority mail and tracking info. Of course they charged extra for both. But lo and behold, I couldn't track neither one of those packages for the life of me! It didn't seem like they were "moving" at all.
I went back to the PO to ship the SD I sold and asked for the same thing. But I told the clerk of the problem I had with the tracking. She said that with priority mail, you basically only get delivery confirmation...it is not required they be scanned at each destination....only when initially accepted and then when delivered.
She added that Express Mail (like overnight) actually has tracking info. What a bunch of crap that is!
Then she added that if you print a shipping label off your computer, it doesn't mean it was shipped. The shipper has x number of days to then ship the item or the label is no good. I suspect a lot of suppliers use this method too. So when we see the PO has been "electronically notified", that doesn't mean our order has actually been shipped. So feasibly, someone could print a label and not really ship it...as long as they do so before the cutoff.
And here we sit and wait. What a sucky system!
I've heard that UPS ground has become slower as well. I think a lot of it depends on shipping distance though....from NY to MD might be good but to CA might be a whole different ballgame.
I don't know who already knows this but I am just sharing something new I learned. It does explain a lot of things for me though when it comes to waiting for my deliveries
Lu
The other day I went to USPS to ship the items I had sold here. I asked for priority mail and tracking info. Of course they charged extra for both. But lo and behold, I couldn't track neither one of those packages for the life of me! It didn't seem like they were "moving" at all.
I went back to the PO to ship the SD I sold and asked for the same thing. But I told the clerk of the problem I had with the tracking. She said that with priority mail, you basically only get delivery confirmation...it is not required they be scanned at each destination....only when initially accepted and then when delivered.
She added that Express Mail (like overnight) actually has tracking info. What a bunch of crap that is!
Then she added that if you print a shipping label off your computer, it doesn't mean it was shipped. The shipper has x number of days to then ship the item or the label is no good. I suspect a lot of suppliers use this method too. So when we see the PO has been "electronically notified", that doesn't mean our order has actually been shipped. So feasibly, someone could print a label and not really ship it...as long as they do so before the cutoff.
And here we sit and wait. What a sucky system!
I've heard that UPS ground has become slower as well. I think a lot of it depends on shipping distance though....from NY to MD might be good but to CA might be a whole different ballgame.
I don't know who already knows this but I am just sharing something new I learned. It does explain a lot of things for me though when it comes to waiting for my deliveries
Lu
