What the hell is wrong with Amazon and/or USPS?

[OFC Ranger]

This has happened numerous occasions in the last quarter of this year;

I live in GA and its the same nonsense. Package arrives at Jefferson GA then is sent up to friggin New Jersey before coming back down to GA.

As a general rule of thumb if I purchase something coming out of Jefferson GA I would get it next day or 2 days at most because of its close proximity.

Edit: Also Im seeing a lot more of "left facility" only to arrive at the same facility again and sit.

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[dtech]

Jeff Bezos seems to have it all under control - if you believe accumulating $186B of wealth is a barometer, this after a $38B divorce settlement.

The USPS a different matter altogether losing money for 13 consecutive yrs and billions in recent yrs.

 

[T Bone]

had a package go from northern cal. to indiana then to louisiana to mississippi to alabama then back to indiana and then came straight across to me in upstate NY............crazy

 

[OFC Ranger]

USPS should be allowed to crash and burn or be sold and converted to a private company.

As a government employee I will tell you the government has no business trying to run a business.

 

[HenryMac]

USPS should be allowed to crash and burn or be sold and converted to a private company.

As a government employee I will tell you the government has no business trying to run a business.

Amen to that. I sent a package from here in Colorado to Indiana on Thursday via USPS using "Priority Mail". It cost me $21. The clerk said "It will be there Monday, but it may take a couple extra days".

I thought, how about if it get's there Tuesday I get half my money back.... and if it gets there Wednesday I get a full refund?

They can do whatever they want.... and they know it.

 

[Ericrcif]

USPS should be allowed to crash and burn or be sold and converted to a private company.

As a government employee I will tell you the government has no business trying to run a business.

You ain't kidding, my first job after getting out of the service was a mailman and later I worked for the Navy as a civilian electrician. Government sucks at efficiency and cost saving.

 

[RedlandRanger]

You ain't kidding, my first job after getting out of the service was a mailman and later I worked for the Navy as a civilian electrician. Government sucks at efficiency and cost saving.

Wondering if you guys have ever worked for a large company (tens or hundreds of thousands of employees)? I have most of my career and I can tell you, large companies are not good at efficiency and cost savings either. I'm astounded at how much waste I've seen in all the companies I've worked for (except one). I think it has more to do with the size of the organization than whether it is government or private honestly.

My fear if USPS is privatized is that then they can pick and choose who gets mail delivered - meaning, if they don't feel an address is profitable, they will just say "we can't deliver mail there" and I don't think that is good for the country. To me, mail is a basic necessity of life, kind of like electricity (and now internet). And if the USPS won't deliver to some addresses, then the other companies won't have any incentive to deliver there either and some people will just be without mail delivery.

For me, USPS has been better than any of the private delivery companies. I'm not saying I've never had issues with them, just less than the others. It is kind of sad honestly - FedEx used to be the gold standard - the "go to" company for delivery - anyone remember the "if it absolutely, positively has to get there overnight" slogan? That used to be true, but it is not any longer -I've had more delivery flubs with FedEx and UPS than I have with the USPS.

 

[Ericrcif]

Wondering if you guys have ever worked for a large company (tens or hundreds of thousands of employees)? I have most of my career and I can tell you, large companies are not good at efficiency and cost savings either. I'm astounded at how much waste I've seen in all the companies I've worked for (except one). I think it has more to do with the size of the organization than whether it is government or private honestly.

My fear if USPS is privatized is that then they can pick and choose who gets mail delivered - meaning, if they don't feel an address is profitable, they will just say "we can't deliver mail there" and I don't think that is good for the country. To me, mail is a basic necessity of life, kind of like electricity (and now internet). And if the USPS won't deliver to some addresses, then the other companies won't have any incentive to deliver there either and some people will just be without mail delivery.

For me, USPS has been better than any of the private delivery companies. I'm not saying I've never had issues with them, just less than the others. It is kind of sad honestly - FedEx used to be the gold standard - the "go to" company for delivery - anyone remember the "if it absolutely, positively has to get there overnight" slogan? That used to be true, but it is not any longer -I've had more delivery flubs with FedEx and UPS than I have with the USPS.

I spent ten years in the Navy and another six years working for the Navy, also worked for Central Maine Power, and Saint-Gobain all pretty large companies and your right.

 

[Tracy Bowman]

I have noticed things I’ve ordered would start out & stay at the same place in California for numerous days. Then finally make it to Birmingham, Alabama, go past me to Tallahasse, Florida, & finally back up to me past the state line. But, I must say, in my many recent experiences anyway, FedEx and USPS have both been excellent. No complaints. Everything has arrived by or before the given delivery date. I know these folks are working very hard to get the deliveries out. ? ? ?

 

[Noseoil]

For me, at least very recently, I've had more trouble with USPS than with FedEx or UPS. Case in point, I had an order which was placed on December 3rd with USPS priority, it arrived on December 17th.

Currently, I placed an order for my son on December 8th for a Christmas present, it is now scheduled for the "18th-23rd" on a Priority mail shipment. No refund for piss poor service.

To me this is another example of a federally protected business, no accountability, more money being consumed for poor service & poor communications to the consumer. UPS & FedEx are both superior for package handling, in my experience, in a small town setting in northern New Mexico.

 

[r1ch999999]

USPS isn't profitable because they're being forced to fund their pensions at a higher rate than a private organization. Essentially a group of lawmakers seem to be pushing to make it non-profitable so they can make it go private. While that will be good for someone's pocket, it won't be good for the majority of the country.

FedEx here, in a major city, can't deliver for crap. UPS does ok, and Amazon is hit or miss.

 

[HenryMac]

My fear if USPS is privatized is that then they can pick and choose who gets mail delivered - meaning, if they don't feel an address is profitable, they will just say "we can't deliver mail there" and I don't think that is good for the country. To me, mail is a basic necessity of life, kind of like electricity (and now internet). And if the USPS won't deliver to some addresses, then the other companies won't have any incentive to deliver there either and some people will just be without mail delivery.

I don't understand your "fear". Folks need to take responsibility for their life choices. You're defining socialism.

If "Ted" chooses to live way off the beaten path... it's "Ted's" choice. Why should it be mandated that "Ted's" fellow tax payers have to pay to deliver his mail?

I learned this 6 years ago when we moved up into the mountains.

The solution? Get a PO Box, buy a generator, etc....

If Ted gets pissed about this.... and thinks it's a "basic necessity" Ted needs to move and be responsible for the position he put himself into.

 

[Sign1941]

Because colonists needed to send mail back to England, the first official postal service was established in 1639 when the General Court of Massachusetts designated Richard Fairbanks' tavern in Boston as the official mail drop for overseas parcels.....

The USPS traces its roots to 1775 during the Second Continental Congress, when Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general. The Post Office Department was created in 1792 with the passage of the Postal Service Act.

It's a part of our History (Good or Bad)

 

[r1ch999999]

I don't understand your "fear". Folks need to take responsibility for their life choices. You're defining socialism.

If "Ted" chooses to live way off the beaten path... it's "Ted's" choice. Why should it be mandated that "Ted's" fellow tax payers have to pay to deliver his mail?

I learned this 6 years ago when we moved up into the mountains.

The solution? Get a PO Box, buy a generator, etc....

If Ted gets pissed about this.... and thinks it's a "basic necessity" Ted needs to move and be responsible for the position he put himself into.

It's a slippery slope, once they decide people in the mountains are too far away how much longer before all of rural American is too far away? My thought is that it won't be long if that happens.

Suck it up and realize that part of being in society is that we will have some things that are socialism and there is nothing you can do about it. Hell, I've been a registered Republican my entire adult life and I can understand that.

 

[HenryMac]

It's a slippery slope, once they decide people in the mountains are too far away how much longer before all of rural American is too far away? My thought is that it won't be long if that happens.

Suck it up and realize that part of being in society is that we will have some things that are socialism and there is nothing you can do about it. Hell, I've been a registered Republican my entire adult life and I can understand that.

Suck it up? Great advice... NOT. How about stand up for your real rights and don't cave.

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