Thanks USPS

[tom in nc]

A kind person on here responded to my ad wanting back issues of Guns of the Old West magazine. He took them to his local Post Office in Rocky Gap VA. That's as far as they got according to the tracking info provided. The great USPS has lost them. Thanks a lot you overpaid bunch of idiots.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Wow.

Several Postal workers on this forum. How completely insulting to lump everyone together. The USPS in my experience has been great and is rated as one of the top posts in the world. Everyone makes mistakes. Have you even filed a claim?

 

[OldMaineWoodsman]

Give them some time. I thought that two items I purchased from eBay were lost. The tracking numbers showed either no movement at all or the infamous "in transit." After a few weeks, they finally were delivered unscathed. One even went from South Carolina to Richmond, down to Georgia, back to Richmond, and then delivered to me in Virginia. No rhyme or reason, and unacceptable shipping times to be sure, but it is the times we live in.

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

Wait until they lose a 3K gun for you.

 

[BillyC]

The US Postal Service looses about $8,000,000,000 per year, I would not classify it as a top notch post office. My local mailman was an absolute jerk right up to the day he retired. They must have hired his daughter as his replacement because she is not only rude she is stupid as well. I’ll bet I get three to five letters per week that belong to someone else. I’m beginning to think maybe she can’t read, just recognizes the printed numbers. Don’t even ask about how rude and lazy they are at the local post office.

 

[CaptainVane]

USPS used to be the best in the world. They gone to shat, if I insult postal workers then do a better job.
I have had many packages lost. Which one of you has the caps I shipped to a newbie that never showed up? My latest issue of Muzzlleloader magazine, weeks to get fromthe midwest to the east coast. Great job guys!
It takes 2 weeks to get a simple first class letter from MD to my son in AZ.
My property tax bill that i know for a fact was mailed last week of November showed up this week. 8 miles distance. Great job!
Quit weenie whinning and fix your system. Merry Christmas, i wonder how many Christmas cards will show up in February.

 

[William Sublette]

My post office has the best customer service in the world.


I got them Christmas doughnuts Fri to say thanks.

They are awesome.

 

[3 eared musket cap]

A kind person on here responded to my ad wanting back issues of Guns of the Old West magazine. He took them to his local Post Office in Rocky Gap VA. That's as far as they got according to the tracking info provided. The great USPS has lost them. Thanks a lot you overpaid bunch of idiots.

USPS will track them down and find them if you request. Have had several items over the years seemingly stuck at a location. They found all but one. That one never made it out of the originating Post Office.

 

[R Ellis]

They are over whelmed because of not having enough employees and it is Christmas also Amazon and ups are dumping packages on them to deliver. At times my carrier is by here very late in the day

 

[CaptainVane]

Christmas!!! Lost packages and mail to
My son were months ago. Stop making excuses for incompetence.

 

[CaptainVane]

USPS will track them down and find them if you request. Have had several items over the years seemingly stuck at a location. They found all but one. That one never made it out of the originating Post Office.

Track them down? Your kidding right?
I had a package lost, i go to PO with the tracking number. The ‘lady’ says “thats not a legitimate tracking number, NEXT”.

 

[R Ellis]

Understaffed is not new and Amazon and UPS dumping is not new either. Seems you don't want to see that the problem could be overworked employees . JMHO

 

[Secesh]

A kind person on here responded to my ad wanting back issues of Guns of the Old West magazine. He took them to his local Post Office in Rocky Gap VA. That's as far as they got according to the tracking info provided. The great USPS has lost them. Thanks a lot you overpaid bunch of idiots.

This has happened to me a handful of times. For reasons unknown, sometimes they never scan the tracking information into the system at the intermediate locations before the item reaches final destination. Luckily, for me, the updated information would magically appear after I visited my local post office and began asking questions of where my package was. I’ve had packages lost in the mail up to a month on a few occasions.

As a side note, USPS carriers are paid per mailbox they deliver to. Once upon a time my wife’s grandmother lived with us. One day the mail carrier left a note in our mailbox telling us that her mail would no longer be delivered unless we put up another mailbox. I had to buy another mailbox and place it right next to, within two feet, of our mailbox before they would deliver her mail.

 

[CaptainVane]

Understaffed is not new and Amazon and UPS dumping is not new either. Seems you don't want to see that the problem could be overworked employees . JMHO

Obviously you haven’t been burned by an incompetent USPS. Good for you. I hope your luck holds.

 

[wiscoaster]

Wow.

.... The USPS in my experience has been great and is rated as one of the top posts in the world. ....

I noted you used past tense. Maybe still the top in the world, but that's still not saying much about the present here in the U.S., as compared to what it used to be.

 

[BillRob]

Don't sweat it yet. One of your neighbors should be bringing it to your door within a week or two...

 

[Secesh]

Track them down? Your kidding right?
I had a package lost, i go to PO with the tracking number. The ‘lady’ says “thats not a legitimate tracking number, NEXT”.

If it had been me hearing “That’s not a legitimate tracking number… NEXT!” I would have been put in handcuffs. Depending on, of course, what the contents of my package was worth.

 

[CaptainVane]

Don't sweat it yet. One of your neighbors should be bringing it to your door within a week or two...

Ha! I just took mail from my box to my neighbor yesterday!

 

[CaptainVane]

Oh, and i read they replacing the whole fleet with electric vehicles. This be fun. A whole bunch of dead electrics on the road. No more mailboxes. Just locate your local dead USPS vehicle and get your mail.

 

[deerstalkert]

A kind person on here responded to my ad wanting back issues of Guns of the Old West magazine. He took them to his local Post Office in Rocky Gap VA. That's as far as they got according to the tracking info provided. The great USPS has lost them. Thanks a lot you overpaid bunch of idiots.

what time period are you looking for Tom? i need to clean out my magazine rack. (according to she who must be obeyed)