Another fine job from the United States Postal Service

[DnetMHZ]

I think the USPS has hit an all time low. I bought something from ebay and it was shipped 1st class mail on 12/27. from a town 9 miles from my house. I just got it today. That is just insane. I don't care if it is the holidays. 9 miles in 16 days??? WTF??

That is all.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Why didn't you just pick it up?

 

[RaDragon]

Two words: Distribution Center.

 

[AcidicFury]

Yea, USPS has been slow for me too. I sent something to my host sister in Russia on Dec 23rd with 4-10 day delivery and its not there. She sent me a package on Dec 3 with 2 week shipping and I still havent gotten it. Somethings wrong.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Why didn't you just pick it up?

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: RaDragon
Two words: Distribution Center.

So? 16 days for an in-state delivery.

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Why didn't you just pick it up?

Thought about that but i figured it would only take a day or 2 to get here. silly me.

 

[quakefiend420]

yeah distro centers are counter productive sometimes...i had a package coming from texas to oklahoma and it got delayed in ohio due to the ice storms they were having there around christmas...

 

[vegetation]

Originally posted by: AcidicFury
Yea, USPS has been slow for me too. I sent something to my host sister in Russia on Dec 23rd with 4-10 day delivery and its not there. She sent me a package on Dec 3 with 2 week shipping and I still havent gotten it. Somethings wrong.

That's not the same thing. USPS has zero control over a package when it is not in the US.

 

[AcidicFury]

Originally posted by: vegetation

Originally posted by: AcidicFury
Yea, USPS has been slow for me too. I sent something to my host sister in Russia on Dec 23rd with 4-10 day delivery and its not there. She sent me a package on Dec 3 with 2 week shipping and I still havent gotten it. Somethings wrong.

That's not the same thing. USPS has zero control over a package when it is not in the US.

I guess, but I think it could be a combination of the two systems. Russia usually has pretty quick shipping. In Soviet Russia, package sends you!

 

[revnja]

We're talking about USPS here. I wasn't surprised when I read OP.

 

[Baked]

The truth is the mailman hates you, really really hates you. I mail stuff across the US all the freaking time. Priority 2-3 days, on time, on the spot, all the freaking time.

Ps. Just read the ebay part. That explains EVERYTHING. What, did the seller charge you $20 for a stick of gum, and ship it using media mail?

 

[FleshLight]

I ordered Fedex Ground (supposedly 3-7 days) shipping for something and it got to me in 2 days (over 120 miles).

 

[generaltso88]

Originally posted by: AcidicFury

Originally posted by: vegetation

Originally posted by: AcidicFury
Yea, USPS has been slow for me too. I sent something to my host sister in Russia on Dec 23rd with 4-10 day delivery and its not there. She sent me a package on Dec 3 with 2 week shipping and I still havent gotten it. Somethings wrong.

That's not the same thing. USPS has zero control over a package when it is not in the US.

I guess, but I think it could be a combination of the two systems. Russia usually has pretty quick shipping. In Soviet Russia, package sends you!

It's not soviet anymore, for a while now.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Why didn't you just pick it up?

 

[Reel]

Originally posted by: vegetation

Originally posted by: AcidicFury
Yea, USPS has been slow for me too. I sent something to my host sister in Russia on Dec 23rd with 4-10 day delivery and its not there. She sent me a package on Dec 3 with 2 week shipping and I still havent gotten it. Somethings wrong.

That's not the same thing. USPS has zero control over a package when it is not in the US.

And they do in the US?

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: generaltso88

Originally posted by: AcidicFury

Originally posted by: vegetation

Originally posted by: AcidicFury
Yea, USPS has been slow for me too. I sent something to my host sister in Russia on Dec 23rd with 4-10 day delivery and its not there. She sent me a package on Dec 3 with 2 week shipping and I still havent gotten it. Somethings wrong.

That's not the same thing. USPS has zero control over a package when it is not in the US.

I guess, but I think it could be a combination of the two systems. Russia usually has pretty quick shipping. In Soviet Russia, package sends you!

It's not soviet anymore, for a while now.

Wow, that joke went way over your head. :roll:

 

[episodic]

I just sent something to Cananda early last week - still not there :|

 

[her209]

When you control the mail, you control information.

 

[Steve]

I'm expecting packages from Canada and Japan.

 

[Savarak]

Originally posted by: her209
When you control the mail, you control information.

NNnnewman.