USPS delay experiences
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tradlad123
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USPS delay experiences
Just wondering if things have gotten better w.r.t. delays through USPS or is it still advisable to ship through private carriers? Any recent experiences?
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brianholton
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Re: USPS delay experiences
Very slow, and slower since Brexit. I've been waiting 4 weeks for a parcel from Italy.
Re: USPS delay experiences
The last box I received, last week, arrived three days late. Boxes from usps DO show up,
and generally in one piece, sooner or later.
and generally in one piece, sooner or later.
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Re: USPS delay experiences
The washPost did a story on this just today--its still very screwed up
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics ... ext-biden/
I ordered a gift from ireland for my wife on Dec. 2. It left Ireland on dec. 16 but didn't get here till feb. 3
That's bad
It used to be excellent
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics ... ext-biden/
I ordered a gift from ireland for my wife on Dec. 2. It left Ireland on dec. 16 but didn't get here till feb. 3
That's bad
It used to be excellent
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Steve Bliven
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Re: USPS delay experiences
I ordered a CD from Ireland on 28 Jan. Got a note estimating delivery "before 11 March". It arrived on 6 Feb. That ain't too bad.
Best wishes.
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Best wishes.
Steve
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Re: USPS delay experiences
In the last few weeks, I've expected several packages shipped within the US. I guess it depends on where they are coming from. Recently, I've waited almost 3 weeks for USPS packages coming from Colorado. Although, I had one package come USPS from back east that arrived after 7 days.
UPS seems to be much much better. I've had great luck shipping with UPS in the last few weeks.
UPS seems to be much much better. I've had great luck shipping with UPS in the last few weeks.
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I've talked to the postal people here in Taos. They say they are 'more than overwhelmed' by the combo of Covid and lots of mail. I don't blame them for the delays and if there is something that's moving faster it would be nice to know.
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Re: USPS delay experiences
My USPS deliveries seem to have returned to normal.
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I order a book on the Hummel, from Germany in late November, and still haven't received it. I checked with the sender yesterday and his info said it was only 1/3 of the way here. ~