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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2021 14:28:50 GMT -8
I order a $15.00 photo accessory from a company in NY. I live in Virginia. Normally 2 days delivery.
I just don't understand how in the world they could be losing money!
Here's the tracking record:
Order placed August 6
August 10, 2021, 11:17 am
Departed Shipping Partner Facility, USPS Awaiting Item
SWEDESBORO, NJ 08085
Shipping Partner: UPS MAIL INNOVATIONS
August 11, 2021, 1:05 pm
Shipment Received, Package Acceptance Pending
WARRENTON, VA 20187 (this is where i live)
August 14, 2021, 3:48 pm
Arrived at USPS Facility
SACRAMENTO, CA 95822
August 17 2021,
Departed USPS Facility
SACRAMENTO, CA 95822
August 18, 2021, 7:32 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
LOS ANGELES CA NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER August 17, 2021, 11:15 am
August 19, 2021, 3:45 pm
Departed USPS Regional Facility
LOS ANGELES CA NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 24, 2021, 5:48 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
WASHINGTON DC NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 27, 2021
In Transit to Next Facility
August 28, 2021, 4:42 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
LINTHICUM HEIGHTS MD DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 29, 2021, 4:42 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
DULLES VA DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 29, 2021, 8:55 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
DULLES VA DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 29, 2021, 10:22 am
Arrived at Hub
WARRENTON, VA 20187
August 30, 2021, 6:10 am
Out for Delivery
WARRENTON, VA 20186
August 30, 2021, 11:14 am
Delivered, Front Door/Porch
WARRENTON, VA 20186
Your item was delivered at the front door or porch at 11:14 am on August 30, 2021 in WARRENTON, VA 20186.
The starting point is about 171 miles from my home. 3 hrs by car, 24 days in UPS/USPS trucks. I'm really impressed!
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Post by desert dweller on Aug 30, 2021 14:46:45 GMT -8
The post office just raised my six month box rent from $75 to $102. It's a box I've had for 41 years. I've given them a big portion of their budget over the decades.
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Post by franco on Aug 30, 2021 14:55:37 GMT -8
I had guy all upset because a certain brand of tents sent his via USPS and still waiting for it two weeks later (from California to Australia...)
According to him they should use Fed Ex because he has always had stellar service from them.
So I replied with a few links to Fed UP with Fed Ex discussions.
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Post by Lamebeaver on Aug 30, 2021 15:57:05 GMT -8
I suspect when some mail distribution centers are overwhelmed, the throw a bunch of mail in a bin and ship it off to BFE, hoping they'll have time to sort it when it eventually returns.
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Post by reuben on Aug 30, 2021 16:24:25 GMT -8
The post office just raised my six month box rent from $75 to $102. It's a box I've had for 41 years. I've given them a big portion of their budget over the decades. USPS revenue for FY21 is estimated to be $71 billion USD. Your contribution of $102 is 0.0000000014% of that amount. I suspect that the previous 40 years are comparable. I wouldn't call that a big portion. The USPS was in the red approximately $9 billion USD last year. |
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Post by franco on Aug 30, 2021 16:37:45 GMT -8
I see a lot of reports of problems with parcels from all over the place.
But the one va3pinner is reporting is particularly bad, could be a record.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2021 16:53:36 GMT -8
I had guy all upset because a certain brand of tents sent his via USPS and still waiting for it two weeks later (from California to Australia...) According to him they should use Fed Ex because he has always had stellar service from them. So I replied with a few links to Fed UP with Fed Ex discussions. THAT'LL teach him for purchasing from a competitor eh??? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2021 17:00:17 GMT -8
I see a lot of reports of problems with parcels from all over the place. But the one va3pinner is reporting is particularly bad, could be a record. Thanks franco, I always wanted to be number one! Now I don't feel so bad about it.......... |
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Post by desert dweller on Aug 30, 2021 17:11:03 GMT -8
Your contribution of $102 is 0.0000000014% of that amount. Because the concept of what is "big" is relative, I'm sticking with my interpretation. |
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Post by franco on Aug 30, 2021 17:12:19 GMT -8
I had guy all upset because a certain brand of tents sent his via USPS and still waiting for it two weeks later (from California to Australia...) According to him they should use Fed Ex because he has always had stellar service from them. So I replied with a few links to Fed UP with Fed Ex discussions. THAT'LL teach him for purchasing from a competitor eh??? It was a Tarptent . Not sure about competitors because I never sold them myself (well apart from my own and I have had many tents from several brands...) BTW, another local guy had his tent (different brand but from the US) sitting at Custom for 8 weeks. That is after it had gone up to Tokyo before getting to Sydney. |
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Post by zeke on Aug 30, 2021 17:14:23 GMT -8
Moatly, they're in the Red because Congress made them fund their pension plans something like 20 years into the future, an accounting method used by no other business. Just another way the Obstructionists have been trying to strangle government that works.
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Post by cweston on Aug 30, 2021 19:50:11 GMT -8
FWIW, wouldn’t it be more appropriate to say that the USPS is a service that costs money, as opposed to saying that they lose money?
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 30, 2021 20:38:48 GMT -8
When you think about what the USPS does, I’m astounded. No one else considers delivering an envelope for 55 cents, or whatever it costs these days. On any time frame.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2021 3:00:59 GMT -8
When you think about what the USPS does, I’m astounded. No one else considers delivering an envelope for 55 cents, or whatever it costs these days. On any time frame. I agree with you. I just wish they would have put stickers for each state that package went through and I would have hung it on my wall.
Just did the math - 6,107 miles minimum. Diesel fuel at about $4.00/gallon..........not bad for a package that had about $1.00 postage! Now THAT'S what I call a DEAL!!!
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Post by cweston on Aug 31, 2021 4:40:39 GMT -8
When you think about what the USPS does, I’m astounded. No one else considers delivering an envelope for 55 cents, or whatever it costs these days. On any time frame. Right. And to elaborate on my point a little, I'll make up some numbers. Let's say that the true cost of delivering those envelopes averages out to $1. I'm fine with paying $1, but I'm also fine with paying $.45 of each of those dollars with taxes, which are (in theory) progressive, so that people are shouldering the burden according to their ability to do so. We have a local politician who always makes a big deal about how the local pools lose money. This infuriates me. Who says they're supposed to make money? They're a service, a "perk" if you will, that a municipality supplies to it's residents. Again, they don't LOSE money, they COST money. |
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