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How bad is the USPS?

Prescriptions ordered beginning of the year. Shipped from San Antonio to St Louis by third party shipper in one day. The tracking number indicates it was received and scanned by the USPS here in town. Stayed there a week with no additional scans. I submitted an inquiry with the tracking number and next day received a reply that it was resolved, because it wasn't scanned, they never received the package. What? I double check the tracking number, definitely says received at USPS, and wait what's this, also that it just moved to the distribution center. A week after that, I finally received it. This from a 250 year old org that was effectively founded as a government mandated monopoly. But so bad of late that they have spawned two approx 100 billion dollar companies, and compelled a "catalog" company to take up shipping their own packages. ** Edited by chemhokie at 1/23/2025, 7:58:25 PM ** Edited by chemhokie at 1/23/2025, 8:00:01 PM
Posted: 01/23/2025 at 07:57 PM ET

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How bad is the USPS?
chemhokie 01/23/25 07:57 PM ET
USPS is incredibly understaffed now. The carriers are all working
reestuart 01/24/25 06:56 AM ET
I think they should immediately stop Saturday delivery
EDGEMAN 01/24/25 07:25 AM ET
Heck, go to M-W-F delivery, who uses it for important stuff now?**
WestyHokie 01/24/25 07:29 PM ET
I agree with that. These folks are working 10+ hour days and typically
reestuart 01/24/25 08:45 AM ET
Agree!!! **
BleedinOandM 01/24/25 07:35 AM ET
The postal carriers work their tails off delivering the mail.
EDGEMAN 01/24/25 07:38 AM ET
Also agree....I also find it a pretty good deal that for $0.73....
BleedinOandM 01/24/25 09:06 AM ET
I have a hard time complaining about mail service because it always seems
reestuart 01/24/25 08:46 AM ET
If I send something to someone in our city it goes 160 miles round trip
tallahasseehokie 01/23/25 11:09 PM ET
Fed ex is worse in our neck of the woods. Constantly delivering to wrong
UTPr0sim 01/23/25 10:17 PM ET
the Fedex ground guys are all contracted and don't really make much money.
reestuart 01/24/25 10:15 AM ET
I had one FedEx driver who did that about 10-15 years ago...
EDGEMAN 01/24/25 05:40 AM ET
…was never big on creeds
chumley 01/23/25 09:51 PM ET
When you control the mail, you control information….**
HwoodHokie 01/23/25 08:42 PM ET
My recent experiences have been very good. Even UPS and FedEx have horror
Brown Water 01/23/25 08:26 PM ET
Same for me. No complaints about the USPS.
EDGEMAN 01/24/25 07:31 AM ET
Full disclosure, my dad retired from USPS and our regular carrier is great
chemhokie 01/23/25 09:54 PM ET