Mystery deliveries

[brad4d8]

Well, I'm also in CT, and my experience is different. Our regular USPS carrier always rings the bell and waits to hand over the package. UPS and FedEx sometimes yes, sometimes no, although I think the regular UPS guy on this route usually does.
Brad

[muscmp]

ups delivered a package at 830 the other night, knocked on the door and scared the hell out of me and my wife.

play music!

[ctgagnon]

Originally Posted by Reasley

I guess they made their bed, and with a wrong name, lol. Unless your dog's name was John or Jane or something very common that matched the name of the DBT (dog bed thief). Hopefully, its name was Poopsie or something like that

Brings to mind what a friend of mine did many years ago. He had a bird hunting dog that he didn't want his elderly mother to call or give orders to so he named him Prick.

[ctgagnon]

Originally Posted by brad4d8

Well, I'm also in CT, and my experience is different. Our regular USPS carrier always rings the bell and waits to hand over the package. UPS and FedEx sometimes yes, sometimes no, although I think the regular UPS guy on this route usually does.
Brad

USPS is terrific and do what you say. They actually risk their lives by doing that. I live on a street with a 25 mph speed limit but the traffic normally goes 40-50 mph and I live on a curve.

[ghostnote]

I can live without them ringing the doorbell if they'd just leave the package at the back door, instead of on the front porch where every passerby can see it. Some of them do that, but more often than not I'll come home and there's my expensive purchase, sitting right there in plain sight.

[cattzap]

I generally don't order too much stuff. I try to avoid it if I can. Our GC is pretty good. If I order any musical stuff, I get it sent to their store and pick it up. The drivers we have on my route are horrible. Most of the time they just toss stuff out in our yard. Several packages have almost been run over. Some have been ruined by laying out in the yard all day during bad weather.

[Fractal]

Originally Posted by Reasley

That's before the USPS misdirects it all over the country or sits on it for a week. Below is the actual tracking record for my recent purchase of Pederson Tuners from Musician's Friend. Look how long it took. It stayed in the DFW area for FIVE DAYS! Moral of the story: if you have a choice, do NOT use the USPS.


Date/Time Event Name Location
06 Dec 2017 12:45 Package delivered by post office China Spring, TX
06 Dec 2017 07:29 Package out for post office delivery China Spring, TX
06 Dec 2017 07:19 Package sorted by post office China Spring, TX
06 Dec 2017 07:08 Received by the post office China Spring, TX
05 Dec 2017 19:06 Package processed by post office Fort Worth, TX
03 Dec 2017 14:03 Package processed by post office Dallas, TX
30 Nov 2017 16:08 Shipment Info Received by Post Office Dallas, TX
Nov 30 2017 Package transferred to Post Office Dallas, TX
Nov 30 2017 Package enroute to USPS for induction Carrollton, TX
Nov 30 2017 Package enroute to USPS for induction Carrollton, TX
Nov 30 2017 Ready for post office entry Carrollton, TX
Nov 30 2017 Package received by dest MI facility Carrollton, TX
Nov 29 2017 Package transferred to dest MI facility Kansas City, MO
Nov 28 2017 Package processed by UPS MI Kansas City, MO
Nov 28 2017 Package received for processing Kansas City, MO
Nov 27 2017 Shipment tendered to UPS MI

UPS delivers 20 million packages daily...thats MILLION..You were the exception that day..They are an extremely well oiled inter-modal machine, They wont miss you...

[frankmcr]

Originally Posted by Fractal

UPS delivers 20 million packages daily...thats MILLION..You were the exception that day..They are an extremely well oiled inter-modal machine, They wont miss you...

From the context it looks as if you were talking about USPS?

[fazool]

My wife works for the federal government. She spent two years working as a rural carrier for the USPS and I got to see the ins-and-outs of that job.

I won't speak for her coworkers but she worked her butt off. They are saddled with incredibly crummy equipment: antiquated phones, no GPS systems, the worst vehicles on the road (seriously you would think they are ultra reliable but they are the cheapest worst built thing but they can be serviced easily. ) Try driving a RWD truck with teeny tiny tires on the wrong side of a country road in a blizzard and no A/C in the summer, anemic heat in winter, no power windows but you can slide the window up and down every stop.. .

Anyway, I can't tell you how many times she was confronted by viscious dogs, idiot owners or even the time she called me to bring a second first aid kit because she wiped out on someones icy steps. She was a bloody mess and, no, she didn't sue or even take disability. I patched her up helped her back in her truck and she got back to delivering.

Some folks there work hard and are totally committed to the slogan.

They contract and deliver for Amazon on Sundays for Prime delivery.

Very rough and tumble job.

[Tico]

Originally Posted by Reasley

That's before the USPS misdirects it all over the country or sits on it for a week. Below is the actual tracking record for my recent purchase of Pederson Tuners from Musician's Friend. Look how long it took. It stayed in the DFW area for FIVE DAYS! Moral of the story: if you have a choice, do NOT use the USPS.


Date/Time Event Name Location
06 Dec 2017 12:45 Package delivered by post office China Spring, TX
06 Dec 2017 07:29 Package out for post office delivery China Spring, TX
06 Dec 2017 07:19 Package sorted by post office China Spring, TX
06 Dec 2017 07:08 Received by the post office China Spring, TX
05 Dec 2017 19:06 Package processed by post office Fort Worth, TX
03 Dec 2017 14:03 Package processed by post office Dallas, TX
30 Nov 2017 16:08 Shipment Info Received by Post Office Dallas, TX
Nov 30 2017 Package transferred to Post Office Dallas, TX
Nov 30 2017 Package enroute to USPS for induction Carrollton, TX
Nov 30 2017 Package enroute to USPS for induction Carrollton, TX
Nov 30 2017 Ready for post office entry Carrollton, TX
Nov 30 2017 Package received by dest MI facility Carrollton, TX
Nov 29 2017 Package transferred to dest MI facility Kansas City, MO
Nov 28 2017 Package processed by UPS MI Kansas City, MO
Nov 28 2017 Package received for processing Kansas City, MO
Nov 27 2017 Shipment tendered to UPS MI

Your frustration is certainly understandable, but I'm not sure the term "misdirects" is correct.

No shipper moves a package, let alone millions, directly non-stop from seller to buyer.
They have fancy computer algorithms that coordinate millions of packages for the overall best efficiency for all packages.

That's why it's not reasonable to criticize any one package's meandering route or number of stops.
That said, that 5 day delay does seem unacceptable barring bad weather, strikes or other circumstances.

[guitarsnpucks]

I had this happen this morning with my Boss RV500 pedal... it’s 24 degrees outside and they left my $350 pedal in the cold. I wasn’t happy to say the least..

[Fractal]

Originally Posted by frankmcr

From the context it looks as if you were talking about USPS?

Oh gosh....You are absolutely right...My apologies..I thought he was talking about UPS....As far as the USPS I'm with him...Geez in sorry...

They need to privatize...but it will never happen unless the Constitution is changed...

[Otterhound]

Should anyone know how to do it better , they can become very wealthy .

[gjd100]

USPS delivered my watch, (To Citizen repair center) from CT to California, 2 day priority mail with $200.00 worth of insurance for $8.95. I'm not sure if they rang their doorbell but I was satisfied with the service. ......... Beats driving.

[Dr. Spivey]

Some people simply should not buy things online. They think their order is a much bigger deal than it really is. They will never be satisfied. The same individuals whine about paying sales tax or a few bucks for shipping.