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Discussion => Shipping => Topic started by: mito on November 29, 2011, 02:09 am

Title: Understanding USPS
Post by: mito on November 29, 2011, 02:09 am
I was wondering why there are huge differences in mail delivery times.
 
 For example, last month an order from Mitanox was mailed from NL on a Monday and arrived in Canada the following Friday.  That's 5 days.
 Another order from Enboom mailed from the US on a Monday arrived also the following Friday.  5 days too.
 
 But I've had cases where two separate orders from California took almost 3 weeks to arrive in Canada.   That was back in February and it wasn't through SR though. It was an online shop selling salvia.     It was mailed First-Class Mail International.   
 
 Also an order from the US (davidd) took 12 days to be delivered.
 
 What are the probable causes of such differences?   
 Crass incompetence by USPS?
 
 Just asking out of curiosity...
 
Title: Re: Understanding USPS
Post by: caffeine_me on November 29, 2011, 06:29 am
Everybody is moving slower in California....there out in the sun playing and/or high.
Title: Re: Understanding USPS
Post by: Greynick on November 29, 2011, 07:58 am
I was wondering why there are huge differences in mail delivery times.
 
 For example, last month an order from Mitanox was mailed from NL on a Monday and arrived in Canada the following Friday.  That's 5 days.
 Another order from Enboom mailed from the US on a Monday arrived also the following Friday.  5 days too.
 
 But I've had cases where two separate orders from California took almost 3 weeks to arrive in Canada.   That was back in February and it wasn't through SR though. It was an online shop selling salvia.     It was mailed First-Class Mail International.   
 
 Also an order from the US (davidd) took 12 days to be delivered.
 
 What are the probable causes of such differences?   
 Crass incompetence by USPS?
 
 Just asking out of curiosity...

From what I understand, letters and packages are processed differently.

In addition, it comes down to the workforce in the various areas and their workload at any given point in time. There are seasonal adjustments. There are weather modifiers. There are local conditions at each end and in between. There's availability on passenger and freight planes (and surface transport sometimes)

All these contribute to a huge standard deviation in when any two packages are mailed and when they're delivered.

Grey
Title: Re: Understanding USPS
Post by: McGoober on November 29, 2011, 08:22 am
Have you seen the people at the post office? Fuckin mutants - all of em!

Check this story out about a postal worker who put his own poo in his mouth - to spit it out at a cop! If that ain't poetic justice...

http://www.mizozo.com/weird/02/2011/23/paul-andrew-kausalik-post-office-worker-accused-of....html
Title: Re: Understanding USPS
Post by: mito on November 30, 2011, 12:28 am

Check this story out about a postal worker who put his own poo in his mouth - to spit it out at a cop! If that ain't poetic justice...


WTF, I hope my envelope didn't go through that facility.

 :P
Title: Re: Understanding USPS
Post by: slacky12 on November 30, 2011, 03:00 am
It's the holiday seasons...give it an extra day or two
Title: Re: Understanding USPS
Post by: PumpkinYeti on November 30, 2011, 06:56 am
Have you seen the people at the post office? Fuckin mutants - all of em!

Check this story out about a postal worker who put his own poo in his mouth - to spit it out at a cop! If that ain't poetic justice...

http://www.mizozo.com/weird/02/2011/23/paul-andrew-kausalik-post-office-worker-accused-of....html

I never understood why the USPS gets a bad rap. There's alot of veterans that work for the postal service because they get extra points on the application test. And remember those that "went postal". I wouldn't call them "mutants" to their face.
Title: Re: Understanding USPS
Post by: McGoober on December 01, 2011, 12:21 am
I never understood why the USPS gets a bad rap. There's alot of veterans that work for the postal service because they get extra points on the application test. And remember those that "went postal". I wouldn't call them "mutants" to their face.

Hell no!! I wouldn't want them to spit poo on me!! :D