Gugny Posted May 8, 2018 Posted May 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Chef Jim said: Does it really matter how they decide how to get it there as long as it gets there? Not to old people. 58 minutes ago, Limeaid said: Gungy is rarely right but he is correct on this. I love you, too, Lime-a-rita!
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 Actually FedEx is fast... I ordered Jeep parts from Rough Country in Olive Branch, MS and Amazon said Friday. FedEx tells me tomorrow! Not FedEx, but Japan Post. Ordered a camera lens from Osaka, I got it in 4 days! landed @ O'Hare, took longest to clear customs, then bam USPS had it to my house! I order everthing on line and it's here in 2 days, unless a problem. UPS, FedEx, USPS. Now, things directly from China are slow boat. Still waiting on a set of oak numbers for a mailbox, woodworking project. Where the heck would in find this junk in a store. There you settle for what they have on hand... Order it the same way you would online.
Buftex Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 (edited) As maligned as the US Post Office is, I can honestly say I have purchased or sold over 3000 items over the last 10 years, on line. I can count on one hand the number of problems I have encountered. In my previous job we used FedEx, UPS and DHL. One issue after another with each of them...and so much more expensive. Edited May 9, 2018 by Buftex 2
Misterbluesky Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 7 hours ago, Soda Popinski said: Ordered something for Mother's day on Friday, figured it would ship on Monday, no big deal. Get the notice Friday it shipped, cool. Track shipment....Hanahan SC-Charlotte NC-Belle Isle FL-Orlando FL-Orlando FL.....Are they just showing this package around Orlando before the expected delivery date of 5/10? Heck the US Mail could have gotten it here by now. This is why I do not order crap online. Last time I actually called Fedex and said "just drop at my local post office I'll pick it up myself." How can a company this inefficient make money? Do you know every delivery person that works for them is charged 50 dollars for every piece that was not delivered? Don't blame the driver. P.S.- My son worked for them before he landed a solid gov't job. Sounds like this is a hub problem.
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 32 minutes ago, Buftex said: As maligned as the US Post Office is, I can honestly say I have purchased or sold over 3000 items over the last 10 years, on line. I can count on one hand the number of problems I have encountered. In my previous job we used FedEx, UPS and DHL. One issue after another with each of them...and so much more expensive. They are keeping them working, even on Sunday. I think Amazon deal is great! BEST thing ever happen to USPS. We all knew the death of 1st Class was coming (email, bills, etc...)... Why not move to packages. The cornerstone of this country, constitutionally, is the Post Office!!!!
Misterbluesky Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 30 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: They are keeping them working, even on Sunday. I think Amazon deal is great! BEST thing ever happen to USPS. We all knew the death of 1st Class was coming (email, bills, etc...)... Why not move to packages. The cornerstone of this country, constitutionally, is the Post Office!!!! If you mail something on a Saturday or Sunday out of Buffalo ,it's trucked to their Rochester main branch,then trucked back to Buffalo (716- zip codes). Talk about whacked....
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, Misterbluesky said: If you mail something on a Saturday or Sunday out of Buffalo ,it's trucked to their Rochester main branch,then trucked back to Buffalo (716- zip codes). Talk about whacked.... Why? Is it not sorted yet? Nobody is sorting in Buffalo on weekends?
Misterbluesky Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 11 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Why? Is it not sorted yet? Nobody is sorting in Buffalo on weekends? Not sure..might have something to do with shutting down the Falls for a few days so the authorities can gather a few dozen dead bodies...or blame Trump and the entire GOP. Remember....I wasn't the one that left B-low for Chicago...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Misterbluesky said: Not sure..might have something to do with shutting down the Falls for a few days so the authorities can gather a few dozen dead bodies...or blame Trump and the entire GOP. Remember....I wasn't the one that left B-low for Chicago... I think it isn't sorted in BFLo because it's not a good trasportation hub anymore. I did leave but the Army was RIFing back in early 90s. I worked for Corps with BFLo District. To keep working for them, I took a job w/Rock Island District USACE. I still work out of Rock Island. Is what it is. Black Rock Lock shuts down in winter. Here we keep traffic moving through ice. Edited May 9, 2018 by ExiledInIllinois
Just Jack Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 3 hours ago, Misterbluesky said: Not sure..might have something to do with shutting down the Falls for a few days so the authorities can gather a few dozen dead bodies...or blame Trump and the entire GOP. Remember....I wasn't the one that left B-low for Chicago... Its been that way for years, before Trump, maybe even before Obama. My parents live in a small town and if they mail something to some one else in the same town, it goes to Syracuse to be sorted, then back to the small town. Used to be the postmaster in town would cancel local mail and deliver it the next day.
Soda Popinski Posted May 9, 2018 Author Posted May 9, 2018 8 hours ago, Misterbluesky said: Do you know every delivery person that works for them is charged 50 dollars for every piece that was not delivered? Don't blame the driver. P.S.- My son worked for them before he landed a solid gov't job. Sounds like this is a hub problem. I don't blame them at all, I do find it funny that they will receive a package, then parade it around a city for 3 days before delivering, but I get it, that is how they sell 2 day priority or 3 day service. If they delivered it on Monday, no one would spring for next day.
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 As for the Returning FedX guy. Not all of his deliveries arrive at the Hub before 6 AM. Anything after 6 AM has to be shuttled out to him or he has to make the noon time trip to the hub.
Gugny Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 10 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: They are keeping them working, even on Sunday. I don't know if this is nationwide, but our local USPS delivers UPS packages on Sundays.
teef Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 (edited) i'm extremely important, so i want my package delivered before anyone else's. can someone help me out with this? Edited May 9, 2018 by teef
Gugny Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 Just now, teef said: i'm extremely important, so i want my package delivered before anyone else. can someone help me out with this? Are you saying that your package is better than anyone else's package?
teef Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 18 minutes ago, Gugny said: Are you saying that your package is better than anyone else's package? yes i am. larger, firmer, and possibly more brown.
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 9, 2018 Posted May 9, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Gugny said: I don't know if this is nationwide, but our local USPS delivers UPS packages on Sundays. There is also UPS SurePost... UPS passed off to the Post office. They have been partnering since 2013 I think. UPS doesn't do Sunday delivery also. If you have package coming SurePost, you can keep it at UPS for a small fee. Makes no sense, but I guess $$$ it does to them. They must let USPS sort. They teamed up to lessen footprint anf collaborate. I had a camera part come SurePost... I paid the 3 bucks to keep it UPS... Wanted it nowhere near USPS... It was over a grand. Cheaper stuff I don't mind. I figure why add another layer... BUT, THINGS probably get lost at UPS. The facility here is largest in world... And only runs 75% capacity. They simply can't figure out how to get more out of it. That's what one UPS employee told me... FWIW. Edited May 9, 2018 by ExiledInIllinois
flomoe Posted May 10, 2018 Posted May 10, 2018 On 5/8/2018 at 4:06 PM, Soda Popinski said: Tell you what i'll meet you in Winter Garden at Crooked Can brewery. But pick up that package first and I'll buy a round. I’m in! I love The Crooked Can Brewery, it’s a great place to hang out. The Winter Garden Pizza Company is delicious too......for pizza in Florida.
Soda Popinski Posted May 10, 2018 Author Posted May 10, 2018 11 hours ago, flomoe said: I’m in! I love The Crooked Can Brewery, it’s a great place to hang out. The Winter Garden Pizza Company is delicious too......for pizza in Florida. we went two weeks ago for my birthday, got there around 430, and could not find a place to sit or even stand, I didn't know how overcrowded it was, we ended up leaving and going back to clermont.
Gugny Posted June 3, 2018 Posted June 3, 2018 UPS has its own version of cheap ground shipping: UPS SurePost® is an economy, residential, ground service.This service combines the consistency and reliability of the UPS Ground network with final delivery typically provided by the U.S. Postal Service. I ordered something through work (we have a recognition system that allows supervisors and above to award other employees with points. Points are accumulated and employees can shop from a catalog). History is here" Queensbury, NY, United States 06/02/2018 6:12 A.M. Arrival Scan Latham, NY, United States 06/02/2018 5:24 A.M. Departure Scan Latham, NY, United States 06/01/2018 7:13 P.M. Origin Scan United States 06/01/2018 4:46 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS So, first of all, they fulfilled the order through a Best Buy in Latham - which is on my way home from work. I could have picked it up on 6/2. But no biggie, I get that it's easier for them to just ship it. Queensbury is where I live. So in one day, my package made it to my hometown (assuming) post office. Either way, the UPS facility is 6 minutes from my house; USPS is 10 minutes, at the most. It arrived in Queensbury yesterday at 6am. Why didn't it go out for delivery? And why isn't it being delivered today, since (as stated previously) USPS delivers UPS packages on Sunday. And it says that it'll be delivered BY THE END OF TUESDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So it took this package 1 day to travel 40 miles; but it will take an additional 3 days for the package to travel 5 miles.
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