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I still want the USPS to exist, but this is insane!

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    Improviso
    wrote on 22 Apr 2020, 15:54 last edited by
    #6

    Couple of weeks ago, I mailed a package to my daughter who lives one county over from Richmond, Virginia.

    The package got to the Richmond distribution center the next day. Then it went to San Bernadino, California and back to the Richmond distribution center over the course of 4 days.

    She finally received it 7 days after I mailed it. And this was 2 day priority mail.

    Idiots.

    We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences.
    Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.

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      jon-nyc
      wrote on 22 Apr 2020, 16:53 last edited by
      #7

      That one is clearly an error.

      Only non-witches get due process.

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        Mik
        wrote on 22 Apr 2020, 17:39 last edited by
        #8

        Everything in logistics is a mess right now. I doubt your situation is unique.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          Rainman
          wrote on 22 Apr 2020, 20:09 last edited by
          #9

          I have an order scheduled to come in from China via Hong Kong.
          Received an email yesterday, that DHL raised their rates for air delivery 80%, they wanted to know if I wanted to switch to cargo ship.

          I'd like some explanation from DHL. We're now looking at an $1800 shipping charge, which will of course be passed on to customers.

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            22 Apr 2020, 17:39

            Everything in logistics is a mess right now. I doubt your situation is unique.

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            mark
            wrote on 22 Apr 2020, 21:11 last edited by
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            @Mik said in I still want the USPS to exist, but this is insane!:

            Everything in logistics is a mess right now. I doubt your situation is unique.

            My Palmetto State Armory order shipped two days ago. It arrived today via UPS.

            My Amazon order was placed two days ago. It arrived today via USPS.

            Somebody screwed up on the local level.

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              Mik
              wrote on 22 Apr 2020, 21:45 last edited by
              #11

              Probably. But it doesn't change what I said at all.

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                Jolly
                wrote on 22 Apr 2020, 21:55 last edited by
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                The USPS has changed how it routes things, to a hub concept. For example, if I mail something in the center of Louisiana up to the northern border of the state, it must go through Shreveport and then it goes to the nearest post office...Something mailed from my house to the nearest town about 20 miles away, must travel a few hundred miles before arriving at its destination.

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                • I Improviso
                  22 Apr 2020, 15:54

                  Couple of weeks ago, I mailed a package to my daughter who lives one county over from Richmond, Virginia.

                  The package got to the Richmond distribution center the next day. Then it went to San Bernadino, California and back to the Richmond distribution center over the course of 4 days.

                  She finally received it 7 days after I mailed it. And this was 2 day priority mail.

                  Idiots.

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                  Improviso
                  wrote on 23 Apr 2020, 12:21 last edited by
                  #13

                  @Improviso said in I still want the USPS to exist, but this is insane!:

                  Couple of weeks ago, I mailed a package to my daughter who lives one county over from Richmond, Virginia.

                  The package got to the Richmond distribution center the next day. Then it went to San Bernadino, California and back to the Richmond distribution center over the course of 4 days.

                  She finally received it 7 days after I mailed it. And this was 2 day priority mail.

                  Idiots.

                  Jesus... here we go AGAIN.

                  I mailed a package to my granddaughter on the 21st (2 days ago), priority mail. It got to the Richmond Distribution Center at 11 p.m. that night.

                  I checked this morning, and it's in the Queens, NY Distribution Center. WTF!?!?!? on it's way back to the Richmond Distribution Center.

                  It's the last time I mail any package with USPS. Fuck 'em.

                  Can you tell I'm REALLY PISSED?

                  We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences.
                  Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.

                  AxtremusA 1 Reply Last reply 23 Apr 2020, 12:51
                  • I Improviso
                    23 Apr 2020, 12:21

                    @Improviso said in I still want the USPS to exist, but this is insane!:

                    Couple of weeks ago, I mailed a package to my daughter who lives one county over from Richmond, Virginia.

                    The package got to the Richmond distribution center the next day. Then it went to San Bernadino, California and back to the Richmond distribution center over the course of 4 days.

                    She finally received it 7 days after I mailed it. And this was 2 day priority mail.

                    Idiots.

                    Jesus... here we go AGAIN.

                    I mailed a package to my granddaughter on the 21st (2 days ago), priority mail. It got to the Richmond Distribution Center at 11 p.m. that night.

                    I checked this morning, and it's in the Queens, NY Distribution Center. WTF!?!?!? on it's way back to the Richmond Distribution Center.

                    It's the last time I mail any package with USPS. Fuck 'em.

                    Can you tell I'm REALLY PISSED?

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                    Axtremus
                    wrote on 23 Apr 2020, 12:51 last edited by
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                    @Improviso said in I still want the USPS to exist, but this is insane!:

                    It's the last time I mail any package with USPS. Fuck 'em.

                    1. Have you compared prices with other services? You may have to pay UPS or FedEx a lot more to ship the same package to the same destination.
                    2. (Put your tinfoil hat on for this) Have you considered the possibility that the USPS route all packages and mail pieces through a few specific "big distribution hubs" because the Trump administration government has installed super secret scanning technologies at those "big hubs" to scan all the mail and packages to detect speech that is insufficiently flattering of Trump spy on the Democrats' communications screen out potentially harmful material for your protection? You might be happy to know that the day they stop routing everything to a few big hubs is the day they have that super secret scanning tech installed in all their facilities. 😎
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                      Improviso
                      wrote on 23 Apr 2020, 13:22 last edited by
                      #15

                      You truly are a piece of work.

                      We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences.
                      Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.

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                        Improviso
                        wrote on 23 Apr 2020, 16:16 last edited by
                        #16

                        Called my daughter this morning to tell her the package we sent was currently in Queens, NY.

                        She said, "Great! In the F'in epicenter of the coronavirus!" She'll be leaving it to quarantine on her porch for a week.

                        We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences.
                        Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.

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                          Usamanaeem
                          wrote on 8 Mar 2024, 20:25 last edited by
                          #17

                          apart from the rates, dhl also has many other restrictions. Some time the shipment becomes on hold by DHL and somrtimes this may creat a great trubble.

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                            taiwan_girl
                            wrote on 9 Mar 2024, 02:58 last edited by
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                            Thank you for your insite. 555

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