GhostRider, #73 SASSLIFE Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 With so many items shipped from pards in this forum, my message is only this. "priorty' doesn't mean much to many of us. The moderators can delete, move to another forum; I'd comprende. On January 11 (mailed to me by Pri ,, (see below) with arrival for Jan. 14. From Mi. to Az, and the item is in Fla. today Jan 14. Won't happen. This is the 5th issue that I've had. That includes 'everything'. The point? be patient. Moderators, I don't mean to trample on anything/forum/person. gr January 14, 2021Arrived at USPS Regional Facility SEMINOLE-ORLANDO FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER Your item arrived at our USPS facility in SEMINOLE-ORLANDO FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER on January 14, 2021 at 2:08 am. The item is currently in transit to the destination. January 13, 2021 In Transit to Next Facility January 12, 2021, 2:35 pm Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility DETROIT MI NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER January 11, 2021, 10:32 am USPS in possession of item CLAWSON, MI 48017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Devers Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 WIth covid and the holidays. Not really an issue as you say. Patience is all you can have. If you want faster, maybe use UPS overnight or 2nd day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Hog Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I had a similar experience, I paid the extra money for priority mail to send from Fl to Seattle area, the package took over a week and was sent to Puerto Rico first to catch a little sun I guess. I would have been better off sending first class with just a stamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 1 first class letter took 21 days to arrive. Another has never arrived. Patience is definitely required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCandless Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Stone Devers said: WIth covid and the holidays. Not really an issue as you say. Patience is all you can have. If you want faster, maybe use UPS overnight or 2nd day. Had an item shipped USPS "Priority Mail Express" it took 18 days! The Brown Truck might have been better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowrustler Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I'm waiting on an antique gun shipped from Arkansas on December 13. Tracking tells me its "in transit". Well of course it is. If the seller shipped it and I haven't got it where else can it be but "in transit"? USPS tracking is worthless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 And with all that my junk mail arrives right on time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 So far I've been having decent luck with the PO recently. Xmas time however we sent 4 packges Priority to the same area and they spread out over 3 weeks for the deliveries! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I stopped using USPS for financial transactions years ago. Bills paid immediately arrived weeks past due potentially affecting my credit rating. This was at the same time a regional mail facility was caught dumping bags of mail. Service has improved but I see no need to pay bills by snail mail again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Priority mail Dec 4 from PA to OH delivered 6 January. It was a shotgun, both myself and the buyer were sweating it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoken D Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Now here is a good one from V.A. Tuesday 1/13/21 I sent a message to V.A. informing them I needed some new parts to a C-PACT machine. The parts come from prosthetic's and I did not have their message address. So I sent it to MIT Sleep Technologist. I got a response back that he would take care of it and contact prosthetic's for me and find out what all I needed. Now to something interesting. That message was sent to MIT at 1003am 1/13/21. The very next day, 1/14/21 I received a very large package from USPS containing all the parts needed. This came from Columbia, Mo. sent to Warsaw, Mo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 We have recently received junk mail with coupons that had expired a week previously. kR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I DON'T use FedEx for these reasons!! Seems like they were NEVER on time and usually turned small packages over to USPS anyway!! I've had the same problems with OOPS lately as well!! I'm at a loss for an answer as of now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCandless Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I'm tracking a package now that I shipped from NC to WV via "2 Day Mail" on the 11th. It's somewhere in MD now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I recently shipped out two guns, one via USPS (handgun) and one by FedEx ground (long gun), coincidentally both to the same state. The FedEx gun took three days, and the Priority Mail one took fifteen days. I just received J Frame S&W via USPS Priority Mail in a small Flat Rate box that took seven days - three days longer than the PO's estimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Kid, SASS #4638 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I have a package that was shipped USPS from Cheyenne, WY on 12/23 as of today it is still in Cheyenne, WY. I have another package that was shipped from here in Indy on 1/6 and i haven't seen it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I had managed to score 2,500 RMS caps from Midway. They shipped them UPS and it got within 100 miles and that’s as close as it got. After 2 weeks with no status update I called UPS and found out as the receiver I couldn’t start a search. On the plus side Midway refunded my money, on the down side I was out the caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 A 'pard bought an item from me here in the Classifieds. I told him I would send it via cheapest USPS with tracking. Priority is about 3 days put parcel with tracking can be a couple weeks. He was OK with the deal. Turned out cheapest was Priority Mail... and the "promised" 3 days turned into a couple weeks anyway but at least it did get to him eventually. I never send anything other than a 1st class letter without tracking, but now with the slow delivery even for Priority Mail, lack of tracking could hurt my reputation as an honest 'pard. At least with tracking, he knew I did not blow him off or delay shipping the item he bought. I ordered a bunch of stuff today, will find out in a few days if the various services are past their holiday crunch. On edit: My short point being... Priority Mail may not mean much right now, but tracking is valuable! Even "in transit" and "accepted by Post Office" lets a buyer know you kept your word on a deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Cord Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Winter Range mailed my refund on December 20th. It arrived today via USPS. If you are shipping or receiving anything bulky or heavy, you best avoid FedEx unless you just enjoy long delays (if it EVER gets there) and damaged items. FedEx does seem to have dollies or lift gates for their drivers so they just dump the stuff off their trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostRider, #73 SASSLIFE Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 Today is Jan. 15th.....Wanna guess? Still in Florida. January 14, 2021, 2:08 amArrived at USPS Regional FacilitySEMINOLE-ORLANDO FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER Your item arrived at our USPS facility in SEMINOLE-ORLANDO FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER on January 14, 2021 at 2:08 am. The item is currently in transit to the destination. Disappointed.....yeah, and my patience is ER. Best to all..gr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Neither Rain, nor Snow, nor Dark of Night. Nowhere does it say . . . Fast. Or does it?? Nah. Postoffice and Fast is Oxymoron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdog Dago Dom Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Gun News magazine that I write for, mailed several thousand copies of the December issue at the Peoria, IL main post office. After sorting they are sent to USPS Champaign. Not one copy made it. Peoria has a record that they were sent to Champaign, but Champaign claims they never got there. Things that make you go "Hmmmmm." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 just got a letter today(1/15/21) that says please respond by DEC 31. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostRider, #73 SASSLIFE Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 Today is Jan. 15th.....Wanna guess? Expected Delivery byTUESDAY19 JANUARY2021by9:00pm USPS Premium Tracking™ Available Status Accepted January 15, 2021 at 9:59 am USPS in possession of item LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605 *************************************************Today's new priority How did I know?? ********* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Ordered a buttload of AR mags and some other stuff from Midway two days ago. Delivery expected between next Tuesday and Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex M Rugers #6621 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 A flip-side story. Last week I ordered some dog food from Amazon , on Tuesday evening. Friday about 2:00 PM I see the mail lady park at the end of my driveway and start struggling with a huge box , so I trot out to help her. Sure enough , the dog food. The only thing consistent with any of the delivery services that I see is their inconsistency. Rex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostRider, #73 SASSLIFE Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 RexMRugers " thing consistent with any of" ..........................you're GOOD!.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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