Slow Mail -- Vent

[okeydokey]

It’s a deliberate slowdown and disruption.

 

[focusondisney]

OMG. It’s a crisis.

To lots people who are waiting for their meds, it is.

 

[Hikergirl]

Yes, but it's nothing new. USPS has been the most unreliable when it comes to package delivery and even more so since COVID. I've had several issues the last few months.
Plenty of links here
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/But I do enjoy all the conspiracy theorists here, please keep them coming.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

The disruptions right now with sorting machines is fairly recent so if you're talking delays it really depends on when that happened for you.

I haven't had too much delays with USPS since the pandemic. I think the only thing I've noticed is my Netflix DVD used to always come a day before the expected arrival listed on their website but about 3 months ago shifted to being either the day before or the actual day it is expected. Other packages, like liquid fertilizer my husband has bought has actually come sooner than it was to be expected (he's ordered 3X that with 2 of the 3 being sooner than expected on the delivery).

That said largely I didn't have many issues with USPS before--UPS absolutely had issues with them and FedEx lots of "on the truck out for delivery since 4/5am" only for it to be delayed and delivered the next day or the day after and that was well before COVID.

 

[Colleen27]

Amazon Prime Shipping is taking 8 to 10 days for me right now because they use USPS for the last leg in our rural area. Made ordering my daughter's textbooks a real adventure... would they get here before she left for school or not? It was anyone's guess. Fortunately the only one that didn't get here is softcover so sending it out to her along with the handful of things she's already realized she forgot wasn't too costly.

 

[Jennasis]

We've had terrible experince with usps delivering meds for the last few months.

 

[a1tinkfans]

Yes, sorting machines have been removed, and overtime canceled. Something needs to be done.

 

[RamblingMad]

OMG. It’s a crisis.

No. Fire tornados in CA is a crisis.

 

[superme80]

We have had a couple of issues. There is only one person working the office, so the phone never gets answered. We filled out missing package forms on the website and it was resolved within a few days.

 

[ChrisFL]

why is that funny?

 

[NYCgrrl]

All the regular bills are paid online with the exception of one and since I keep a running credit on that account it doesn’t matter if mail delivery is slow.

Recently, I had a problem with delivery of some online purchase. It makes little sense to me that paper goods would take 12 days to arrive as both the shipping and shipped from addresses were east of the Mississippi.

Hopefully, the defunding issues will be fixed soonest.

 

[amcnj]

I haven’t noticed any USPS delivery changes. But I don’t get a real lot of regular mail these days. I’ll have to pay attention more to any cancellation dated pieces.

i have noticed really long package delivery times with other carriers. I am wondering if they are offering cheaper rates to retailers if they use some longer ground transportation routes. Some I could have driven and picked up myself in a day, bounce around from city to city, each leg taking a day’s travel.

 

[amcnj]

I found this story about it:

As it struggles to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, the US Postal Service has implemented "difficult" cost-cutting measures that may slow mail delivery, The Washington Post first reported.

The changes, established by new USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, were disseminated Monday in memos viewed by The Post, verified by the American Postal Workers Union, and corroborated by three people with knowledge of the documents who spoke with The Post on the condition of anonymity. Business Insider also obtained and reviewed the memos.

In the documents, DeJoy instructed workers to stop logging overtime and leave mail at distribution centers if it would delay their routes.

"If the plants run late, they will keep the mail for the next day," one of the documents said. "If you get mail late and your carriers are gone and you cannot get the mail out without OT, it will remain for the next day."

In the same document, USPS said late trips and extra trips — which it estimated cost the agency about $200 million in "added expenses" — were now prohibited.

The cost-cutting policies come as USPS is barely scraping by during the coronavirus pandemic. Despite a vast quantity of package deliveries, overall letter-mail volumes have plummeted since the pandemic began and businesses shuttered. Even with a $10 billion line of credit granted under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, USPS has found itself in dire straits — in May, the agency estimated it could run out of cash by the end of September.

 

[RogueX]

I mean they do get lunch breaks and a couple other breaks during their shifts. He very well could have been on one?

I'm aware and don't doubt that he may very well have. been taking a break. What caught my eye was more of the fact that the door to this pick up box was open and he was sitting in it.

 

[wilbret]

I apologize for how this is going to come out but, do you know what's going on in the US right now?

Come on

 

[Pink Partridge]

My mail service has ironically been better than ever as of late. We had terrible issues about 7 years ago. Sometimes they wouldn't even deliver daily. It was very frustrating. But the last year or two have been great! And they removed all of our corner drop boxes 10+ years ago. It's weird to see that complaint on the news now.

I do see a lot of posts on social media saying that the mail carriers are national treasures or heroes. Lol. My BIL is a mailman. Believe me, he is not a hero. He makes a nice salary, has excellent benefits, and will retire soon with a fantastic plan. He delivers mail and is compensated for the career he has chosen. I don't understand the hero status.

 

[Christine]

My letter mail has been doing fine. Packages are another matter. I ordered a bunch of stuff back in May and it was impressively fast. Since then, I have had one package stuck for a while at a processing facility about 30 miles from my house and a few other packages take an extra 2-3 days.

 

[lovin'fl]

Moved on April 27. New home the mail has been awful. Our stuff gets delivered to other people. I have to hunt it down. My mom, 1.5 hours away, mailed a birthday card and it took 9 days. I now won't mail anything important.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I’ve actually been fine personally. I received messages from the recipients that the few small packages I’ve sent lately arrived.

But I’ve definitely heard things lately that upset me. I hope the post office gets through this and stays strong!

 

[NannyBeBe]

I have a package that has been sitting 100 miles from me since August 13. Supposedly it will be delivered to me today. We shall see. I had another package that was supposedly destroyed and the contents discarded. I am receiving regular mail on time but delivery services like UPS or FedEx are very slow.