youpey Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I ordered stuff from Illinois to nj thst was shipped jan 3rd. It was only delivered today, jan 20. I had ordered something last month that took 30 days, from the usa. I had something that was shipped within the state as a 2 day shipment, and it took 8 or 9 days. At this point I guess i will only buy stuff that ships fedex or usps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Some will ship how they want to ship and others give you a choice. I've had my problems with USPS shipping but lately I've been impressed. It's a gamble and I'm sorry to read about your problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I had some long delays in December, but I think everything I sent and was sent to me has arrived. They seem to be catching up. My check to the electric company in December never arrived, though, and I had to make a double payment for January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 It's still slow, not as slow as December I've found...an eBay purchase from Jan 3rd just arrived today, 17 days later, not too bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 2 hours ago, youpey said: I ordered stuff from Illinois to nj thst was shipped jan 3rd. It was only delivered today, jan 20. NJ postal operations has been especially hard hit by Covid. I have a relative who works at one of the six sort centers here and he said a lot of folks have been out. Some got Covid and he knows a few who died. He has been out on two different 14 day quarantine periods in 2020. They are very shorthanded and there is OT offered but nobody working it as they all come in for their shifts but want to limit their overall exposure. I mailed a package from Phillie burbs last Thursday to Berkeley Heights NJ and forecast to be delivered by Tuesday. It arrived on Saturday so some things are getting through. The other package I mailed at same time to Pittsburgh area got there today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Had a package sent from megahobby in NJ, on the 6th, sat in their post office a week, then it went to Florida, sat a week, I'm in Minnesota, sat in st. Paul a few days and finally got delivered yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 I had a package sent from Cincinnati on the 8th of January, it arrived this morning, looking at the tracking online, I looks like it was sitting at the UK customs in London for a few days, before Covid i would receive packages from the ?? in around 5-7 days, I really can't complain about there international service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imarriedawitch Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) I'm waiting on a package going on 35 days now. Allentown PA to southwestern Ontario which typically arrives in 7 days. Once it was accepted by USPS (the actual package, not merely the shipping info.) it didn't move from the originating PO for over 3 weeks. Only this week did it make it to the border. It's half way here. Edited January 21, 2021 by imarriedawitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTrucker Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Sent a package usps on Dec. 28th to our grandson at Ft Leonard Wood Mo. from Northern IL.. On Jan. 1st tracking showed it was in Kansas City Ks. Departed there on Jan. 14th delivered the 18th. So it sat in Ks. City 2 weeks??? Sorry, no excuse. Have a friend works in a sort center and he says a lot of the workers keep staying out because of "supposed" contact with people outside work that tested positive. Says it has become an inside joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagerpm Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, imarriedawitch said: I'm waiting on a package going on 35 days now. Allentown PA to southwestern Ontario which typically arrives in 7 days. Once it was accepted by USPS (the actual package, not merely the shipping info.) it didn't move from the originating PO for over 3 weeks. Only this week did it make it to the border. It's half way here. Mail between Canada and US is totally hosed. A kit I ordered from Wheels & Wings sat in the transfer point between Canada Post & USPS for at least a week. Ordered the Hockey News NHL Yearbook (basically a magazine) almost a month ago and it too is stuck at the transfer point. And I paid extra for expidited shipping. I get stuff from Australia and the UK faster. Edited January 21, 2021 by vintagerpm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 I have had some stuff I ordered that was very late and what's weird is I can check the tracking and it shows still sitting somewhere several states away but it is in my mail box the same day ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 A birthday card was mailed to me on January 3 from Stevens Point, WI. It arrived yesterday in Citrus Springs, FL. Great service! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webestang Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 They are slow but they are very under staffed. A friend of mine is a mail carrier and he said that more than 14,000 workers have been quarantined because of the virus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 I got an envelope today mailed December 23rd from a town 70 miles away in the same state. That is beyond pathetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 I think the biggest problem is not enough sorting locations. I know they were trying to copy the fedex way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Yes indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagerpm Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 One thing the Postmaster General wanted to do was send trucks (big rigs, not local vehicles) from location to location on schedule, even if they were almost empty. The employes wantd to wait until a truck was full. The employees won. So when your tracking says "in transit" for days or weeks on end, it means its sitting in a trailor in a parking lot waiting for more mail to be loaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 2 hours ago, vintagerpm said: One thing the Postmaster General wanted to do was send trucks (big rigs, not local vehicles) from location to location on schedule, even if they were almost empty. The employes wantd to wait until a truck was full. The employees won. So when your tracking says "in transit" for days or weeks on end, it means its sitting in a trailor in a parking lot waiting for more mail to be loaded. Well - that explains a lot. Some letters have taken weeks instead of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckrigger Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 We sent a firearm via USPS Priority mail from our shop in MA to a dealer in CT on December 2nd. It went to Springfield MA, then to NJ, and back and forth between NJ and Springfield 6 times, before it finally arrived where it belonged in CT on January 22nd. Yet, I ordered a bunch of resin items from KFS in England that was shipped from there on January 13th, and it arrived on the 19th. Amazing, totally amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 That's a long time for a firearm to be bouncing around. I used Fedex next day the last time I shipped a pistol. it was not cheap but it got there quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I had a package from HobbySpeed leave PA on Thursday and it arrived today. Pretty quick I think. It was more Model Master Jet Exhaust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 had a card sent to me Dec 19th, got here Jan. 29th, not bad for coming from 2 states away....LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 It makes no sense at all. Somethings are super-fast, other things are taking forever. I sent two packages to the San Diego area back in mid-November. Mailed them the same day using the same method. One arrived in 11 days, the other arrived last week. I Google Mapped the addresses. They're about a 20 minute drive apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I ordered a silver jel maerker and it went to Mississippi now it’s at Memphis should have been here a week ago.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 I got my latest coffee bean shipment on time at my address, unlike my last order that was delivered to a neighbor down the street a couple of days late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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