Don't you just love the USPS

[3quarter32]

Our mail has always been sent to Tulsa, that is where I get my mail. Now, all Tulsa mail goes to Oklahoma City after it arrives in Tulsa, then sorted and shipped back to Tulsa.

[Kube]

Originally Posted by Ryan

I’ve banned 2 accounts for posting politics on this thread. Be warned. I don’t host that shit.

Thank you.

[miniceptor86]

Our USPS employees here in rural Iowa go above and beyond.

[al's28/33]

It's really a gamble these days. A sign of the times we are in with our ever evolving culture. Some folks have great mail carriers. My last guy new me personally because he cared and paid attention to small details. He retired a few years back and the new folks who have replaced him have not been that attentive, I get my neighbors mail and they get mine. What a mess.

[rockfla]

My package is NOW on its 4th trip back across the country. It obviously has enough information present on the package to have made it here to its destination twice AND move through three different postal distribution centers with five different local zip codes per 6 centers here in town TWICE before getting sent back to the origin zip code....SO the "Hitch in the getty-up" seem to be here locally as once it gets here....then it gets returned. Like wait on your computer to "reboot" but never does. The little circle just spins and spins

[deuce_roadster]

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If you know locally where it is being sent back from, call them ask for the manager and alert them to the problem. It is obviously being done automatically and not by someone.

[rockfla]

Originally Posted by deuce_roadster

If you know locally where it is being sent back from, call them ask for the manager and alert them to the problem. It is obviously being done automatically and not by someone.

I "may" try that the next return IF it does come back.....Part of the problem is out of 6 Local distribution centers its gone through locally, its only been to the same facility twice....AND six out of six times it has NEVER made it to my local zip code distribution center....SO I don't know till it arrives and is posted which center to call AND not sure IF it will be at that center by the time the info is available. ALL I can do is try when it comes back, right

[leon bee]

Originally Posted by miniceptor86

Our USPS employees here in rural Iowa go above and beyond.

Same here.

[DavidG]

Same here in southeastern Michigan.

[51504bat]

Here in SoCal the mail carrier usually drives up to each house mail box at the curb. But last week in 100+ temp a carrier I had never seen before was delivering the mail on foot using one of the 3 wheel roller carts you rarely see anymore. And he was smiling and waved to me as he was delivering the mail. That's dedication in my book, and then some.

[Model51]

I really appreciate the USPS and feel they get a bad rap. With over 100,000,000 addresses in their system and being required to deliver to them all, I think it's rather remarkable how well they do. Sure there are problems and things don't go right but the USPS doesn't control how much money they get from Congress. Then FedEx and UPS can just dump their surplus packages on the USPS during the holidays for free and expect USPS to deliver them all. Also, only USPS delivers to all addresses. Try using them for remote locations and your package will never get there.
I understand the complaints but we have it good in the USA. It cost me $4 US to mail a postcard from Australia to home in Virginia. The USPS delivered a package to Australia in 5 days, then it took 9 weeks for Australia to deliver it in country.
I send packages by USPS to my sone in Hawaii from Virginia and most get there in 3 days. It takes me a day or more to do it myself when I go visit him, so I think that's fantastic service. Just my 2 cents.

[glennpm]

I have great service locally in Maine.


Worst ever is when I was working in NC. Huntersville, NC was abysmal.

[Kens 36]

Originally Posted by Model51

Sure there are problems and things don't go right but the USPS doesn't control how much money they get from Congress. Then FedEx and UPS can just dump their surplus packages on the USPS during the holidays for free and expect USPS to deliver them all. Also, only USPS delivers to all addresses.

Dave,

A quick fact check. The USPS is not funded by tax dollars. It is required by law to be self-funded. There have been some rare instances of one-time funding, but they are just that. Rare.

Like you, I am amazed how well the USPS does with all the addresses they deliver to. Try sending a letter to cross-country by UPS or FedEx for 73 cents.

Ken

[DavidG]

As well as Alaska and Hawaii.

[Newc]

USPS hires a lot of injured Vets, good deal for them. A buddy retired postman was a wounded Navy brown water vet from Vietnam. Newc

[1952henry]

Our rural carrier will get out of her car and bring packages to the front door. Can’t beat that.

[swedishsteel]

I am a retired rural carrier, 33 years in central Minnesota. Retired almost 6 years ago. Only twice is all those years did I fail to deliver all the mail, once in the early 90's had a terrible blizzard on a saturday, got about 100 boxes delivered, been stuck 6 times. Took the mail home in my car and delivered it next day, Sunday. The only other time we had a snow storm and the mail truck never got to our Post Office, so had no mail to deliver. We have a small office--two full time routes and one "part time". When I retired it took my postmaster two years to get a person hired that stayed on the job. That is the main problem USPS has now--nobody wants to work, and those that do stay on, have no work ethic, as stated above. Even with all the automation, it still takes people. If you have a good carrier, let them know you appreciate them. At Christmas time, many of my customers left goodies in the mail box for me, which inspired my to do my best. I too have had packages go astray, and don't understand why as I follow the tracking. But there are a lot more important things in life, so I take a couple deep breaths and move on.

[al's28/33]

swedishsteel, thank you for your dedication and happy retirement!

[Joe B.]

Quite a few letter carriers in my kin including my dad. They all did their jobs.

[swedishsteel]

Originally Posted by al's28/33

swedishsteel, thank you for your dedication and happy retirement!

Thank you.