USPS

[ebb]

Why does the USPS allow it self to be burdened with unsolicited junk mail? That is over 80% of what is delivered here?

 

[Dgd6mm]

Why does the USPS allow it self to be burdened with unsolicited junk mail? That is over 80% of what is delivered here?

They must get a kickback from somewhere.

 

[spitfire_er]

Last item I got from Midway took 2 weeks, Got stuck in Bum F*** Nowhere for several days. Doesn't help that they send it the cheapest way possible with their standard shipping. They use to be a lot better and I would get things in a couple days. I try not to order much from them. Why bother when I can get 2nd day free shiping from Brownells for $50/year. Doesn't help with the USPS staff doesn't do their job ether.

When I lived in Minneapolis, every time I went to the post office there would be a line of 15-20 people. Half staffed and when the clock hit Noon, everyone but one person would have to take lunch. So there's 20-30 people waiting on one person to take care of everything. For some reason half of the people in line needed instructions on how to mail a package, help taping a box, how to put a stamp on an envelope etc.....

 

[NorCalMikie]

I live in a town like Mayberry, and our "Postmistress is a friend and neighbor". She's born and raised here and knows everybody and everything that's worth knowing about our little community. Probably even things she doesn't want to know.

If a UPS or FedX driver has trouble with a delivery, all he has to do is ask her for location, advice, or leave it with her for PO Pick-up.

One of these days, she's gonna retire, and then things are gonna suck. jd

That LADY needs flowers, at least once a week!!

 

[NorCalMikie]

Kinda sounds like The Department of Motor Vehicles in California.
(DMV)
Got one of the local barbers that doesn't take crap from ANYBODY!!
In line at the DMV, clerks standing around drinking coffee and the lines getting longer and longer.
Barber, at the TOP OF HIS LUNGS, "can we get a little help out front"???
About 30 seconds later, line was moving and EVERBODY was getting helped.

 

[MUP]

I cringe when I see that an online retailer has chosen to send my item via USPS, or worse yet, UPS and their "smart post" delivery method. Waiting on a couple of items right now thru them even.

 

[Xerothermic]

The flip side, that we never hear is, I've shipped about 150 packages out in the last 2 weeks. One was a couple of days late! That percentage doesn't even approach their norm of getting it right. Yes, it sucks when it's ours but overall, they do a great job of gettin mail and packages delivered. I'm sure their failure rate is wayy less than 1%.

In today's economy, people are starting out at better pay than a usps veteran makes. I don't see this getting better fast but at the same time, we don't have it so bad either. I'd say they deliver enough to be "statistically significant" too.

I have more issues with "in stock" items being pulled and shipped than once it makes the trek. I won't drop names but it seems Covid must still be raging all across this country.

I never had poor service from USPS, but then I'm not a professional shopper.

 

[jds holler]

Why does the USPS allow it self to be burdened with unsolicited junk mail? That is over 80% of what is delivered here?

Yeah, the junk mail situation is crazy. My Dad died less than a year ago. I'd been taking care of all his business dealings for awhile, so I simply changed his mailing address to mine. BIG MISTAKE!!

There is at least six item's for him every day, solicitations that he had been donating to, along with the typical AARP, and others that all of us ummmm elderly folks get. Most of this stuff is high dollar printing and imagery, extremely wasteful, and often in sizable envelopes. Makes you realize that most money donated to these places is simply wasted.

I'm not stingy when it comes to charity, but I'll never send a penny to any of these outfits.

 

[dhenry132]

USPS can loose anything and if they don’t loose it they tear it up
Not accounting the stealing

 

[nmkid]

Our business is 100% integrated with and dependent on the USPS. Some interesting factoids... Monday's are the busy day. One day of not delivering results in a pile of mail. At our smallish town PO, Monday mornings 10 years ago had 400 parcels (packages) waiting to be delivered. Today it's 6-8000. They have clerks working 24/7 unloading 2-3 tractor trailers every night. The increase in the number of mail carriers has not even come close to matching the increase in volume. The building size has not increase one square foot. The DA's in Washington have even said that they have more square footage than the guidelines say they should have. The DA's in Washington have never stepped foot inside an actual PO building. Most mornings the loading dock is packed full with no room to walk and there are still carts in the trailers outside.

14 years in business we have learned more about the inner workings of the USPS than I ever wanted to know. Most of the local folks, the ones we see, are busting their asses. Morale is often in the toilet. The District Offices and Headquarters are the most F'd up organization I've ever seen.

I have a nephew that started working for the P.O. about 18 months ago. He was telling me he works 6 days per week at 10 hours per day. He said he takes off with a truck full of packages 3 times per day. He said that at the end of the day, the pile of packages he will try to deliver the next day is higher than we he started that morning!

 

[nmkid]

Trying to fire a worthless postal worker almost takes an act of congress. I know, as a retired postmaster I tried several times when I was still working. What's that old saying...One bad apple ruins a whole barrel.

 

[jk80]

Just had an experience with a money order taking 2 weeks to get from st louis to Tennessee. Got to Tennessee in 3 days and sat without being delivered. Deal was with long ranger and he was extremely patient while I tried to move things along. Can't say enough good about dealing with long ranger. Definitely one of the good guys! Post office anymore is a crap shoot.

 

[jds holler]

I just got back from the post office, and shipped a huge book to a bud who lives prolly 250 miles to the south of here.

Size was about 16x24 inches, and it weighed at least 5 lbs. Price was just north of 7 bucks. Sent it in what's called Media Mail. BUT-- that is the cheap and slow rate with no insurance, and prolly two weeks to get there. Cindy told me that up front, and I'm in no rush, so, no big deal. She said it's for books and papers only, and the biggest problem is folks try to fake other merchandise on that rate/category.

As usual, the lobby turned into a bull session with four of us shaking out and solving the worlds problems -- currency crises, price of eggs, and trannys who want to teach our kids about sex. I love my post office. jd

 

[dsinfour]

Postal workers are worst than ever they think they are working if they breathe

 

[jds holler]

Postal workers are worst than ever they think they are working if they breathe

That statement is generally true about one out of six employees everywhere you go; and probably more so among city, county, state, and federal workers, union workers in any industry, -- let's see, is there anyone I haven't pissed off yet?? jd

 

[epc308]

And that is why they are in the toilet. Lots of through put and negative profit.

Maybe the Pony Express needs to come back? Heck, that’s even “greener” than the electric vehicles.

Folks would still complain, especially is the horse had an exhaust leak in their yard.

 

[Nick Caprinolo]

not true, the amazon rates negotiated were a money looser for the USPS

I am sorry but that sounds a little nuts. What would be the advantage to the postal service to agree to terms where they lose money? Both FedX and UPS ship many things the same way. Hard to fathom any entity agreeing to do a job below costs.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

I am sorry but that sounds a little nuts. What would be the advantage to the postal service to agree to terms where they lose money? Both FedX and UPS ship many things the same way. Hard to fathom any entity agreeing to do a job below costs.

More cash flow and gross income with very little change in operating costs. They are working harder than ever, I'll say that for them. But they had a pretty easy job for a long time and I don't see many postal employees over doing it, still. Although, I do feel bad for the mailmen and women that do their job on foot in cities and towns around the country. I'm too old for that!

 

[Nick Caprinolo]

More cash flow and gross income with very little change in operating costs. They are working harder than ever, I'll say that for them. But they had a pretty easy job for a long time and I don't see many postal employees over doing it, still. Although, I do feel bad for the mailmen and women that do their job on foot in cities and towns around the country. I'm too old for that!

In that case, it is making a profit or breaking even, not losing money on the process.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

Well the last USPS subsidiary request to congress stated they were losing money on Amazon package delivery(mostly because of of 2 day service). I'm sure they are preparing for their next involvement with ballots in 2024, as the democrats will again demand more time for mail in and early voting(they know how long mail delivery takes to move large volumes of ballots across state lines). A box or 2 of ballots(in a car) showing up late isn't enough anymore to throw an outcome.