USPS -- Slow Deliveries

[Texas Solo]

Well USPS found the problem.
I called the DeMoines PO where my pkg was stalled. They found that the folks in NY put my pkg in the wrong container, headed to DeMoines. Once there, DeMoines sat on it for 3 days before sending it to Montgomery Al. It's supposed to be out for delivery today (Saturday)
That's 11 days.

 

[SeabeeKen]

Tis the season = busy and slow

 

[nawahine]

Waiting on a pkg I need ASAP.
Seems it made it half way, then reversed direction.
From ND to NY in route to Al.
Then from NY to IA. ???

Moving Through Network

Departed USPS Regional Facility

DES MOINES IA DISTRIBUTION CENTER

November 19, 2025, 3:47 am

Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility

DES MOINES IA DISTRIBUTION CENTER

November 19, 2025, 1:51 am

In Transit to Next Facility

November 18, 2025
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility

METRO NY DISTRIBUTION CENTER

November 17, 2025, 2:44 am

Yep…. Dropped a USPS PRIORITY Medium box on 11-13-2025 it took 4 DAYS to the distribution center 30 miles away!!
“In transit to next facility..”=standard response…

 

[Newhouse]

Had the same experience on some packages movinf through the network. This time, its different, seller dropped the package Wednesday afternoon (Seattle) and delivered Friday morning (Cleveland).

 

[Davers]

Its probably gonna get worse over the next several weeks.

It's been "WORSE" here in Kentucky for several years.

 

[woodup2]

USPS has gone to pot. 1) The credit card company mailed my new CC on August 3. Current location unknown. 2) My wife mailed a check in sept, to pay a credit card bill. Mailed from a St. Louis suburb to a St. Louis city PO Box, 20 miles away. Six weeks in transit and a $120 overdue charge. 3) My last Midway order shipped from Columbia, MO. It went to Chicago , then St. Louis distribution center, to Ballwin, Mo. PO , then to my house. That only took 5 days.

 

[358WCF]

I got a letter yesterday mailed from 1/2 mile down the road on Oct.26th. 25 or 26 days is ~outstanding~ service now that 1st class postage is at $0.78, hidden by forever stamps & the books they come in having no $$ amount visible. Is there a ~sarcasm~ font?

 

[Doug Casner]

The last package I got was delivered by fedx. Looked like it had come from the sahara desert . Had about a quarter inch of dust on it. Wife had to sweep the floor where we set it down. Ive got them from ups like that to. Doug

 

[epc308]

I live 40 miles north of Kansas City, placed an order with Midway 11/11, it was picked up 11/12.
It went to St. Louis, then to Kenosha, WI, then Oak Creek, WI, finally to KC on 11/15, so it made good time.
It stalled 3 days in KC till 11/18, now tracking only say *in transit, will be later than expected*.
No kidding. I had that figured out when it didn't arrive Monday like they said it would.
I could drive to Colombia, MO in a few hours, but I wouldn't go through Wisconsin and St. Louis either.

My brass from Midway finally arrived today. There was a note shrink wrapped to the box that said “we sincerely regret the damage to your mail during handling…”
The only damage I could find was some paint(ink?) splashed on the outside of the box. The box was intact, not messed up, crushed, cut, etc. in any way and all the cases look good.
Tracking said it was picked up 11/12, but the time stamp on the box read 11/11/2025 @ 11:04.53 meaning it took this package 11 days, 5 hours and 15 minutes to hit my mailbox, that, according to maps on my phone, is a 2 hour 37 minute trip.
Hardly the picture of efficiency.

 

[rockhound78]

Guess I was lucky this last week. Package was supposed to be delivered last Saturday and only took till Wednesday to get here. Still waiting on a priority letter sent in May of this year

 

[epc308]

Guess I was lucky this last week. Package was supposed to be delivered last Saturday and only took till Wednesday to get here. Still waiting on a priority letter sent in May of this year

Sounds like the loss of $3000 in insurance payments in early 2024 that had me within days of getting my policies cancelled for lack of payment.

 

[sw282]

Mama said USPS was never the same after President Harry Truman stopped TWICE DAILY delivery service