USPS whacky shipments

Edward Tinker · 11-08-2013, 02:09 PM

I like USPS and feel that I get stuff quick and safe using priority - yes I have heard the horror stories.

Well, this is a guy who is a bit picky, it is scheduled for Oregon and look where it is today...

I use the on-line USPS and it prints out the exact shipping address - I assume that some sorter manually saw 'Portland" and tossed it in the bin for Maine

November 8, 2013
Depart USPS Sort Facility
NASHUA, NH 03063
November 7, 2013 , 2:59 pm
Processed through USPS Sort Facility
NASHUA, NH 03063
November 6, 2013 , 4:23 pm
Dispatched to Sort Facility
HARLEYSVILLE, PA 19438

DavidJayUden · 11-08-2013, 02:41 PM

Ed:
Ah, the magic of the postal system...

One likely explanation is if that parcel was sent "Parcel Select". That is a non-pre-sort method and it can go all the way across the country to a sorting facility.
Then it goes all the way back in the other direction, to its destination.

I deal with USPS stuff daily, and overall they do an excellent job. But when there is a problem, all you can do is bend over...

dju

lugerholsterrepair · 11-08-2013, 03:06 PM

David..It will be awhile before it finds a sorting facility! They closed them all. To SAVE money. Last month I had a clients holster go between Denver and Phoenix 7 times before my PM sent a note to stop it and direct it to my CO address.
I agree they do a great job, I try to use them exclusively .

sheepherder · 11-08-2013, 04:36 PM

I also have tracked both USPS and UPS parcels as they travel back and forth between cities on either side of mine...

But one explanation has nothing to do with either service...If an air freighter/commercial flight has five empty 'sockets' and six pods filled to capacity, the skycaps loading that aircraft will strip one pod down on the spot and cram the parcels/mail into the other pods...regardless of where they are going...

As long as they're in transit, it's someone else's problem...

(Yes, I've observed this in person at the Buffalo NY airport)

var99 · 11-08-2013, 09:11 PM

I recently sent a payment to a gent in Germany for some Walther mags via "priority" mail, took 21days to arrive, another 1st class airmail letter to France 35!!! I believe it was quicker in the days of clipper ships.

Edward Tinker · 11-08-2013, 09:20 PM

priority is about all I use for non-gun items

use media from amazon

11-08-2013, 02:09 PM	#1
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	USPS whacky shipments I like USPS and feel that I get stuff quick and safe using priority - yes I have heard the horror stories. Well, this is a guy who is a bit picky, it is scheduled for Oregon and look where it is today... I use the on-line USPS and it prints out the exact shipping address - I assume that some sorter manually saw 'Portland" and tossed it in the bin for Maine November 8, 2013 Depart USPS Sort Facility NASHUA, NH 03063 November 7, 2013 , 2:59 pm Processed through USPS Sort Facility NASHUA, NH 03063 November 6, 2013 , 4:23 pm Dispatched to Sort Facility HARLEYSVILLE, PA 19438 __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

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lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	David..It will be awhile before it finds a sorting facility! They closed them all. To SAVE money. Last month I had a clients holster go between Denver and Phoenix 7 times before my PM sent a note to stop it and direct it to my CO address. I agree they do a great job, I try to use them exclusively . __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

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sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	I also have tracked both USPS and UPS parcels as they travel back and forth between cities on either side of mine... But one explanation has nothing to do with either service...If an air freighter/commercial flight has five empty 'sockets' and six pods filled to capacity, the skycaps loading that aircraft will strip one pod down on the spot and cram the parcels/mail into the other pods...regardless of where they are going... As long as they're in transit, it's someone else's problem... (Yes, I've observed this in person at the Buffalo NY airport) __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

11-08-2013, 02:41 PM	#2
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Ed: Ah, the magic of the postal system... One likely explanation is if that parcel was sent "Parcel Select". That is a non-pre-sort method and it can go all the way across the country to a sorting facility. Then it goes all the way back in the other direction, to its destination. I deal with USPS stuff daily, and overall they do an excellent job. But when there is a problem, all you can do is bend over... dju

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var99 User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: FL Posts: 114 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	I recently sent a payment to a gent in Germany for some Walther mags via "priority" mail, took 21days to arrive, another 1st class airmail letter to France 35!!! I believe it was quicker in the days of clipper ships.

11-08-2013, 09:20 PM	#6
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	priority is about all I use for non-gun items use media from amazon