USPS

[hatidua]

This past Monday I mailed an envelope to another forum member. The envelope was mailed from Boulder to an address in Denver. Have a look at its progress so far (this would be comical if I didn't care about the contents of the envelope) -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/hatidua/usps_zpsa60ca602.jpg

[Sharpienads]

Dang, that is quite the trip.

[brutal]

What is sad is that more and more vendors, even Amazon - including Prime - are handing off directly or indirectly through UPS or FedEx to this fucked up waste of money that is called USPS.

I do still have to give them props for tracking down that package I sent you with no address on it. Derp! The only thing that saved it was the transaction barcode the self-service postage machine spit out.

[hatidua]

I use FedEx Ground for the vast majority of my shipping needs and I think this incident will only cause me to do more so. A lost Christmas card? -I can live with it. However, USPS has lost enough things for me over the past 36 months that I really should have stopped using them long ago, even for simple letters.

[DavieD55]

That figures. [Roll1]

[Bailey Guns]

Well...at least you got your money's worth.

[ChunkyMonkey]

Well...at least you got OUR money's worth.

Fixed, since we are subsidizing USPS.

[Drucker]

The Postal Service is a lot of things but The USPS has not directly received taxpayer-dollars since the early 1980s with the minor exception of subsidies for costs associated with the disabled and overseas voters

And to beat the drum some more, the USPS delivers over 200bllion items year, compared to UPS 4billion and Fedx 1.5billion.
So rag on them all you want

[ChunkyMonkey]

The Postal Service is a lot of things but The USPS has not directly received taxpayer-dollars since the early 1980s with the minor exception of subsidies for costs associated with the disabled and overseas voters

And to beat the drum some more, the USPS delivers over 200bllion items year, compared to UPS 4billion and Fedx 1.5billion.
So rag on them all you want

Subsidies are different from funding. Post office in my township get local subsidy as far as property taxes, building permit, and so on. I believe it goes the same in all of US.

[KestrelBike]

At my last job in Denver, easily once a week we'd get completely random mail delivered to us (with address and return address not even close to Denver, including both from entirely different states). I'd even take that mail back to the post office and tell them to get their s*** together (ok I said it more politely than that) but the same mail would be redelivered to us in a couple days. I lost complete faith in the usps.

[Guylee]

It's a government entity. What do you expect.

[blacklabel]

I wonder why they can't stay afloat?

[Drucker]

Unions, pension prefunding, it has to get Congress' permission to change rates, reduce services or change its operations. Oh yeah and e-mail

[Sharpienads]

I wonder why they can't stay afloat?

I was about to answer this until I realized it was sarcasm. I should have recognized that sooner... [hammer]

[20X11]

Construction on the Boulder Turnpike..quicker service through KC and back to Denver on I-70
edit: and ATF office in Dallas needed to take a peek

[spqrzilla]

So today I watched the postal delivery truck drive up to my mail box, and I watched the delivery guy put my mail in the box without even leaving the cab.

Then I went out to get the mail, and found an attempted delivery card in the mailbox, with today's date on it, saying that the delivery guy had attempted to deliver a package to us but we didn't answer the door.

While I was staring out the window, this USPS ninja escaped his running van, darted unseen to my door, ran the doorbell silently, and slipped back to the van where he filled out the card. All without me seeing it even right under my eyes. It was awesome.

[Gman]

The Postal Service is a lot of things but The USPS has not directly received taxpayer-dollars since the early 1980s with the minor exception of subsidies for costs associated with the disabled and overseas voters

And to beat the drum some more, the USPS delivers over 200bllion items year, compared to UPS 4billion and Fedx 1.5billion.
So rag on them all you want
Bullshit.

The USPS has been in a deficit for years to the tune of billions. They lost $5 billion last year alone. The only reason it's still operating is the Federal govt.

Most of what the USPS delivers to me is junk mail. They obviously don't charge enough for the 50-100 lbs. of it that I get every year. They deliver garbage (...and then I pay Waste Management to take it away). They keep increasing the cost of 1st class postage to stem the flow, but they're just encouraging the citizenry to find a cheaper way and the USPS continues to reduce their revenue (it's a disincentive, like higher taxes). They could charge more for bulk mail and make more money for moving less volume, but then they wouldn't need so much infrastructure to move the profitable mail around. That won't happen, because they wouldn't need as many personnel and the union just can't have that.

Hey, I'm not surprised, this is yet another failure of the Executive branch of the Federal govt. under Obama.

[Irving]

So today I watched the postal delivery truck drive up to my mail box, and I watched the delivery guy put my mail in the box without even leaving the cab.

Then I went out to get the mail, and found an attempted delivery card in the mailbox, with today's date on it, saying that the delivery guy had attempted to deliver a package to us but we didn't answer the door.

While I was staring out the window, this USPS ninja escaped his running van, darted unseen to my door, ran the doorbell silently, and slipped back to the van where he filled out the card. All without me seeing it even right under my eyes. It was awesome.

EDIT: Never mind. I miss read it. I was thinking this was your daily carrier.

[sniper7]

So today I watched the postal delivery truck drive up to my mail box, and I watched the delivery guy put my mail in the box without even leaving the cab.

Then I went out to get the mail, and found an attempted delivery card in the mailbox, with today's date on it, saying that the delivery guy had attempted to deliver a package to us but we didn't answer the door.

While I was staring out the window, this USPS ninja escaped his running van, darted unseen to my door, ran the doorbell silently, and slipped back to the van where he filled out the card. All without me seeing it even right under my eyes. It was awesome.

He is probably a seal or ranger and put you to sleep for a while.

[Bailey Guns]

I'd still rather use the Postal Service over FedEx or Brown. In my experience they are cheaper and FAR more reliable.

But, yeah...typical gov't agency in terms of efficiency of operation.

[O2HeN2]

I use FedEx Ground for the vast majority of my shipping needs and I think this incident will only cause me to do more so.
Happens to everyone. I had a FedEx package going from Texas to Colorado and it went to New Jersey, bounced around there a couple of days even hitting one facility twice at which point "Exception " appeared on the tracking page and I had it in my hands the next day with overnight stickers all over it.

Still took about a week for what normally was a two day trip.

Do have to give kudos to FedEx for upgrading it to overnight when they saw what was happening.

O2

[Aloha_Shooter]

In the 1996 elections, I was stationed in Maryland. I mailed my absentee ballot back to Colorado about 3.5 weeks before Election Day. It was delivered two weeks later ... to my townhouse in Maryland! So I walked the ballot back down to the Post Office, a mere 0.75 miles from the house, and mailed it out again, noting the TO address for the Clerk & Recorder's Office and my address in the FROM box. A few days after Election Day ... yep, found the same ballot back in MY mailbox.

[buffalobo]

I'd still rather use the Postal Service over FedEx or Brown. In my experience they are cheaper and FAR more reliable.

But, yeah...typical gov't agency in terms of efficiency of operation.

^This.


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[rbeau30]

So today I watched the postal delivery truck drive up to my mail box, and I watched the delivery guy put my mail in the box without even leaving the cab.

Then I went out to get the mail, and found an attempted delivery card in the mailbox, with today's date on it, saying that the delivery guy had attempted to deliver a package to us but we didn't answer the door.

While I was staring out the window, this USPS ninja escaped his running van, darted unseen to my door, ran the doorbell silently, and slipped back to the van where he filled out the card. All without me seeing it even right under my eyes. It was awesome.

This has happened to me 3 times with fedex. When expecting a package I was home ALL day and watching the tracking until the tracking showed up that they attempted delivery at 5:__ PM when I was home. Didn't even see a fedex truck drive by.

[kawiracer14]

This has happened to me 3 times with fedex. When expecting a package I was home ALL day and watching the tracking until the tracking showed up that they attempted delivery at 5:__ PM when I was home. Didn't even see a fedex truck drive by.

USPS always does this bullshit with me. Even if a signature isn't required they still won't leave any package at all at my house. The other nice thing is the post office is open from 9:00 to 5:30 in my hood which means I have to either drive back home at lunch or I have to rush home as fast as I can to get to the post office before they close.

FedEx also refuses to leave packages even though there is a safe place to leave them, I have explicit delivery instructions in my FedEx profile and they don't require a signature.

UPS guys run from truck to my door, ring doorbell, drop package and run back to truck, always.

[ChuckNorris]

Aren't stamps going up in price again?

That should solve everything!

[clodhopper]

I have had miserable luck with USPS. Lots of lost packages with no explanation or interest in tracking them down. UPS has gone down hill a bit too. FedEx is my go to for shipping, best online tools, tracking and error response.

Recently needed an overnight envelope sent from Colorado to Chicago. The wife said USPS overnight was a few bucks cheaper. I told her to use FedEx, but didn't want to fight about it. She sent it USPS. The guaranteed 24hr delivery took 5 days, and then it took another 4 days to get reimbursed for failure of service. Miserable, just miserable.

FedEx certainly isn't perfect, but of the options....

[RblDiver]

Love seeing "Photos - Do Not Bend." ...And USPS bends them.

As for FedEx, my mom sent a care package to my sis at college (probably ~7-8 years ago or so, so not exactly recent). This was from Colorado to LA. It went missing for a few days, only to turn up in Pennsylvania on the day it was supposed to be delivered. ...They then sent it back by _truck_, meaning it got there quite late (she was then home for the holidays). ...Brilliant!

[hatidua]

Well, I went to the main post office in town here this morning with my tracking number and was told "it's still in transit". Boulder -> Kansas -> Denver -> Dallas.....theoretically en route to Denver.

Last week the USPS driver tossed a laptop power-supply at my front door hard enough to put a dent in a solid wood door....even though it only weighed 9oz and was in a bubble envelope. While sitting indoors, it sounded as if someone had thrown a rock at the door. I quickly ran to the door, opened it, and the USPS van sped away. Just peachy.

[rbeau30]

Well, I went to the main post office in town here this morning with my tracking number and was told "it's still in transit". Boulder -> Kansas -> Denver -> Dallas.....theoretically en route to Denver.

Last week the USPS driver tossed a laptop power-supply at my front door hard enough to put a dent in a solid wood door....even though it only weighed 9oz and was in a bubble envelope. While sitting indoors, it sounded as if someone had thrown a rock at the door. I quickly ran to the door, opened it, and the USPS van sped away. Just peachy.


That is a good way to get shot around these parts.

[speedysst]

So the companies that send that "garbage" have no blame? Really? The USPS delivered what was SENT and paid for by another company. They didn't print out junk mail then decide to give it to you. Then you blame Obama because the USPS delivered what was sent by some company to your address?? [facepalm]
Bullshit.

The USPS has been in a deficit for years to the tune of billions. They lost $5 billion last year alone. The only reason it's still operating is the Federal govt.

Most of what the USPS delivers to me is junk mail. They obviously don't charge enough for the 50-100 lbs. of it that I get every year. They deliver garbage (...and then I pay Waste Management to take it away). They keep increasing the cost of 1st class postage to stem the flow, but they're just encouraging the citizenry to find a cheaper way and the USPS continues to reduce their revenue (it's a disincentive, like higher taxes). They could charge more for bulk mail and make more money for moving less volume, but then they wouldn't need so much infrastructure to move the profitable mail around. That won't happen, because they wouldn't need as many personnel and the union just can't have that.

Hey, I'm not surprised, this is yet another failure of the Executive branch of the Federal govt. under Obama.

[RblDiver]

I think the point is that the USPS is hemorrhaging money with neither Congress nor the President working to find ways to correct the issue. If the USPS were split off and turned into a fully private company (rather than the public-private nature of it now), they'd be able to take actions to correct the issue, such as close tiny offices, fire negligent workers, make changes to their pension, etc. As it is, about the only thing they can do is raise stamp prices and beg Congress to allow them to cut delivery days.

[clodhopper]

So the companies that send that "garbage" have no blame? Really? The USPS delivered what was SENT and paid for by another company. They didn't print out junk mail then decide to give it to you. Then you blame Obama because the USPS delivered what was sent by some company to your address?? [facepalm]


Bulk mailers aren't paying the same rates as the rest of us. USPS negotiates these rates. Why should they get a big break on postage to send me something I don't want anyway?

[centrarchidae]

It's worse than bulk mailers not paying.

Back in the 1990's, the Direct Marketing Association more or less bought and paid for Congress to directly forbid USPS from studying or publicly releasing how much they make for handling junk mail, vs. how much they spend on handling it.

Now, why would DMA want that information to be hidden from light of day if they're not ashamed of it?

[RblDiver]

Bulk mailers aren't paying the same rates as the rest of us. USPS negotiates these rates. Why should they get a big break on postage to send me something I don't want anyway?

Because they do things like pre-sort their mail etc, saving the post office from having to do it. The original concept came from "You're sending carriers on those routes anyways, if you give us a preferential rate we'll give you more mail, have it presorted and ready for the carriers, etc."

[Gman]

I think the point is that the USPS is hemorrhaging money with neither Congress nor the President working to find ways to correct the issue. If the USPS were split off and turned into a fully private company (rather than the public-private nature of it now), they'd be able to take actions to correct the issue, such as close tiny offices, fire negligent workers, make changes to their pension, etc. As it is, about the only thing they can do is raise stamp prices and beg Congress to allow them to cut delivery days.
You and clodhopper get it.

The USPS is run as effectively as Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac (another public-private endeavor). Lots of cushy politically appointed higher-up positions for political favorites, but no real accountability to the people.

The USPS makes the lions share of revenue through first class postage, but their volume is low-paying bulk mail.
From the Wiki posted earlier;

The USPS operates the largest civilian vehicle fleet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_fleet) in the world, with an estimated 218,684 vehicles...
<snip>
For every penny increase in the national average price of gasoline, the USPS spends an extra $8 million per year to fuel its fleet.

The number of gallons of fuel used in 2009 was 444 million, at a cost of US$1.1 billion.
It doesn't make financial sense to spend the resources they do moving around so much that pays so little. Less volume means letter carriers could hit more stops with the same vehicle load. Bulk commercial mail really isn't what was intended in the duties specified by Article I, section 8, Clause 7 of the US Constitution.

...and yes, yet another rate increase for first class postage has been approved.

[crashdown]

Because they do things like pre-sort their mail etc, saving the post office from having to do it. The original concept came from "You're sending carriers on those routes anyways, if you give us a preferential rate we'll give you more mail, have it presorted and ready for the carriers, etc."

This and many other factors.
If it wasn't for "junk mail" I would bet stamps would be 20-30 bucks each and packages would cost more in postage than the contents of the box 99% of the time.
"junk mail" keeps the USPS alive, and it hardly feels like a break when you see 20-30K going to the post office every week.... oh, and "junk mail" just got hit with a 7% postage increase this month.
"junk mail" is also delivered to the local post office, not picked up at the printing facility.

[rbeau30]

This and many other factors.
If it wasn't for "junk mail" I would bet stamps would be 20-30 bucks each and packages would cost more in postage than the contents of the box 99% of the time.
"junk mail" keeps the USPS alive, and it hardly feels like a break when you see 20-30K going to the post office every week.... oh, and "junk mail" just got hit with a 7% postage increase this month.
"junk mail" is also delivered to the local post office, not picked up at the printing facility.

I believe in this so much that I send the Junk mail right back to them in the prepaid envelopes to give the Postal service more money.

[Gman]

This and many other factors.
If it wasn't for "junk mail" I would bet stamps would be 20-30 bucks each and packages would cost more in postage than the contents of the box 99% of the time.
"junk mail" keeps the USPS alive, and it hardly feels like a break when you see 20-30K going to the post office every week.... oh, and "junk mail" just got hit with a 7% postage increase this month.
"junk mail" is also delivered to the local post office, not picked up at the printing facility.
If that were the case, bulk mail would be the majority of the USPS revenue, which it has been documented is not the case. You might wish it to be so, but it simply isn't true. 1st class postage is also going up 5% this month.

The increase in postage this year is supposed to generate an extra $2 billion in annual revenue. The USPS lost $15.9 billion in fiscal year 2012. Doing away with Saturday delivery is estimated to save $1.9 billion/yr. Do the math. This isn't going to save the hemorrhaging patient.

[ben4372]

I believe in this so much that I send the Junk mail right back to them in the prepaid envelopes to give the Postal service more money.
I've been doing this for awhile too. Sometimes I add stuff to it.

[Gman]

Well, I went to the main post office in town here this morning with my tracking number and was told "it's still in transit". Boulder -> Kansas -> Denver -> Dallas.....theoretically en route to Denver.
Is it there yet? The suspense is killing me.

[ChunkyMonkey]

Is it there yet? The suspense is killing me.

Imagine the same kind of folks will be behind every one of your medical decision an procedure.


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[sabot_round]

I think that envelope is in our mail room here in Asscrackistan. We'll forward it back to the States soon!![ROFL1]

[merl]

Imagine the same kind of folks will be behind every one of your medical decision an procedure.


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We here are GovHealthCo don't discriminate against sick people that need immediate treatment. The procedure of bureaucracy may look like that but I assure you this is general incompetence not malicious discrimination.

[ChuckNorris]

We here are GovHealthCo don't discriminate against sick people that need immediate treatment. The procedure of bureaucracy may look like that but I assure you this is general incompetence not malicious discrimination.

Good to know. I feel much better!
Thanks for clarifying that!

[hatidua]

Is it there yet? The suspense is killing me.

After a bit of cage-rattling at my local USPS office, the package spent another two days in Dallas, before once again being sent back to Denver. It arrived at it's original destination on Saturday.

[Gman]

Oh, thank you. I shall sleep much better tonight. Ambien not required.

[brutal]

Oh, thank you. I shall sleep much better tonight. Ambien not required.

[LOL]

[Aloha_Shooter]

We here are GovHealthCo don't discriminate against sick people that need immediate treatment. The procedure of bureaucracy may look like that but I assure you this is general incompetence not malicious discrimination.

Yep, with USPS it's just plain incompetence. Now with the IRS, it's pure malice ...

[Gman]

Unions angered by Postal Service's Staples outlets (http://news.msn.com/us/unions-angered-by-postal-services-staples-outlets?ocid=ansnews11)[dig]

[centrarchidae]

Unions angered by Postal Service's Staples outlets (http://news.msn.com/us/unions-angered-by-postal-services-staples-outlets?ocid=ansnews11)

[dig]

Government union cries.

Centrarchidae shrugs and opens a beer.

[Irving]

Government union cries.

Centrarchidae shrugs and opens a beer.

Make sure you uphold the spirit of that beer.

[HoneyBadger]

Oh, thank you. I shall sleep much better tonight. Ambien not required.
[Pop]















[ROFL1]

[TFOGGER]

Oh, thank you. I shall sleep much better tonight. Ambien not required.

NNNNNNNGHHHHH....BRAINS.....[zombie1]

[bjamar24]

I have learned never to us USPS, I'll stick with fed ex

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[flogger]

I've been doing this for awhile too. Sometimes I add stuff to it.

Thats a good idea, do they continue sending junk?

[flogger]

I have had a few glitches with the USPS but overall their service is par with anyone else out there. Selling on ebay, I've mailed hundreds of packages around the world for years and have had only one get 'lost'. Maybe I'm lucky.
As mentioned before, fedex, ups and other shippers use the USPS for final delivery to many rural addresses. Not sure how that shipping cost gets broken down but it works. As far as the rates going up all the time, from what I understand the USPS is bellying up and banking-up for the pensions due to it's employees (I'm not one), not many gov agencies are doing the same.
Just my opinion.

[ben4372]

Thats a good idea, do they continue sending junk?
Probably not, I don't fill out any of the cards before I mail them. The envelopes are postage pre paid, my mailman is happy.

[spleify]

I sent another board member something on January 4th and it still isnt there.

Denver to Lakewood and 19 days later it still isnt there.....really sucks

[hollohas]

My wife's paychecks go from WP to Denver. The last few have taken 10-14 days to make the trip. Insane.

[CHA-LEE]

USPS is in their own special little universe. Here is a USPS tale that will make your head spin.....

I live in Parker and we have community mail boxes in several locations throughout our neighborhood. I always stop to get the mail on the way home from work and one day when I get to the community mail box the whole thing is turned around. The back portion (where the post man fills it) is facing the street and the resident portion is facing the fence. There is about 2 – 3 feet between the fence and the resident portion of the mail boxes. At the time I thought it was a prank that some kids in the neighborhood pulled and figured they would get flipped back round to the correct position in a couple of days. Two weeks go by and they are still flipped around. So I go to the Parker post office and ask about why the mail boxes were turned around and the initial response was “The post office is not responsible for the mail boxes or which way they are facing”. I said “Great!! I will turn them back around myself tonight”. This was immediately shot down claiming that I can’t tamper with government property. Now I was really confused. The mail boxes are not the post offices responsibility but I can’t turn them around myself??? At this point I call bullshit and ask for the post master to explain this confusing double talk mess. The post master is called and a whale of a woman comes trundling up who is the post master. I explain the situation and she says that she knows why the mail boxes are turned around. She had to cover a delivery persons rout, which my mail box was part of that rout, and she couldn’t squeeze her fat ass in behind the mailbox to fill it. So she put in a work order to have the mail boxes turned around, so they can be accessed from the street size by the delivery people. At this point my jaw is gaping in astonishment of this “Reasoning” of why the mailboxes were turned around. I asked her why the residents were not notified of why or when this change was made. She claimed to not know the contact information for the residents. I called bullshit as they know every address associated with those mail boxes and letters could have been sent to every single affected resident. I then told her that it is completely unreasonable to inconvenience 40+ residents so one fat ass delivery person can fill the mail box. I also added, that if someone is too fat to do the job, they shouldn’t be doing that particular job. At this point she was beet red with anger and yells “If you turn the mail boxes back around I will have you arrested for tampering with government property!!!”. I then tell her that I expect that her organization will turn the mail boxes back around to the proper direction, then I take one of her business cards off her desk and leave.

I wait 3 weeks for the mail boxes to get turned back around but it never happens. While waiting I do some research on the subject and find that the mailboxes facing the fence violates the accessibility construction laws defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. I downloaded the specific laws, print them out, then highlight them so there is no mistake that its being misunderstood. I e-mail, fax and Mail this information directly to the Post Master so there is no way she can claim to have not gotten it. In all communications I mandate that the mail boxes be turned back around or I will take this matter to the local media and file a grievance with the ADA organization. Magically, the NEXT DAY after sending that information the mail boxes were turned back around to their proper position.

It is amazing to me that this fat ass post master would think it would be acceptable to turn a whole community mail box around so their chubby ass does not have to squeeze behind it. Then refuse to make it right without the threat of taking it to the local media and filing grievances with the ADA. This just goes to show that the USPS could give two shits about their customers. Its also evident every time I go into the Parker Post office and get the “Stink Eye” look from the chubby post master when she sees me.

[Gman]

USPS...When it absolutely, positively, might get there...

[kawiracer14]

I just shipped some floor mats to Alaska ... we'll see if they ever make it.

[wctriumph]

USPS is in their own special little universe. Here is a USPS tale that will make your head spin.....

I live in Parker and we have community mail boxes in several locations throughout our neighborhood. I always stop to get the mail on the way home from work and one day when I get to the community mail box the whole thing is turned around. The back portion (where the post man fills it) is facing the street and the resident portion is facing the fence. There is about 2 – 3 feet between the fence and the resident portion of the mail boxes. At the time I thought it was a prank that some kids in the neighborhood pulled and figured they would get flipped back round to the correct position in a couple of days. Two weeks go by and they are still flipped around. So I go to the Parker post office and ask about why the mail boxes were turned around and the initial response was “The post office is not responsible for the mail boxes or which way they are facing”. ...
It is amazing to me that this fat ass post master would think it would be acceptable to turn a whole community mail box around so their chubby ass does not have to squeeze behind it. Then refuse to make it right without the threat of taking it to the local media and filing grievances with the ADA. This just goes to show that the USPS could give two shits about their customers. Its also evident every time I go into the Parker Post office and get the “Stink Eye” look from the chubby post master when she sees me.

This is typical union mentality at work (work??).TEA

III

[jhood001]

My turn. Ordered some mounts/rings for this Sunday. 2 day shipping and ordered last Saturday. I thought I would be safe.

[hahhah-no]

http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae326/justinlhood/USPS_zpse0597c92.png

[brutal]

Someone is playing a giant game of whack-a-mole at USPS

[spqrzilla]

jhood, someone faked the tracking on that, since it shows the "electronic shipping info" a day after being sorted in Utah.

[cstone]

Don't make the Postal Service angry... they are stocking up on ammunition like the rest of us [blah-blah]

http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2014/02/06/why-is-the-u-s-postal-service-buying-ammunition/

[jhood001]

jhood, someone faked the tracking on that, since it shows the "electronic shipping info" a day after being sorted in Utah.

So what does that mean?

[hollohas]

And they are considering getting into the financial service business now. The USPS is so good at managing their own money, why shouldn't they start giving loans? The postal service inspector general distributed a 27 page paper last month which discussed offering payday loans, check cashing and digital currency exchange to customers as a way for the USPS to make more money. So in other words, the shady side of the financial service industry.

[BigNick73]

jhood, someone faked the tracking on that, since it shows the "electronic shipping info" a day after being sorted in Utah.

USPS does that. 9400111899560207356129 is a tracking number for something I just ordered that shows the same thing.

[MrPrena]

Maybe the snowy weather condition?

http://i57.tinypic.com/vid1e9.jpg

[brutal]

It's a given. USPS tracking is a joke.

They are good for one thing only, and something that's rarely needed - USPS Postal Money Order. Good as Gold.