How much faith do you have in the USPS? (1 Viewer)

[trever]

Below is the tracking history for a Christmas gift that I ordered on December 16th. They got it within 20 minutes of my house, but then decided it needed to see Guam before I could bring it home. It is currently somewhere in the vicinity of Hawaii, but I don't know if it's heading towards Guam still, or if it's heading back towards the mainland.

So when do you think I'll get it?

 

[derekdd23]

That's an interesting shipping ledger, have you tried calling and saying WTF? It probably cost them about 1000x to ship it incorrectly.

 

[Highli99]

my wife ordered something from Etsy that came from the UK. The Royal Post sent it to Bermuda, back to Uk, then finally to Baltimore. some interesting stamps on it when all was said and done.

 

[WedgeRock]

Sad when the shipment is better traveled than the recipient...

 

[Poker Zombie]

I love how people always blame the USPS.

The package is in the right place. You are not.

 

[ReallyGoodUsername]

This is why they can't have nice things! Like say... a viable business model.

 

[PlaidDragon]

I'd say it will reach Australia first before reaching you.

 

[BGinGA]

Chances are the package in the Pacific isn't what you ordered. That one's now lost -- and off the radar -- in Ohio.

Sounds like duplicate tracking numbers, and those stories never end well.

 

[johnjohn]

 

[allforcharity]

Ouchies!

 

[Kensco]

UPS: "Your package is in X City, USA on a truck driven by Bob and will be at your door at 2:37 pm"

FedEx: "Your package is in X City, USA on a truck driven by Bill and will be at your door at 3:00 pm"

USPS: "What package"?

Relax, you'll get your package. I got a spark plug last week, that I ordered and was shipped in April. Have faith!

 

[trever]

If anyone's following along, the package is now "in transit". They don't mention where it's going, but I'll keep you posted.

It's interesting to see how people split their votes between hopeless optimists (Jan 11), and despairing pessimists (never) with very little middle ground. I really hope the optimists are right..

 

[BigChief]

The USPS hasn’t been very good to me lately. Three Priority Mail packages that each took over three weeks. One from Maine to Pennsylvania took a detour to Los Angeles, and took two weeks to make it back East...

Ugh.

 

[allforcharity]

Canada Post can be a little touch and go as well. Waiting on a package from another Canadian PCFer but it's way later than I thought it would be.

 

[trever]

Received another message: "in transit"

 

[MegaTon44]

Received another message: "in transit"

In my experience, you will get the "in transit" notice every day timestamped at midnight, which I've always interpreted as "we don't know where it is, but it's moving somewhere".

 

[Highli99]

Apparently this happens enough that Bermuda made a stamp :

 

[BGinGA]

Apparently this happens enough that Bermuda made a stamp :

 

[trever]

Optimists: time to chill the champagne (but don't even think about opening it yet).

Back to where I was 8 days ago, woo hoo!

December 28, 2018, 9:18 pm
Arrived at USPS Destination Facility
CINCINNATI, OH 45246 Your item arrived at our CINCINNATI, OH 45246 destination facility on December 28, 2018 at 9:18 pm. The item is currently in transit to the destination.

 

[trever]

Delivered today.
Wasn't impressed with the 20,000 mile detour, but in the end they got it to me.

 

[abby99]

It was delivered to you because you posted about it here, proving that it pays to post!

 

[David O]

I see the problem now. The package originated in Tooele!

 

[gopherblue]

I have a lot of faith in the USPS. Are they perfect? Not even close. But contrary to what you hear from Fox, their business model works and considering what they do, is not only efficient, but profitable.