Good to hear the comments. I don't want to change from USPS, mainly the cost and the ease, etc. We don't have a local drop off for either and pick up is a nightmare. I don't know what happened, I didn't have any complaints until Christmas rush, then it got better, now worse again. At first there was basically no difference between sending priority or ground advantage (delivery time), I don't really want to go any other route. As mentioned, using the other services and having to put the tube in another box for a cheap poster seems cost prohibitive. The Yazoo increase is bad enough, but adding to it I just can't justify. As for the tracer on a package, 3 months ago they would really get on top of the matter, when I called in a few days ago, they told me to just file a claim. Also after going through the long process on line, when I hit the final button it would come up with an error on their end and to come back later. Maybe there will be a change in the near future, but not counting on it.
On Tue, Feb 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM Todd Feiertag <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Tony, > > I mainly use USPS Priority Mail and it's not unusual but now actually more > often than not, it's been taking 2-3 weeks for Priority Mail which normally > is supposed to take just 2-3 days. > > Most of my packages are rectangular boxes approximately 15 x 12 x 3 > inches. One was shipped on January 2nd and the last tracking shown was > January 6th and it still hasn't been delivered more than a month later. > Although Priority Mail comes with $100 free insurance, the poster in this > particular package was valued at $150. The good thing is, the Post Office > will pay a claim promptly including postage paid but after I refunded the > buyer yesterday, I'm still out $50. I'm just glad the poster wasn't more > expensive. > > Besides filing a claim which can't be done till 15 days after shipped, you > can also file for them to start looking for the package. I did this last > week and it was probably a waste of time since I haven't heard a thing > besides an email that they're supposedly looking for it. > > It's no wonder the Post Office is losing billions of dollars each year. > > As bad as the Post Office is, I've had much worse experience with FedEx > and UPS, which I use to use exclusively. > > Todd > > ------------------------------ > *From:* MoPo List <[email protected]> on behalf of Tony > Calvert <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 4, 2025 11:06 AM > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [MOPO] Anyone having delivery issues with USPS Ground > Advantage? > > Not to start a post on which carrier is best, but I use them for cost. I > am mainly selling rolled posters for under $10, so I hate to have to charge > quite a bit more for the other carriers, etc. > Lately I am having about 1 in 8 or a little less get really delayed, > tracking just stops, etc. This seems to only be tubes, the flats don't > seem to have issues. Just wondering if it is a regional issue? Thanks, > Tony > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
