This is somewhat but not completely off topic ..I’ll dub it postal travails ..for the first time I ordered an item from aliexpress ( part of Alibaba) it was a ceiling exhaust fan ..price was $35 cheaper than in the US..the item is about the size of a small toaster oven ..usps tracking was provided ...i was away from home the day it delivered ..notification said left in or in front of mailbox ..got home no parcel ..now this would not fit in a standard mailbox and I can’t believe the postal carrier would have left it next to the mailbox cause that would be virtually on the road but maybe they did and somebody took it ..( Doesn’t happen to often in my area )..went to post office the following day showed the employee the tracking number and I said I can’t believe you would have left this next to the mailbox..he said we don’t do that ( I actually saw them do it once) he said let me check in the back ..came back and said it was delivered to a different address the location of which he was not allowed to tell me..he said this happens all the time …wonderful confidence booster..immediately tried contacting Ali express ..could not find a working e mail ..was able to via PayPal and 2 hours later my PayPal account was refunded ..so I was prepared to fault the post office but I have to assume now the address on the parcel was incorrect..interestingly the postal employee said the item was placed in the mailbox ..would have to be one hell of a mailbox or the wrong item was sent On Tue, Feb 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM Tony Calvert <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 >> > > ------------------------------ > > 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.
