USPS

I had the most awesome experience with USPS and this is why... I ordered something on eBay and in my haste to order I gave them the wrong shipping address to my office (I was off by one number). When I tried to contact the seller prior to the shipment, they didn't reply in a timely manner. I tried to intercept the package with USPS, but they were having technical difficulties so I called them. Yeah I waited a good 40 minutes to get someone on the phone and they told me I couldn't intercept the package only the shipper could and it would cost $14.00, so I kept pursuing a remedy.

These days, UPS is so much more expensive than USPS, so we use the post office. Plus, they have locations everywhere and their tracking has become more efficient. It remains a wonder to me that for just 50 cents, you can mail a letter anywhere in the U.S. and it will be there in just 2-3 days. In order for me to UPS or FedEx a letter anywhere in the U.S., it will cost me between $16 - $68, depending upon whether I want it to go 2-day or overnight and that is ridiculous. Packages are even higher now. Whereas a decade ago, it made sense to use UPS or FedEx, that is simply no longer the case with USPS' capabilities.

There is no comparison between the post office service and UPS. Whereas UPS throws (yes, THROWS) the packages onto our porch, the mail carriers ALWAYS rings our bell and places our packages neatly in the corner of our porch. I would especially like to mention that, early on Christmas Eve, as we were literally pulling out of the driveway for a 3-hour trip without our grandson's gifts (which was delayed by the seller), our postal carrier pulled up behind our car and placed the boxes in the trunk of our car! Normally, because of the layout of his route, our mail does not arrive until much later in the day, but because he noticed the shipper, he said he "had a feeling" it was supposed to have arrived sooner and he wanted to make sure it got to us "before Santa left." HE was our real Santa that day!

USPS is my #1 in shipping services due to the prices are lower than the competition. During the holidays they delivered all the packages from items I sold by Christmas Eve and buyers were so happy as they were not expecting this. USPS works hard and long hours especially my mailman who always can be relied on and is dedicated to his job. I am 85 yrs old and my mailbox is located far from my apartment so my mailman takes the extra time to pickup and deliver my packages to me. I like the convenience of scheduling the pickup online and to view my mail with informed delivery. I have never encountered lost items or damaged goods from USPS. I understand why the recent price changes in postage due to the increase in packages from Amazon and online purchases and I can accept this.

I use USPS regular because they're convenient to where I live. Service at the P.O.is always good and prices are good as well. I have rural mail delivery in a mobile home community and our/my biggest problem with that is, the carriers. As regular people they are fine but as far as their work ethic and quality of service goes, they are lacking. They mix up our mail and often I get others mail and vice versa. Post Master doesn't seem too concerned about that and only suggests we bring the incorrect mail back to the P.O. for re-delivery and has mentioned getting a PO Box to avoid such issues.

My package sat in one of their facilities For 3 weeks once without moving through the system as I was tracking it. Took me almost a month to get the package from Penn to Ohio. Another time I Sent a item sold on Ebay a few states over and same thing happened. It sat idle with the tracking info not changing while the customer worried that it would fail to arrive on time for a Christmas gift. Got many angry emails from customer and it threatened my positive feedback. Finally arrived after a case was opened but customer missed item in time for Christmas. Now, same thing happening. I have a package that failed to arrive on time per tracking info and it's just sitting somewhere and not advancing thru the system. Had to open a case. In my opinion and experiences USPS is a very slow company with shipping and appear to be careless when handling products to be shipped.

Sent my sister a box with small items in it. I ensured to tape all ends where the box might open so the items would not slip. When the box got to my sister, the box was empty. She immediately sent me pictures of the box and it clearly showed it was tampered with. The box was not taped the same way I taped it prior to mailing it and the box also showed signs of forceful opening. I will never send anything through USPS. Don't trust them, don't send anything through them, it's worth paying more through private mailing system than mailing anything through USPS.

Was expecting time sensitive package (contract for a customer and check) was accepted in Tenn USPS office for next day delivery, with a delivery date of next day by 3pm to S Fl. My wife was home all morning and day, I was home after 2pm waiting. Regular mail came, but no next day package. No notices left, still no package now 5pm. My suggestion, spend the extra bucks and use FedEx, for me they have NEVER missed a PROMISED delivery time.

Every year we are quoted when a package will be delivered through USPS once it's been recorded from International shipping into the US. Every year we send the package a month in advance. We received packages fine but the shipping into the US is NEVER on time. They are over priced and NEVER deliver on time and trying to reach someone is near impossible without being transferred over and over. This is why USPS is failing and only wants more money to provide a service they already cannot handle. Sad....

The estimated time for delivery that USPS gives you is rarely correct. I mean it’s fine if the package doesn’t get here until after Christmas but don’t lie to me and tell me that it would. The anticipation is killing me and playing with my emotions. I don’t like that. Just tell me when it gets here and don’t try to please me by lying to me.