posted on July 26, 2004 08:26:24 PM new
I mailed out several items on July 14th though my post office. I go to the counter everytime and the postal employee puts the postage on. For some reason, some of my customers haven't received their items yet. The items were sent first class mail with the appropriate stamp or postage affixed to it. I have never had this problem before. I do know that on some, the postal employee gave me stamps to use (after we weighed them first) so I know it's the correct amount. Does anyone know if using stamps, as opposed to the post office using their postal meter, would cause a delay in shipping? I have never had this problem before.
posted on July 26, 2004 08:50:12 PM new
I just received a pkg mailed on 7/14/04 from Witchita, KS. So don't get in a tizzy. The PO is not that fast with 1st class mail any more. Priority & Express mail get the nod.I sent a letter to my brother in Lexington, KY with a $35,000.00 check & it took 15 days to get there!!! We were both about to climb the walls.
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[ edited by sanmar on Jul 26, 2004 08:53 PM ]
posted on July 26, 2004 09:17:12 PM new
Hi Diane and Sanmar,
Stamps or postage sticker shouldn't make any difference in delivery time.
Where were your packages going?
I received a package today, sent media mail from Vermont, which is about as far from California as you can get and still be in the U.S. My seller sent it on 7/19. One week in transit.
posted on July 26, 2004 09:41:51 PM new
My last auctions were post cards. I mailed them all from home and they did take longer than going to the post office. Now I wonder if our mail lady doesn't get back to the PO in time for the night run and then they wait until the next day, but going to the post office they do get out the same day. I think that was my problem. That was an easy way of doing it but they did take longer. I mailed a card on Thursday and they didn't get it until Tuesday in Indiana and it is only about 150 miles from where I live. It should have at least been there on Saturday or Monday at the latest. They probably have to much mail and they are just slowing down.
posted on July 27, 2004 01:51:46 AM new
Bizzy, I would think the metered mail would be a better safeguard than stamps. Dont ask me why, just some added proof with a metered mail number or something.
Sanmar, somebody here said, 1st class moves right along with priority. I believe that to be true. 1st class is usually delivered in 2-4 days across country. Envelopes anyway!
posted on July 27, 2004 05:00:52 AM new
USPS uses commercial airlines to move its mail and commerical airlines have cut back their flights.
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posted on July 27, 2004 06:53:36 AM new
mail for small towns,rural areas go thru large distribution center(s),it could take days for mail to go from one center to another then to destination via truck or bus.
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posted on July 27, 2004 07:59:51 AM new
I received a check last year with the proper postage that took two months and 23 days to come from Atlanta, Georgia to me in East Texas. The postmaster said "I guess it got held up somewhere"! Duhhh.
posted on July 27, 2004 08:27:50 AM new
Thanks for your input, everybody. I just feel bad for my customers because they want their items fast. I ship 3x a week to ensure that they go out quickly. I've noticed that some of the items that I've bought are taking a long time to get to me too. I'm going to make sure the postal employees use their meters as opposed to stamps and I'll explain why to them if they ask. It just doesn't make sense why some of my customers have their items already and others don't. It shouldn't take almost two weeks for a flat envelope to go first class ANYWHERE in the US.
posted on July 27, 2004 09:18:14 AM new
Stamps or meter strip, it makes no difference.
Diane, before you decide what "should" or "should not" be for mail classes, reflect for a moment on the USPS service standard. First Class mail is expected to take 2-4 days but it is NOT GUARANTEED.
If you or your customers want guarantees, you have to pay substantially more.
In effect, when you pay 37 cents for first class letter postage, you are saying, "I expect this will take from 2 to 4 days to get where it's going, but if it takes longer, that's OK by me, too."
