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hate usps shipping

sassykitty — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 18:24:27 GMT

seriously - order a $60 item & auto delivery to boot...went from north carolina to missouri - (passed over me) i'm in kentucky see people angry about s&h charges. just really anxious to start using my perricone blue plasma eye stuff.

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MarenSeattle — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 20:04:47 GMT

I've found that according to tracking, my item may be in limbo for days, but all of a sudden it's delivered. I think the problem lies more with the "agents" than with the USPS

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Wackers3 — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 20:43:13 GMT

I never track items because I feel if I have no control then why purposely set myself up for annoyance. For some reason (as this is not always my nature) I rarely get disturbed over how long it takes for something to reach me. Maybe waiting for QVC packages over the years instilled that in me. They took so long to arrive for years that I just got used to it and now just figure I'll get them when I get them. Ironically, QVC packages now arrive much faster than they ever have before but either way, it really doesn't matter to me.

I'm pretty much the same with all my shipping orders. Guess I've come to view it as one less thing to get worked up over. I've even told ebay sellers not to knock themselves out trying to get my purchases in the mail asap as it's no big deal to me if I get it in a few days or two weeks. I know ebay watches that on sellers but I'd never make an issue of that with anyone I bought from on ebay. It's not always easy to get to the PO and I completely understand that.

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Perkup — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 21:23:41 GMT

A long time ago I asked QVC to send all my packages via UPS. They have always done that. I never get anything from the USPS. I can't say it's been perfect, but it is a darn site better than the Postal Service. You might try this.

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naturalfan — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 21:35:57 GMT

I have ordered from other sites where first of all, the item is shipped the next day. Most seem to use USPS and I receive the package within days. I ordered something the morning of April 9, it shipped out that evening, and the postman just delivered it (April 11). Pretty good service I'd say. Package came from Florida to Chicago.

I sometimes order some organic products that are shipped from Northern California and I usually have very good turn around time with them too. Those products are usually sent via USPS priority mail and are usually delivered two days after shipping. Actually, I prefer USPS deliveries to UPS. Most companies seem to ship a whole lot faster than QVC.

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brewhaha — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 21:41:02 GMT

I just had a package delivered ten days after the expected delivery date that was stated in their tracking by number.

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MomCat — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 22:21:40 GMT

I have recently purchased USPS tracking twice to send packages, and on both of them the tracking got stuck on the second day status and never showed anything leading up to, or including, the delivery date. What's worse, I complained both times online and the responses back to me were in Twilight Zone lingo. Always a little irritating to pay for something you don't get. Customer service is horrible and I get so tired of the up-sale techniques at the post office. It's all I can do to remain calm with the worker, because I don't want them to go in the back and smash my package, as I inform them I don't need their expensive upgrades or extra stamps. Ugh.

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Sooner — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 22:25:34 GMT

Now days I get these sweet little e-mails from UPS telling me when my package will be delivered. Then another saying no, it won't be that day it will be the next day. Then sometimes I get ANOTHER nice note saying the weather was bad and maybe another day. Well, since they provide tracking, they shouldn't use weather as an excuse when you can look at the TRACKING and see it has been sitting in OKLAHOMA CITY for three days and the weather in the 60 mile radius where you live is 78 degrees and sun.

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sassykitty — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 22:30:40 GMT

most of the time they ship ups - which i 2-3 days & usps is 10 days

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depglass — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:05:10 GMT

Wackers, you are so right, Mellow out, people!

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sidsmom — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:13:32 GMT

How 'bout if Dana or Dr. Perricone ties on a little parachute on each Cold Plasma package & when the USPS pilot is flying over Kentucky & gets near your house, they can can just toss it out & lands on your doorstep. See? Problem solved!!

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Wackers3 — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:14:43 GMT

Anything shipped UPS to me is always at least a few days longer than USPS. Plus USPS is cheaper most of the time. Priority mail, when it is under 13 oz especially, is a decent buy and gets to it's destination within 2 to 3 days. I've shipped from the SW on Saturday and had the packages received on the East Coast Monday just using Priority.

Anyone ordering from QVC usually has the option of clicking on either UPS or USPS on the shipping page (if you click on the shipping method and scroll down, usually the price for UPS is the same as USPS) I have never seen the price different from one to the other for an order I've placed.

I go to a Contract Postal Station (they contract with the Postal Service) and they have the best service anywhere. Even at Christmas, they'll move a line of a dozen people within 10 minutes. And they only upsell they do is if they are trying to help you out. The manager there is the one who informed me about needing a "Certificate of Mailing" when I give them a prepaid QVC (or other prepaid label) package which costs $1.30. She explained to me that if you just drop off a prepaid label parcel, even when you get a receipt, it is not proof of anything that businesses have to honor and she knows of many instances where businesses refused to honor them. She said their attitude is you could have picked that receipt up off the street. When you get the "Certificate of Mailing" it proves that you sent that package with the corresponding prepaid label. So now I get them if I am sending back anything of value. It's worth $1.30 for the security.

Not sure many here know about "Certificates of Mailing" so you might want to inquire the next time you feel just getting a receipt for a prepaid label parcel is adequate.

Locally UPS is handing off a lot of their packages, once they get here, for USPS to deliver - is that occurring in your area? Apparently it is cheaper for them to pay USPS to deliver them than employ the manpower, tracking and time for them to do it themselves.

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Wackers3 — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:21:45 GMT

On 4/11/2014 depglass said:
Wackers, you are so right, Mellow out, people!

I know, right? They often say as people get older they either mellow out or get more impatient, in general. I vowed when I was in my 20's that I'd never be one to become more impatient as I aged because the older people I came in contact with did were not terribly pleasant to be around.

It's far more pleasant and enjoyable to become more mellow - life is short so why waste time being so uptight?

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Wackers3 — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:24:01 GMT

I do think QVC's biggest issue is getting the packages out of their warehouses to begin with ...... then shippers get blamed when it really isn't their fault.

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Clover29 — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:28:56 GMT

On 4/11/2014 sassykitty said:
most of the time they ship ups - which i 2-3 days & usps is 10 days

For me, it's the exact opposite. Planes for USPS fly direct from east to west coast; trucks for UPS drive really slowly across the country. I always choose post office over UPS if I can.

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ritasNo1Fan — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 01:25:37 GMT

My insurance now makes me get 90 day supply of meds thru the mail from cvs. They have to use usps, I have filled it twice so far, have been able to track the packages from Cvs in N.J. to Calif. And luckily have rec'd both the next day. I guess it does depend on the worker bees.

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drkcharger — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 03:04:37 GMT

For me its the opposite. The Q always uses ups and my packages always take pretty much 8-10 days.

When i order from HSN which uses USPS i always get my packages in 3 days. I also wonder if thats why their S&H is so much cheaper than the Q

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danirose — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 03:09:56 GMT

I returned a necklace that I didn't like. I dropped it off at the post office two weeks ago today and the tracking detail still says 'Arrival at USPS' as of today. I wrote to QVC's customer service for a refund because I used QVC's insured return label. I received confirmation yesterday that QVC would be issuing refund to my credit card. I rarely use the post office to return anything because of situations like this. Another reminder to use UPS. It may cost a little more but it will be delivered in two business days.