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Saturday/Sunday Delivery

Katrinka23 — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 15:17:23 GMT

Yesterday (Saturday), I received packages from QVC and Macys via UPS. Just now, Sunday morning, I received a package from QVC via USPS. When did this weekend delivery of packages start? I asked the UPS driver yesterday but he really didn't want to answer and appeared angry, I guess because he had to work on his day off. Amazon always delivers on Sundays. I wonder if this has anthing to do with the Amazon/P.O. investigation or backups in their systems.

Re: Saturday/Sunday Delivery

songbird — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 15:24:22 GMT

@Katrinka23 wrote:
Yesterday (Saturday), I received packages from QVC and Macys via UPS. Just now, Sunday morning, I received a package from QVC via USPS. When did this weekend delivery of packages start? I asked the UPS driver yesterday but he really didn't want to answer and appeared angry, I guess because he had to work on his day off. Amazon always delivers on Sundays. I wonder if this has anthing to do with the Amazon/P.O. investigation or backups in their systems.

It's been around. We get packages from Amazon all the time on Sundays. Seems like more that day then any other. They will deliver on weekends if the business that you purchase from will allow it. I'm expeting a package that arried in my town on Friday. But the place I ordered it from will only allow business days to deliver. So it's been sitting on a Fedex truck for the past 2 days!

Re: Saturday/Sunday Delivery

FrostyBabe1 — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 15:25:19 GMT

I get packages delivered on Saturday and Sunday pretty frequently. It all has to do with how the shipper sends it. Of course, regular mail delivers on Saturday, but Priority Mail and some of the UPS priority shipping methods have delivered on Sunday for quite some time in my area. I'm expecting two packages today.

Re: Saturday/Sunday Delivery

Allegheny — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 15:25:32 GMT

Looking forward to reading replies. Where we live there is no delivery from UPS on Saturdays nor Sunday deliveries from USPS.

Re: Saturday/Sunday Delivery

SandPiper — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 15:27:22 GMT

We get deliveries on Saturday from USPS and UPS. Nothing on Sunday.

Re: Saturday/Sunday Delivery

gidgetgh — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 15:28:47 GMT

Post office delivers Amazon packages on Sundays. And others sometimes also.

UPS has started delivering on Saturdays.

Re: Saturday/Sunday Delivery

chrystaltree — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 15:34:17 GMT

Saturday deliveries by UPS have been around forever but not for selected areas. UPS doesn't deliver to us on Saturday and I think it's becaue there are several large condo and apartment complexes in my area and that would be too much for a Saturday. FEDEX and Usps have always delivered on Saturdays. Usps delivers on Sundays but I believe only if the sender chooses (and pays extra) for that type of delivery. The Amazon trucks deliver everyday of the week 9am to 9pm. Even on Christmas Day.

Re: Saturday/Sunday Delivery

Bri63 — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 15:46:10 GMT

I’ve never gotten a Sunday delivery from anywhere. I do get Saturday deliveries

Re: Saturday/Sunday Delivery

151949 — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 15:46:49 GMT

From someone who had to work on the weekends her entire life - I don't feel any particular saddness for UPS or USPS employees who are working on the weekends. I'm sure they get some other day off during the week because the company would not want to have to pay time and a half.

Re: Saturday/Sunday Delivery

sunshine45 — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 16:00:28 GMT

we have gotten amazon deliveries 7 days of the week.

we do also now get an occasional UPS delivery on saturdays. i believe it began about a year ago.

Re: Saturday/Sunday Delivery

chrystaltree — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 16:08:08 GMT

@151949 wrote:
From someone who had to work on the weekends her entire life - I don't feel any particular saddness for UPS or USPS employees who are working on the weekends. I'm sure they get some other day off during the week because the company would not want to have to pay time and a half.

Why would anyone feel sorry for them? Millions of workers in this country are scheduled to work weekends and holidays and you are correct, they don't work 7 days a week. They are scheduled to work 5 days a week, I'm sure some work overtime if they want to and if it's offered. Of course, overtime is mandatory during the Christmas rush but a lot of workers have mandatory overtime during crunch times. The UPS drivers certainly are not complaining.

Re: Saturday/Sunday Delivery

jackthebear — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 16:56:09 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
@151949 wrote:
From someone who had to work on the weekends her entire life - I don't feel any particular saddness for UPS or USPS employees who are working on the weekends. I'm sure they get some other day off during the week because the company would not want to have to pay time and a half.

Why would anyone feel sorry for them? Millions of workers in this country are scheduled to work weekends and holidays and you are correct, they don't work 7 days a week. They are scheduled to work 5 days a week, I'm sure some work overtime if they want to and if it's offered. Of course, overtime is mandatory during the Christmas rush but a lot of workers have mandatory overtime during crunch times. The UPS drivers certainly are not complaining.

exactly MrJTB has worked weekdays and weekends because of the industry he in which he is in. You have a job and you work the hours. People need to grow up

Re: Saturday/Sunday Delivery

jackthebear — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 16:59:10 GMT

sitting here waiting for my Amazon package.

seriously, though we live in a 7day business world why shouldn't there be deliveries everyday

UPS had to get with the program and offer delivery on Saturday , they used to be more business-oriented years and years ago but now they need to serve the customer shopping online

Re: Saturday/Sunday Delivery

SoX — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 17:04:37 GMT

@jackthebear wrote:
sitting here waiting for my Amazon package.

seriously, though we live in a 7day business world why shouldn't there be deliveries everyday

UPS had to get with the program and offer delivery on Saturday , they used to be more business-oriented years and years ago but now they need to serve the customer shopping online

@jackthebear...

Just received a delivery from UPS yesterday ...

Re: Saturday/Sunday Delivery

Mominohio — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 17:36:53 GMT

Saturday deliveries from USPS are normal and have been forever. Saturday deliveries from UPS used to just be air packages that were time sensitive.

UPS in SOME markets is doing Saturday deliveries. They aren't in doing this in many markets yet, and may not for a long time or ever.

As for Sunday deliveries, no one here does it, and I hope they never start.

How bad are we as a society if we can't plan ahead for what we mostly need, or wait for most things on a six day delivery schedule?

I want at least one day where solicitors aren't ringing my phones off the hook, and deliveries aren't ringing my doorbell.

Re: Saturday/Sunday Delivery

ID2 — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 18:03:40 GMT

We don't get any UPS deliveries on the weekend nor delivery of USPS on Sundays. I live in the boonies though. My kids that live in the metro area get deliveries 7 days a week. Always have.

Re: Saturday/Sunday Delivery

Montana — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 20:51:08 GMT

USPS recently delivered an Amazon order on a Sunday, That was a first. They always delivered on Saturdays though.

Since the regular UPS driver retired I don’t get many UPS deliveries anymore. Most are delivered by the post office. And I have never had a UPS delivery on a Saturday.