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Mail services

SharkE — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:03:42 GMT

Is really slowing down to a crawl.

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PinkyPetunia — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:06:01 GMT

It's that time of year.

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Jk9 — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:22:26 GMT

Depends on what is being mailed and where it's going. I sent card to my sister in TN and it was there in 2 days (from SC). Sent by USPS ordinary mail.

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simplyfriends — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:47:32 GMT

I ordered a top from Macy's - it shows it shipped with Mail Innovations on Dec 2 from Goodyear AZ - I live near San Diego - the ETA is Dec 12. 10 days seems very slow. I know the delay with Mail Innovations is the exchange between UPS and USPS.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:10:30 GMT

@simplyfriends. My last Macy's order, received about 2 weeks ago, took two weeks to get to me, a week awaiting pick up by the shipper.

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bikerbabe — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:22:28 GMT

From what I’ve seen, if something is going, mail all the way there hasn’t been any noticeable delays.

The biggest delays come when shipping services are transferring - UPS or FedEx to USPS.

USPS also has fewer sorting facilities and sometimes are behind on updated tracking info.

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deepwaterdotter — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:32:06 GMT

My last 3 deliveries were each a day earlier than initially quoted. Guess things move faster in 'flyover country'.

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QVCkitty1 — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:39:36 GMT

I must be fortunate because my mail service is excellent.

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PinkyPetunia — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 18:18:25 GMT

A Kohls order took a little over a week to arrive. Same for HSN. Orders started with UPS then handed off to the postal service. I can live with that.

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PansyBoo — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 18:35:35 GMT

Yes, for me my QVC orders are now coming at a snails pace. Most all of them are being shipped via Mail Innovations. As an example I ordered two necklaces on Nov. 19th and did not get them till Dec. 2nd. They sat in our capital city USPS for seven days with the dreaded "Shipment Received, Package Acceptance Pending" before finally moving on to the little town I'm in currently. If packages were shipped via UPS Surepost I could upgrade them to delivery by UPS with my UPS My Choice subscription. They would arrive quickly. But with Mail Innovations I do not have that option.

I'll be honest, this past free shipping weekend with QVC I did not order one darn thing.

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SharkE — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 19:14:07 GMT

yeah, "free Shipping" usually means the dreaded

Mail innovations. I'd rather pay the freight.

if it's something that my butt is on fire to receive

I'll pay the 20 bucks extra to get. Like gold, etc.

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Stray — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 19:18:19 GMT

I pre ordered the Russell Stover Christmas figures which were supposed to be mailed 4/4 & still not shipped & “in progress”. It states 12/12 delivery & I am skeptical. We leave for Europe 12/17. I also have another food order due to ship 12/4 & it did but I’ve not received it as yet.

Also ordered from Janie & Jack & via tracking DHL, the package hasn’t moved in a week.

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BirkiLady — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 19:23:46 GMT

My USPS carrier usually arrives around 4:00 pm. Recently, he has been delivering my mail about 6:45 pm. Makes for a very long day for our carriers. I leave Kind nut/fruit bars for him to keep him going!

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Nataliesgramma — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 20:04:57 GMT

@BirkiLady wrote:
My USPS carrier usually arrives around 4:00 pm. Recently, he has been delivering my mail about 6:45 pm. Makes for a very long day for our carriers. I leave Kind nut/fruit bars for him to keep him going!

I was watching Tv at 8:45 pm when my Security camera told me there was someone on my front porch. It was the Mailman delivering my mail ...

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speedy girl — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 06:28:10 GMT

Our mail has been so unpredictable, sometimes they are right on time with delivering and other times I have sent letters that take 2 weeks to arrive. I assume they are short staffed but it makes it hard to send something and not know when it will get there!

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SportyShorty07 — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:13:48 GMT

Postal carriers are working long hours and they're shipping a ton of stuff due to the holidays. I commend them for working late into the evening when the nights are even darker these days. The mailman delivered the mail last night around 7 pm when he normally delivers it around 12 noon, and he was dancing and happily singing to music on his headphones- it was really heartwarming to see that his spirits were up long into the work day. Packages come on time most days and sometimes they're late, either way is alright with me.

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Kitty Galore — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:50:59 GMT

@SportyShorty07 wrote:
Postal carriers are working long hours and they're shipping a ton of stuff due to the holidays. I commend them for working late into the evening when the nights are even darker these days. The mailman delivered the mail last night around 7 pm when he normally delivers it around 12 noon, and he was dancing and happily singing to music on his headphones- it was really heartwarming to see that his spirits were up long into the work day. Packages come on time most days and sometimes they're late, either way is alright with me.

@SportyShorty07 they are working hard . Our carrier has been coming much later too , used to be 1 pm now closer to 4 or 5 . He said the Christmas crunch has arrived much earlier this year . My brother is a carrier and told us it's swamped at his station and it's all hands on deck ! They are doing there best , give them a break . Just to note my very dear friend sent a Christmas large package last week through usps , granted she lives in the same state , but it arrived the very next day! Ups delivered a package also from the same state from our daughter , and it took 5 days

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Effie54 — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:52:45 GMT

Mail Innovations is the worst! It takes forever to receive a package, especially when it's sent UPS then forwarded to USPS.

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SportyShorty07 — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:53:52 GMT

@Kitty Galore Thank your brother for me for working hard and doing a great job in his postal carrier career! Postal carriers are really resilient: they work through major holiday crunches, all weather conditions and all times of day- I really admire and respect them. Its interesting how packages from the same state can arrive in different time frames! I've ordered items on ebay from my state of California and some arrive in 2 days and others arrive in a week- its fun to look up the tracking number and see which cities the package goes through until it reaches me.