Community Chat

[songbird]

Got a package Sunday morning from the post office.  I just got out of the house to move a trash can, and the postman walked up to me with a package!   I do get Sunday deliveries by Amazon, but this a first from the post office.

[gidgetgh]

Just got our third post office delivery of the day. 

[Katcat1]

More and more people are shopping online, especially the baby boomers.  I don't have time nor the patience to go into the store and wait in long lines, plus i use a walker and most people are not considerate of that.  Not many Christmas cards this year.  I send out less than 20 cards now.  A dying art.  My mother use to get over 100 cards years ago.  Yes, at this time of year, the post office and UPS need to hire temporary help.  

[Kalli]

I seldom complain about our local PO. But a few weeks ago they scanned a package as delivered when it wasn't. Caused me some grief as I waited another day and when it still didn't show I opened a ticket on e b a y and contacted seller too. I don't think they should scan something as delivered until it truly is.

[millieshops]

USPS is reporting they expect their December package deliveries to be an average of 6 million a day for December.  I assume all the delivery services are seeing huge numbers.  I also assume there will be some problems, but I don't put all that much energy into being upset if some of my things are delayed because with those numbers, I just expect a few disasters.  Hoping most orders comethrough as promised.

[sunshine45]

all of you who are praising the usps are lucky.

we have consistently average or below average service year round.

package delays, wrong mail being delivered to us, our mail being delivered to others, mail being shoved into our mailbox so that the door stays open and mail gets wet, and no consistent mailman on our route for at least a year.

i dont worry about package delays so much, especially this time of the year,  but the relatively poor service year round. our UPS service is excellent.

[Kachina624]

Its nice to know that the USPS and UPS are so conscientiously trying to provide good service, especially since there were indications early that the season might be a disaster.  Sounds like they're trying hard.