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[TheMemphisVette]

going to North Georgia via circles.......Hahahaha

VA-VA-GA-VA-TX

[Kachina624]

@TheMemphisVette   Did you pay extra for the Scenic Route?

[Goodie2shoes]

Oh Yes !! I've had packages take the scenic route also !  They have even arrived at my USPS office and left the state to travel again before finally being delivered. Very frustrating.

[loriqvc]

@TheMemphisVette - It looks like their system is just doing "catch-up work" to document the path your package has already taken; it would be highly unlikely for the package to be in three different states within the span of three hours, especially if you consider that it could also reflect two time zones.   If the delivery is truly in Georgia, though, it is definitely odd to have a Texas touchpoint. Hope you get your delivery soon!

[CalminHeart]

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@TheMemphisVette wrote:

going to North Georgia via circles.......Hahahaha

VA-VA-GA-VA-TX

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This is what happens when items are shipped at Retail Ground. This is the lowest level of USPS support. They almost always require third parties (not related to USPS) to move packages who won't make trips that aren't profitable.

Here is a USPS chart. Notice the "No" under Speed for retail ground.

1. Class of Mail Speed Low Cost Free Forwarding and Return Extra Services  IncentivesPriority Mail ExpressPriority MailFirst-Class MailUSPS Marketing MailPeriodicalsPackage Services/USPS Retail Ground

   Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
   Yes	Some options, yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
   Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
   No	Yes	No	Only for parcels	Yes
   Yes	Yes, for In-Country	Free Forwarding for 60 days	No	Yes
   No	Yes	No	No	Yes

[gaga]

I posted this very thing a few wks back.  It has happened 3 times  & one order got lost, God only knows where.  Have you noticed  lately that orders are arriving sooner & I am receiving notices of when they are being shipped & when they will arrive?  Perhaps the powers to be do pay attention to these blogs.  Also my orders now include shipping labels & the invoice.  Yay!!!!!