USPS Rant

[dennishoddy]

Sunday delivery? I’m impressed, our P.O. is open Monday - Friday, rural delivery Saturday, and closed Sunday.

We get Sunday package delivery as well and we are out in the sticks. I was shocked the first time that white truck pulled in our driveway.

 

[turkeyrun]

Great idea. Remove the box from your house. See what Brown can do for you.

Remove?

The mail carrier does that once a month.

Only problem we ever had at the other house was neighbor's mail in our box, 2 - 3 a week. Kid had a big dog, female carrier scared to death of any dog.
New house, box is roadside, not on the porch. Mail carrier hits it regularly.
Most outgoing mail has to be taken to PO. She doesn't pick up, if nothing to deliver.

Such pride in work and customer service

 

[1shott]

I feel your pain. I've always preferred dealing with the USPS over FedEx or UPS. Not anymore since we've moved to Ada. Ada has the WORST mail service I've seen in my entire life. Rarely does a week go by that something doesn't get delivered, gets misrouted, etc. It's truly horrible.

Ah yes, welcome to Ada.

Currently I have a great rural carrier, he truly is. Packages that will not fit in my box, get placed by my front door. If he is on shift mail gets delivered.

About 20 years ago we had a carrier who sucked, we would get mail about once every week to two weeks, and it would be all bundled up with a rubber band. I think everyone out here hated that woman. She was a contract carrier and bid the lowest from what we were told and thats how she got the route. Only she was too damn lazy to actually deliver the mail.

Believe it or not the ada post office was once pretty decent, several folks working the walk up desk, carriers were friendly, mail went out and came in, I can honestly say there was a time when service was great.

 

[1shott]

We get Sunday package delivery as well and we are out in the sticks. I was shocked the first time that white truck pulled in our driveway.

Out here if you see a USPS truck on sunday, that person is delivering Amazon packages.

 

[1shott]

Don't leave FedEx out. If you ship their cheapest service, FedEx Ground Economy, it gets handed off to USPS along the way. It used to be called FedEx SmartPost. Has to be the most illogical routing system ever when you track a FGE package it goes to various states/cities nowhere near the destination and estimated delivery date just changes every day or two.

IMO fed ex, ups and amazon are the ones keeping the usps in operation.

I have signed up for email for all my recurring monthly statements or anything thats important, I get them on time and they never get lost.

 

[Pstmstr]

Remove?

The mail carrier does that once a month.

Only problem we ever had at the other house was neighbor's mail in our box, 2 - 3 a week. Kid had a big dog, female carrier scared to death of any dog.
New house, box is roadside, not on the porch. Mail carrier hits it regularly.
Most outgoing mail has to be taken to PO. She doesn't pick up, if nothing to deliver.

Such pride in work and customer service

Sounds like you’ll be much better off without USPS. Just don’t put the box back up next time and use another company or deliver the mail yourself. I used to hear all the time about unrestrained dogs with the customer blaming the carrier for their fear of getting bit. If the carrier does get but you could be sued for failing to keep the dog properly restrained. If your box is properly located to be served by the carrier and she strikes it it’s on her and USPS to pay for repair or replacement. I can’t tell you how many rural type mail boxes are POS with no address on them and not properly located to be served from the vehicle by a carrier. She needs to do her job correctly and be held accountable for doing so if it is. I’d be calling or going to the post office to see the postmaster is it really is as you say. Of course your claim to quit using USPS is also an option.

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

Out here if you see a USPS truck on sunday, that person is delivering Amazon packages.

Yep... They're delivering Amazon only on Sundays. And it's not the normal carrier. The guy that does Sunday deliveries seems to be pretty squared away. Our regular carrier looks like a CHAZ reject out of Seattle. Wouldn't say "Hello" to save his life it seems.

 

[turkeyrun]

Sounds like you’ll be much better off without USPS. Just don’t put the box back up next time and use another company or deliver the mail yourself. I used to hear all the time about unrestrained dogs with the customer blaming the carrier for their fear of getting bit. If the carrier does get but you could be sued for failing to keep the dog properly restrained. If your box is properly located to be served by the carrier and she strikes it it’s on her and USPS to pay for repair or replacement. I can’t tell you how many rural type mail boxes are POS with no address on them and not properly located to be served from the vehicle by a carrier. She needs to do her job correctly and be held accountable for doing so if it is. I’d be calling or going to the post office to see the postmaster is it really is as you say. Of course your claim to quit using USPS is also an option.

Typical, it is always the customer's fault, never postal.
BS, reread what was told to you. You lack comprehension. The NEIGHBOR dog! How or WHY should I be sued for a carrier getting bit?
The mailbox has been in the same location since 1991. Name and address on both sides of box. Pics of damage turned in. Carrier denies guilt and pstmstr stands with her. SURPRISE

Yet, you say; "Things ain’t like they used to be and stuff ain’t getting better every day. I’m glad I’m retired"
Maybe YOU cared about the job and customer service, but not all do. I say maybe, because you constantly deflect and defend. Even when you make the quoted statement. Though, you admit to firing incompetent carriers.
Rule of business, ONE customer complaint represents 1500 dissatisfied customers that didn't complain.
I wish I could blame our crap service on Gen-X, but carrier is mid-50s.

The town is routed for 3 carriers, yet there has been 2, since before the Fauci Planned DEMic. When asked, they are not hiring.

 

[Camo]

Out here if you see a USPS truck on sunday, that person is delivering Amazon packages.

Correct. USPS delivers for Amazon on Sunday in many areas. Good luck getting those packages.

 

[Camo]

Typical, it is always the customer's fault, never postal.
BS, reread what was told to you. You lack comprehension. The NEIGHBOR dog! How or WHY should I be sued for a carrier getting bit?
The mailbox has been in the same location since 1991. Name and address on both sides of box. Pics of damage turned in. Carrier denies guilt and pstmstr stands with her. SURPRISE

Yet, you say; "Things ain’t like they used to be and stuff ain’t getting better every day. I’m glad I’m retired"
Maybe YOU cared about the job and customer service, but not all do. I say maybe, because you constantly deflect and defend. Even when you make the quoted statement. Though, you admit to firing incompetent carriers.
Rule of business, ONE customer complaint represents 1500 dissatisfied customers that didn't complain.
I wish I could blame our crap service on Gen-X, but carrier is mid-50s.

The town is routed for 3 carriers, yet there has been 2, since before the Fauci Planned DEMic. When asked, they are not hiring.

Agreed. The USPS is a complete disaster now. Like union, none of the full times care or do any work that’s not required and even then it’s 10 percent effort. Sad