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I spoke to a MidwayUSA rep yesterday about an order that was shipped to me on Oct 31st. It left Columbia, MO and went to the St Louis hub then it went to the Springfield, MO hub. She told me USPS had experienced a chemical spill at one of their Missouri facilities and were redirecting mail elsewhere. Why my package wasn't redirected to a hub in IL is anyone's guess. I live in Indiana.

Same issues here. Seems it's been a "hit or miss" mess for about two months.

I shipped a Browning BAR to Browning for service and it has gone nowhere since moving to Birmingham annex. been 10 days.

A part purchased from upstate NY headed to a facility in CT (90mi away) went to MA, GA, TX, MA then to CT. Took 11 days.
Should have just sent a driver.

I think the postal service is experiencing some sort of simultaneous universal aneurysm and diarrhea right now. I sent a check from Oregon to South Dakota for some engraving work last month. It took 15 days 🤦‍♂️

I sold a S&W 610 here that shipped Priority last Saturday. It took 3 days to hit the distribution center 50 miles away. It did not move from there as of yesterday(another 3 days).
I checked with a clerk where it shipped from yesterday. No good reason given for the delay. Today it is at it's destination facility.

But wow are they diverse! That’s what matters most.

I think we are all experiencing the same lame performance from USPS. Just when you think it can't get any worse - it does. If it is really important or valuable, I use one of the non-government shippers. - T.S.

I shipped a upland coat from Alabama to Iowa; 3 days
Grips from Alabama to Montana, 3 days.
Both standard Ground Advantage
but; have one package to Missouri , 7 days and counting

And yet I recently sent a package USPS Ground Advantage (which is supposedly the slowest shipping) from Idaho to North Carolina and it made it in 3 days. It seems to be the luck of the draw.

drover

Ordered fencing supplies from SC on 10/30. Package showed at my local USPS PO on 11/1 (4 miles from my house). Since 11/5 it has been "Enroute to next destination." Still waiting for USPS and the vendor to figure out what they are going to do.

I use to get my mail at 10:30-11:30am now lately been 6:00pm when they deliver mail, in the dark. Im in WI. So Im told they are very short handed, also been told there wage benefit package has really took a downfall, just like many businesses.

Hard times............

Hmmm, a groid spilled his Old English 800..

As I've told many members that have purchased from me ALWAYS get a tracking# and even then " ANYTHING is possible with the Post Office"
I hope for the best with that outfit

The things I've shipped and received have actually been on time or early for the last month or two

Just recently, 14 days for a 1st class letter size envelope to make it from Marietta, GA to St. Clair Shores, MI.

y'all bitchin' bout nothing........took 43 days last Christmas to go 9 frickin' miles....43 DAYS!! from one post office to my door.....

There seems to be a language barrier at the Post Office, ebonics you know, plus slow witted unmotivated workers equals delays out the gazoo ! Many packages take a "lap of America" before being delivered.

I am sure with Black Friday and the holidays right around the corner things will improve (Note the sarcasm)......

I sent a package from Albany NY to Long Island and it said it was out for delivery. Stayed that way forever and the guy said he never got it, who knows but the status never changed. It was a low end item so I never insured it, my mistake. But it stayed as " Out for Delivery" well over a month. Post Office had no explanation. God forbid they actually question the Mailman , Oh I mean Mail Person.