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re: Why does anyone still ship with USPS?
Posted on 3/30/21 at 8:38 am to LSUFanHouston
Posted on 3/30/21 at 8:38 am to LSUFanHouston
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Why does anyone still ship with USPS?
They are helpful if you want to get rid of things and never see them again.
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Posted on 3/30/21 at 8:53 am to LSUFanHouston
It's been about 15 years, but I regularly traded for bootleg unreleased classic rock tracks with a dude in California.
One CD with the fastest overnight shipping was $15-$20 with UPS or Fed Ex.
One CD with the fastest 2-3 day shipping with USPS was $2.50.
CD's eventually became outdated, so I can't tell you the last time I've shipped CDs or anything else, but when I did, the USPS price was unbeatable, even if it arrived on the 4th day, and not the 3rd.
One CD with the fastest overnight shipping was $15-$20 with UPS or Fed Ex.
One CD with the fastest 2-3 day shipping with USPS was $2.50.
CD's eventually became outdated, so I can't tell you the last time I've shipped CDs or anything else, but when I did, the USPS price was unbeatable, even if it arrived on the 4th day, and not the 3rd.
Posted on 3/30/21 at 8:55 am to LSUFanHouston
I feel like this is like those “what’s the best dog breed threads”. Everyone is going to say the one they haven’t had a bad experience with is the best, but the truth is that all 3 have fricked up plenty of people’s packages before. It’s just a matter of which person you’re talking to.
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:01 am to LSUFanHouston
quote:because they are the only shipper that can’t rip through your package looking for contraband without cause
Why does anyone still ship with USPS?
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:07 am to LSUFanHouston
Have a package coming from Belgium that was supposed to arrive on March 22, that day came and they let me know it would now arrive on the 29.
That was yesterday and got an update this morning that the package is in Illinois.
That was yesterday and got an update this morning that the package is in Illinois.
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:10 am to LSUFanHouston
The straw that broke the camel's back for me was when they lost a package shipped to me from BR. I live in Lafayette.
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:14 am to LSUFanHouston
I got a Christmas card four days ago postmarked December 16th. 
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:17 am to LSUFanHouston
When people send birthday, Christmas or any other cards that *appear* to be a card of some sort, 80% or better chance it'll get stolen for the likelyhood of containing cash or a giftcard.
Sorry to all the grandmas out there sending Timmy a crisp $20 bill for his birthday. You just gave money to a poor $18 per hours USPS worker.
Sorry to all the grandmas out there sending Timmy a crisp $20 bill for his birthday. You just gave money to a poor $18 per hours USPS worker.
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:36 am to LSUFanHouston
Only if I can wait a week for damaged goods.
Posted on 3/30/21 at 9:49 am to LSUFanHouston
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Why does anyone still ship with USPS?
Best way to ship illegal substances, as the USPS has to obtain a warrant before opening your package.
Posted on 3/30/21 at 10:29 am to shawnlsu
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UPS is the GOAT
The only comparison that UPS has to GOAT is that maybe they blow them. Anyone who deals with UPS commercially (or Fed Ex, for that matter) knows that they now no longer require a signature when delivering packages - they just drop packages off, enter your name on the board and go about their day. Once they know a name, they use it in perpetuity. To this day, my name still shows up as the "received by" on deliveries and I haven't taken a package from a delivery driver in months. So if they deliver the package to the wrong address...how are you supposed to prove that you didn't get it? Or if they decide to keep the box labeled "Sony" for themselves, how do you prove that you did / didn't get it? Because when you call them to complain, they ask "Who is Smith?" Well, that's me. "So you got the package." No, I didn't. "Well, we show it was received by Smith. Good day."
Posted on 3/30/21 at 10:34 am to LSUFanHouston
Other than the freezing weather delaying mail, I haven't had any trouble with USPS until this weekend. I got an email a package was delivered and left at the front door. I got up to go get it and it wasn't there. I've made a claim with USPS, but I don't expect much to happen.
Posted on 3/30/21 at 10:59 am to LSUFanHouston
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Why does anyone still ship with USPS?
I guess when
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USPS as the only shipping option.
Posted on 3/30/21 at 11:00 am to LSUFanHouston
K, well fedex is 3 days late with my Best Buy package currently on 2 day shipping, so...
Posted on 3/30/21 at 11:19 am to LSUFanHouston
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Why does anyone still ship with USPS?
Because they are way cheaper on the things I ship than anyone else.
And I have had very few issues with them for 10 years
Posted on 3/30/21 at 11:22 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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