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Re: USPS delaying packages
« Reply #25 on: August 18, 2020, 03:18:56 PM »

At least we aren't (to my knowledge) relying on life saving medications to be delivered

Myself and other relatives do rely on meds being mailed.  But damn... delays are dangerous

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Re: USPS delaying packages
« Reply #26 on: August 18, 2020, 04:13:34 PM »
The post master is saying they will stop the changes they are making untill after the election and congress is printing more money for the usps.  So hopefully they go back to packages on time. 
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Re: USPS delaying packages
« Reply #27 on: August 18, 2020, 07:36:43 PM »
This is hitting small businesses (all of them not just us) incredibly hard- there is not a reliable second option (just had FedEx miss their 5th out of 6 overnight deliveries) nor an affordable one.

I have personally decided to put a hiatus on shipping any tropicals, only cacti for now-

Maybe these hearing will shake up some anger but realistically I think the best we can hope for is the asshat at the top gets removed with a new administration.

At least we aren't (to my knowledge) relying on life saving medications to be delivered
Yes good thing... because agencies like the VA would ship them ground mail, once Trump got in fires got lit under you know where...

I could care less about who somebody votes for as it is their choice, but I'm not going to blame the postal disaster on Trump, he didn't "create" this virus... ::)
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Re: USPS delaying packages
« Reply #28 on: August 18, 2020, 09:58:53 PM »
What hasn't been mentioned yet are the high temperatures in a lot of the USA right now. High temperatures plus very slow mail delivery are a very damaging situation to plants, fresh fruits, and many tropical seeds. I would advise everyone to hold off mailings of such items until at least the weather cools down. I think it will take a while for postal system to go back to normal, but hopefully will improve soon. Good luck to everyone!
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Re: USPS delaying packages
« Reply #29 on: August 19, 2020, 02:01:49 PM »
My packages from Brad always arrive within 2 days. The dragon fruit just arrived today. Excellent fruit, will buy again!

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Re: USPS delaying packages
« Reply #30 on: August 19, 2020, 02:18:57 PM »
You live pretty close, its the boxes going across the country getting major delayed. 
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Re: USPS delaying packages
« Reply #31 on: August 19, 2020, 02:23:09 PM »
My plant order arrived in 2 days from Arizona to Alabama.

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« Reply #32 on: August 19, 2020, 04:34:24 PM »
There seems to be no rhyme or reason....
This summer a USPS Priority package took 6 days to go from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham... which is 55 miles down the road.
I could have walked there and back.
But... A package went to Hawaii and arrived there in 2 days.
Fortunately that first case was a worst case example... most of my packages are arriving within the 3 day promise... some taking a day or so longer depending where they are going.
Overall I am satisfied
Let's just hope nobody is sabotaging the USPS for selfish political reasons.

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Re: USPS delaying packages
« Reply #33 on: August 20, 2020, 02:29:20 AM »
Got a package today from Virginia, arrived in Hawaii in 2 days, via express mail. I was pleasantly surprised. Not all packages being delayed, but it's still a bit of a crap shoot.
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« Reply #34 on: August 20, 2020, 08:52:50 AM »
It is looking like it is politics by the peopple who say packages are delayed.  Not what is actually happening.

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« Reply #35 on: August 20, 2020, 09:48:10 AM »
From what I have experienced, some packages are late and others are not. I sent an Express mail envelope from PR to Texas and it took 5 days when it should have arrived the next day, and it also arrived broken and empty. They gave me my money back. But if the shipment is from the USA to PR it is a disaster, all my Priority mail packages arrive 4 to 6 days late.

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Re: USPS delaying packages
« Reply #36 on: August 20, 2020, 10:21:36 AM »
It is looking like it is politics by the peopple who say packages are delayed.  Not what is actually happening.
Yeah bro it's a conspiracy and we're all in on it.

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« Reply #37 on: August 20, 2020, 10:40:53 AM »
It is looking like it is politics by the peopple who say packages are delayed.  Not what is actually happening.
Yeah bro it's a conspiracy and we're all in on it.

Yeah what a dumb ass thing to say.
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Re: USPS delaying packages
« Reply #38 on: August 20, 2020, 11:18:47 AM »
It is looking like it is politics by the peopple who say packages are delayed.  Not what is actually happening.

Okay I wasn't going to go deeper into this but I will try to keep people more informed without getting to into my own beliefs


Louis DeJoy Appointed- Besides being a friend and donor to Trump- DeJoy has no experience running what is (essentially) a logistics company
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/07/851976464/new-postmaster-general-is-top-gop-fundraiser

Louis DeJoy Fires a large amount of long term and leadership level postal employees without major justification; claims there wont be any affect on mail delivery
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/us/politics/postal-service-reorganization-mail-ballots.html

Louis DeJoy has between 30-70 million invested in UPS and FedEx
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/18/really-american/ad-watch-postmaster-general-republican-donor-inves/

Reports of mail slowed beyond the personal experiences here-
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/19/postal-problems-could-continue-despite-suspension-policies-blamed-mail-delays/
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/29/894799516/pending-postal-service-changes-could-delay-mail-and-deliveries-advocates-warn
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-postoffice/u-s-postal-service-reorganization-sparks-delays-election-questions-idUSKCN258197
https://time.com/5875215/house-us-postal-service-delays/

aaaaaaaaand for those claiming i'm a lefty

Title since the link makes it seem like it a union problem:
Postmaster general's actions 'truly slowing down' mail delivery, says head of postal workers union
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/postal-worker-union-mail-delivery-slowing-down


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Re: USPS delaying packages
« Reply #39 on: August 20, 2020, 12:29:02 PM »
Im a registered libertarian and dont give a care what anyones politics are.  All thats important is that the mail arrives on time.  Ive got 2 internet businesses and ship 5-10 packages a week.  The packages are arriving late, its not a political hoax.  People get a banana plant or box of fruit 8 days later its no good for business.  What am I supposed to do, make them eat the cost or me eat the cost? 



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Re: USPS delaying packages
« Reply #40 on: August 20, 2020, 01:04:33 PM »
It is looking like it is politics by the peopple who say packages are delayed.  Not what is actually happening.

Okay I wasn't going to go deeper into this but I will try to keep people more informed without getting to into my own beliefs


Louis DeJoy Appointed- Besides being a friend and donor to Trump- DeJoy has no experience running what is (essentially) a logistics company
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/07/851976464/new-postmaster-general-is-top-gop-fundraiser

Louis DeJoy Fires a large amount of long term and leadership level postal employees without major justification; claims there wont be any affect on mail delivery
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/us/politics/postal-service-reorganization-mail-ballots.html

Louis DeJoy has between 30-70 million invested in UPS and FedEx
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/18/really-american/ad-watch-postmaster-general-republican-donor-inves/

Reports of mail slowed beyond the personal experiences here-
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/19/postal-problems-could-continue-despite-suspension-policies-blamed-mail-delays/
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/29/894799516/pending-postal-service-changes-could-delay-mail-and-deliveries-advocates-warn
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-postoffice/u-s-postal-service-reorganization-sparks-delays-election-questions-idUSKCN258197
https://time.com/5875215/house-us-postal-service-delays/

aaaaaaaaand for those claiming i'm a lefty

Title since the link makes it seem like it a union problem:
Postmaster general's actions 'truly slowing down' mail delivery, says head of postal workers union
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/postal-worker-union-mail-delivery-slowing-down

Just for clarity sake, is this the same postal worker's union that endorsed Bden?

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« Reply #41 on: August 20, 2020, 01:06:49 PM »
Im a registered libertarian and dont give a care what anyones politics are.  All thats important is that the mail arrives on time.  Ive got 2 internet businesses and ship 5-10 packages a week.  The packages are arriving late, its not a political hoax.  People get a banana plant or box of fruit 8 days later its no good for business.  What am I supposed to do, make them eat the cost or me eat the cost?

I send a lot of certified mail, I have not seen any delays other than the usual incompetence of USPS losing certified mail that which has occured with the same frequency since I started in 2013.

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« Reply #42 on: August 20, 2020, 01:09:27 PM »
It is looking like it is politics by the peopple who say packages are delayed.  Not what is actually happening.

Okay I wasn't going to go deeper into this but I will try to keep people more informed without getting to into my own beliefs


Louis DeJoy Appointed- Besides being a friend and donor to Trump- DeJoy has no experience running what is (essentially) a logistics company
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/07/851976464/new-postmaster-general-is-top-gop-fundraiser

Louis DeJoy Fires a large amount of long term and leadership level postal employees without major justification; claims there wont be any affect on mail delivery
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/us/politics/postal-service-reorganization-mail-ballots.html

Louis DeJoy has between 30-70 million invested in UPS and FedEx
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/18/really-american/ad-watch-postmaster-general-republican-donor-inves/

Reports of mail slowed beyond the personal experiences here-
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/19/postal-problems-could-continue-despite-suspension-policies-blamed-mail-delays/
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/29/894799516/pending-postal-service-changes-could-delay-mail-and-deliveries-advocates-warn
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-postoffice/u-s-postal-service-reorganization-sparks-delays-election-questions-idUSKCN258197
https://time.com/5875215/house-us-postal-service-delays/

aaaaaaaaand for those claiming i'm a lefty

Title since the link makes it seem like it a union problem:
Postmaster general's actions 'truly slowing down' mail delivery, says head of postal workers union
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/postal-worker-union-mail-delivery-slowing-down

Just for clarity sake, is this the same postal worker's union that endorsed Bden?

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« Reply #43 on: August 20, 2020, 01:29:52 PM »
Im a registered libertarian and dont give a care what anyones politics are.  All thats important is that the mail arrives on time.  Ive got 2 internet businesses and ship 5-10 packages a week.  The packages are arriving late, its not a political hoax.  People get a banana plant or box of fruit 8 days later its no good for business.  What am I supposed to do, make them eat the cost or me eat the cost?

I send a lot of certified mail, I have not seen any delays other than the usual incompetence of USPS losing certified mail that which has occured with the same frequency since I started in 2013.

You're getting lucky I guess.  Im sending stuff to Florida, NC, and the NE and they are all late.  Im not making it up.  I want to do business but can't because if its late and rotten, I have to take the loss.
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« Reply #44 on: August 20, 2020, 01:52:04 PM »
Its really a hit and miss. But like I experienced with an order from HI -FL it was really delayed only 1 out of 4 plants are looking like they will survive. But considering all what is happening hey what can we do just grin and bare it. Or the most pain option ..wait. for those with critical items like meds man you have to bite the bullet and do UPS ups or fedex

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« Reply #45 on: August 20, 2020, 02:14:03 PM »
I think most of the delays are COVID related. Mail is being slowed down with UPS Fedex and  globally can’t blame that on any one person. It sure isn’t business as usual in my line of work we are dealing with out of stock products more now than when the pandemic first hit.

As to Fedex high pricing it’s been awhile but when I was shipping live fish and reptiles I was using shipyourreptiles to get a group discount. The plant shipping community could do the same thing.

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« Reply #46 on: August 20, 2020, 03:41:07 PM »
I have been silently watching all these messages, but it is time for my 2 cents worth ....

Many postal workers have gotten ill with covid, and this political appointee with HUGE investments in USPS competitors has frozen overtime and not funded the USPS to enable them to hire replacements, so personnel have been suffering and delivery times have been under pressure for awhile. The removal of sorting machines, postal boxes and the guy in the white house claiming voting mail fraud are ALL disturbing to me. For those who defend the occupant in the white house saying he did not create this pandemic, consider that many tens of thousands of real people's loved ones have died because of his "slow roll" to states, schools and health professionals denying the need of providing a coordinated federal response to ALL cities and states. Instead he plays the blame game, sends in federal troops to attack peaceful protesters and reporters, and lies like a dirty rug.

To listen to you small business owners who ship perishable items of any kind is just another example of the rich getting richer at the working man's expense. I am doing my best not to be affected by all the BS, so am not having any of my purchases shipped until this all shakes out and the weather cools. Nothing worse than a seedling or fruit arriving late and spoiled or dead.

We celebrate 100 years of women being able to vote ... please tell everyone you know to get a mail-in ballot NOW or plan to early vote in person, because voter suppression is REAL.  So no matter what your political persuasion is, do not allow the politicians to take away your freedom to do your civic duty.

And now, I am off my soapbox and we return to your regularly scheduled programming.

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Re: USPS delaying packages
« Reply #47 on: August 20, 2020, 04:10:51 PM »
“The U.S. Postal Service reported Thursday a fiscal 2019 net loss that more than doubled $8.81 billion, from $3.91 billion a year ago.”

Pretty sure USPS competitors are not losing money like this and USPS has been losing money for 13 straight years.

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« Reply #48 on: August 20, 2020, 04:29:44 PM »
“The U.S. Postal Service reported Thursday a fiscal 2019 net loss that more than doubled $8.81 billion, from $3.91 billion a year ago.”

Pretty sure USPS competitors are not losing money like this and USPS has been losing money for 13 straight years.

You think that might have something to do with the requirement to fund 75 % of retirement for employees as well as takeover of another gov't employee who transfers to the USPS such as DoD etc.
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« Reply #49 on: August 20, 2020, 05:28:08 PM »
“The U.S. Postal Service reported Thursday a fiscal 2019 net loss that more than doubled $8.81 billion, from $3.91 billion a year ago.”

Pretty sure USPS competitors are not losing money like this and USPS has been losing money for 13 straight years.

If you're worried about the USPS's financial losses wait until you hear about the military.