Holy crap does USPS suck

[IMADreamer]

I used to defend them alot. I've shipped a lot of things with them but recently their shipping times have gotten awful. Then this happened. I bought something and it was supposed to be here last week. Here's the tracking info.

October 31, 2013 , 10:47 pm
Processed through USPS Sort Facility
HAZELWOOD, MO 63042
October 30, 2013 , 8:45 pm
Processed at USPS Origin Sort Facility
KENT, WA 98032
October 30, 2013 , 12:19 am
Processed at USPS Origin Sort Facility
FEDERAL WAY, WA 98003
October 29, 2013 , 9:18 pm
Processed at USPS Origin Sort Facility
FEDERAL WAY, WA 98003
October 27, 2013 , 7:45 pm
Processed through USPS Sort Facility
HAZELWOOD, MO 63042
October 25, 2013
Depart USPS Sort Facility
FEDERAL WAY, WA 98003
October 24, 2013 , 9:05 pm
Processed at USPS Origin Sort Facility
FEDERAL WAY, WA 98003
October 24, 2013
Depart USPS Sort Facility
HAZELWOOD, MO 63042
October 24, 2013 , 3:19 am
Processed through USPS Sort Facility
HAZELWOOD, MO 63042
October 24, 2013
Depart USPS Sort Facility
KENT, WA 98032
October 23, 2013 , 12:23 am
Processed at USPS Origin Sort Facility
KENT, WA 98032
October 22, 2013 , 11:08 pm
Accepted at USPS Origin Sort Facility
MOUNT VERNON, WA 98273
October 22, 2013
Electronic Shipping Info Received

As you can see for nearly two weeks now this package has just been bouncing back and forth between Missouri and Washington. I'm starting to get a little ticked. It's not that big of a deal really I guess. I mean it is a one of kind hand built item I'm getting so I'll never get another like it, but if it doesn't show up I'll just get my money back. The seller will be screwed but it is what it is.

[cardinalkarp]

Have you tried to contact them? Something screwy seems to be going on since they are shipping it back & forth.

[IMADreamer]

Oh I've talked to them. They were very rude and basically said we have thousands of packages here do you want us to look through all of them to find yours? I was fairly pissed at this point.

[M1IRONMIKE]

I would be interested in seeing how it is addressed. Take a picture of the package when you get it and send it to me in my message box. I will prob be able to tell you why it went back and forth. I can't always defend the screw ups in the usps but i have seen people address boxes ect wrong and they will then bounce around until somebody figures out where it really goes. People sometimes think we are mind readers. they will use and reuse boxes without eliminating previous addresses, postage etc.

[cardsfansince82]

A coworker of mine lives in St. Joseph and swears that every piece of mail there is routed through KC even if it is addressed to someone across town.

[M1IRONMIKE]

A coworker of mine lives in St. Joseph and swears that every piece of mail there is routed through KC even if it is addressed to someone across town.

very possible.....the USPS closed many processing centers in 2012...IDK the geography of St.joseph and KC but here in Spfld Illinois we process all mail from 623,625,626,627 area codes. So a piece of mail from Quincy going to Quincy will 1st come to Spfld then go back. This February apparently more decisions are going to be made with closings which would extend even farther where some mail is processed. That day is being dubbed Postal Armageddon. I fully expect all our mail to be processed in St. Louis sooner than later. St. Louis may have one of the best baseball teams in the nation but the Postal operations there are rated dead last.

[heyzeus]

Your package got to see the fall foliage in Kent, Washington. Repeatedly. I'm envious. Also, REI is headquartered there! Hungary Jack will be jealous of your package!

[planet planet]

A coworker of mine lives in St. Joseph and swears that every piece of mail there is routed through KC even if it is addressed to someone across town.

Yep, MO used to have four distribution centers, STL, KC, Cape, and Springfield and last year they closed Cape and Springfield.

[cardsfansince82]

St. Joe is like an hour away from here. Seems awfully silly and counterproductive to not at least be able to pull out the local mail from the outgoing pile. I know there's been a lot of emphasis on staff reductions but I would think keeping local mail local would be more cost effective.

[Leroy]

I work for the USPS. Go [expletive] yourself.