Here is tracking info on a recent package of priceless phone junk I bought off eBay:
QuoteDelivered
Apr-30-13, 09:36 AM, PROVIDENCE, RI 02906
Notice Left
Apr-29-13, 18:38 PM, PROVIDENCE, RI 02906
Out for Delivery
Apr-29-13, 08:15 AM, PROVIDENCE, RI 02904
Sorting Complete
Apr-29-13, 08:05 AM, PROVIDENCE, RI 02904
Arrival at Post Office
Apr-29-13, 04:36 AM, PROVIDENCE, RI 02904
Processed through USPS Sort Facility
Apr-28-13, 21:53 PM, PROVIDENCE, RI 02904
Depart USPS Sort Facility
Apr-28-13, 00:00 AM, PROVIDENCE, RI 02904
Processed at USPS Origin Sort Facility
Apr-27-13, 00:42 AM, NASHUA, NH 03063
Depart USPS Sort Facility
Apr-27-13, 00:00 AM, NASHUA, NH 03063
Accepted at USPS Origin Sort Facility
Apr-26-13, 23:25 PM, SALEM, MA 01970
HEY!!! New Hampshire is in the wrong direction!!!!
I was home all day April 29th and
no mail was delivered. Note the time the notice was supposedly left-6:38PM. The package was left on the porch the next day without having to be signed for.
Here is the tracking info for another eBay phone:
QuoteProcessed through USPS Sort Facility
May-13-13, 23:47 PM, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01152
Out for Delivery
May-13-13, 09:05 AM, EASTHAMPTON, MA 01027
Sorting Complete
May-13-13, 08:55 AM, EASTHAMPTON, MA 01027
Arrival at Post Office
May-13-13, 06:20 AM, EASTHAMPTON, MA 01027
Processed through USPS Sort Facility
May-11-13, 19:58 PM, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01152
Depart USPS Sort Facility
May-07-13, 00:00 AM, DENVER, CO 80217
Processed through USPS Sort Facility
May-06-13, 23:38 PM, DENVER, CO 80217
Please note I do not live in Easthampton, MA, although I have driven through there a few times. I hope it doesn't make anymore detours!
UPDATE: Arrived on my porch today without even passing through the Providence PO!!!
I wrote a letter to the Postmaster General on ways how they can improve service.
It got lost.
Mo :P
USPS dropped a package off on my porch Saturday, it only took two days from Illinois. Probably take another day or two to get to it's correct address, several blocks away. I took it to the PO and let them deal with it, even though it would have been easier for me to correct their mistake for them.
Now my wife tells me our bank statement arrived, with our account numbers, balances, images of cleared checks, etc. arrived with "Not ours, give to mailman" written in pen on the front.
Once again, I was home all afternoon watching for the package and this shows up at 5pm:
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Notice Left
2013-07-25, 17:07:00, PROVIDENCE, RI 02906
Out for Delivery
2013-07-25, 07:45:00, PROVIDENCE, RI 02904
Sorting Complete
2013-07-25, 07:35:00, PROVIDENCE, RI 02904
Arrival at Post Office
2013-07-25, 04:27:00, PROVIDENCE, RI 02904
Depart USPS Sort Facility
2013-07-25, 00:00:00, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01152
Processed through USPS Sort Facility
2013-07-24, 14:45:00, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01152
Processed at USPS Origin Sort Facility
2013-07-20, 02:49:00, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32099
Accepted at USPS Origin Sort Facility
2013-07-20, 01:34:00, DE LEON SPRINGS, FL 32130
Depart USPS Sort Facility
2013-07-20, 00:00:00, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32099
Shipment Accepted
2013-07-19, 16:15:00, DE LEON SPRINGS, FL 32130
I was in my front yard weeding and playing with my kid from about 4:30pm to 6pm. Did not see any sign of the mailman.
Well, it might be our house, but they drop em of early before the cows are milked.. haha
Ben
WE just had our FIRST Domestic claim with the USPS on a damaged phone. Med Priority box was destroyed. We have had many thousands of boxes sent out and no issues until now.
I don't think the USPS is to blame with you, its your mailman. How is your service when your regular carrier is off?
My self, I love the USPS and think it is the best deal out there for shipping phones. Just my humble opinion....DOug
TNT is just the same in the UK, "overnight delivery" took 8 days and several phone calls to the local depot and their so called "customer service" phone number.
Phantom deliveries, broken promises, I tell anyone I buy off the bay I will not accept TNT as their courier delivery.
If you need a smile, or even a laugh this morning, check this out.
I recently bought 2 flashlights, the same identical flashlights, 2 days apart from the same seller in Hong Kong.
They both arrived in Chicago yesterday but then look what the august USPS decided to do with each package, both equipped with the same ship to address which would through the main Milwaukee, Wisconsin post office in Oak Creek, about 50 miles north of Chicago.
FLASHLIGHT #1 purchased on 8/25/13
Processed through USPS Sort Facility: Sep-05-13, 19:50 PM, OAK CREEK, WI 53154
Depart USPS Sort Facility: Sep-05-13, 00:00 AM, OAK CREEK, WI 53154
Processed through USPS Sort Facility: Sep-04-13, 13:52 PM, CHICAGO, IL 60701
Processed Through Sort Facility: Sep-04-13, 00:44 AM, ISC CHICAGO IL (USPS)
Depart USPS Sort Facility: Sep-04-13, 00:00 AM, CHICAGO, IL 60701
Processed Through Sort Facility: Aug-30-13, 13:23 PM, SHENZHEN EMS
Origin Post is Preparing Shipment: Acceptance: Aug-29-13, 18:59 PM
FLASHLIGHT #2 purchased on 8/27/13
----- Edit: Recent update on this flashlight's travels:
Processed through USPS Sort Facility: 2013-09-06, 20:12:00, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512
Missent: 2013-09-06, 12:50:00 >:(
Arrival at Unit: 2013-09-06, 06:59:00, COLDWATER, MI 49036
----- End Edit
Processed through USPS Sort Facility: Sep-05-13, 16:48 PM, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512
Depart USPS Sort Facility: Sep-05-13, 00:00 AM, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512
Processed through USPS Sort Facility: Sep-04-13, 01:47 AM, CHICAGO, IL 60701
Processed Through Sort Facility: Sep-04-13, 00:48 AM, ISC CHICAGO IL (USPS)
Depart USPS Sort Facility: Sep-04-13, 00:00 AM, CHICAGO, IL 60701
Processed Through Sort Facility: Aug-30-13, 13:29 PM, SHENZHEN EMS
Origin Post is Preparing Shipment: Acceptance: Aug-29-13, 18:57 PM
Milwaukee is about an hour and a half (90 miles) drive north of Chicago. Grand Rapids Michigan is about 3 hours and 180 miles to the north east from Chicago on the other side of Lake Michigan from Milwaukee, about 130 miles away as the crow flies.
Defies logic, doesn't it? ??? At least, I'll get one of them tomorrow.
The logic continues to escape me, but now I understand why the USPS is loosing money . . .
Bought an item from a China seller on eBay on July 15th. Their shipping info said "Estimated Delivery: Fri. Jul. 25 - Fri. Aug. 8" which was acceptable to me.
While checking its tracking on Friday, noticed that it had arrived in Chicago on Thursday, July 24th, a mere 101 miles from Waukesha, about a 2 hour drive on average. So, I'm thinking, a day to Oak Creek, a day to Waukesha and delivery on Monday, Tuesday at the latest. Even on Saturday if I got lucky.
Well, checked the tracking today and discovered that the USPS, in all its wisdom, sent the package to DETROIT, a mere 285 miles or about 4 hours from Chicago. requiring a 390 mile, or 6 hour by land, shipment from Detroit to Waukesha. It departed Detroit today, July 27th, but to where? Time, and tracking, will tell.
As in my post above, of two orders, one went from Chicago to Oak Creek to Waukesha, the other went from Chicago to Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Coldwater, Michigan to Waukesha.
Did the seller screw up the shipping label from eBay? I doubt it. My shipping address hasn't been changed on eBay since first registering. So, why the screw up, again, in Chicago? Inquiring minds want to know, I'm sure . . .
That's nothing, a friend of mine who lives in Texas has bought things that were within the same state a few hours from him, and yet the USPS seems to enjoy sending them on a round trip to New York and back, haven't the USPS heard of the phrase "Keep it local"? ::)
Quote from: TelePlay on July 27, 2014, 01:28:02 PM
The logic continues to escape me, but now I understand why the USPS is loosing money . . .
Bought an item from a China seller on eBay on July 15th. Their shipping info said "Estimated Delivery: Fri. Jul. 25 - Fri. Aug. 8" which was acceptable to me.
While checking its tracking on Friday, noticed that it had arrived in Chicago on Thursday, July 24th, a mere 101 miles from Waukesha, about a 2 hour drive on average. So, I'm thinking, a day to Oak Creek, a day to Waukesha and delivery on Monday, Tuesday at the latest. Even on Saturday if I got lucky.
Well, checked the tracking today and discovered that the USPS, in all its wisdom, sent the package to DETROIT, a mere 285 miles or about 4 hours from Chicago. requiring a 390 mile, or 6 hour by land, shipment from Detroit to Waukesha. It departed Detroit today, July 27th, but to where? Time, and tracking, will tell.
As in my post above, of two orders, one went from Chicago to Oak Creek to Waukesha, the other went from Chicago to Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Coldwater, Michigan to Waukesha.
Did the seller screw up the shipping label from eBay? I doubt it. My shipping address hasn't been changed on eBay since first registering. So, why the screw up, again, in Chicago? Inquiring minds want to know, I'm sure . . .
Was the ZIP code printed clearly on the label? I have had packages go for long trips because of an incorrect or unclear ZIP code. It is also possible that a USPS employee mis-keyed the ZIP code. Also, perhaps it is possible that the item was routed through Detroit because the Customs processing center in Chicago was too busy to handle it.
Larry
Quote from: LarryInMichigan on July 27, 2014, 05:38:23 PM
Was the ZIP code printed clearly on the label? I have had packages go for long trips because of an incorrect or unclear ZIP code. It is also possible that a USPS employee mis-keyed the ZIP code. Also, perhaps it is possible that the item was routed through Detroit because the Customs processing center in Chicago was too busy to handle it.
You may be right Larry, in your last observation. The "ISC CHICAGO IL (USPS) " facility sent it to Detroit, where it was processed, sent to Oak Creek and then to Waukesha for delivery. Anyone know what "ISC" stands for in postal terms? I found it to be "International Service Center." Would think they would clear it and send it to the next closest post office, in this case, in Oak Creek, not Detroit. Might be something different.
The item did arrive today in fine condition. Based on tracking dates, they drove it to Oak Creek. The padded envelope had a shipping label on both sides of the package, both with correct information and tracking bar codes. Photos below.
Case closed, but the mystery remains . . . 8)
Quote:
Depart USPS Sort Facility: Sep-05-13, 00:00 AM, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512
I love those high power LED flashlights from China. I could of picked them up for you in Grand Rapids.
Another but different experience with the USPS.
Had a choice, buy an item from China for $2.29 with free shipping and a 10 day delivery or buy the same item from a US seller for $5.19 and get it by the following weekend long 4th of July weekend.
Went with the US seller. Placed the order on June 25th, 2015. Seller processed the order on June 27th, a Saturday, put it in the USPS First Class mail with Tracking on Monday June 29th (in Staten Island), made it to the NY sorting center on June 29th and left New York on June 30th, a Tuesday. Okay, 3 days to get it by the weekend, plenty of time, right?
Well, it made it to OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA in one day, arrived there on July 1st, the next day. Okay, got thrown into the wrong bin/truck/airplane but the USPS will turn it around and have it here mhy July 3rd, right?
WRONG!
It took 2 days to leave Opa Locka but it's July 12th and I still haven't received the package, 10 days by what, Pony Express? And the USPS tracking site shows an ominous message . . .
"The package is delayed and will not be delivered by the expected delivery date. An updated delivery date will be provided when available. Your item departed our USPS facility in OPA LOCKA, FL 33054 on July 3, 2015 at 6:42 pm. The item is currently in transit to the destination."
Really, it left Opa Locka on July 3rd and is in transit, but to where?
I'm thinking the truck crashed and burned, the truck was hijacked, the truck didn't pass the drug dog inspection, the driver turned right and is now in sea water, the driver turned left and is now on some California beach enjoying the summer, the driver quit and left his trailer unhooked and abandoned at some truck stop to be determined, the driver drove into a black hole, the driver entered the US version of the Bermuda Triangle, the truck was beamed up by an alien craft or the truck ran out of diesel and the driver is still standing by the side of the road with thumb in air looking for a lift to the nearest gas station? I don't know, what did I miss?
Anyway, contacted the seller who said check with the Post Office (no help there) and wait until July 13th, Monday, and if it doesn't arrive, they will cancel the order and refund money or ship another package. Well, lost my trust. Ordered the exact same item for the same price on Friday, July 10th from a seller in Plainfield, Illinois, about 100 miles from where I live, who promises in their listing delivery by the end of this coming week . . .
BTW, bought a pack of resistors from China on June 28th and they arrived on July 9th.
Stay tuned . . .
John, I'm going with the Bermuda Triangle version of the story. I have another one to add, and funny you should mention Opa Locka, FL. I had something odd happen to the eBay tracking but not the USPS tracking for some phone parts I won last week. The eBay tracking was marked delivered the day after the package shipped from Ft. Lauderdale. Impossible, especially since I'm in NC and not FL.
The seller had no clue about it and it wasn't his fault. The USPS tracking didn't say it was delivered. It just said it was on its way to NC. The package arrived Saturday on time with no problems, but funny it passed through Opa Locka, FL and that's when the weird things started happening. I attached two pics. One is stitched together from two pages with the eBay tracking that's all messed up, and the second one is the USPS tracking that's perfect. I don't know about you, but I'm not going near Opa Locka for fear of the Oompa Loompa. :)
Quote from: TelePlay on July 12, 2015, 04:01:06 PM
Stay tuned . . .
Well, this morning's tacking update at the USPS site shows movement. The package which the USPS previously said left Opa Locka on July 3rd, has now once again left Opa Locka this morning, July 14th. So, it left but didn't or left and returned or something and is now on the way? Really? I asked the seller to cancel the order and refund the money last night. Wonder if that made a differenc?
I could understand it wanting to spend two weeks in Florida in the winter, but why in July :)?
The only reason I can think of is that it is cheaper to spend two weeks in Florida in the summer than in the winter!
I signed up for email updates on my shipment. Got this about 4 am on the 14th, about 8 hours after I asked the seller to refund.
This shows the package will probably arrive with a very nice tan, having spent 13 wonderful days in sunny Opa Locka.
While in sunny Opa Locka, be sure and visit Amelia Earhart Park. I kid you not--see the attached map. There's probably a statue of Wrong Way Corrigan in the town square. Is it any wonder packages go astray there?
That park has a nice trail for mountain bikers.
Quote from: jsowers on July 12, 2015, 10:00:24 PM
John, I'm going with the Bermuda Triangle version of the story. I have another one to add, and funny you should mention Opa Locka, FL. I had something odd happen to the eBay tracking but not the USPS tracking for some phone parts I won last week. The eBay tracking was marked delivered the day after the package shipped from Ft. Lauderdale. Impossible, especially since I'm in NC and not FL. :)
Lexington, Ky. is where Ebay's shipping center is, run by Pitney Bowes Logistics. The seller sent the package to them for shipping, and that is the source for the scan reaching its destination. Then, it was put back into the mail stream to you....
Seeing references to Opa Locka oddities, it brought to mind the theoretical musings of one local writer...
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/dave-barry/article1927736.html
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Edit:
A pdf copy of that great article is attached here for posterity, just in case the Miami Herald link ever dies.
If so, it will always be here for anyone needing a chuckle, or two.
That's it! Its that Giant Weirdness Magnet buried somewhere in South Florida that caused all the trouble!
Hah! It's at the local distribution point. Gawwwleee, shazzayam!
Should be delivered tomorrow. I wonder what I will get when it arrives? Think I'll get my Geiger Counter ready, and wear exam gloves when handling it, just in case . . . ;)
Maybe just a degaussing coil will do the trick.
Yeea don't say!
Shazam!!
Quote from: 19and41 on July 16, 2015, 09:21:23 PM
Maybe just a degaussing coil will do the trick.
Yes, good advice, indeed.
The package seems to be in a field of its own as delivered. Left image is of a compass set to magnetic north. The 4 images to the right are just moving the compass around the sides of the package placed where the north compass sat. My VCR tape degausser cleaned it up nicely, degaussed it quickly. Now if I can only get rid of the "glow in the dark" properties, I may get around to opening the package.
;D
Oh no! Opa Locka Part II, the sequel.
Ordered an item from a seller in Fort Lauderdale and when checking the tracking, was extremely disappointed to see the package is now in OPA LOCKA. It has now been sitting there, somewhere, for more than a day. I was hoping to get it before Christmas but that is deeply in doubt now. Well, on the good side, it may never again need a battery to work and I'll always be able to find it in the dark.
I too now have a package that seems to be stuck in the Opa Locka triangle.
Waited in all morning thinking that the delivery date was what it was supposed today.
I have the same problem here in Columbus Ohio. If I see zip code 43218 - which is the zip code for the main Post Office for Columbus - I can automatically add about 3 days to the delivery time. If the package hits any other zip code in Columbus I get it the same or next day. I would surely like to know why packages seem to sit at certain zip codes. You have to think that USPS knows that certain post offices have problems, so why don't they fix them?
I ordered a SD card reader with USB ports and it came smashed beyond repair. it was BOTH the vendors fault and the Post Offices.... poor packaging and bad equipment!
Quote from: Buzby on December 11, 2015, 08:58:26 AM
I too now have a package that seems to be stuck in the Opa Locka triangle.
As an update, my parcel is still in the Opa Locka post office, for at least another day.
Also, a member sent this photo taken on a street as an example of what goes on inside the walls of the sorting center, most of the time.
Quote from: TelePlay on December 11, 2015, 07:41:34 PM
Quote from: Buzby on December 11, 2015, 08:58:26 AM
I too now have a package that seems to be stuck in the Opa Locka triangle.
As an update, my parcel is still in the Opa Locka post office, for at least another day.
Also, a member sent this photo taken on a street as an example of what goes on inside the walls of the sorting center, most of the time.
Since posting, mine has suddenly materialised in Providence. It may turn up tomorrow.
I've no time to order myself a hazmat suit.
Quote from: Buzby on December 11, 2015, 08:52:48 PM
Since posting, mine has suddenly materialised in Providence. It may turn up tomorrow.
You are indeed fortunate. My USPS tracking shows it should be delivered tomorrow. Seeing that it's still in Florida, I doubt it will be in my Wisconsin mail box anytime soon. My Opa Locka trials and tribulations continue . . .
Quote from: TelePlay on December 11, 2015, 09:51:16 PM
You are indeed fortunate. My USPS tracking shows it should be delivered tomorrow. Seeing that it's still in Florida, I doubt it will be in my Wisconsin mail box anytime soon. My Opa Locka trials and tribulations continue . . .
Don't fret, John. You'll find out that your parcel arrived a week before you ordered it, and there's nothing strange going on in Opa Locka.
Are you saying he'll suddenly find something he didn't know he had at his home?
Quote from: Buzby on December 11, 2015, 10:47:29 PM
Don't fret, John. You'll find out that your parcel arrived a week before you ordered it, and there's nothing strange going on in Opa Locka.
Not fretting, just staring stark reality straight in the eye. It won't be here today. The only thing better that my last experience with Opa Locka is that the first one was a parcel shipped from New York south to Opa Locka, 2 days, where it sat for 14 days until it headed back north to Wisconsin, another 2 days and then a day for delivery. That would be 2+14+2+1 or 19 days from seller shipping to my mail box. Order was place on June 25th, took seller 2 days to package it and then 2 days to get it to the post office. Or, 22 days from placing my order to having the item in my hands, thanks to a lazy seller, a USPS misdirect and who knows what in OL, Florida.
(http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=9429.0;attach=125802;image)
Had the USPS shipped it from New York directly to Wisconsin, it would have been 3 days. I may not get this package until next year if history repeats itself.
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=9429.msg152080#msg152080
It took so long including almost cancelling the order that I went to a CA seller of the same item 14 days after placing the "lost" order, order the same item and had it in my hands 4 days before the OL routed package showed up, so, now I have two of them. >:(
Deja vu, all over again . . . It's still in Opa Locka.
Quote from: andre_janew on December 12, 2015, 03:14:01 PM
Are you saying he'll suddenly find something he didn't know he had at his home?
Don't worry - he will find it. It is just stuck in another dimension!
Ah, here's the problem. The Opa Locka Post Office is a TARDIS! From the outside, it seems to be a small 10,000 sq ft cracker box incapable of handling even small amounts of mail but on the inside it's so big everything gets lost in its black hole.
Makes sense to put such a unique post office on the corner of Aladdin Street and Ali Baba Avenue, in, of course, wonderful downtown Opa Locka.
Quote from: TelePlay on December 12, 2015, 04:07:51 PM
Makes sense to put such a unique post office on the corner of Aladdin Street and Ali Baba Avenue, in, of course, wonderful downtown Opa Locka.
There's a documentary about these four Bible salesmen called "Salesman" made in 1968 and they go to Florida and one of them drives through Opa Locka and can't find the street his sales prospect is on, and he keeps going by the streets you mentioned above and never finds his destination. :) I laughed when I saw it and couldn't believe I was seeing the same Opa Locka of the wayward packages, but it was. One of the streets was even named Sesame Street. So it's been a sort of Bermuda Triangle there for quite some time.
Here's a link to the entire movie and the Opa Locka part starts at 43:50 into the movie. It's not very politically correct, but it's pretty funny what happens to him. He goes back to the motel and complains to his fellow salesmen.
"Salesman" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLMDkGmwSa0url)
EDIT: fixed link url code
Quote from: jsowers on December 12, 2015, 07:22:55 PM
. . . these four Bible salesmen called "Salesman" made in 1968 and they go to Florida and one of them drives through Opa Locka and can't find the street his sales prospect is on, and he keeps going by the streets you mentioned above and never finds his destination. :) I laughed when I saw it and couldn't believe I was seeing the same Opa Locka of the wayward packages, but it was. One of the streets was even named Sesame Street. So it's been a sort of Bermuda Triangle there for quite some time.
Jonathan,
Thanks for that link. Nice water tower and city hall. Fits with what has been written about history of that city.
OL seems to be an area just west of Miami with quite a varied history. I had to check on that street and yes, there is a Sesame Street but the post office is just out of the triangle sort of formed by Alladdin and Ali Baba. Anyway, my package is still in Opa Locka.
Quote from: TelePlay on December 12, 2015, 08:28:17 PM
I had to check on that street and yes, there is a Sesame Street..............
I think I have found your problem, John.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC0uvUuXVh8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC0uvUuXVh8)
Quote from: TelePlay on December 12, 2015, 04:07:51 PM
Makes sense to put such a unique post office on the corner of Aladdin Street and Ali Baba Avenue, in, of course, wonderful downtown Opa Locka.
I have an idea. Why not go to Ali Baba (apparentlty a Chinese version of Amazon), order an Aladin Lamp and have it shipped to Opa Locka. The place just might burst into flames.
We have a USPS sorting station in Washington State called "Federal Way" that makes things just disappear. The best case scenario is having to pay additional postage upon delivery to cover the storage of your item there for a month or so.
Terry
My PO was doing a lot better, but it seems they are back to skipping Saturday delivery again. They do deliver packages from Amazon on Sunday however.
My PO is delivering packages separately on some days. This month I've had all kinds of USPS delivery people and vehicles since I've ordered a lot of presents online this year, including one or two for myself. So some days I get a morning package delivery by someone who usually just plops the packages down on my stoop and then honks their horn, instead of ringing my doorbell. I guess in this day and time they don't want to set anyone off by ringing their doorbell. Then the usual letter mail delivery happens later in the afternoon.
Lonnie, my usual mailman, who gets a bag of homemade White Chocolate Macadamia Nut cookies from me for his efforts every Christmas, brings my letter mail with the packages and rings the doorbell. That saves me a trip across a busy road to the mailbox, and I'm thankful he's the regular guy. But he's had lots of subs and helpers this year who don't even close my mailbox door or ring the doorbell.
Where I live, giving the mailman a Christmas present can be considered a Federal offense and could land you in jail in Leavenworth!
The only time I have troubles like these is when a sender ships via one of USPS's little helpers, Fedex or DHL. Right when the parcel passes off hand to hand it is flung into the parallel universe, to crash out a week later in some senseless location.
Here is a postman collecting his reward.
http://metro.co.uk/2015/12/12/turkeys-get-christmas-revenge-on-postman-5561639/
Quote from: andre_janew on December 14, 2015, 03:37:50 PM
Where I live, giving the mailman a Christmas present can be considered a Federal offense and could land you in jail in Leavenworth!
Where do you live? I give my Mailman $20 in a card. I just make sure it is the regular mailman before I leave it out. He looks out for my packages and knows of my addiction...Doug
Quote from: Doug Rose on December 15, 2015, 08:37:13 AM
Quote from: andre_janew on December 14, 2015, 03:37:50 PM
Where I live, giving the mailman a Christmas present can be considered a Federal offense and could land you in jail in Leavenworth!
Where do you live?
Must be the State of Insanity or Kansas! We aren't in Kansas any more, Toto! 8)
Yes, I live in Kansas. My mom used to give the mailman homemade cookies every Christmas. She had to quit because the new Postmaster General was cracking down on mailmen taking bribes. The word was that if you gave your mailman a Christmas present, it could be considered a bribe and you could be in serious trouble even if it was homemade cookies!
Quote from: andre_janew on December 15, 2015, 08:01:13 PM
Yes, I live in Kansas. My mom used to give the mailman homemade cookies every Christmas. She had to quit because the new Postmaster General was cracking down on mailmen taking bribes. The word was that if you gave your mailman a Christmas present, it could be considered a bribe and you could be in serious trouble even if it was homemade cookies!
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Is Devansphones from Russia? I'm asking because people that old (166) tend to be from Russia.
Warning Will Robinson...Danger....Danger. Another great moment form Lost in Space. The Robot was such a great actor. Speaking of actors.....do you feel like you might be getting played? I do.....but then again I am a 166 year old Russian, what do I know ....right comrade! .....Nyet
I'm just glad that I'm not being thought of as being boring!
It seems I have a phone lost in transit. It left Springfield, MA on the 7th, and that's the last that was heard of it.
I've had a bad feeling about ever getting this phone. The seller took over a week to mail it (granted, I bought it just before Christmas), but other purchases were coming through just fine. The seller eventually clicked on the "shipped" icon just before the New Year, so I figured a few more days. No tracking number, but that does happen sometimes. Then stuff I had won from other auctions after this had shipped were arriving, and still no phone. Then I find that the seller "is no longer a registered user".
I'd been to that dance before. I wasn't taking any chances.
Contacted ebay, and was surprised to find the seller responded with a tracking number. The phone would arrive that day.
But it didn't.
And I've been patient. Still no phone.
Went down to the local post office who've informed me that they only have the same information I have, and to give it another week. They also told me that it will have to be the seller who reports it missing.
I've also checked for reports on highwaymen operating on the Mass Pike. Nothing. >:(
Thr sender will have to pronounce it missing and initiate action with the post office. They are the ones who receive payment from the insurance. most sellers I have dealt with have refunded on the spot when they initiate a claim.
I'll give it the extra week, just in case it surfaces.
It's been one of those weeks for me, with the rough handling elves helping along the bad packing fairies. >:( >:( >:(
It might be a good idea to let the seller know that this is going on. Just so it doesn't catch them unaware if it should come to a claim.
Opa Locka is not too far from me. Maybe I will take a ride down there and see if it is actually a physical building. Maybe I will get lucky and find all these lost packages!
Quote from: HarrySmith on January 13, 2016, 08:29:25 PM
Opa Locka is not too far from me. Maybe I will take a ride down there and see if it is actually a physical building. Maybe I will get lucky and find all these lost packages!
I wish it was Opa Locka, Harry. These items eventually escape into the public domain with excellent tracking details.
Mine was 50 miles from me, and it has left the building.
I think I just bought an Elvis phone.
My phone has finally surfaced in Providence after turning up in Texas!
Hopefully, USPS can get it to my local PO without sending it to Alaska. Or Hawaii. Probably the only two states it hasn't passed through.
Wow! That's quite a turn on the Opa Locka effect. With all that traveling, I hope it arrives undamaged.
Whenever I order something from a seller in Kentucky, it has to go to Pennsylvania, then to Kansas City, Missouri before it comes to Lawrence, Kansas which is where I live. The journey takes about a week to complete. Buzby's phone seems like it is on some sort of Tour!
You know, the one thing that makes me mad about the postal service now is the lack of service.... today I have 2 packages out for delivery.... it is now past 6PM here and no mail! the [post office installed central mailboxes in our MH park and we are the LAST to get our mail, and the stupid carrier can't even read the tags in the mail boxes! several times my neighbor, Ken has to drop off our mail that He got.... by "Mistake".... out wonderful Government and its lack of leadership.... UHG!
For a few years until recently, my route did not have an assigned letter carrier, so our mail was delivered by random carriers late in the evening or the next morning if at all. For quite a while, we only had mail delivery about four days a week. I was told that the carrier who had been assigned to the route was claiming an undisclosed disability and the union contract precluded assigning another carrier to the route. Before that, we had a carrier who was very rude, left several rubber bands on my doorstep and lawn almost every day, and absolutely refused to take outgoing mail. We now have a polite regular carrier, but the mail seldom arrives here until after 5 PM.
Larry
I remember having a mail carrier who didn't pick up the outgoing mail. I was told by my grandmother that this was because I wasn't placing it properly in the mail box. After placing it in the mailbox several different ways without any success, my dad went to the post office to find out the real story. It turned out that the mail carrier had cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy and sometimes didn't feel like picking up the outgoing mail. We later got a different carrier and things went back to normal.
The biggest problem we have is the carrier going on vacation. The replacement would leave mail for my address number on several different streets, none of them mine. I painted my address on the inside of the box cover. The carriers thank me, because they can get things straight again after my box.
Glad to see that the Cliff Clavin effect lives on... ;D
Well, since nothing got damaged, this does not fit under the bad packaging topic. But it does show what can happen.
Received the flattened box with the bag of 302 feet wrapped in a postal clear bag saying "Sorry!"
After removing the USPS plastic bag, I discovered the box was not only flattened but it was also wet.
So what, it fell out of a truck in a rain storm, laid there for a few hours during which time it was run over by Cliff Clavin, at least once (on the way to the bar and on the way back, I would guess) before a postal inspector got eyes on it and rescued the "package" for safe delivery?
The third photo below shows the condition of the box and I had no problem opening it like a book. Just held one end and the wet cardboard flopped open. And, BTW, it took over a week to arrive. Nice!
Since the box was wet, I assume something happened weather-wise... could the box been caught up in one of those tornadoes we've been hearing about??
Did the feet "weather the storm"?
they must of.... because he got them....
Quote from: TelePlay on December 11, 2015, 06:27:49 AM
Oh no! Opa Locka Part II, the sequel.
Ordered an item from a seller in Fort Lauderdale and when checking the tracking, was extremely disappointed to see the package is now in OPA LOCKA. It has now been sitting there, somewhere, for more than a day. I was hoping to get it before Christmas but that is deeply in doubt now. Well, on the good side, it may never again need a battery to work and I'll always be able to find it in the dark.
Bought an item from a seller in Fort Lauderdale on May 10. Oh, no, not again! Yes, it arrived by USPS First Class Mail in OPA LOCKA on May 11th, yesterday, and 24 hours later it's still there . . . >:(
I was hoping to get it by the Fourth of July, here's hoping . . .
Stay tuned.
Quote from: TelePlay on May 12, 2016, 10:00:24 PM
Bought an item from a seller in Fort Lauderdale on May 10. Oh, no, not again! Yes, it arrived by USPS First Class Mail in OPA LOCKA on May 11th, yesterday, and 24 hours later it's still there . . . >:(
I was hoping to get it by the Fourth of July, here's hoping . . .
Stay tuned.
...Better make it an early Christmas present to yourself--Opa Locka is like the Bermuda Triangle for USPS
Opa Locka Dupa.
I ordered a book as a Mother's Day gift and paid extra so that it would arrive by Mother's Day. It was shown as "out for delivery" on Saturday but the mail was never delivered. At 5pm it was marked as delivery attempted, no safe delivery location, notice left. I was home all day working in my front yard. There was no notice left and the same package was dumped on my porch on Monday.
Quote from: Sargeguy on May 13, 2016, 08:02:01 AM
I ordered a book as a Mother's Day gift and paid extra so that it would arrive by Mother's Day. It was shown as "out for delivery" on Saturday but the mail was never delivered. At 5pm it was marked as delivery attempted, no safe delivery location, notice left. I was home all day working in my front yard. There was no notice left and the same package was dumped on my porch on Monday.
We went through a period of at least a few years here without an assigned letter carrier, so mail was delivered irregularly by various carriers on overtime. On many weeks, we had deliveries on only 3-4 days. Packages were frequently marked as 'delivery attempted' late in the evenings of the days that they were supposed to have been delivered. Some packages arrived several days late. I was told by people at the USPS that the problem was that the union contract prohibited the USPS from assigning a carrier to our route while the one who was supposed to have been assigned claimed an undisclosed disability.
Fortunately, we finally have an assigned carrier, though the mail on my street is seldom delivered before 5 PM, usually closer to 6.
Larry
Normally I have pretty good luck with the U.S. Postal Service. Here is another example of a box getting on the wrong plane, so to speak.
I sold an item on ebay this past weekend. Due to the 4th of July holiday on Monday, I dropped off the box to the buyer on Tuesday morning---early, like 6:30 AM. It's is bound for Colombus, OH from the Detroit, MI area. How long could that take?
Here it is Saturday and the buyer still doesn't have the item. I went Two-Day Priority. The last tracking information shows it in Texas. Seems odd to send a package from Detroit to Texas then to Ohio. I'm just hoping it ultimately arrives in one piece. So much for being prompt.
~Dennis
Both of you are fortunate it didn't get routed to Opa Locka for if it did, the turn around time would have been 2 weeks instead of the 2 hours in Texas. It might even get delivered Monday, maybe, if it doesn't get re-routed to Ohio through Opa Locka . . .
OPA LOCKA doesn't work both ways. I've had problems most of the time I bought anything from South Florida. Had a buyer from boca Raton buy an item. Sale date, 12/2. Delivered to US Post Office on 12/2 using First Class Mail. Left Wisconsin at 1:30 AM on 12/3. It departed OPA LOCKA on 12/6 and it arrived at OPA LOCKA on 12/6. Why it got a departure scan before the arrival scan boggles the mind. Anyway, It's now 12/9 and is still in transit to Boca Raton, not been received by the local post office as of noon on 12/9. Might be delivered tomorrow, 12/10 and if not, Monday 12/12, maybe . . .
Bought 12/2. Shipped First Class Mail departing on 12/3. Today is 12/9 and it hasn't reached the Boca Raton PO as of noon, 6 days.
Shipped another item to a buyer in Maynard, MA, on 12/5 using First Class Mail and it was delivered on 12/8.
Shipped another item to a buyer in Boca Raton, FL on 12/5 using First Class Mail and it was delivered on 12/9 - but that item went to the West Palm Beach sorting center, not the black hole known as OPA LOCKA.
So, two buyers had stuff shipped 3 days after the first buyer and they got their stuff while the first buyer is still waiting . . . ???
Kind of makes me want to tour the OPA LOCKA sorting center to see just what the heck goes on in that building.
Tracking says the box was delivered today, December 10th, that would be 8 days from purchase to delivery by First Class Mail.
Asked my regular mail carrier today if she knew anything about the Opa Locka sorting center. She didn't. I thought it might be notorious due to past actions, or maybe more like little, late or no action on some mail passing through their doors.
10 days to Boca Raton through the Opa Locka sorting center, 4 days to Boca Raton through West Palm Beach sorting center and 3 days to Maynard, MA, and all about the same sized package and by way of First Class Mail. :-\
Another example of USPS gone wrong . . .
Sold something to a guy in Princeton, Illinois. That's about 166 miles from Waukesha to his house. Left our sorting center in Oak Creek on Tuesday night.
Showed up in St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday. That's 420 miles from Oak Creek and 266 miles PAST Princeton Illinois. Guess they forgot to kick the package out of the back door as they drove past or flew over Princeton on the way to St. Louis.
One thing I noticed about the USPS is when a parcel is routed wrongly, they do their best to get it to the final destination overnight. The package is out for delivery in Princeton Illinois today, Thursday. Two day delivery for a First Class package to an address only 166 miles away is very good. A 166 mile trip took 586 miles when all is said and done.
Guess the sorting machines don't always work. When I saw it was in St. Louis, first thing that came to mind was why didn't it go to Chicago, Peroria, Bloomington or even Princeton directly. One never knows but they do correct their errors, unless, of course, you are dealing with OPA LOCKA . . . :o
I once bought something from a seller in Tilbury, ON, which is about 50 miles east from here. Probably because it was an international shipment, the package had to first travel another 160 miles east to Toronto and then west to Chicago before it could come back 300 miles east to southeast Michigan.
Larry
I got a card (1st class mail) yesterday (December 28th). The sender lives in Georgia (I'm in Michigan). It was postmarked Pensacola, FL on December 10th. I guess things like that happen once in a while.
~Dennis
Every time I send a First Class package to Dennis (about 22 miles away), it takes five days or so.
Larry
Quote from: LarryInMichigan on December 29, 2016, 02:40:45 PM
I once bought something from a seller in Tilbury, ON, which is about 50 miles east from here. Probably because it was an international shipment, the package had to first travel another 160 miles east to Toronto and then west to Chicago before it could come back 300 miles east to southeast Michigan.
Larry
Had to go through the Southern Ontario 4A Crossbar Toll Switch that routed the
call item to the Chicago Illinois 4A Toll Switch before routing to the end office.
Terry
A journey of 80 miles takes many steps, in the USPS First Class program, at times . . .
Sent an 3 ounce 5" by 8" bubble pack to Waukegan, IL, just 80 miles from my house. An hour and a half drive.
In all their wisdom, the package went from Waukesha to Oak Creek (the main post office for Milwaukee) and then past Waukegan to Oak Grove and over to Palatine where it was last logged. Next stop should be the Post Office in Waukegan for delivery to the home.
That's 140 miles and just over two and a half hours of driving. :-\ assuming the next stop is indeed Waukegan an not some other scenic tourist spot the the greater Chicago metroplex.
Just one of those 1 in 10 million packages shipments.
I'm betting Phoenix Arizona will be the next stop.
Terry
Quote from: twocvbloke on July 27, 2014, 02:48:08 PM
That's nothing, a friend of mine who lives in Texas has bought things that were within the same state a few hours from him, and yet the USPS seems to enjoy sending them on a round trip to New York and back, haven't the USPS heard of the phrase "Keep it local"? ::)
This is exactly what i was going to post, it seems to be a Texas thing. I sent a package to a guy in Texas, it got to a station 20 miles from his home, YET the next notice shows it routed through New York, then BACK to Texas. No wonder they can't turn a profit.
Then on top of it all, they subcontract through UPS, And Fed-Ex.
D/P
Quote from: Dan/Panther on January 28, 2017, 12:32:52 PM
This is exactly what i was going to post, it seems to be a Texas thing. I sent a package to a guy in Texas, it got to a station 20 miles from his home, YET the next notice shows it routed through New York, then BACK to Texas. No wonder they can't turn a profit.
Then on top of it all, they subcontract through UPS, And Fed-Ex.
Yes, there is Texas and then there is OPA LOCKA.
As for my Waukegan delivery, it got there today so no hang up in delivery. Now, I can see why it went to Oak Creek (the USPS main metro hub at the Milwaukee airport) and then to Elm Grove (the USPS main metro hub next of O'Hare airport - by truck or air), but why to Palatine instead of directly to Waukegan? Thrown in the wrong bin, I guess. Anyway, it didn't go to AZ or become an OPA LOCKA event.
Finally a delivery through Opa Locka that was not delayed!! I am a happy camper this time! Package spent less than 2 hours there and 6 hours later it was about an hour north in Coral Springs, where I live. Although I don't understand why it went that far south to come back north to me??
Product & Tracking Information
Postal Product:
Priority Mail™
Features:
USPS Tracking®
Up to $100 insurance included
Restrictions Apply Priority Mail Insurance info icon
Date & Time
Status of Item
Location
February 20, 2017 , 7:08 am
Arrived at Hub
CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33071
Your item arrived at the Hub at 7:08 am on February 20, 2017 in CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33071.
February 20, 2017 , 1:09 am
Departed USPS Destination Facility .
OPA LOCKA, FL 33054
February 19, 2017 , 11:24 pm
Arrived at USPS Destination Facility .
OPA LOCKA, FL 33054
February 19, 2017 , 4:25 pm
In Transit to Destination .
February 19, 2017 , 12:33 am
Departed USPS Facility .
NORTH TEXAS PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Last week, I received a package with a somewhat valuable radio in it. It was delivered by the USPS, but not to me. It was delivered to a house on the far end of the next street north of here. Fortunately, the occupants of that house are friends of mine, so they sent my package to me by way of a young neighbor of theirs who was doing work for them. Had the package been given to certain other neighbors, I would not likely have ever received it.
Larry
Just had a package returned to the sender as undeliverable to my address last Saturday. So much for the priority mailing.
Quote from: 19and41 on March 06, 2017, 01:02:22 PM
Just had a package returned to the sender as undeliverable to my address last Saturday. So much for the priority mailing.
The letter carrier may not have bothered to try to deliver the package, but at least they didn't dump it into the woods somewhere. There has been alot of that happening lately.
Larry
I did get mail that day. I thought maybe it had gotten a dose of those Opa Locka cooties and went astray. :D
I sent two packages out a week and a half a go. I handed both to the mail carrier. Neither has arrived and there is no tracking record on them. If they don't turn up I am out around $250.
In related news the package I sent to a seller in Italy through eBay Global Shipping got opened and several parts are missing.
Another package I ordered from Amazon arrived already opened. I assume it was delivered to the wrong address and they dropped it off.
I've decided that I am going to get one of those Ring video doorbells so I can keep track of my mail carriers.
You'd be better off with an IP camera and an appropriate DVR or NVR to record them, those Ring things aren't that speedy or reliable:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VvTzmp08OE
Quote from: Sargeguy on April 12, 2017, 10:55:43 PM
In related news the package I sent to a seller in Italy through eBay Global Shipping got opened and several parts are missing.
Are you covered by their Global Shipping?
Quote from: Sargeguy on April 12, 2017, 10:55:43 PM
I sent two packages out a week and a half a go. I handed both to the mail carrier. Neither has arrived and there is no tracking record on them. If they don't turn up I am out around $250.
That is why I always take packages to the post office and have the clerk who I give the package to do an "acceptance scan" and get a print out showing the info.
Global Shipping should cover it, but the guy doesn't seem to understand that he needs to make a claim with eBay Global shipping and keeps asking me if I have replacements. I am not thrilled with the idea of sending anything to Italy, which was why I had Global Shipping do it. He apparently does not speak English, and is using Google Translate or something.
My local PO is in the middle of Brown University and parking is a (expletive deleted), so I usually just give it to the carrier. Even when you do find a space you need to go to the parking kiosk and pay for a ticket. And there is almost always a line of foreign students trying to mail stuff back home. It is probably easier for me to use FedEx or UPS.
After I advised the Italian customer that his damages should be covered under the eBay Global Shipping program, and instructed him to file a claim, he opened a case with PayPal. I know that PayPal usually just resolves these issues by refunding the buyer.
For the other package the PO's advice was basically, give it time, it might still show up.
I found out the hard way that eBay international shipping is basically a "black hole" you dump your package into without any tracking info. Have had two packages lost and both eBay & PayPal side with the buyer unless you can provide "proof" that the package actually was delivered. A regular catch 22. >:(
End result is that I no longer allow for ANY international sales. All shipments are with USPS and I make sure the package is scanned into the system & I get a printed receipt. Just dropping it into the box is not enough. At least I can schedule USPS a pick-up my packages if needed.
No problem with tracking using USPS to Canada:
Tracking #:
LZ345315419US
Carrier:
USPS
Status:
ACCEPTEDIN TRANSITDELIVERED
DELIVERED
Feb-08-17, 11:21 AM, CA
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
Feb-07-17, 10:41 AM, CA
PROCESSED THROUGH OFFICE OF EXCHANGE
Feb-07-17, 10:41 AM, CA
ARRIVED AT INTERNATIONAL SERVICE CENTER
Feb-04-17, 12:54 PM, ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS) 11430
I have tracking updates that follow the Italy package to the guy's door. It doesn't tell me who stole his transmitter, receiver and extra wooden parts though.
Every time I find something on eBay that I may need, I always look for place of shipment. If I have a choice, I buy from anywhere other than Florida. May cost me a few cents more but I avoid the dreaded OPA LOCKA black hole.
Given only one seller, no choice as in this case. Well, knowing where it is this morning, I can put that project on the back burner for some time, until the item arrives.
The last package I got from Opa-Locka only took 6 hours to make it an hour north to my post office! Keep your hopes up!
Quote from: HarrySmith on April 19, 2017, 08:37:36 PM
The last package I got from Opa-Locka only took 6 hours to make it an hour north to my post office! Keep your hopes up!
Thanks, Harry. And I seem to have gotten lucky on this one. Only sat in OPA LOCKA for one day and seven hours, unlike most post office which turn stuff around within an hour (arrived -> departed). Would love to be a fly on the wall in that building to see how it operates.
Cool ;D
Here is the run down on my first parcel thrust through Opa Locka.
May 17, 2017, 10:02 am Out for Delivery JONESBORO, GA 30236
Your item is out for delivery on May 17, 2017 at 10:02 am in JONESBORO, GA 30236.
May 17, 2017, 9:52 am Sorting Complete JONESBORO, GA 30236
May 17, 2017, 9:01 am Arrived at Post Office JONESBORO, GA 30236
May 16, 2017, 7:18 pm Arrived at USPS Destination Facility ATLANTA, GA 30369
May 16, 2017, 12:05 am Departed USPS Origin Facility OPA LOCKA, FL 33054
May 16, 2017, 12:04 am Arrived at USPS Origin Facility OPA LOCKA, FL 33054
May 15, 2017, 10:49 pm Accepted at USPS Origin Facility MIAMI, FL 33122
May 15, 2017 Pre-Shipment Info Sent to USPS, USPS Awaiting Item
They must have a drive thru window. ;D
Quote from: 19and41 on May 17, 2017, 04:37:35 PM
Here is the run down on my first parcel thrust through Opa Locka.
They must have a drive thru window. ;D
Not every ship gets lost in the Bermuda Triangle . . . ::)
Must have been a new employee at work.
Quote from: TelePlay on May 17, 2017, 07:07:36 PM
Must have been a new employee at work.
Bet he gets severally punished for providing real customer service.
Quote from: Fabius on May 17, 2017, 08:51:10 PM
Bet he gets severally punished for providing real customer service.
They get hanged if they get a package to its destination on time...
:D
Quote from: 19and41 on May 17, 2017, 04:37:35 PM
Here is the run down on my first parcel thrust through Opa Locka.
May 17, 2017, 10:02 am Out for Delivery JONESBORO, GA 30236
Your item is out for delivery on May 17, 2017 at 10:02 am in JONESBORO, GA 30236.
May 17, 2017, 9:52 am Sorting Complete JONESBORO, GA 30236
May 17, 2017, 9:01 am Arrived at Post Office JONESBORO, GA 30236
May 16, 2017, 7:18 pm Arrived at USPS Destination Facility ATLANTA, GA 30369
May 16, 2017, 12:05 am Departed USPS Origin Facility OPA LOCKA, FL 33054
May 16, 2017, 12:04 am Arrived at USPS Origin Facility OPA LOCKA, FL 33054
May 15, 2017, 10:49 pm Accepted at USPS Origin Facility MIAMI, FL 33122
May 15, 2017 Pre-Shipment Info Sent to USPS, USPS Awaiting Item
They must have a drive thru window. ;D
WOW! Only 1 minute at Opa Locka, that must be record!
After all that there was nothing in/at my mailbox. As Mr. Dylan so aptly put it, nothing was delivered.
Quote from: HarrySmith on May 18, 2017, 08:36:29 PM
WOW! Only 1 minute at Opa Locka, that must be record!
Could have been a truck passing through the loading zone just long enough to scan the trailer, unopened, in and then scan it out. Had the contents been off loaded into the building, they'd still be there.
Quote from: HarrySmith on May 18, 2017, 08:36:29 PM
WOW! Only 1 minute at Opa Locka, that must be record!
Or maybe it was never there!
Oh, now I see what we all missed on first glance!
May 16,
2017, 12:05 am Departed USPS Origin Facility OPA LOCKA, FL 33054
May 16,
2016, 12:04 am Arrived at USPS Origin Facility OPA LOCKA, FL 33054
Terry
They delivered it next door. my neighbor brought it the next day. It could've had a good time at Opa Locka for that.
Quote from: HarrySmith on May 18, 2017, 08:36:29 PM
WOW! Only 1 minute at Opa Locka, that must be record!
That was an exception, Harry.
Search for "Opa Locka Post Office Problems (https://www.google.com/#q=opa+locka+post+office+problems)" and found tons of stuff like this (the first 48 hits are all about problems). These are the first dozen I found on two different sites. There are more but I guess you could say we who have had Opa Locka issues are no where near alone.
#8 and #12 are interesting and submitted by whomever to those sites, nothing has been verified. This is posted as humorous, possibly fictional entertainment as found on the interweb using the google . . . ;)
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1) 2/19/15
"I am extremely stressed at the fact that the sorting facility in Miami holds mail forever and I don't know what to do? Right now there are 15 packages not being sent out. What do I do in this situation? I don't want to have problems with the customers and I don't want to issue a refund to all of them because eventually they will be delivered.. Please help. I don't want negative feedback due to the Post Office. "2) 2/19/15
"I live in Miami, so all of my items go through that facility. Last week I had severe delays there causing some items to arrive late. If the item is past its estimated delivery by USPS (not amazon), call their 1800 number and open a case. Open a case for each item if you have to. Usually that'll move things along a little faster."3) 2/21/15
"Opa Locka is awful, the worst postal sorting facility in the system right now. Does anyone know why this is the case? I keep experiencing huge delays with this facility. Ideas on how to best address this? The post office has no accountability - very frustrating."4) 2/21/15
"Opa Locka has been a nightmare for some time now. I always cringe when I see any of my packages there. It's never pretty. Why they end up there for me is a mystery too. I am in central FL, and when shipping out of the state why do they go south to Opa Locka? Can't get an answer on that one."5) 2/22/15
"My mailman of 15 years has been telling me the part timers they have hired are lazy and just don't care. On Mondays and especially after a holiday they don't make the truck. Some on Mondays take 7 days."6) 3/1/14
"you can see from all those tracking they are taking from me packages and leave them sitting for two to three days before they leave the processing facility in opa locka miami,"7) 3/2/14
"We're just north of you in New York and we just have to say that we feel that all of the workers for USPS in Florida seem to think they are already retired with how slow they process packages, especially at the OPA LOCKA, FL sort facility. Why does a package sit for 4 to 6 days in OPA LOCKA, FL sort facility? Who knows, some of our Florida shipments are not sent via USPS anymore because of this, what a shame. Hopefully things improve with USPS soon overall and in certain areas where there doesn't seem to much in the way of oversight of operations."8 ) 5/25/17 (http://www.uspspostoffices.com/fl/opa-locka/opa-locka)
"This place got busted a couple weeks ago its suppose to be on the hush 27 Employees Fired for Stealing, Lost so many packages here, its the Bermuda Triangle of all packages coming to Miami. You been warned Lost Phones, Headphones you name it if its coming to you insure it."9) 5/6/17
"This is the worst sorting facility in all states. Our packages stuck there for 5 to 6 days. We have thousands shipment went to all 50 states, this is the worst postal facility. All late shipment are coming from OPA LOCKA. You figure."10) 4/27/17
"This is the third time I've watched my packages sit in LIMBO or VANISH after it was logged at this location. This current situation... April 3, 2017, 10:41 pm Arrived at USPS Origin Facility OPA LOCKA, FL 33054 April 11, 2017. NO updates since this package was in the possession of this facility. I order from someone that uses the HIALEAH, FL. facility and from there it goes to OPA LOCKA, FL. What is going on at that facility? It seems like I am not the only one making complaints. If you try to call them you get a attitude or they purposely put you on hold and or hang up on you. Clearly they do not want to help you!"11) 3/26/17
"As of March 12 2017, Opa Locka is the WORST USPS location in the 50 States. Packages sit there for days on end. I want to drive down there from Ft Lauderdale and see what king of IDIOTS are there and what they are actually doing. Not sorting mail, that's for sure."12) 3/24/17
"Wow I've read the comments and I shocked that my item went to this location and now is stuck there from March 3rd 2017. I got someone to answer the phone but after beING on hold for almost an hour i still can't get my item to be shipped out."
Here's my recent tracking:
Going from Pennsylvania to Northern Virginia via California...
Looks like someone keyed in Richmond, CA, rather than Richmond, VA in the
At least it didn't go through Opalocka...
Jim
This is from the City of Opa Locka official web site
http://www.opalockafl.gov/index.aspx?NID=229
which says ="The area was originally named by the Native Americans "Opa-tisha-wocka-locka" meaning "a big island covered with many trees and swamps" but the name was quickly shorten to Opa-locka."
So, translating Opa-Locka back into the English meaning, one gets "a big swamp," right? Seems about right.
What is wrong with this picture???
Keep in mind that Harvard, MA is about 50 miles away
Quote from: Sargeguy on July 05, 2018, 08:55:54 AM
Keep in mind that Harvard, MA is about 50 miles away
I have driven in MA. The roads are very confusing, and the signage was quite bad.
Larry
Gee, all that action and Opa Locka didn't even get to play!
It was marked "Out for Delivery" this morning but it is almost 9pm and there is no sign of it.
Does anyone remember Cliff Claven, the infamous postal worker on Cheers? When he wasn't sitting in the bar was hardly at work, was delivering mail to the wrong people in an apartment building...
He now delivers in my neighborhood.
A few weeks ago a package came via mail, tracking said it was delivered to my box. I checked and it wasn't there, no surprise, he often puts my mail in the box right above, or below mine.
Next day I waited for ol Cliffy to drive by my house to the mail box's.
I said, Cliff I'm expecting a package, gave him my box number, he said with a puzzled look on his face, nope you didn't get anything.. I said tracking says it was in my box yesterday, and it's not, any chance you put it in the wrong box? Oh no he says proudly. I said let's check and see.
Get your keys, so he opened the back of the boxes and sure enough right where I thought it would be, in the box right above mine.
I said perhaps next time you could pay a little more attention to what box you put mail in... ?
That's why I painted my address on the inside of the mailbox door. It straightens mine out and the others he may or may not drive back to. :D
Each mail box has numbers that come up when the delivery door is opened. But I've watched him put mail in boxes, he grabs a hand full of mail and glances and pushes his hand towards the boxes, what ever box it lands in is the box that gets it. Usually we have a girl who delivers the mail, but when she's on vacation or takes the day/week off Cliff takes over.
It's getting so I know when she's on and when she's off.
I was on the BOD a few years ago and had access to the spare keys for the boxes, (I had to replace locks once and a while) and have on occasion had to go grab the key for the box above.
I'm taking bets on whether or not I will actually get my package....
Yeah, I am curious about packages I sent out last week. I sent 6 packages to Germany. Three of them went to New Jersey after a brief stop at Opa-Locka and have already cleared customs in Germany. The other 3 went to Texas and have not left the US yet. Why all 6 did not follow the same route is a mystery to me. All going to the same address, all postage printed the same day, all delivered to the USPS at the same time. Why did they go in different directions?
Looks like Cliff is doing yesterday's work today.
Quote from: HarrySmith on July 06, 2018, 11:08:32 AM
Yeah, I am curious about packages I sent out last week. I sent 6 packages to Germany. Three of them went to New Jersey after a brief stop at Opa-Locka and have already cleared customs in Germany. The other 3 went to Texas and have not left the US yet. Why all 6 did not follow the same route is a mystery to me. All going to the same address, all postage printed the same day, all delivered to the USPS at the same time. Why did they go in different directions?
Could it be
wait weight related ;D ?
I guess that could be a possiblity. Only 2 of them were over 10 pounds. The other 4 were all around 6-7 pounds.
Another case of weird shipping?? An item I purchsed shipped from Texas and apparently made 3 trips to Opa-Locka before finally coming to me. Very strange.
Tracking History
September 7, 2018, 11:33 am
Delivered, Parcel Locker
CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33071
Your item was delivered to a parcel locker at 11:33 am on September 7, 2018 in CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33071.
September 7, 2018, 8:55 am
Arrived at Post Office
CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33071
September 7, 2018, 7:29 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 7, 2018, 7:12 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33071
September 7, 2018, 5:42 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 7, 2018, 4:29 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
MIAMI FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 7, 2018, 2:51 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
MIAMI FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 7, 2018, 2:50 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 7, 2018, 2:30 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
MIAMI FL INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 6, 2018, 11:21 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
MIAMI FL INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 6, 2018
In Transit to Next Facility
September 5, 2018, 6:55 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
COPPELL TX DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 5, 2018, 5:40 pm
Accepted at USPS Origin Facility
ADDISON, TX 75001
September 5, 2018, 2:45 pm
Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item
ADDISON, TX 75001
Reminds me of a problem I had years ago with a remote controlled airplane. It made a journey like your item, back and forth.... it turned out to be the company in Hong Kong putting the incorrect address on the shipping labels... This resulted in a mountain of packages being left in Washington, and I had to pay 40 $ to get it back.... Plane was a piece of junk..... bad experience. Even an incorrect zip code would cause the problem..... that's the usps for you!
Quote from: HarrySmith on September 07, 2018, 02:52:17 PM
Another case of weird shipping?? An item I purchsed shipped from Texas and apparently made 3 trips to Opa-Locka before finally coming to me. Very strange.
Tracking History
September 7, 2018, 11:33 am
Delivered, Parcel Locker
CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33071
Your item was delivered to a parcel locker at 11:33 am on September 7, 2018 in CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33071.
September 7, 2018, 8:55 am
Arrived at Post Office
CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33071
September 7, 2018, 7:29 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 7, 2018, 7:12 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33071
September 7, 2018, 5:42 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 7, 2018, 4:29 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
MIAMI FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 7, 2018, 2:51 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
MIAMI FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 7, 2018, 2:50 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 7, 2018, 2:30 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
MIAMI FL INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 6, 2018, 11:21 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
MIAMI FL INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 6, 2018
In Transit to Next Facility
September 5, 2018, 6:55 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
COPPELL TX DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 5, 2018, 5:40 pm
Accepted at USPS Origin Facility
ADDISON, TX 75001
September 5, 2018, 2:45 pm
Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item
ADDISON, TX 75001
I seriously doubt that the package could have arrived in Coral Springs at 7:12 and then departed Opa Locka 17 minutes later, so I would guess that there is a problem with the tracking system and the package did not keep returning to Opa Locka for more of whatever is so appealing there.
Larry
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Avoided Opa Locka by buying 2 different items from 2 different companies both in the Atlanta area and both are being shipped by FedEx with quick delivery dates, until I check the tracking today and see this as the definition to an exception:
"FedEx: Delivery exception means there are special circumstances with a delivery that may prevent a package from being delivered. You can access FedEx® Tracking to track the status of your package and view the delivery exception in the Travel History section."
Yeah, Opa Locka is nothing like FedEx. Here's their reason for the noted delivery exception, and I can even see my 2 packages on the road (red arrows)
Who needs Opa Locka when you have Hot Lanta? I have something coming FedEx too and I checked the tracking and it's coming from California. Whew! That box your down-pointing arrow is pointing to looked just like the box my shipment would come in--long and thin.
Not shipping related, but order related--I just had Amazon come back to me after three days and tell me my item was no longer available (a different item from above) and they wouldn't be shipping it and instead will be issuing a refund to my account. It was there Sunday and gone Wednesday. Some really lousy inventory control is what I suspect. It's not worth complaining about. I'm surprised they do as well as they do.
;D
Quote from: jsowers on November 28, 2018, 03:08:25 PM
Not shipping related, but order related--I just had Amazon come back to me after three days and tell me my item was no longer available (a different item from above) and they wouldn't be shipping it and instead will be issuing a refund to my account. It was there Sunday and gone Wednesday. Some really lousy inventory control is what I suspect. It's not worth complaining about. I'm surprised they do as well as they do.
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I saw a story about some companies using BOTS to place orders for hard to get items in order to corner the market, buy every one available, from multiple sources in a tenth of a second and then resell them at a higher price. They said that in the time it takes a person to put one item in a cart and then go through the checkout and payment steps, the BOT can clean out the entire stock. Don't know if that happened to you but it seems a lot of people ordering online on black Friday ran into that problem and the stores don't know what they can do it can be done about it. Maybe Amazon took your order slowly while a BOT was buying everything and by the time they went to ship, they had nothing for you.
Another USPS horror story. I sell on eBay and have shipped all over the world. Not just phones but fragile crystal, porcelain figurines, Lladro porcelain, Murano glass, etc and have never had a broken item. I pack everything really well. In my eBay feedback I have had even had comments about how well the item was packed. I recently sold a vintage auto emblem, old metal logo, the kind with metal tabs that go through the fender and get attached from inside. These are famously fragile so I took special care. I poked holes in a piece of cardboard, stuck the tabs through, put foam over each tab, then sandwiched it between 2 more pieces of cardboard and finally wrapped the whole thing up in bubble wrap. The buyer received it snapped in half! He still gave me perfect feedback and even noted it was well packed. Some body must have lierally bent the package in half to break it like that. At least the tabs were intact! The buyer said he was sending it out to get refinished anyway and the refinisher said they could repair it. Lesson learned again, NEVER too much packing!
Quote from: TelePlay on November 28, 2018, 04:39:24 PM
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I saw a story about some companies using BOTS to place orders for hard to get items in order to corner the market, buy every one available, from multiple sources in a tenth of a second and then resell them at a higher price. They said that in the time it takes a person to put one item in a cart and then go through the checkout and payment steps, the BOT can clean out the entire stock. Don't know if that happened to you but it seems a lot of people ordering online on black Friday ran into that problem and the stores don't know what they can do it can be done about it. Maybe Amazon took your order slowly while a BOT was buying everything and by the time they went to ship, they had nothing for you.
I don't want to hijack the thread and turn it into an Amazon bash, but I've had many items sold out from under me while I was shopping on Amazon, especially in the warehouse where they admit they only have one of the item. I purposely bought this item right when I found it--it was just a box of Lance cheese crackers--and it let me check out and pay and the item was mine until three days later. I've gotten to the checkout only to find this and that no longer available and thought about that happening in a real store--they would never walk up and take something out of my cart right in front of me. People would pitch a fit if that happened in public, but online you have really no recourse.
To bring us back on topic, I was in my local PO last week sending a box to someone with a birthday present inside and I have to admit that the people in my local PO are the nicest and most helpful I have ever seen. A tiny little unincorporated town called Welcome, NC. A woman in line after me said "this is the nicest post office in the county" and I agreed with her, having been in most of them over the years since my job took me all over the county. If they ever close that PO it will be a crying shame.
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This one is probably on the seller, wrong label or mixed up tracking numbers but it still involved Opa Locka and it's just weird. Bought a small item on 11/28 from a seller in California and it was delivered today, but not to my mailbox.
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Nov 28, 2018 12:42pm PST Tracking number provided
Nov 28, 2018 16:05pm Shipment Received, Package Acceptance Pending WHITMORE, CA 96096
Nov 28, 2018 16:56pm Accepted at USPS Origin Facility SHINGLETOWN, CA 96088
Nov 28, 2018 18:11pm Arrived at USPS Origin Facility REDDING, CA 96002
Nov 28, 2018 19:07pm Departed USPS Facility REDDING, CA 96002
Nov 29, 2018 00:00am In Transit to Next Facility
Nov 30, 2018 02:33am Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Nov 30, 2018 08:35am Arrived at Post Office FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33345
Nov 30, 2018 10:34am Sorting Complete FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33323
Nov 30, 2018 10:44am Out for Delivery FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33323
Nov 30, 2018 13:38pm Delivered, In/At Mailbox FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33323
==================
My shipping address on PayPal and eBay is in Wisconsin so how did a package with a label generated by my purchase with my correct address get a tracking number that ended up having it delivered to Fort Lauderdale, Florida?
There an identical street addresses to mine in Fort Lauderdale. There are several of them but they are East, West and South "Courts" and one with "Boulevard" but no "Drive"and none my specific address.
Looking at Google Maps, it's a street name in a Housing Project so I doubt I'll ever get that shipment back. Just boggles my mind as to how a correct address in eBay and PayPal could end up 900 miles away.
Seller has not return my message to them an hour ago. I suspect they will reship Saturday or Monday.
Just seems anytime Opa Locka is in the equation, it's not going to end up well?
Maybe whatever the buyer in Florida expected will show up on my door step tomorrow, hope it's a 60" LCD TV . . . ::)
John, could it be the tracking numbers were simply switched and not the items? You may get your item tomorrow or Monday from the original shipment with the wrong tracking number on it. I know you have your heart set on the TV, but let's face it. Nobody is that lucky. Let the seller know your tracking says Ft. Lauderdale and maybe he can figure out his mistake?
I wish the tracking included the delivery address in it online, but it doesn't. Not even on the USPS site. I checked several of mine and it just includes the city, state and zip.
Good luck!
I have an experience on the wrong side of this topic.
I was the seller, the buyer paid promptly, and the seller shipped promptly...for the agreed cost, but the seller missed the zip code by 1 digit.
The package went from CA to TX about 19 times, the buyer and seller both had conf. and tracking #'s and contacted USPS several times but to no avail.
Finally I refunded the buyer, next day he contacted me to say he received the package!
He refused shipment and it was returned to me but both parties were disappointed today the least.
Yep, my fault but why couldn't they have returned the shipments after I identified my mistake that we (USPS and I)discovered 2 weeks in. They said it was too late since it was already barcoded and in transit.
Now to my brothers to the north... what about this rolling postal strike? I've been waiting 2 weeks for some cloth covered cords from oldphoneworks. Unfortunately I deleted the tracking email so I don't know where they are hung up.
Quote from: jsowers on November 30, 2018, 08:57:48 PM
John, could it be the tracking numbers were simply switched and not the items? You may get your item tomorrow or Monday from the original shipment with the wrong tracking number on it. I know you have your heart set on the TV, but let's face it. Nobody is that lucky. Let the seller know your tracking says Ft. Lauderdale and maybe he can figure out his mistake?
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I sent a message to the seller as soon as my USPS delivery update said it was delivered but was not in my mail box, and my security camera showed no one removing anything from my mail box. He got back to me late last night saying it was the wrong tracking number.
Well, okay, I'll give him that, even thought the tracking number is automatically added if using eBay/PayPal to ship the item (lot faster to do it that way then manually).
But, here's what's funny about this. The item I bought said it would ship from "Item location: Redding, California, United States. The route shown in my first post had it going from California to Florida, not Wisconsin. It shipped from California as stated in the eBay listing. It still shows the item, if purchased, to be shipped from Redding, CA.
The old USPS tracking number is: 9400111699000709300173 and the new number is: 9400111899223261676298, not even close, and as shown below, the item was shipped from Fort Meyers, Florida, one day before the wrong number was delivered but one day after I bought the item - they over lapped. Here's the tracking for the new, correct number the seller sent to me.
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November 29, 2018, 3:10 pm Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item FORT MYERS, FL 33912
November 29, 2018, 10:46 pm Accepted at USPS Regional Facility FORT MEYERS FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
November 29, 2018, 11:46 pm Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility FORT MEYERS FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
November 30, 2018, 2:13 am Departed USPS Regional Facility FORT MEYERS FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
November 30, 2018, 5:47 am Arrived at USPS Regional Facility SEMINOLE-ORLANDO FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
November 30, 2018, 7:05 am Departed USPS Regional Facility SEMINOLE-ORLANDO FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
December 1, 2018, 9:30 am Arrived at USPS Facility MILWAUKEE, WI 53203
December 1, 2018, 9:36 am Departed USPS Facility MILWAUKEE, WI 53203
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So, why would an item in an eBay listing stating it would be shipped from CA actually shipped form FL?
I am fully aware that an eBay seller with 25,000+ feedbacks drop ships a lot of stuff but I still can't come up with a scenario that would explain this.
I'm not unhappy in the least, just confused unless I don't think about it. It will arrive on Monday instead of yesterday, which is fine. I have no problem waiting a few days to get a 60 inch LCD HD TV for about $20 . . . ::)
Redding, CA was where the Carr fire was in August, so maybe the seller or his family are living elsewhere temporarily? Bi-coastal, in other words? You can ask him and maybe he will say why. Florida is nice this time of year.
https://www.redding.com/story/news/2018/08/24/carr-fire-redding-california-destruction-aerial-view/1080313002/
Also, the smoke in the air could still make it hard to live there. The recent rains have helped a lot, I understand, but now they have mudslides. The fire damage is truly awful to see.
Quote from: AT2796 on November 30, 2018, 10:50:18 PM
what about this rolling postal strike? I've been waiting 2 weeks for some cloth covered cords from oldphoneworks. Unfortunately I deleted the tracking email so I don't know where they are hung up.
Ordered back to work to cool things down so it should be on its way again.
Terry
I ordered a pair of custom binoculars. I had them delivered to a nearby drop box because I didn't want the $1200 binocular sitting on my porch while I was at work all day. I received notice and went to pick up the binoculars and the locker popped open and was...empty. I called UPS and they told me that the package was still on the truck and would be delivered today at my house because the lockers were all full. I pointed out that there was at least one empty locker at the pickup point. Now I have a tracking record that states I picked up a package that I do not have possession of. This looks like the old, "It was getting late so I decided to deliver it tomorrow" ruse that USPS is known for.
Quote from: Sargeguy on December 18, 2018, 11:09:26 AM
I ordered a pair of custom binoculars. I had them delivered to a nearby drop box because I didn't want the $1200 binocular sitting on my porch while I was at work all day.....
Your post reminded me of this story. This guy built a trackable package that gives porch thieves a few surprises:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xoxhDk-hwuo#
The amazing package that was picked up AND delivered!!!
I had a package out for delivery yesterday. The carrier made their stop and I went out to check. It wasn't there. About 15 minutes later, the carrier came back by and delivered it. This after making 3 circuits of my cul de sac to move things around after reading my address on the inside of the box door. The carriers must be run ragged these days.
I have been expecting a priority package for a couple of days. It is an electric clock and after two dry days it poured out today. I work evenings so I had to trust to fate it wouldn't get soaked. I stepped out the door to go to work and there was the USPS holiday minivan bringing my package. To my hands, dry. They are on my nice list!
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This is probably just a glitch in their tracking system, what actually happened or something else. Scanner gone bad? Box in the wrong container? Don't know.
Ordered on December 24th, tracking told me it was in Oak Creek on the 25th meaning it would be delivered to my house on the 26th - very fast shipping. But, oh, wait, the update 3.5 hours later had it arriving in WV.
So, from a smaller town in Tennessee to Nashville to Indy to Oak Creek (Wisconsin) but then to Charleston WV and now on its way back to Oak Creek, or in short, TN to IN to WI to WV to WI.
Could Oak Creek be the new Opa Locka?
Tracking History
December 24, 2018, 6:18 am
Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item
NOLENSVILLE, TN 37135
December 24, 2018, 4:52 pm
Accepted at USPS Origin Facility
NOLENSVILLE, TN 37135
December 24, 2018, 6:07 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
NASHVILLE TN DISTRIBUTION CENTER ANNEX
December 25, 2018, 1:58 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
NASHVILLE TN DISTRIBUTION CENTER ANNEX
December 25, 2018, 8:37 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46242
December 25, 2018, 11:05 am
Departed USPS Facility
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46242
December 25, 2018, 2:33 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
OAK CREEK WI DISTRIBUTION CENTER
December 25, 2018, 6:10 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
CHARLESTON WV PROCESSING CENTER
December 25, 2018, 10:38 pm
Departed USPS Regional Facility
CHARLESTON WV PROCESSING CENTER
December 26, 2018
In Transit to Next Facility
Your package is moving within the USPS network and is on track to be delivered by the expected delivery date. It is currently in transit to the next facility.
Here's a new one. This package was listed on Ebay as being sent USPS priority. The tracking info comes up like this:
The other two numbers have no tracking information.
Seems my luck with UPS and USPS has run out this holiday season. I ordered two items off ebay from separate sellers, first of which "shipped" according to USPS 12/14/18..... no further tracking information available nor has it arrived.... The second item shipped from Central Square NY, went further away (by 100 miles) to Rochester NY, then came back east and passed both its point of origin and my area and went down the NJ, sat there for two days and then came back up 80 miles to my door. Points for efficacy!
A couple of weeks ago, I shipped a WE 233G payphone to an ebay buyer in Atlanta. I carefully packed it, scheduled a pickup from my doorstep, and put it out for pickup. A few hours later, it was taken by the latter carrier, but absolutely no tracking information appeared until three days later when it was at the Atlanta distribution center. After that, it showed up at the buyer's local PO, but the tracking showed that they could not deliver it and warned that a redelivery needed to be scheduled. I called the PO in Atlanta, but they could not understand what had happened and could not find the package. I decided to ask the buyer last night if he received the phone, and he replied that he did and was happy with it. I have no idea what went wrong here:
Quote
Reminder to Schedule Redelivery of your item before March 29, 2019
This is a reminder to arrange for redelivery of your item before March 29, 2019 or your item will be returned on March 30, 2019. You may arrange redelivery by using the Schedule a Redelivery feature on this page or may pick up the item at the Post Office indicated on the notice.
March 16, 2019, 3:03 pm
Delivery Attempted - No Access to Delivery Location
ATLANTA, GA 30318
March 15, 2019, 12:00 pm
Available for Pickup
ATLANTA, GA 30318
March 15, 2019, 4:50 am
Arrived at Post Office
ATLANTA, GA 30318
March 14, 2019, 5:36 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
ATLANTA GA DISTRIBUTION CENTER
March 10, 2019, 10:38 am
Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item
SOUTHFIELD, MI 48075
March 10, 2019
Pre-Shipment Info Sent to USPS, USPS Awaiting Item
Larry
I live just south of Atlanta and have had several packages diverted around town to post office locations and being delayed for days. Maybe the ATL is vying for Opa Locka status.
Quote from: 19and41 on March 24, 2019, 08:14:11 AM
I live just south of Atlanta and have had several packages diverted around town to post office locations and being delayed for days. Maybe the ATL is vying for Opa Locka status.
The problems started long before Atlanta. The package should have been scanned when it was collected from my doorstep, when it arrived at and departed my local PO and when it arrived at and departed the Detroit are facility, but no tracking info is shown for any of that. For three days, i worried that the letter carrier took it from my doorstep and dumped it somewhere.
Larry
I am waiting for a phone to be delivered. Was supposed to be here yesterday. Looks like it is travelling all over South Florida. Opa Lock to Hialeah to Homestead to Miami and back! It is close to me but still so far away!
Tracking History
August 26, 2020, 10:30 am
Departed USPS Destination Facility
HOMESTEAD, FL 33032
Your item departed our HOMESTEAD, FL 33032 destination facility on August 26, 2020 at 10:30 am. The item is currently in transit to the destination.
August 26, 2020, 9:33 am
Arrived at Post Office
HOMESTEAD, FL 33032
August 26, 2020, 7:47 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
HOMESTEAD, FL 33032
August 26, 2020, 4:57 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
MIAMI FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 26, 2020, 3:48 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
HIALEAH, FL 33014
August 26, 2020, 3:17 am
Departed USPS Regional Destination Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 26, 2020, 3:12 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 25, 2020, 5:48 pm
Arrived at USPS Facility
HOMESTEAD, FL 33032
August 24, 2020, 7:10 am
Out for Delivery
HOMESTEAD, FL 33031
August 23, 2020, 6:36 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 23, 2020
In Transit to Next Facility
August 21, 2020, 11:56 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
NASHUA NH DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 21, 2020, 4:04 pm
Departed Post Office
MELVIN VILLAGE, NH 03850
August 21, 2020, 10:53 am
USPS in possession of item
MELVIN VILLAGE, NH 03850
Ooooh, Opa Locka strikes again.
Yea sorry Harry, I had packages go from the Midwest to almost the cal coast then back east again.
It's amazing how confused the postalworkers are these days. Very irritating I know.
The strangest I ever had was a small package from France. It scanned out of Paris quickly, but took a full week to scan into NY. It took many more days to clear Customs, then went to Connecticut. ?? It finally went back to NY, and a full week later to Anaheim, CA, about 600 miles south. I figured a day up to San Francisco and another day for delivery. But no, it scanned three days later into Guam. ????????????????? Yes, Guam. Don't ask, your guess is as good as mine. Eventually it went on to Honolulu, then to Reno, Nevada (why??), after which all scanning stopped. Nothing. Until three days later, it dropped into my mailbox in California. Whew.
All in all, seven weeks in transit. And no tracking at all for the final days.
we'd really be doing nicely if the carriers had a mileage bonus applied to shipping costs.
Harry's package sure is going in circles in Florida. Making me dizzy.
Round and round..
Ha ha ha, you got it
Its still going around and around, where it stops... No one knows
It was in Ft Lauderdale, not far from me but now it is back in Opa Locka!
Looked it up on line, Pat excuse because of covid things are extremely delayed. And yours is not the only one that's doing that. There are many complaints, questions.
But it doesnt say anything about why its going back and forth five times. Im going tomorrow for the third time and tell them to call whom ever and see it stays in one place to get delivered. But i think im going to get the same excuse.
Now i have to admt any day i drive by tbe PO just down the street, it looks like a shipping terminal with all the packages that are all over the porch. Its amazing everyday theres at least a hundred plus and this is a small town, as in tiny.
Well it went back to Ft Lauderdale early this morning. Hopefully it will get here today.
I wish I had your hope. I cant figure out why it's giing back and forth, back and forth..
As i said im going back again to see if they can do anything to get this to its destination today.
It arrived in Ft Lauderdale at 2:47 this morning, no further updates since. Unreal!
Its now at the PO in ft Lauderdale, so at least otts very close now... I hope
This also happens at other carriers, in this case, FedEx. Seller said it was picked up on August 4th. No movement until a week later, September 1st. Once FedEx started to work, it arrived 3 days later on September 4th. Seller called FedEx and this is the excuse he got from them (seems they were really short on staff in Utah, at least that's what they claim to be the case, although I don't buy them having "one" understaffed area, the whole facility must have been short staff for a week delay).
"Hi,
I got a hold of FedEx and one of their trucks with all of our packages had been stuck at a sorting facility because of a understaffed area. I apologize for that!
Clark
Customer Support"
Harrys package has been found, is waiting for him at the local PO for him as I write.
Good luck Harry, let us know... Please.
UPDATE: Harry finally got his package!
After two cases of complaint, who knows how many post offices its over.
Finally is right. I had to go to the local post office to pick it up today. 9 trips between Ft. Laucerdale & Opa Locka.
Here is the final tracking history:
Tracking History
September 15, 2020, 11:33 am
Available for Pickup
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309
Your item arrived at the FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33309 post office at 11:33 am on September 15, 2020 and is ready for pickup.
September 5, 2020, 6:55 pm
Forwarded
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
September 5, 2020, 6:05 am
Arrived at Post Office
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33310
September 4, 2020, 9:06 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33310
September 3, 2020, 3:34 pm
Departed USPS Regional Destination Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 3, 2020, 3:31 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 2, 2020, 10:57 am
Departed USPS Facility
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33334
September 2, 2020, 6:33 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33334
September 1, 2020, 6:30 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
September 1, 2020, 10:43 am
Departed USPS Facility
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33334
August 31, 2020, 2:47 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33334
August 31, 2020, 2:21 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33351
August 31, 2020, 1:36 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 30, 2020, 1:30 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 29, 2020, 11:23 am
Departed USPS Facility
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33334
August 29, 2020, 3:44 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33334
August 29, 2020, 2:59 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 28, 2020, 9:39 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 28, 2020, 11:23 am
Departed USPS Facility
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33334
August 27, 2020, 8:13 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33334
August 27, 2020, 7:10 am
Out for Delivery
HOMESTEAD, FL 33031
August 26, 2020, 10:00 pm
Departed USPS Regional Destination Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 26, 2020, 8:18 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 26, 2020, 10:30 am
Departed USPS Destination Facility
HOMESTEAD, FL 33032
August 26, 2020, 7:47 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
HOMESTEAD, FL 33032
August 26, 2020, 4:57 am
Departed USPS Regional Facility
MIAMI FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 26, 2020, 3:48 am
Arrived at USPS Facility
HIALEAH, FL 33014
August 26, 2020, 3:17 am
Departed USPS Regional Destination Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 26, 2020, 3:12 am
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 25, 2020, 5:48 pm
Arrived at USPS Facility
HOMESTEAD, FL 33032
August 24, 2020, 7:10 am
Out for Delivery
HOMESTEAD, FL 33031
August 23, 2020, 6:36 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility
OPA LOCKA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 23, 2020
In Transit to Next Facility
August 21, 2020, 11:56 pm
Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility
NASHUA NH DISTRIBUTION CENTER
August 21, 2020, 4:04 pm
Departed Post Office
MELVIN VILLAGE, NH 03850
August 21, 2020, 10:53 am
USPS in possession of item
MELVIN VILLAGE, NH 03850
Very rarely does FedEx deliver my packages without some sort of trip deviation. Anymore, thePost Office won't even give any info on partner shipments that has disappeared into FedEx's backwards worm hole.
This all happened because the N.H. post office messed up 1 digit in the zip code. Instead of 33311 he entered 33301.
Rick, in town said its fat finger syndrome, he ment to hit the 1 but hit zero and didnt check to make sure before he hit done.
But hes got an ear full about that now.
Im glad this is over.
Here's a new one to me.
Small items, less than 2 ounces total, purchased shipped from Chicago to be shipped to the Milwaukee area, Wisconsin.
Purchased on 9/10 and shipped on 9/11 via some bulk discount shipping service (USPS Partner = JET E-Commerce Logistic Inc)
Didn't move for 7 days but today the partner finally handed it off to the USPS -- IN QUEENS, NY! Duh! :o
How efficient, Chicago IL to New York NY to Milwaukee WI . . . I could have driven to Chicago in about an hour and an hour back if they offered customer pickup, they didn't. I'd have paid $3 in shipping to have them throw it in a first class thick envelope to me directly. Guess it's cheaper to ship an item if it has to get further away from the destination (by 1,000 miles) before it gets closer to the destination.
Post office goes from bad to are you kidding??
USPS has never lost a package for us
Bill is our guy, delivers my phones (packages) first thing on his shift. If he has a pickup, same thing...first thing. No chance for the porch pirates. Janet has his cell number.
Sara is his backup and equally pleasant and efficient.
Before Bill, we had Jimmy. Another great guy, always looked out for us.
Just my humble opinion...Doug
Quote from: Key2871 on September 18, 2020, 08:05:01 PM
Post office goes from bad to are you kidding??
I can't blame the post office on this one, it was the seller's use of a bulk mail low cost company to pick up the package at their warehouse and take it to a USPS post office that was the problem. Why they had to take it to New York to give it to a post office when there are hundreds in Chicago to do the same thing is the crazy part.
Well im down one so far, because the clerk at the window took the package that was supposed to be shipped to me priority, but never ran the package though the system, now it's lost some where.
I got my money back but I wanted what was in the package.
So now the seller is out product and im still out the product.
I wasnt aware that other companies send bulk and take the stuff to the post office.
So every aspect is about the money and nothing else.
At least thats the way i see it.
Quote from: Key2871 on September 19, 2020, 12:54:42 PM
I wasnt aware that other companies send bulk and take the stuff to the post office.
So every aspect is about the money and nothing else.
At least thats the way i see it.
Hadn't heard of Jet-E before so did a google on them. What I found makes more sense. The item I bought was, I thought it was, in Chicago and would ship from there. I selected US Seller only when doing my eBay search. It was shipped from Chicago the day after purchase.
Seems this was a deceptive eBay seller in that the item was somewhere in China and shipped on a China owned company (Jet-E Commerce Logistics) so the items left China and arrived a week later in New York, where they gave it to the USPS.
I paid a US price for the item, could have gotten it for half what I paid if I would have used a China honest seller. Didn't want to wait the time. Chicago to Milwaukee is a 3 day delivery worth the extra price.
Seller ID location says they are based in China, I forgot to check the seller ID for location before buying - my fault. To get around eBay and making them a US company, seller somehow marks shipment was from Chicago - deception eBay hasn't figured out how to stop yet.
So, purchase left China and got to New York in 7 days, not bad so must be some kind of expedited shipping - China purchases usually take 2 to 3 weeks to get to the US.
There are companies other than USPS, FedEx and UPS that will pick up an item and get it to the seller, usually delivering it to the USPS in the destination selling. Only adds a day or two to the delivery. Bulk forward companies that get a deal with the USPS for giving them sorted bulk shipments - saves the post office some time in sorting. Kind of like pre-sorted bulk mail pricing used by big mail advertisers to get lower rates. They have been
Lesson learned, and forgotten, is to check the eBay seller ID to see their location.
While I realize most of what is sold in the US by US sellers is made in China and it has a US mark up, I stopped buying directly from China (except when deceived) since they released that lab engineered virus.
So, my items went from China to Queens NY (probably the near-airport customs point) and in within a day of getting into the postal system moved from Queens to Flushing NY and then on to Cedar Grove New Jersey.
It may get here on Wednesday. No USPS shenanigans here, just a deceptive eBay seller.
Oh yea, dont you hate that. I bought something supposed to come from the mid west, not the far east, but yup after four weeks and a slow boat from china, it made it to the west coast.. Another week (5 weeks) later I got it.
Was not happy, and they faulted the logistics dept for it.
I said if the truth were known from the start I would not have bought it. It wasnt worth the five week wait.
Quote from: TelePlay on September 19, 2020, 02:08:00 PM
So, my items went from China to Queens NY (probably the near-airport customs point) and in within a day of getting into the postal system moved from Queens to Flushing NY and then on to Cedar Grove New Jersey.
The item arrived a few weeks ago. eBay has this seller location problem but I doubt they care to fix it and I'm not taking the time to make them aware of it.
I was trying to buy from a US seller. Listing said it would ship from Chicago. Placed the order. It was shipped from China to New York where they put a US postal label on top of the Jet-E Commerce postage label and the US postal label had Chicago as the return address.
I've learned some time ago that when buying anything on eBay, it's always best to click on the seller handle and check their location but even some that give a US shipping location still ship from China.
and once again they fail us.... got notification a package was to be delivered today...... the mailman NEVER SHOWED UP! I couldn't believe it.... we had this happen before.... I guess the post off doesn't follow their creed anymore....
It really does stink when you think,your getting an item from the us, only to find many weeks later it shipped from China.
I suppose years ago that wasn't all that bad, but at the same time I think people were a bit more honest about actually where the item was originating.
Not so much anymore, people want the $$ so they will tell you what you expect to hear.
I've found out the hard way if it says it's shipping from Cedar Grove NJ it's actually coming from China, if its not NJ, it says Tennessee, or even Florida.
At the end of it all its shipped from China slowest way possible. And you've waited over a month to even see hope it's in the system and actually moving across the United States snail mail.
But there still are still a few on the bay that are honest and good sellers who actually tell you the truth when there is a snag in shipping. But even they are harder to find.
Well John don't despair if it's in the area of where you live it's just a matter of time before you get your stuff.
I've had tracking tell me it's due tomorrow and four weeks later it shows, sometimes it says three days and I get it that day. It's just a gamble.
yeah.... and this is the problem... right now, there's no excuse.... Monday was a holiday, so teusday, the mail resumes.... but then at 6PM... I go to get the mail, and nothing.... like Teusday must be a holiday too? so frustating.... and no notice of delay.... just rediculus.... no wonder the goverment is having issues....
Yes that's correct, but around here things get backed up by a day after a holiday, that's what I've noticed anyway. Frustrating I know. But I bet you get it tomorrow.
:( Now I feel Stupid..... after posting my last thread, I double checked the tracking and the mail came through..... 4 HOURS LATE! but, it came through! so frustrating! I though the mailmen were suppose to stop delivering at 5 pm? well, at least it got here.... The phone showed up and I'll post some pictures here in a bit....
When I find an item I want to order, I check the price, estimated arrival date and shipping cost, then the stated location of the item, then I check the feedback rating of the seller. The estimated arrival date is the first tell if it is coming from offshore. The ones I don't like are the ones who think the arrival date is the day they hand it off to the carrier for shipment.
Yes I do that as well. But sometimes it still comes off shore slowly.
Here's one I've not seen before...
What a coincidence, I have an item coming to me with exact same notation, MISSENT, on the same date, Mar. 22. Also curious what it means. My item said it was delivered yesterday, but to an address back East. Now it says FORWARDED, with yesterday's date, from another location.
Strange.
I have no idea either. Also I wonder how it was shipped directly from the west coast to Newnan GA? Without being handled at a origin nor destination facility? Newnan is about 20 miles from me.
I just looked it up on their website. MISSENT means it was put on the wrong truck to a different location. Then they have to sort it out and correct it. Oh well!
I had a package coming from the mid west, and it said it was on the way to the next sort facility, next thing I know it's being processed though some where in Colorado, on its way to California..
Then it said it went through Colorado again and was on it way to the next.. Then it was in Michigan headed to the next, I got it a week and a half later because someone put a Gaylord of packages in the wrong truck that was headed to California..
So my guess is the same thing happened and it is finding in limbo because they are still trying to find the right pony to put it with.
I have had at least a few packages over the years which were "Missent". One one occasion, it was missent to a post office only a few miles from here, and I was able to call that post office and pick up the package there instead of waiting for it to go back to the regional facility and slowly make its way to my post office.
Larry
and I heard on the news yesterday that its only going to get worse... they want to raise rates, drop service and extend delays.... according to the news, they "Lost" 1 billion last year.... I guess we are going to go back to the Pony Express to get our mail....
:o
Quote from: LarryInMichigan on March 24, 2021, 07:10:43 AM
I have had at least a few packages over the years which were "Missent". One one occasion, it was missent to a post office only a few miles from here, and I was able to call that post office and pick up the package there instead of waiting for it to go back to the regional facility and slowly make its way to my post office.
Larry
This is my favorite, sitting on my front porch....."Delivered to neighbors as requested"... :o.. Doug
Well flat rate boxes are good, but look at the $$$$$ they put into making them and people take them to store things in?
Or the plastic crates for sorting, I've seen tv shows with those by the load in people's closets, garages etc. All clearly marked property of the US Postal Service, but clearly not in use by the postal service.
Add those and the giveaway boxes that and management adds up to a lot.
There are some boxes you actually have to pay for before you leave the PO, so you can put things in to mail, but still need to go get the process finished and if it's heavy you pay more.
I think they seriously need to rethink a lot of things.
Storage that holds mis labeled packages that never really make it to the intended destination.
I still have a package that was promised to me from NY over a year ago, haven't heard a thing about it.
Supposedly the PO missed it for postage and it would be returned, nope. The sender never saw it again.
Quote from: Doug Rose on March 24, 2021, 10:21:31 AM
:oThis is my favorite, sitting on my front porch....."Delivered to neighbors as requested"... :o.. Doug
My immediate neighbors would most probably destroy (or keep) any item of mine delivered to them, so I sure hope that this will not happen here.
Larry
make sure that if you have a nieghbor recieve it, you remember who it it....
This has been seen, posted, before and I know it happens, just happened again to me. I should have known better from past experience.
Bought an item, would have been $1.99 (with free shipping) from China with 3 weeks shipping.
Went with a listing that said they shipped from the US with a 3-4 day delivery for $8.99 (with free shipping).
The same day the order was placed, it tracked as having a shipping label created, USPS awaiting receipt of package. Post office seems to be Bensenville, IL.
Then the tracking showed, 6 days later, that the package was processed through Los Angeles.
I forgot that Bensenville is a major importer location next to O'hare airport in Chicago. The order was placed by me to the distributor in Bensenville who then ordered it from China and is now through customs in Los Angeles. I might get it by Wednesday, maybe Thursday, certainly not within the 3-4 days promised.
My error. I spent $6 dollars for quick delivery from a US seller and ended up with the much longer China sent delivery. The bear bit me, again, because I forgot about Bensenville. Maybe the $6 went to an expedited envelope from China which may cut off several weeks to delivery.
eBay still hasn't found a way to confirm US locations to actual locations.
The red boxes were cut and pasted from the eBay listing.
:(
Seller feedback, usually negative or neutral, will often have complaints if item/s are sent to a buyer from overseas and not 'locally' as registered.
Worth a quick look.
This verifies Bensenville IL is an international import center, no sellers live and ship from that city.
This item I knowingly bought from China, couldn't get it anywhere else. Package went from seller to export center to US import center to the Bensenville distribution center, where it's given to, matched up with, the USPS office for delivery to me.
Nothing dishonest in this purchase and actually, a fast delivery from China.
Months ago, the USPS cleaned up and/or out its Opa Locka regional distribution center.
The new "Opa Locka" seems to be in Arkansas. Maybe they hired all the fired employees from Opa Locka?
11 days to move the item from the seller's location to an adjacent state.
Seller told me this happens all the time to them and have complained to the post office about it.
Anybody notice how service has become worse after they made ZIP codes mandatory about 2 or 3 years ago? And how, with the Trumpster's post master, Louis DeJoy, it has become worse yet?
Mike
No, I didn't and it didn't.
Opa Locka (read this whole topic or Google it) dealt with a corrupt distribution center involving drug use, parcel theft, intentional parcel destruction and just letting stuff pile up in trailers at the facility. Postal inspectors cleaned house and clearance of a parcel through Opa Locka now is less than a day, normal processing time for a large distribution center. This topic contains humorous exemplars of what may have gone wrong with a shipment, not a political sounding board to meet any agenda.
Another new Opa Locka has been found: St. Paul, Minnesota. Kind of like Wack-a-Mole at the post office, they clean up one and another falls apart.
The package sat for a full 7 days in their facility.
And the route the USPS sent it on was a bit strange: New Jersey to St. Paul to Oak Creek (WI) to Champaign (IL) to Chicago to Milwaukee to Oak Creek to Waukesha - map attached (red lines are reasonable, blue lines are a mystery tour).
This is the tracking on this package:
Feb 1, 2023 -- 3:46pm -- DELIVERED IN/AT MAILBOX -- WAUKESHA, WI 53189
Feb 1, 2023 -- 6:44am -- OUT FOR DELIVERY -- WAUKESHA, WI 53189
Feb 1, 2023 -- 6:33am -- ARRIVAL AT UNIT -- WAUKESHA, WI 53186
Feb 1, 2023 -- 4:39am -- ARRIVED AT USPS REGIONAL FACILITY -- WAUKESHA, WI 53186
Feb 1, 2023 -- 4:04am -- In Transit to Next Facility
Feb 1, 2023 -- 3:44am -- DEPARTED USPS REGIONAL FACILITY -- OAK CREEK WI DISTRIBUTION CENTE, 53154
Jan 31, 2023 -- 12:55pm -- PROCESSED THROUGH USPS FACILITY -- OAK CREEK WI DISTRIBUTION CENTE, 53154
Jan 31, 2023 -- 11:44am -- ARRIVED AT USPS REGIONAL FACILITY -- OAK CREEK WI DISTRIBUTION CENTE, 53154
Jan 31, 2023 -- 11:13am -- DEPARTED USPS REGIONAL FACILITY -- MILWAUKEE, WI 53203
Jan 31, 2023 -- 10:59am -- ARRIVED AT USPS REGIONAL FACILITY -- MILWAUKEE, WI 53203
Jan 31, 2023 -- 8:55am -- DEPARTED USPS REGIONAL FACILITY -- CHICAGO IL LOGISTICS CENTER, 60502
Jan 31, 2023 -- 6:19am -- ARRIVE USPS FACILITY -- CHICAGO IL LOGISTICS CENTER, 60502
Jan 31, 2023 -- 2:40am -- DEPARTED USPS REGIONAL FACILITY -- CHAMPAIGN IL DISTRIBUTION CENTE, 61821
Jan 30, 2023 -- 11:21am -- PROCESSED THROUGH USPS FACILITY -- CHAMPAIGN IL DISTRIBUTION CENTE, 61821
Jan 29, 2023 -- 9:11pm -- PROCESSED THROUGH USPS FACILITY -- CHAMPAIGN IL DISTRIBUTION CENTE, 61821
Jan 29, 2023 -- 12:00am -- In Transit to Next Facility
Jan 26, 2023 -- 7:39pm -- PROCESSED THROUGH USPS FACILITY -- OAK CREEK WI DISTRIBUTION CENTE, 53154
Jan 26, 2023 -- 12:00am -- In Transit to Next Facility
Jan 25, 2023 -- 7:50am -- PROCESSED THROUGH USPS FACILITY -- SAINT PAUL, MN 55131
Jan 22, 2023 -- 12:00am -- In Transit, Arriving Late
Jan 21, 2023 -- 12:00am -- In Transit, Arriving Late
Jan 20, 2023 -- 12:00am -- In Transit, Arriving Late
Jan 19, 2023 -- 12:00am -- In Transit to Next Facility
Jan 18, 2023 -- 8:44am -- PROCESSED THROUGH USPS FACILITY -- SAINT PAUL, MN 55131
Jan 12, 2023 -- 10:43am -- DEPART SHIP PTNR SITE USPS AWAITS ITEM -- CLOSTER, NJ 07624
Jan 12, 2023 -- 8:31am -- ARRIVED SHIP PTNR SITE USPS AWAITS ITEM -- CLOSTER, NJ 07624
Jan 12, 2023 -- 6:20am -- PICK UP BY SHIP PTNR USPS AWAITS ITEM -- CLOSTER, NJ 07624
Jan 12, 2023 -- 4:06am -- SHIPPING LBL CREATED USPS AWAITS ITEM -- CLOSTER, NJ 07624
Jan 12, 2023 -- 12:00am -- Tracking number provided
That was a 20 day trip, and now I no longer need the part.
On any given shipment, one never knows.
It is to understand nothing! :( I recently received a package from the state of Texas and it took no more than 8 days . I receive my package by " Canada Post " . However, my package has not traveled much, let's say in 2 or 3 facilities before reaching my home without any problem...But often I see a USPS truck or two pass by almost every day in my part of the country.
I spent about 3 1/2 years (in university) in Champaign, IL, and it was an extremely weird place.
Larry
When tracking first became available, it was nice, but now it is becoming useless. Just like E-Bay's Saved Searches. Was great at first, but now they send you E-Mails for any and everything, instead of what you were searching for.
Mike
eBay still had the problem of sellers located, item ships from, China saying the item ships from the US.
Yes, the item ships from the US AFTER it arrives in a container from China. A one week delivery stated in the eBay listing turns into 3 to 4 weeks.
This item tracking number says "Depart shipping partner, USPS awaits item" for days. The tracking number is provided the day of purchase, the above posted 2 days later and every day for a week after that.
Here's their shipping claim (the stated delivery dates on this image assumes the item were purchased today). The item shipping location showed New Jersey (thought it was a US shipper) but the tracking is from Chicago, an import hub.
Irritating!
Quote from: TelePlay on February 16, 2023, 07:56:44 AMeBay still had the problem of sellers located, item ships from, China saying the item ships from the US...
Unfortunately same thing happens in the UK.
When I need to buy items which I can see the seller has multiple quantities of, beside selecting UK sellers only, I check their feedback. Someone will usually mention if seller is overseas and not as stated. If I can't find anything in feedback but still suspect an overseas seller (usually a clue in the photos, description, spelling etc) I contact the seller with a question. The way the received reply is formatted or worded is usually a give away. Also the time of their reply - for example a reply message received around 3 or 4 a.m. is usually an indication the seller is not working to UK Greenwich Mean Time. Sometimes the seller name gives a clue too. Often multiple numbers appear as part of an odd sounding account name.
Quote from: FABphones on February 16, 2023, 10:07:30 AMUnfortunately same thing happens in the UK.
When I need to buy items which I can see the seller has multiple quantities of, beside selecting UK sellers only, I check their feedback. Someone will usually mention if seller is overseas and not as stated. If I can't find anything in feedback but still suspect an overseas seller (usually a clue in the photos, description, spelling etc) I contact the seller with a question. The way the received reply is formatted or worded is usually a give away. Also the time of their reply - for example a reply message received around 3 or 4 a.m. is usually an indication the seller is not working to UK Greenwich Mean Time. Sometimes the seller name gives a clue too. Often multiple numbers appear as part of an odd sounding account name.
Not false at all Fab and what you say is real and the tricks you mention are good to know .
Quote from: TelePlay on February 16, 2023, 07:56:44 AMeBay still had the problem of sellers located, item ships from, China saying the item ships from the US.
The original eBay listing still states the item ships from New Jersey.
Quote from: TelePlay on August 29, 2022, 04:51:18 PMMonths ago, the USPS cleaned up and/or out its Opa Locka regional distribution center.
Well, at least for this one shipment, Opa Locka is back to its old tricks.
Took 10 days for that distribution center to accept the package into the system. Tracking number assigned on 2/29 at 8 AM and entered the mailing system on 3/9 at 9 PM, 10 days in the Opa Locka distribution center black hole.
To be fair, Opa Locka might not be at fault since the date of parcel pickup and by whom is not known. It may have been a 3rd party carrier (eBay delivery services)that was responsible for getting the package into the USPS system where it was first scanned for tracking. Don't know. Either way, the package sat somewhere for 9 to 10 days.