Congrats. USPS….

[Sccritterkiller]

The USPS being terrible is a relatively new thing. It was very good from ca. 191990-2015.

You too young to remember folks "going postal"? They made a video game about it.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

You too young to remember folks "going postal"? They made a video game about it.

No, I am not too young to remember that.

Nor am I too young to remember our local FedEx driver driving his van up into the hayfield so my dad could sign for a package (a quarter mile down a gravel driveway and half a mile through hayfields). But neither of those things have happened in a very long time.

Have any of you tried using the post in a foreign country? Our system is clearly not the model of efficiency, but it is relatively one of the most effective in the world. And in a country our size, that’s remarkable.

And, until people decided to attack it for political reasons (to try to cut down on absentee ballots) and other people started looking at how they can scrap it and sell the profitable parts to their cronies, it was actually very good.

 

[Sccritterkiller]

You're never gonna mail a letter again? Get something shipped to you? That's a bold hill to die on.

I haven't paid a dollar to USPS in years...I Fedex/UPS my tax return. They don't charge extra for tracking.
I usually won't buy from a vendor who uses USPS...I really wish companies would admitwhen they use USPS for the "last mile" because I wouldn't buy from them either.

 

[Sccritterkiller]

Have any of you tried using the post in a foreign cocountry.

Nope. Really don't care what other countries do or don't with their internal programs...Yep its effective, at loosing billions evey year.

 

[UKwildcatfan]

Could be worse. You could get it in 3 days, smashed, bent, and broken with UPS. Pick your poison.


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That seems to be the exception, not the norm. Delays and lost is the norm for USPS, not the exception.

 

[yotebuster17]

I bought a rifle from a guy once. He sent it USPS. It was in a metal vanguard case, had $1000 worth of insurance on it to boot. They backed over it with a car. Could see the tire marks on the case even. Cracked the stock and wrecked the scope. Spent 2 months submitting and appealing the insurance claim. They told me they needed the gun for the claim I said “no fckn way” since it had a 4473 in my name. Gave them the stock, case and scope. They never did pay. Went back in to get the remaining stuff from them and they had lost it. Now I have a barreled action that cost me way way too much time and money. If you ever do send something USPS, don’t bother with insurance. There is a zero percent chance they’ll pay you. If you do finally get them to pay, you’ll have way more time and effort into it then it’s worth.

 

[kkp005]

You're never gonna mail a letter again? Get something shipped to you? That's a bold hill to die on.

Nope I will never mail a letter again. Why would
I when they are just going to lose it. If I absolutely must send a check somewhere , I send it FedEx or ups overnight. My line in the sand has already been drawn and I’m not crossing it…. My attorney sent my Moms original will after her death to me through the postal service with tracking/signature required and almost 4 years later I am still
Waiting on it….. now if I order something online through Amazon and they happen to send it through USPS , that’s out of my control. But if I have any other option, even if it cost more, I’m not using them. I promise it’s a hill I’m willing to die on . Lol

 

[WRO]

At least they seem to know where it’s at. That’s an accomplishment for USPS given my experience.

I spent 37.00 on an overnight check that took 34 days one time.


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[Backyard]

That seems to be the exception, not the norm. Delays and lost is the norm for USPS, not the exception.

Pretty much the norm in my area.


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[RocketRob16]

In my area, Fedex fits the description most of yall are giving. A couple weeks ago, Fedex delivered a package of mine to the wrong address. I tried every available method I could find to get in touch with Fedex and was never able to actually get in touch with someone. Ended up having the company I ordered from file a claim. It showed up the next day with a new mail sticker from USPS so it looks like they rescued it for me somehow. UPS is generally very reliable around here as well.

 

[roymunson]

Nope I will never mail a letter again. Why would
I when they are just going to lose it. If I absolutely must send a check somewhere , I send it FedEx or ups overnight. My line in the sand has already been drawn and I’m not crossing it…. My attorney sent my Moms original will after her death to me through the postal service with tracking/signature required and almost 4 years later I am still
Waiting on it….. now if I order something online through Amazon and they happen to send it through USPS , that’s out of my control. But if I have any other option, even if it cost more, I’m not using them. I promise it’s a hill I’m willing to die on . Lol

What a stance... Sorry that your mom's will got lost. But that stance has me laughing at you, not with you.

 

[Chris in TN]

However the constitution (fwiw) did not grant it a monopoly.
But Government does what government wants. All governments. Always.

Lysander Spooner: The Anarchist Who Single-Handedly Took on the US Post Office

Lysander Spooner was an anarchist who didn’t merely preach about his ideas: He lived them. No example illustrates this better than Spooner’s legal battle against the US postal monopoly.

fee.org

You just quoted an article from FEE. About Spooner. Dude, we can be friends.

 

[mt terry d]

Spooner's The Man!

In 2001 there was a big push to eliminate many of the unnecessary post offices around the country. The USPS was losing around $1.5 B a year , and in 2001 a billion was a pretty good sized chunk of change.

But none were cut. Public outcry ( "but what will my 450# daughter do then??!!") stopped it. That's why there are still unnecessary post offices in places like Greycliff MT, and a thousand other little holes in the wall like it. Americans do love their own personal socialism.

 

[camping1601]

Nothing would make me happier than our USPS delivery person loosing there job. They can't make the extra 10 step to place the package under roof out of the snow and rain. The lazy ##### will set it in snow covered tire track going into the garage. We have learned to check before backing into the garage.