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Shipping delays
I’m a retired postal employee of 33 years…see this all the time, and don’t know if sellers are aware, or inform their buyers of the potential delays. I had a package that was due a week ago. It started in New York, then went to New Jersey, then went to Grove city- Ohio then went to Michigan then back to Perrysville - Ohio. Finally in my hometown. I live in Ohio… and could’ve driven to New York back-and-forth every day quicker than this delivery. It’s not the sellers fault..in fact mine didn’t know of this practice. Where UPS, FedEx transfer shipping deliveries to the Postal Service or change ground methods. It’s called the “last mile†at our office. Daily UPS/FedEx dump their packages on the Postal Service. Of course for a contract fee. This can delay deliveries from an additional 5-7 days. From a business standpoint, I would want to know how they ship their items, who they use, and would look for alternative sellers who sell the same. product, because of their own shipping practices. Sellers should warn of that potential delay .
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Mentor3 years agoThere is really no need to warn of delays unless a buyer expresses a concern about the delivery being time-sensitive. I've shipped tover 70,000 items through USPS, and only a handful have been misrouted in over 18 years. Excluding the COVID delays, it's very rare that my shipments to buyers arrive late and that is usually due to weather or heavy volume during the holidays.
Warning buyers that disaster could strike when it's likely not to strike would only cause needless worry. There is a reason it's called an "estimated" delivery date.