USPS Ground Advantage - was assigned to a 3 lb 15 oz pkg!?!?
I'd anticipated a heavy item that just sold would not be impacted by this Ground Advantage option. But when I generated my shipping label, it was prominently displayed on Buy Delivery, so I purchased that service. That cost savings is delicious.
After some thought, I think my pkg is being sent like it was a Parcel Select.
I am going to carefully watch how long the Ground Advantage service takes to deliver to buyer. I hope delivery times are as they have been, if not quicker.
This is all a lot of change. Glad my 1st bump along the way was actually pleasant (so far).
6 comments
nobody*s_perfect
·3 years agoYes of course it will be handled as if it was Parcel Select, since Ground Advantage is just a new name for that service (as well as for Retail Ground and First Class package).
But if your buyer paid for Priority Mail, you should have shipped via Priority Mail. IMHO you should send the buyer an apology and issue a partial refund for that "delicious" savings. Thank goodness the buyer is probably not in a hurry to receive a Santa.
natoman777
·3 years agoGround Advantage will be slower than Priority. I am expecting it to be the same as Parcel Select which is awful. The under 1 lb should hopefully be as fast as First Class has been. Guess we will see
deserdog
·3 years agoParcel select has been as fast as priority, at least in my experience. Examples:
CA to MI 3 days
CA to KY 2 days
CA to IL 2 days
CA to MO 3 days
CA to AL 2 days
CA to LA 3 days
So for me, at least, parcel select has been as fast as priority. And now it includes insurance.
nobody*s_perfect
·3 years agoI recently received a Parcel Select package that went from FL to MA in one business day! Mailed on Friday, received on Monday. Let's hope the OP's buyer has a similar happy experience.
dhbookds
·3 years agoWas this the Santa? If so, I see that you offered a medium flat rate priority box delivery in the listing and only other choice was local pickup......
First, Santa wouldn't have fit (16"T) in a medium flat rate box...... 11" x 8.5" x 5.5" or 13.625" x 11.875" x 3.375"
Secondly....I'm surprised Ground advantage was offered, since it is a lesser service than priority.....and you should only be able to print a priority label.
nobody*s_perfect
·3 years agoThe label purchase form allows all the shipping options for which the item is eligible. But you're right -- if the listing offered only Priority Mail, then the seller should not have sent via Ground Advantage.