Please stop using USPS...

[michael_kelly]

...they are no longer a  reliable means to ship.  If they haven't screwed you yet, they will. These are only the last two. 8 of my last 10 did not arrive on time and most were DAYS late. ANY other business, this would not be tolerated (except for the Weather).

[selsa84]

I've had more lost packages this year than the last 12 years together.  Dejoys plan is working, run the USPS in to the ground. 

[robbie31415]

I haven't.

Infact I've had LESS.

My UPS lost packages rate is higher than the USPS.

So by your logic UPS has already been run into the ground.

[readabouthorses]

UPS Ground Saver seems a bit confusing to me as a buyer. My UPS packages come to my physical address but my USPS packages go to my PO Box because I don't have USPS delivery at my physical address.

So, as a buyer, which address would I use when buying from sellers offering UPS Ground Saver?

[monica-sells]

unfortunately, my reply is the same as @robbie31415 

so far this year Zero (0) lost and 2 late (4-5 days) with USPS

and Two (2) lost and 1 late (3 weeks) via UPS Ground Saver

[robbie31415]

Ground Saver works with PO boxes.

So unless the seller is blocking PO boxes then it's safe to use Ground Saver with your PO box address.

Ground Saver is basically UPS Ground but instead of UPS delivering they hand it to your local PO and USPS delivers it to your address.

Sometimes it may be cheaper for UPS to deliver it if they already going near you. But that's unpredictable.

But it's completely safe to use a PO Box with Ground Saver.

[selsa84]

Glad your packages are getting there but the recent Senate hearings speak differently. 

[stevenjohngauss]

Not if they go anywhere near Coppell Distribution Center. That place routinely loses packages and NOTHING is done. I hear the screams over USPS being privatized and cry me a river.

[cottagehillvanilla]

Overall, minimal to -0- problems, + staff is great @ USPS. Fact is the consumer does not like to pay for shipping, in the perfect world, it would be "FREE", in my world I am not absorbing the cost. USPS provides at this time the most competitive pricing for the consumer.  In response to "not reliable, stop using USPS", while I recently had one shipment from West Coast to Mid West delayed due to weather conditions. Initially, I always send out through the Portal a "thank you for your purchase" then the day of shipment another portal message advising package has been shipped via USPS. Seasonally,  messages may include "please monitor your tracking for any possible changes due to weather which may affect your final delivery". This has been helpful to me so far. No guarantee, but it keeps the line of communication open with the purchaser. The customer was fantastic.  There is a solution to your dilemma. find yourself another Carrier, in reality though you will find USPS accepts many packages from other Carriers for Delivery. All the Best to you.

[fbusoni]

@michael_kelly 

Alternative title:

Please stop buying gas for your car