This problem started when they put Stevie Wonder in charge of sorting. If a vendor ships via USPS, i ask if they will ship UPS for a little more money. If they say no, I cancel the order.
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USPS losing my packages
- Thread starter MLE
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my pkg went to Nashville Tn one hour from my house and is a normal route, Nashville shipped to Atlanta Ga.= back to Nashville = back to Atlanta = back to Nashville then to my house 6 days in route .lol. Package I'm expecting today got shipped to New PARIS Ohio - I live in New LEBANON, Ohio.
Easy mistake, right?
They had to drive through my town on the way to New Paris - 26 miles past my town.
Go figger!
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I have had packages show up a month late a few times. Have also have had them say delivered and found them on neighbors front steps. Once a package was delivered to a house with a similar street name but the same number.
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Sheesh! I've got a better one though, I bought a .22 rifle from a fellow member on accurate shooter forum - sent him a $1500 check priority mail in the huge cardboard envelope. Post office lost it! He had shipped me the rifle in the meantime - trusting me because I have great feedback there and on RFC. I sent him another check snail mail and filed a claim with PO. One MONTH later, he contacted me and said the original check - still in the HUGE priority envelope showed up. I think that I lost around $40-50 extra because of canceled check fee and priority, insured postage for first check I sent. Post office did NOT reimburse me completely - even though package was insured for full amount. Took quite a while to receive it also.
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I have had a very similar event that went on for weeks lol.
It only ended when my local postmaster started to do an inquiry about the ordeal for me.
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Mine will probably go back to Cincinnati distribution center - seems to have properties like a black hole in space - sucks things in and they have a hard time escaping its gravitational pull.
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I'd have to agree with this post. I once bought some Armasil silicone oil from MictoLubrol and after it got "stuck" in New Jersey I contacted the shipper. Two days later the shipment was found and on the third day it arrived. Wishing you the best.
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Just had the same thing happen from amazon but called and was refunded promptly....I had contacted the seller twice but was told it's late...amazon refunded saying something was definitely wrong as the package tracking showed it stalled and never left a facility. It's happening all over but certain companies like amazon it's less of a headache to get refunded.
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Well, I was right. My package went from being shipped to wrong post office from Cincinnati, BACK to Cincinnati, and now it has been shipped to yet ANOTHER wrong post office! I am going to call the Bellbrook post office when they open and see if they will hold it for me until I can pick it up. (about a 45 minute drive, but at least I'll finally get it) I'm sure the Bellbrook post office will simply ship it back to Cincinnati yet again if I don't.lol. Package I'm expecting today got shipped to New PARIS Ohio - I live in New LEBANON, Ohio.
Easy mistake, right?
They had to drive through my town on the way to New Paris - 26 miles past my town.
Go figger!
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USPS lost an airgun related order of mine and it finally showed up yesterday, more than a month after I ordered the items. Incompetence, holiday season delays, or maybe a combination of both. Just glad I got my stuff. Hope you get yours.
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seems to be a constant route @ Nashville TN sorting also . packages either go to Atlanta GA. Or Memphis TN then back to Nashville , sometimes several times then finally delivered to Scottsville KY
in fairness ALL scottsville KY mail goes to Nashville sorting, incoming and outgoing , everything .
in fairness ALL scottsville KY mail goes to Nashville sorting, incoming and outgoing , everything .
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Picked up my package from Bellbrook, OH post office. I asked clerk if they would have forwarded it to my post office, he said "Nope! would have went back to Cincinnati" *groan*
My second package is out for delivery from my post office today. Yay! These are both Crosman Icons by the way - shipped from same place.
My second package is out for delivery from my post office today. Yay! These are both Crosman Icons by the way - shipped from same place.
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This post fooling around seems to be quite a global phenomenon. Most of the people who work there just work and are not interested in anything. In addition, the thing is automated, so there can be no mistake 
and even if it does, it cannot be fixed, but it is allowed to go from place A to place B for example 10 times. Maybe then maybe someone somewhere in between will notice that someone is wrong.
Yesterday I picked up the shipment that came to me. I knew there was a barrel blank. About 60-70cm long and tubular packaging. Weight about 4.5 kg. The employee took the information from the arrival notification and went to pick up the package. Came back with a package which was about 25cm x 15 x 10. As if the book was packed in a box. I immediately said that it was the wrong package. The employee said that it must be correct because there is a label that the post office puts on the package with a number and a barcode that matched the number of my shipment notification.
I still argued because I knew that there was no way a 60cm long and about 30mm thick blank would fit in that package. The employee finally agreed to take a closer look at the information on the package he brought, and the name was also wrong. So they just rely on a sticker here. And it can come off or nobody can glue it to the wrong package on the way I asked the employee to look for a long and thin tube-like package. Well, after a while she arrived with a proper looking package. Fortunately, because it would have been a shame if this blank had been lost due to the post office's confusion...
and even if it does, it cannot be fixed, but it is allowed to go from place A to place B for example 10 times. Maybe then maybe someone somewhere in between will notice that someone is wrong.Yesterday I picked up the shipment that came to me. I knew there was a barrel blank. About 60-70cm long and tubular packaging. Weight about 4.5 kg. The employee took the information from the arrival notification and went to pick up the package. Came back with a package which was about 25cm x 15 x 10. As if the book was packed in a box. I immediately said that it was the wrong package. The employee said that it must be correct because there is a label that the post office puts on the package with a number and a barcode that matched the number of my shipment notification.
I still argued because I knew that there was no way a 60cm long and about 30mm thick blank would fit in that package. The employee finally agreed to take a closer look at the information on the package he brought, and the name was also wrong. So they just rely on a sticker here. And it can come off or nobody can glue it to the wrong package on the way
I asked the employee to look for a long and thin tube-like package. Well, after a while she arrived with a proper looking package. Fortunately, because it would have been a shame if this blank had been lost due to the post office's confusion...Upvote 0
I'm glad you received it in good shape at least. I have a good friend who is a world class bench rest shooter who has had at least two (expensive) bench rest barrels severely damaged in transit.
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I try not to argue with people if they feel like they should give me a thumbs down for my simple input or disagree so be it. I love everybody and try keep peace but there are evil spirits out there and they make people do awful things like stealing packages and there's a ton of money to be made that way.
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Thanks! I'm happy too. Now is the time of the year when helpers are hired in a hurry, so I guess it's best to avoid shipping and go pick up if possible.
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I remember a time when you ordered things and they always said “Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery”. My how things have changed. Now I can track orders and get an approximate date of when delivery will happen. I have one now with DHL that’s hung up in Ohio….been sitting there almost a week. Guess they are just waiting till someone comes along that’s headed to Oklahoma, 
Dave
Dave
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Courier services are also using a lot of temporary seasonal workers during the holiday season.
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Maybe the USPS sorter needed an airgun to go with the pellets
Ever since the USPS lost some docs I sent insured and signature required to NYC I avoid them at all cost and tell everyone to do the same. The lost docs were “delivered” according to the mail person but magically “appeared” after weeks of repeated phone calls up the USPS food chain.
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