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I send hundreds of packages a month. Last two years were great - almost everything would always get there within 2-3 days with minimal delays. About a month ago

I send hundreds of packages a month. Last two years were great - almost everything would always get there within 2-3 days with minimal delays. About a month ago it started to get really bad all at once. Packages from CA to OH routed through HI (what?), packages reported as delivered disappearing with no record, etc. we’ll see what happens in Black Friday and cyber Monday. I predict a lot of ruined christmases.

atotic 6y ago
I suspect something unusual is happening too. I've been watching a tiny package I ordered being shipped from San Mateo to Palo Alto via UPS. It has been 7 days, and for the last 4 days its status in San Leandro has been: "Package departed UPS Mail Innovations facility enroute to USPS for induction" Can't wait for that dark chocolate cocoa floss!
- jonchang 6y ago
  Have you considered that the "unusual" coronavirus pandemic might be the cause of your mail delays?
  - atotic 6y ago
    Maybe. I receive several packages a week, and this is the first time I've seen a weird delay since the pandemic started. That's why I found it unusual.
m463 6y ago
I've noticed the same thing (post covid). One usps package never arrived. It's been under investigation for > 1 month. One (ironically amazon) package shipped via usps came 1 month late, in a non-amazon box, with the original label slapped on a cutout where the non-amazon box label used to be. The package was 2 pairs of pants, 4 dvds and a usb gizmo. What arrived was 1 pair of pants and a usb gizmo. Everything else was just gone. Thank goodness it was an amazon package -- called them up, they refunded immediately and the replacements are on the way.