How's your mail service at the moment

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razorburn

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Just wanted to ask fellow members, How their postal service is? Are you getting your letters and packages.

Up here in Vancouver,BC Canada. The mailman is still delivering daily.I've noticed packages will be delayed a day.
 
Only issue I have noticed is USPS basically doesn’t deliver packages and gives me a “we tried” notice and we have to pick our packages up from the PO. Frequently the reason is “dog” which admittedly when she is out she barks and would make one think twice about coming up to the house. Today when the dog was inside it happened and the note has no reason listed. We do have a steep driveway but it is paved so little excuse not to drive up it.
 
I'm in Singapore. The postal services are working, but things have slowed down. Some of the knives I've shipped to and from the US (incoming and outgoing) are taking longer than usual. My brother's local order wasn't delayed though, so I imagine it has to do with USPS in the States. I've heard that there are fewer freight flights and even packages being 'quarantined' for a few days, so that might explain it.
 
Last week,I also shipped a package to the US.All that tracking shows is it in transit to another mail depot.

For the couriers like ups and fedex,I've noticed taking from an extra day to a few.
 
Slower than usual, for sure. I've noticed it with USPS and UPS so far. Things seem to sit at interim locations for quite a bit longer than usual, even for as long as a full day. Deliveries are 2-3 days late.
 
In southern Arizona, mail services are surprisingly good. Honestly perhaps a little faster than usual.
I've, strangely enough, had multiple instances of mail being delivered much earlier than quoted.
 
My experience has been about 1-3 day delays over what was average with USPS
My FedEx deliveries haven't been delayed
I'm in the Northeast
 
I shipped a few last week sold here on the exchange.
The priority mail receipts stated a longer than usual delivery time but were actually delivered in the usual 2 day time frame.
Amazon on the other hand...waiting a month for a couple of chainring spacers shipped from right here in the US.:rolleyes:
 
So far nothing seems different. I do have a package coming priority from Olean, NY that has a scheduled delivery date a couple days longer than it should. I'm guessing the anticipated delay is because of it originating and going through NY. We shall see when it gets here.
 
4 knives sitting in my PO Box right now a day early. (3 coming back from sharpening, 1 new to me used) Crazy considering the pressure the PO is under currently but good.
 
Right now good. Different driver though, and he is wearing gloves. Seems to be coming by earlier - I assume this is due to less mail. I seem to be getting less junk mail right now.
 
Just mailed a package last week to Illinois.It was scheduled to arrive this Monday.Atm not sure when it'll arrive.Also shipped another sold today to someone within my province a few hundred miles away.Due to arrive Friday... I have my fingers crossed.
 
My USPS mail service (Southern Maryland) is working just fine.
 
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I've noticed that my USPS deliveries have been consistently 1-2 days later than usual. Also, the tracking has been less than reliable - almost like scans are getting missed. Though in some cases, the delays and such tend to worry me, I also understand that the whole system is likely overloaded.

Despite Amazon saying to expect delays, especially when ordering "non-essential" items, I am still getting things delivered fairly quickly - usually via UPS.
 
Bought a knife from Ohio priority to AZ. Checked tracking today and it said arriving late because it was in Guam. SMH
 
Barman1 said:
The priority mail receipts stated a longer than usual delivery time but were actually delivered in the usual 2 day time frame.
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^ This!
I've purchased a couple & sold a couple of knives these past couple of weeks. I shipped knives from San Diego, to Maine & NYC; both packages were delivered exactly 2 days later. I purchased a knife from a seller down in Georgia, he shipped it out on Tuesday & I just received it today. The USPS mail has been running very efficiently for me lately, despite the mandated lockdowns in many areas. :thumbsup:

Vaporstang said:
Right now good. Different driver though, and he is wearing gloves. Seems to be coming by earlier - I assume this is due to less mail. I seem to be getting less junk mail right now.
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^ Same here! Earlier delivery times for me, & beginning last week, zero junk mail.
 
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