USPS Insurance Question

C. STORR

C. STORR

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Hello all - I sent a knife out to someone on Saturday (just 4 business days so far) Priority with Insurance and delivery confirmation.

I already know that the number on the insurance slip is not technically a tracking number, and I understand delivery confirmation too. There have been plenty of discussions on the boards about that. BUT, usually when I send something insured, it at least shows up on the USPS website as "Item Picked up at Yakima, Washington" when the label # is punched in, as a reference to the originating post office. When I punch in the number for the delivery in question, it says "no record". I called USPS and they said that especially during the holidays, they don't scan all of the numbers into the system, and not to worry, that the package is fine.

Anyone else ever sent an item where the label # doesn't show up on the website? I'm not too worried yet, but just don't want there to be an issue.
 
Don't worry. After the postal workers are done shaking, kicking, throwing and whatever else they do with it, it'll arrive. ;) :D
 
USPS's online tracking system leaves much to be desired. For me, I've never seen it updated until after the package has actually been delivered. I wouldn't worry about it just yet either.
 
same for me as well - i ship priority, delivery conf, insurance, and have never got anything from the usps web site

On a related note - has the shipper every claimed on the insurance?
 
only thing that works for us is delivery conf, and that only works after they try delivery. but we still insure and add all the other crap.

we have only lost 2 skeleton wardens out of all the knives shipped and we know the postal worker took them. it showed they were delivered and signed for but the insurance slip on their end was lost. we had our copy and they will pay.
 
Unless you send Express, there IS no tracking. They don't track it. They can't find a lost package based on those #'s. Those #'s tell them if the package was delivered and/or if it is insured. That's it.

4 days isn't bad. . . yet. It will likely not show up as anything other than "Shipper has notified us that we are sleeping on the job again. . . " until it's delivered. Our alternative is to ship Ground which cross-country is slower, 2-3x as much, and can result in the same aggravation.

On the plus side, if you ship Express, they WILL deliver on X-mas. For no extra cost. :eek:
 
cstorr2004 said:
Anyone else ever sent an item where the label # doesn't show up on the website? I'm not too worried yet, but just don't want there to be an issue.
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This has happened A LOT for me. I find that the knife usually arrives before it registers in their system. They have always delivered but, as others have mentioned, their tracing isn't as tight as we might like it to be.
 
idahoskunk said:
only thing that works for us is delivery conf, and that only works after they try delivery. but we still insure and add all the other crap.

we have only lost 2 skeleton wardens out of all the knives shipped and we know the postal worker took them. it showed they were delivered and signed for but the insurance slip on their end was lost. we had our copy and they will pay.
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I get lousy service on regular mail from the USPS.

Package service is, however, stellar.

My UPS guy could break and anvil. The last delivery they made to me was a Fender amp. They damaged the amp and chipped the concrete steps to my house with their package dolly.
 
DE OPPRESSO LIBER said:
USPS tracking sucks ,never reliable!!!! if you want to know where the PACKAGE IS GO BROWN UPS IS THE BEST:D
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Yeah, I hate not knowing where it is. Thanks for all the replies guys. For the record, I now know where the package is: in De Opresso's hands!! It got there today. No worries.
 
The local UPS hub fired a buncha guys around holidays of 2005 or 2004... time is a little muddy now.

Anyway, they took dozens and dozens of Dell computers home... distinctive boxes and all. It gives a whole new meaning to "Dude! You got a Dell!"

I like DHL myself; they are sort of the preferred shipper at work.
 
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