USPS

[Ron Texas]

Most of our knives have to be shipped long distances. Here is a bit about how things work at the Postal Service.

If you are buying from a small vendor they will drop the day's shipments off at the post office. The workers there will usually not immediately scan the items in, so your tracking information will say awaiting item. This can to on for 2 days. Larger vendors will deliver the day's shipments with a master list. The master list is usually scanned immediately which results in tracking information which says "Shipment Received, Package Acceptance Pending". That means your new knife is sitting in a pile of packages until someone at the post office gets around to scanning in the items individually. I have found that to take as long as 2 days and a tracking status of "Accepted" issues. Once the package actually starts to move things are much better with long distances covered each day. Shipment into Texas usually show a stop in Dallas. The next stop is a regional sorting facility in my city followed by my zip code post office and delivery. Delivery is usually the day after the shipment hits Dallas. Sometimes there is a one day delay. You may have noticed a similar pattern for where you live.

 

[Whisperstealth]

Lately the USPS has not been meeting their own expected delivery dates. I often get a "Later than originally estimated" note when looking up tracking information.

Overall I believe they do a good job. A lot of packages and letters are processed through them, so patience is key. I usually just plan on anything with tracking taking one to two days longer than the estimated arrival time.

 

[annr]

Today my package was “out for delivery.” Simultaneously, the delivery estimate was 2–6 more days. These tracking programs are not always helpful or relevant. (Package arrived today.)

 

[knarfeng]

Most of our knives have to be shipped long distances. Here is a bit about how things work at the Postal Service.

If you are buying from a small vendor they will drop the day's shipments off at the post office. The workers there will usually not immediately scan the items in, so your tracking information will say awaiting item. This can to on for 2 days. Larger vendors will deliver the day's shipments with a master list. The master list is usually scanned immediately which results in tracking information which says "Shipment Received, Package Acceptance Pending". That means your new knife is sitting in a pile of packages until someone at the post office gets around to scanning in the items individually. I have found that to take as long as 2 days and a tracking status of "Accepted" issues. Once the package actually starts to move things are much better with long distances covered each day. Shipment into Texas usually show a stop in Dallas. The next stop is a regional sorting facility in my city followed by my zip code post office and delivery. Delivery is usually the day after the shipment hits Dallas. Sometimes there is a one day delay. You may have noticed a similar pattern for where you live.

And on the other hand, shippers have mailing programs that notify the receiver that the package has shipped as soon as the package label has been printed, before it even gets to the post office. So it works both ways.

 

[Ron Texas]

And on the other hand, shippers have mailing programs that notify the receiver that the package has shipped as soon as the package label has been printed, before it even gets to the post office. So it works both ways.

That's typical of USPS and UPS. USPS tracking will show the item as active as soon as they are paid. Normally that's before the shipment has left the vendor. An overnight delay before pending acceptance shows shows a vendor delay. If the vendor is small and does not use a master list, the customer really doesn't know whether the delay is from the vendor or post office until the post office gets around to scanning the item.