USPS Delivery Times - WTF??? - Page 2

I have no idea. The trousers I bought from an online retailer called My-wardrobe and their policy is, "If you don't receive your item in a month we'll assume it's lost". I suppose I was lucky as they didn't dispute it and I immediately got a refund. With PayPal / eBay or something it might take a bit of wrangling to get your cash back?

Just received an order from the Garbstore in the UK. It was sent via a firm called Deltec. Shipped on the 14th January and delivered on the 18th January which is awesome - it was completely trackable from start to finish . Also, as I'm based in NYC I got the 20% VAT deducted which more than covered the shipping. It also avoided import duties on the way into the States. Awesome experience - I'd definitely recommend.

Having more problemo's with Royal Mail / USPS. Bought a couple of things from Albam on the 30th March. By the 31st I got this from the Royal Mail website: Your item, posted on 30/03/11 with reference RJ630682905GB has been passed to the overseas postal service for delivery in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. It's now the 4th April and on the USPS website I'm getting: Service(s): Registered Mail™ Status: Origin Post is Preparing Shipment We have received notice that the originating post is preparing to dispatch this mail piece. Very annoying as this is exactly what I experienced earlier in the year with 2 separate purchases and also a very important letter which completely disappeared in the mail.

It's now the 6th of April and on the USPS website I'm still getting:

Service(s): Registered Mailâ„¢
Status: Origin Post is Preparing Shipment

We have received notice that the originating post is preparing to dispatch this mail piece.

I've got a horrible feeling I'm going to lose this package as I did earlier in the year. Maybe there's some c**t working at JFK who opens packages and robs people of their s**t.

I can't quite believe it!

Service(s): Registered Mailâ„¢
Status: Arrival at Unit

Your item arrived at 8:02 am on April 07, 2011 in NEW YORK, NY 10009

It looks like the postal service worked out (this time)

Total time from UK - NYC was 8 days.

Yet another USPS F****P.

1: On 06/09/2011 I sold a shirt on eBay to a guy in Canada (Toronto) for $70.
2: Promptly mailed it (on 06/10/2011). Guy in Toronto wants to keep mail cost low and so I send USPS 1st Class which offers no insurance.
3: RECEIVE FROM USPS: Processed through Sort Facility, June 10, 2011, 8:43 pm, NEW YORK, NY 10199
4: RECEIVE FROM USPS: Processed through Sort Facility, Jun-12-11, 19:37 PM, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90052
5: RECEIVE FROM USPS: Processed through Sort Facility, Jun-13-11, 00:34 AM, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90052
6: RECEIVE FROM USPS (CURRENT): Your item was processed through and left our LOS ANGELES, CA 90052 facility on June 13, 2011 at 12:34 am. The item is currently in transit to the destination. No further information is available for this item.
7: By 07/05/2011 guy in Toronto is thinking "Where's my item" and I don't blame him.
8: On 07/08/2011 after investigating I see that Canada Post has been on strike - suggest to guy in Toronto that it's lost there somewhere?
9: On 07/14/2011 guy in Toronto tells me he's going to open claim in PayPal (which I completely understand).
10: On 07/14/2011 I call USPS and they can't offer any explanation as to why my item went from NY - LA - ? for delivery in TORONTO
11: On 07/14/2011 I realize I'm fucked and $70 out of pocket.
12: On 07/14/2011 I ask Styleforum members for advice - should I ask the guy in Toronto to split the costs or is it purely my loss which I alone should absorb?

So I received my shirt back the other day...



... and it seems to have traveled from NYC - LA - SOMEWHEREINCANADA - LA - NYC when I just wanted it to go from NYC - Toronto.

I took the package to my local Post Office and they didn't want to give me a refund as it had entered Canada and was returned to the US for some reason - I guess I'll never know why. I tried to point out that it was odd that it went from NYC - LA for delivery in Toronto but the c**t behind the desk didn't want to hear it.

I mailed it to the guy in Toronto using UPS for $24.50 so with the USPS shipping the entire thing cost $33+ (about 1/2 the price of the total amount).

I hate the USPS so much it hurts.