Rickochet our PO here, in Mason, used to be great, then came the take over. Had 2 men that worked there "forever" and one disappeared. I ran into him at Lowe's and asked what happened. He said the women that have started working there were ridiculous. Then the other quit, same deal. Ran into him at Speedway, same shit. Said the women were more into technicalities and "playing by the book" instead of getting shit done. I avoid it like the china virus, these days.

I use the dutch door and the drop off bin, but will NEVER take anything there that's not prepaid. I'll still drive down to the old 'hood and drop off at the Ace Hardware hub, if I have to. Was there last week before surgery and good ol' Paulette still rules the roost, after all these years.

      LBlack14 I use the dutch door and the drop off bin, but will NEVER take anything there that's not prepaid. I'll still drive down to the old 'hood and drop off at the Ace Hardware hub, if I have to. Was there last week before surgery and good ol' Paulette still rules the roost, after all these years.

      I don't have many options. No dutch door or bin for prepaid stuff. Plus I don't trust them to scan the package in before it ships. Insurance doesn't help if you can't prove it was accepted by the PO. I have to wait in line for a scan by a person at the counter if I want one.

          Rickochet I got over that fear quick as every prepaid package has made it to its new home. Sometimes it takes until 10 p.m. for that initial scan to show , but it always does and I breathe a sigh of relief once I know it's in the system. You can also prepay and have your carrier pick up for free at your house. Might work better for you!

              I'm in a quandary with these guys. I have 3 packages out, "in transit to it's destination". (monkeyfuckspeak) 2 of them have been floating around somewhere around Des Moines for 9 days, after traveling there an additional 2-3 days. Purchases were made on the 2nd & 3rd. Ebay purchases, and I did contact 1 seller that he should contact USPS and let them know what's going on over there in IA. He 'said' he did and got the 'ITTID' reply; being he got that reply I'm thinking he just looked at tracking. I cannot do anything with the P.O. as the buyer, only the seller can raise shit. So, I'm thinking of filing an Ebay claim(s) for refunds......"not delivered". I do need the items in transit, but I'm tired of all the bullshit from USPS. Maybe I can light a fire somewhere. I am going to contact my local office about the package it shows has been there since Sun. a.m.. Although, it's status has also been changed to the (USPS popular 2020statement)... 'ITTID'.

              Yes, it was my ignorance for ordering anything in Dec........2020! Shoot me.

              Maybe later today........
              Dec 15, 2020
              8:09pm
              PROCESSED THROUGH USPS FACILITY
              DES MOINES, IA 50395

              Dec 11, 2020
              2:46pm
              DEPART USPS FACILITY
              DES MOINES, IA 50321

              Dec 11, 2020
              1:13pm
              DEPART USPS FACILITY
              OMAHA, NE 68110

              Dec 11, 2020
              9:16am
              DEPART USPS FACILITY
              DES MOINES, IA 50321

              Dec 11, 2020
              9:14am
              DEPART USPS FACILITY
              DES MOINES, IA 50321

              Dec 11, 2020
              9:01am
              ARRIVE USPS FACILITY
              DES MOINES, IA 50321

              Dec 11, 2020
              8:54am
              ARRIVE USPS FACILITY
              DES MOINES, IA 50321

              Dec 10, 2020
              5:38pm
              DEPART USPS FACILITY
              AKRON, OH 44309

              Dec 10, 2020
              5:13pm
              DEPART USPS FACILITY
              AKRON, OH 44309

              Dec 8, 2020
              12:37am
              PROCESSED THROUGH USPS FACILITY
              AKRON, OH 44309

              Dec 7, 2020
              11:22pm
              ORIGIN ACCEPTANCE
              SOLON, OH 44139

              Dec 4, 2020
              8:23pm
              PRE-SHIPMENT INFO SENT USPS AWAITS ITEM
              SOLON, OH 44139

              Dec 3, 2020
              7:51pm
              SHIPPING LBL CREATED USPS AWAITS ITEM
              SOLON, OH 44139

              Dec 3, 2020
              11:51am
              Tracking number provided

              ode I got over that fear quick as every prepaid package has made it to its new home. Sometimes it takes until 10 p.m. for that initial scan to show , but it always does and I breathe a sigh of relief once I know it's in the system. You can also prepay and have your carrier pick up for free at your house. Might work better for you!

              THIS. I've been lucky, I guess, in both states. In some cases, I just hand the prepaid package to my carrier. She scans it right there in her truck. I usually just mask up, walk into the PO, drop it on the counter and walk out. I'm batting 1000 on outgoing. Incoming is a whole different story.

                What does "Out for Delivery" mean, in USPSspeak?
                ima have the wife grab that package for me. 😉

                  sdandrea1 It just has an eerie sound to it, when you say it out loud. Esp. when you read it off the USPS tracking info, where it is normally written as 'in transit to the next facility'.

                      Par4QC

                      or "in transit backwards to a facility that is farther away than it was today"

                          Rickochet
                          I just use the Schedule a Pickup option on their website if the package is ready to just drop off. I put it on my front porch the next morning and the mailman comes up and gets it.

                            sdandrea1 or "in transit backwards to a facility that is farther away than it was today"

                            This happened.

                            The package disappeared from my local P.O.. Had the wife call them yesterday and she talked with the person who, obviously, puts out all those 'famous' sayings on the USPS website. I will give the gal credit as I do think she checked the scanning on their website and found it was 'in transit', so she didn't have to go check to see if it was there hiding somewhere. Anyway, it must have lit a fire as it did show up last might. In Des Moines. Again. And is "on it's way to it's destination", having left there. Again.

                            ima send someone an old meatloaf, with some fresh onion slices, just laying in a box. Let's see how long it is "on it's way to it's destination"!

                              mikeintopeka
                              My theory is that the mailman feels swamped so he quickly throws a few dozen of his packages into the bin that’s going back to the distribution center. Kicking the can down the road.

                                  DonM - one of the really good guys in my Monday golf group just took off for his winter home in Robson Ranch. When it's safe to travel again, I plan to visit them and will give you a heads up so we can tee it up together. They love the area and he tends to head to Tucson to find golf alternatives to the local club when he's looking for something different. Sorry for the thread jack...

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                                      mikeintopeka
                                      No, that's great. Yeah, please do, I'm up for that. I golfed out there a couple of weeks ago. I went to their range the other day, it's beautiful. Our course is in a sale pending mode, and has been run down to dead grass and dirt. The prospective buyer has money and experience so we are hoping it works out.

                                      OK, back to the mail woes.

                                        Same complaint here....I'm waiting for a package of heads from Steve. Acc. to the USPS website, they were "In Transit for TEN days. Then yesterday the tracking changed to tell me that they had arrived in Toledo and were
                                        'in transit' to my suburb (about a 15-20 minute drive, at best). This morning I got up expecting to see "Out For Delivery" on their tracking site. Nope.....still 'in transit' from Toledo. That mailman must be walking! I understand their problem, but still frustrating!!! We'll wait and see what today's mail brings...

                                        I mailed a USPS International flat rate box today to Canada. Tic, toc........