DonM UPS is worse than USPS could ever be, on delaying (a possible early )delivery. I've tracked incoming packages, and see them arriving at the Chicago area hub, let's say, on Mon. night. Normally, that package would come to the local terminal later that night/early a.m., and be delivered Tues.. BUT, if the "scheduled" delivery shows the package "scheduled" for Thurs. delivery, it sits up there until Thurs. early a.m.. Historically, I believe they have never delivered anything ahead of "schedule", it is against their rules.

In fact, I'm getting such a delivery today. Scheduled for today, came into that hub Sun. evening. There's your bastards! šŸ˜

      Par4QC - I've noticed that about UPS for years. They want you to buy an expedited delivery option. FedEx pulls the same crap with me. It can sit until the exact delivery date even though it is in the local terminal.

          6 days later

          Tried to do a good deed and send a wedge to @Spuzz but of course, no good deed goes unpunished. Round and round it goes......

          April 25, 2021, 9:45 am
          Processed Through Regional Facility
          JAMAICA NY INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
          Your item was processed through our JAMAICA NY INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER facility on April 25, 2021 at 9:45 am. The item is currently in transit to the destination. Status updates beyond the United States are only available for select countries. For more information, review the list of eligible countries at http://www.usps.com/eligible-countries.htm .
          April 25, 2021, 3:03 am
          Departed USPS Regional Facility
          JAMAICA NY INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
          April 25, 2021, 3:03 am
          Arrived at Regional Facility
          JAMAICA NY INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
          April 23, 2021
          In Transit to Next Facility
          April 19, 2021, 9:32 pm
          Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
          JAMAICA NY INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER
          April 19, 2021, 4:05 pm
          Departed USPS Facility
          HYATTSVILLE, MD 20785
          April 18, 2021, 8:25 am
          Departed USPS Facility
          DISTRICT HEIGHTS, MD 20747
          April 17, 2021, 11:02 pm
          Arrived at USPS Facility
          DISTRICT HEIGHTS, MD 20747
          April 17, 2021, 10:17 pm
          Departed USPS Regional Facility
          MERRIFIELD VA DISTRIBUTION CENTER
          April 17, 2021, 6:50 pm
          Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
          MERRIFIELD VA DISTRIBUTION CENTER
          April 17, 2021, 10:51 am
          Acceptance
          FAIRFAX, VA 22033

            Bravopilot

            It's likely at Canada Customs now, in Mississauga, Ont.
            Tracking will be sparse from there is my guess. lol
            If it's there now, it will be here by Thurs at the latest.
            Cross your fingers!

                Spuzz Yep, it will "go dark" for 3-5 days, before showing it's in Canada. I just sent a box up there Friday, and it's already gone dark. Very quick from here.

                I've been getting messages lately asking me "how the hell did you do that ", when they got deliveries in just 2 days. (CONUS) Except going through PA, those people are lazy fucks in their P.O. buildings.

                    Walterjn A few years ago, I was shipping out so many boxes, I swear they had "free pass for Rex" written in every P.O., they were moving so quick. Canada was (seriously)just another 2-3 day delivery, I had so many going up there. If it took 5 days, I thought it got lost. Even had 3 day deliveries to Australia.

                        LogicalOne LOL, that's not the half of it. It got really crazy. 3-5 days to Germany, France, and a few other places. The day the fella messaged me from AU that it arrived, I was still waiting for a box to be delivered in San Fran, mailed the same day. It made it in 4!

                            Here is a good one - I received 2 deliveries today, but not thiiiiiiis one:

                            Apr 26, 2021
                            6:23pm
                            AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP
                            FAYETTEVILLE, PA 17222
                            Apr 26, 2021
                            6:51am
                            OUT FOR DELIVERY
                            FAYETTEVILLE, PA 17222
                            Apr 26, 2021
                            6:40am
                            ARRIVAL AT UNIT
                            FAYETTEVILLE, PA 17222
                            Apr 25, 2021
                            11:36pm
                            DEPART USPS FACILITY
                            HARRISBURG, PA 17107
                            Apr 25, 2021
                            9:29pm
                            DEPART USPS FACILITY
                            HARRISBURG, PA 17107
                            Apr 24, 2021
                            3:09pm
                            PROCESSED THROUGH USPS FACILITY
                            HARRISBURG, PA 17107
                            Apr 22, 2021
                            10:05am
                            PROCESSED THROUGH USPS FACILITY
                            HOUSTON, TX 77032
                            Apr 22, 2021
                            8:50am
                            ORIGIN ACCEPTANCE
                            HOUSTON, TX 77090
                            Apr 21, 2021
                            4:33pm
                            DEPART SHIP PTNR SITE USPS AWAITS ITEM
                            HOUSTON, TX 77090
                            Apr 21, 2021
                            3:17am
                            PRE-SHIPMENT INFO SENT USPS AWAITS ITEM

                            My USPS experiences have been pretty good lately. Did I type that out loud? Jinx?

                            My package arrived. Tracking stopped where it stopped above and the buyer PM'd me (wrx) that the head arrived, thank gawd. It went to one of those shipping services that guys use to ship things to foreign countries. This one was in Florida and once received they ship it to the buyer who is in Columbia. And after the initial two emails the USPS did not respond. I emailed again on Monday and no response to that. I suspect the head was delivered promptly but they stopped scanning it after Milwaukee.

                            Why do they even call it Priority Mail 2 day?
                            Some of SWMBO'S clubs were bought by a VA Beach resident.......100 miles from us. Still en route after a week and currently in Charlotte NC! WTF? Why would the boxes leave the state of VA?

                              sdandrea1 Why do they even call it Priority Mail 2 day?

                              It's a crime, if you ask me.

                                sdandrea1 Why do they even call it Priority Mail 2 day?

                                I asked the Postmaster about this years ago which obviously was well before all the covid issues started. He told me 2 or 3 day priority was a "goal" but not a guarantee and that they would not even put a tracer out for a package until 10 business days. That was at least ten years ago.

                                    Rickochet they would not even put a tracer out for a package until 10 business days. That was at least ten years ago.

                                    They do it now. I get on them after 4 days, and suddenly, things move. Just jumped them again Friday, so I'll see what happens in the a.m.. No excuses! Covid is 16 fucking months old....get it figured out, or just get out of the biz!

                                      Rickochet 2 or 3 day priority was a "goal" but not a guarantee and that they would not even put a tracer out for a package until 10 business days.
                                      Pre-covid: I sent time-sensitive tickets to my Dad on a Monday via Priority for an event the following Saturday (normally a 2-day delivery almost guaranteed). I fretted as soon as I saw they were routed to the New Jersey abyss from KC when our normal route is Topeka -> KC -> Omaha for all mail going to Nebraska addresses. Sure enough, the envelope hadn't moved out of NJ on Thursday until late that night. I called the venue and made arrangements for a duplicate ticket will-call window pick up at the event but my elderly dad wanted those tickets in his hand before he arrived. He called the local postmaster in his small city of 13,000 and explained the problem to her. She felt if they made it to Omaha from NJ the next morning (Friday), they'd be at her local station early on Saturday morning and she said she'd see what she could do for him. The postmaster met the early arrival of the truck from Omaha that Saturday morning, dug through the sacks of Priority Mail, found my envelope, called my Dad and he went down to pick it up! That lady understood customer service and put the capital "P" in Priority.