sdandrea1 sdandrea1 Well here's the tracking on the DCT head I bought. SC to FL (Jacksonville) and now back to SC. WTF? I was expecting it yesterday and now I have no idea....

Looks like it's arriving today after making two full round trips. Nice.......

USPS probably figured you’d sell it before you opened it so they saved you the trouble and sent it back to SC FOR you😂

    Typhoon USPS probably figured you’d sell it before you opened it so they saved you the trouble and sent it back to SC FOR you😂

    JAYSUS, they're onto me! 😳

    USPS isn't so bad. It could be worse............

    2023-02-25 02:40:00UTC
    Casper,82605,United States,The shipment is in transit in the country of United States

    2023-02-21 02:51:30UTC
    Departed Shipping Partner Facility in the United States

    2023-02-18 03:17:06UTC
    Arrived Shipping Partner Facility in the United States

    2023-02-16 03:08:36UTC
    The shipment is declared at the customs clearance of United States

    2023-02-13 03:22:20UTC
    The shipment arrived at the customs of United States

    2023-02-11 03:21:00UTC
    The shipment has been shipped to United States

    2023-02-08 03:46:16UTC
    The shipment is being inspected at the customs of Sweden

    2023-02-05 04:37:35UTC
    The shipment arrived at the customs of Sweden

    2023-02-02 05:28:54UTC
    Örebro,70218,Sweden,The shipment is in transit in Sweden

    2023-01-31 02:03:55UTC
    The shipment has left the sorting center

    2023-01-29 02:34:05UTC
    Östersund,83172,Sweden,The shipment has been processed in the parcel center of origin

    This gal gonna be wore out and useless by the time of arrival here. 🤣

      sdandrea1 I have no idea how it's being delivered or by what carrier. But, shipping was free, and I had no hurry for the 'products'.

      6 months later

      USPS now has a new service....Ground Advantage, along with their Priority Mail option. It is cheaper, much cheaper to some places, than Priority. And, in checking the 14 boxes (under 30" of course) I shipped Thurs./Fri., I'm finding all delivered Sat. or out for delivery today!!
      To FL, NY, CA, WA, etc..

      I did not check with Pirate Ship, but don't think they can beat the prices on ShipStation, as low as they were.
      In almost all cases, pricing was $1-2 lower than Priority.

      Shipping to PA...... really ?

      Departed Shipping Partner Facility, USPS Awaiting Item
      HEBRON, KY 41048
      August 30, 2023, 3:23 pm
      Shipping Partner: AMAZON

      Departed Shipping Partner Facility, USPS Awaiting Item
      CLEVELAND, OH 44128
      August 29, 2023, 7:07 pm
      Shipping Partner: AMAZON

      Picked Up by Shipping Partner, USPS Awaiting Item
      NOTTINGHAM, MD 21236
      August 29, 2023, 4:10 pm
      Shipping Partner: AMAZON

      azgreg oh holy shit!!! I think FedEx should be paying for that replacement glass and freight... not to mention new training video for thwm...

      a month later

      Another unbelievable tale of the USPS.....

      Shipped package late Thursday afternoon.
      Being delivered today, after tracking showed delivery for next Tuesday.
      In Hawaii.
      😲

        ode 🤣
        I have shipped so many boxes through the years that they must have my name on a list of some sorts.
        I was shipping all over the world, every week, when building those spine finders, way back when. I mean to countries where you'd ask yourself WTH were they going to use it for there...can't possibly have golf courses! They'd be delivered in 3-5 days. Once sent a box to Australia and it was delivered in 3, while a box going to CA shipped at same time, was delivered in 4 days. Canada was taking the usual 10-14 days, then suddenly they were all getting delivered in just 3-5 days also.
        And all that time, all those boxes, even up to today, only 1 was ever lost or damaged. And when I did have any problem with a slow, or thought lost, package, it was remedied in less than 24 hrs. Amazing. Lucky me.

        Now I gotta go check my Powerball tickets..................maybe I should have sent them to myself, Priority. 😄

          Par4QC

          Overall, I've had mostly excellent results using USPS over the years. I have shown here some of my crazy bad experiences, but they were rare exceptions. I'd say USPS is very good but occasionally they suck.

            sdandrea1 After I made that post, I did have a scare. Kept checking tracking to make sure it actually got delivered, and it was not showing it, even late last night. I contacted the buyer and he said he was already using it! Stated the carrier did not scan at delivery. 1st time that has ever happened to me.

            4 days later

            Tested 'the system' while shipping boxes on Monday.
            1 box going to MI, I sent Priority, 2 day.
            1 box I sent to CA, I sent Ground Advantage, 4 days.

            Yes, the box has been delivered in CA.
            The MI box will be delivered tomorrow(hopefully, as stated in tracking).

            😉

              Par4QC Tested 'the system' while shipping boxes on Monday.
              1 box going to MI, I sent Priority, 2 day.
              1 box I sent to CA, I sent Ground Advantage, 4 days.

              Yes, the box has been delivered in CA.
              The MI box will be delivered tomorrow(hopefully, as stated in tracking).

              Murphy's USPS Law.......

                sdandrea1 I had also sent a box to HY that same day, Priority. It was delivered today.
                Moral of story.....quit wasting money on Priority Mail. Ground Advantage is just as fast, mostly faster.
                And Pirate Ship is no cheaper now using either. (maybe still for the long stuff)

                  Par4QC And Pirate Ship is no cheaper now using either. (maybe still for the long stuff)

                  …. and heavy ?