rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

So, you're complaining about a shipment that was indeed delivered, and you had in your possession, just because the web site was inaccurate.

elliott937 Loc: St. Louis

No, I'm complaining because my package was not delivered. The USPS employee claimed that the business (where my packages are sent) was closed, and according to him/her, it was 9:30 yesterday (Saturday) morning. The only problem was that the business was NOT closed, it opened at 8AM, and had four employees there. Once again, an employee of USPS has lied, and caught yet again.

luvmypets Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC

Pointing out that even their tracking system is flawed. USPS errors that use to occur "once in a blue moon" are now much more common. It will not surprise me if, in the near future, everyone will have to keep a very close watch on the tracking of mail and packages.

Dodie

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

Good advice! There’s really no need to ever write a check anymore. All payments can be done online, or via credit/debit cards. You can also send someone cash electronically. I haven’t been inside a bank in years. If I need cash (which is maybe 2-3 times a year) I use an ATM, or a debit card withdrawal at my local grocery store.

anotherview Loc: California

Where I live in Southern California, Amazon has installed a "hub" (an array of locked boxes). This hub serves the defined local community with Amazon deliveries. When a delivery occurs, the Amazon system notifies the recipient by text message with a code for entering into the hub. A door opens to a box containing the delivered product. So far, I have yet to experience a significant bug in this system.

I have an Amazon Prime account that includes same-day and next-day delivery of some items.

Ollieboy

In my opinion it's all about the delivery person, not the company. There are lots of stories that contradict each other. I do believe that the incompetence is protected by their unions. We can definitely get by without any one of them.

Red6

These pesky first world problems!

BebuLamar

I can pay my property tax and ISD tax online but they charge a credit card fee. So every year I write a 2 checks to pay them.

Woodworm65 Loc: Lombard, IL

I have a friend in Wisconsin that lives on a rural road, the mail person has more excuses than a priest caught at midnight in a nun’s convent why they couldn’t deliver his mail.

Country Boy Loc: Beckley, WV

I live in the country and have few delivery problems but have noticed that packages delivered by USPS often show delivered in Amazon's site but not delivered until the next day. I think USPS is playing a game with Amazon trying to make it look like they are always on time when they are not.

olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida

In my world of central Florida here is how they rank for us (We live in the country & get lots of deliveries, so this is real info).

Best to worst: No. 1 (tie) USPS & UPS, always good, no issues.
No. 2 Amazon Always good now, sometimes to wrong house early on, but very good now, almost into No. 1 group.
No. 3 FEDEX (I used to call them "FEDUP" but they have improved).
No. 4 LazerShip OK now but horrible early on.
Separate category:
No. 5 Various private local or trucking companies - seem to do well (local deliveries) and trucking outfits seem to be very good with larger items like wheel/tires/large TV/furniture/etc.

To be fair: House is set back, wooded driveway (100 ft. in) gate with security (driveway) monitor, Video when coming thru gate into yard. Signs (two places showing address, mailbox and next to driveway entrance), beware of dog (nowdays it's a 3.75 LB Chihuahua indoors - LOL) and signs for No Trespassing & Warning/Video Surveilance/monitored on the gate (always closed but not locked).

USPS & UPS, always on time, always delivered to my house and not somewhere else, rarely any damaged packages, I know I can count on them both.
Amazon does a fine job, missed or wrong address very rare now, I can count on them.
FEDEX, has improved a lot in the last year, I used to dread them prior, but not so bad anymore.
LazerShip has also improved, almost all packages were trouble early on.

My $.02

BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA

This is common practice although they leave behind a locked door. Check to see if there is any video surveillance of the package drop area. If you are in a larger building do you have a doorman? If so will they accept packages for you?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Delivery is always iffy, but it works 99% of the time, at least for me. It's that 1% that's infuriating. It usually comes down to the one individual who has the package, rather than the company that pays his salary.

mr spock Loc: Fairfield CT

Forgive me if this has already been discussed but my wife told me about the newest scam re the USPS.
Somehow the "bad guys" are able to retrieve your mail/checks out of the corner box and "wash" the checks. That means a clean check to which they can enter a new amount and name. It's actually happened in our town several times recently. They suggest you only drop your mail off at the Post Office. Then of course you have to hope an employee working there isn't part of the scam!

rlv567 Loc: Baguio City, Philippines

You're lucky!!! For me, it's one to three months!!! That's from the US to Baguio City, which is a city of some 350,00 - and double that during holidays - only about 150 miles north of Manila, and on the same island. (And that's if it gets here, at all.)

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City