How can this continue? No private business could do this and survive.

 

"The U.S. Postal Service announced Friday that it lost $1.9 billion over its most recent quarter, despite bringing in more revenue during that three-month span."

 

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/205694-usps-loses-19-billion-in-most-recent-quarter

 

And a comparison to UPS.

 

"Private-sector companies seem to be able to figure that out. In the first quarter of this year, the operating profit for UPS (the folks in brown) was up $1.5 billion and the company generated $1.9 billion in cash flow. In a nutshell, UPS earned what the USPS lost."

 

USPS lost $1.9 billion; UPS makes $1.5 billion. What's wrong with this picture? | Allen B. West - AllenBWest.com

No private business is commissioned by Congress to deliver extremely unprofitable letter-size mail and parcels at an affordable rate 5-6 days a week.

I'm so sick of people taking shots at the post office. They have been tasked by Congress to perform a specific job and they do it REALLY well.

 

And they do it despite Congressional Republicans doing everything in their power to prevent them from doing it well.

The sooner the USPS goes out of business, the better. I am an Amazon Prime customer and earlier this week, UPS handed off the delivery of one of my orders to the local Post Office. I rarely write reviews but I gave both items a single star and explained that I don't pay for two-day delivery just to take my chances on the US Postal Service losing my orders.

 

A good friend of mine sent some important documents to India that his parents needed for a visa application. He paid to have the package delivery expedited. The Post Office lost the package and it took them days to figure out where it was seen last. He had to cancel an appointment at a US consulate that he had made for his parents months in advance.

 

The Post Office does not do its job well. I have not mailed anything in years. If it is worth having something arrive at its destination, then it is worth sending in Fed Ex, IMO.

I'm so sick of people taking shots at the post office. They have been tasked by Congress to perform a specific job and they do it REALLY well.

 

And they do it despite Congressional Republicans doing everything in their power to prevent them from doing it well.

I respectfully strongly disagree. They can do a much better job than what they're doing, despite the obstacles Congress has placed on them.

The sooner the USPS goes out of business, the better. I am an Amazon Prime customer and earlier this week, UPS handed off the delivery of one of my orders to the local Post Office. I rarely write reviews but I gave both items a single star and explained that I don't pay for two-day delivery just to take my chances on the US Postal Service losing my orders.

 

A good friend of mine sent some important documents to India that his parents needed for a visa application. He paid to have the package delivery expedited. The Post Office lost the package and it took them days to figure out where it was seen last. He had to cancel an appointment at a US consulate that he had made for his parents months in advance.

 

The Post Office does not do its job well. I have not mailed anything in years. If it is worth having something arrive at its destination, then it is worth sending in Fed Ex, IMO.

 

 

UPS has a contract with USPSwhere they actually pay the post office to deliver some of the smaller packages shipped through them. I believe FedEX has a similar contract. So regaurs who you ship through the post office may end up delivering it anyway.

 

When you look at shipping options look for "sure post" and "smart post" and stay away from those options if you do not want USPS delivering.

 

At UPS, depending on volume, up to 1/3 of our packages are sent through surepost. It adds no less than one extraday to delivery. I am sure the numbers at FedEX are similar.

 

t is odd that as an amazon prime customer your package ended up in surepost or smartpost though, usually the amazon prime packages are loaded on the trucks at ups. Amazon standart d shipping usually runs through surepost.

I'm so sick of people taking shots at the post office. They have been tasked by Congress to perform a specific job and they do it REALLY well.

 

And they do it despite Congressional Republicans doing everything in their power to prevent them from doing it well.

 

I have always thought it amazing I can put a letter in the little box in front of my house with an address in California, and it get to the place it is addressed to in 2 or 3 days. Yep, that's a pretty cool thing, and the logistics behind it are amazing.

 

What I disagree with though GS, is you can't say someone does a good job AND loses money hand over fist. Being fiscally responsible is part of the equation of being "good".

 

A restaurant might serve good food and have good service...but if it goes out of business after a few months because they can't handle their finances and they are losing thousands of dollars a month, then it's not an overall good place of business. Now, I know the USPS isn't a restaurant and operates under somewhat different circumstances, but the analogy still applies I believe.

UPS has a contract with USPSwhere they actually pay the post office to deliver some of the smaller packages shipped through them. I believe FedEX has a similar contract. So regaurs who you ship through the post office may end up delivering it anyway.

 

When you look at shipping options look for "sure post" and "smart post" and stay away from those options if you do not want USPS delivering.

 

At UPS, depending on volume, up to 1/3 of our packages are sent through surepost. It adds no less than one extraday to delivery. I am sure the numbers at FedEX are similar.

 

t is odd that as an amazon prime customer your package ended up in surepost or smartpost though, usually the amazon prime packages are loaded on the trucks at ups. Amazon standart d shipping usually runs through surepost.

I do a lot of business with Amazon and this is the first time that any Prime eligible item has come through UPS-SurePost. Every time it happens in the future, I will enter a one-star rating along with my complaint - whether the package arrives on time or not. Maybe Amazon's partners will start complaining if enough customers vote with their reviews.

I mail a few hundred packages a year (eBay) via the USPS. Never had one lost yet.

I have always thought it amazing I can put a letter in the little box in front of my house with an address in California' date=' and it get to the place it is addressed to in 2 or 3 days. Yep, that's a pretty cool thing, and the logistics behind it are amazing. What I disagree with though GS, is you can't say someone does a good job AND loses money hand over fist. Being fiscally responsible is part of the equation of being "good". A restaurant might serve good food and have good service...but if it goes out of business after a few months because they can't handle their finances and they are losing thousands of dollars a month, then it's not an overall good place of business. Now, I know the USPS isn't a restaurant and operates under somewhat different circumstances, but the analogy still applies I believe.[/quote']If the government told that restaurant they could only charge fifty cents per item but they had to keep the same food quality and service standards they currently have then guess what? They would lose a ton of money. That is the predicament of the USPS.

My wife received a package last Sunday which was ordered from Amazon but which was deliverd by the USPS.

I receive a lot of packages via USPS, many of which start out via UPS.

My wife received a package last Sunday which was ordered from Amazon but which was deliverd by the USPS.

I don't mind receiving packages for non-Prime orders through the USPS but I expect better service when items are Prime-eligible.

I don't mind receiving packages for non-Prime orders through the USPS but I expect better service when items are Prime-eligible.

 

Did your package arrive on time?

Did your package arrive on time?

I have only received one package via SurePost and it was on time. I pay for two-day delivery of Prime items. On several occasions, I have received packages on the same day that I have placed the order. On many occasions, I have received packages on the day after I placed my order. Except during heavy snowfalls, I can only recall one package being delivered late and in that case the carrier notified me in advance of the due date that the order had been mis-sorted and would be arriving late.

 

There is no way that my service will be as good if Amazon starts relying more on the USPS than it has been with Fed Ex, UPS, and LaserShip (a local express service). I realize that my experience with Amazon has been much better than many people have had in other parts of the country, but I never received such outstanding service when I relied on the Post Office.