Shipping Problem

[t0nnn]

[DSandifer]

T0nnn

I do a lot of shipping w/ the USPS and I can tell you this sometimes things turn up "MISSING" and if you don't have a tracking # there isn't a darn thing that can be done about it. The post office can not trace it or anything else.

Something was shipped to me from FL on the first of this month and being the 16th I have not received it as of yet.

T0nnn the only advice I can give you is give it until Monday of next week and if shows up than awesome and if not you have learned a valuable lesson. Always no matter how little the item is or how little it cost purchase the tracking for it.

I sure hope it shows up and everything turns out for you.

Best of Luck

D

[robnix]

If you still have the reciept, the tracking number should be on it.

[DSandifer]

If you still have the reciept, the tracking number should be on it.

No he didn't purchase a tracking # @ all.

[t0nnn]

yeah i was actually looking for the reciept today to see if anything helpful was on it, but i couldn't find it. Hopefully the item turns up i'm gonna be pissed if the usps lost it.

[robnix]

No he didn't purchase a tracking # @ all.

USPS priority comes with a tracking number, it's not that accurate when you check online, but it's a tracking number that the post office can use. The post office will give you a reciept with the number on it when you ship your package.

[t0nnn]

niceeeee....i can't find the reciept. Do you know if there's any other way i can get that number? i asked them on the phone since i used my card can you look it up and my post office and the main one said no. I don't see why they can't

[Dewok82]

Electronically purchased and printed (Online) USPS Priority comes with a free delivery confirmation (DC) number.

If you go to the Post Office and ship something out Priority, you have to pay for DC ($0.50 extra). It's that little green label.

The nice thing about online shipping is the ease and free DC. The crappy thing is there is no "Acceptance Scan", so your package could still go missing (no proof it was ever mailed) and/or the DC number won't show anything until it is delivered (usually).

[t0nnn]

unless that was on the reciept, which i glanced at and lost ..gj to me, the guy never mentioned anything about DC or a tracking number to me with purchasing priority. Well now i know that it's on the reciept for the future, but as of right now it's looking pretty bad

[Paintchucker]

It is less than $1 for the delivery confirm, which is money well spent.

I normally insure the item for twice what it is worth, in hopes that they will lose it. I figure I got better odds on that than on spending $$$ to try to win the lottery.

[t0nnn]

hahah maybe i should of put some of the $40+ i spent trying to win 375 mill last week into insuring it eh

[afortuna]

I sent a marker out the end of February. It was sent USPS Priority with DC and insurance. They still can't find the package after saying it was undeliverable as addressed. I was told today they return shipments at their slowest possible shipping method. It's now the 16th and the package was undeliverable on the 5th. I still have not received it. Worst thing about it, it's valued at $620 and only insured to $500.

[punkncat]

There was a recent story in the news about a local man getting a letter he mailed home during WW2......guess better late than never?

[t0nnn]

I sent a marker out the end of February. It was sent USPS Priority with DC and insurance. They still can't find the package after saying it was undeliverable as addressed. I was told today they return shipments at their slowest possible shipping method. It's now the 16th and the package was undeliverable on the 5th. I still have not received it. Worst thing about it, it's valued at $620 and only insured to $500.

Damn man that sucks, i don't understand how they let that happen. Maybe someone in the back gets a little box cutter crazy

...hey someones gotta end up with all that "missing" stuff

[rx2]

That is part of the reason I will never ship with USPS. I realize that not everyone has the option to use FedEx or UPS, but, from years of experience and thousands of sales shipped, I can tell you that UPS and FedEx are immeasurably better. Neither are perfect, but if you value what you are shipping, you owe it to yourself, or the recipient, to avoid USPS (and DHL) if at all possible.