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Blazing Apostle
Guess where he is thinking about putting these.
UPS being the better of the two. When i get damage, its always FEDEX. USPS tracking sucks. It just plain doesn't track correctly.I just wont use them, for important shipping give me UPS or FedEx its worth the extra money
You're not.
When did you ever get a bill from the Post Office for home delivery?.
Look, I'm not trying to upset you. I'm trying to make you understand how the post office views things.Stop playing the idiot. SOMEBODY is paying for all the home carriers out there wandering around in shorts, driving the funny little trucks. Where do you think that money comes from? You don't think???? that if we just FIRED ALL THE CARRIERS that the PO costs would go down?? Get real here.
"When did I get a bill?" WHEN I PAID MONEY FOR THEM TO DELIVER THAT PACKAGE WITH MY ADDRESS ON THE FRONT. I did not give the shipper the POST OFFICE address. I gave them MY address. That constitutes a CONTRACT. "I am paying you from X to Y"
I ALSO did not specify that the stuff should be broken, missing, mangled beyond believe, wet, or anything else. This is IMPLIED in any business deal which is what this IS..............
I'm glad I wasn't one of YOUR customers...........I hate to think what your attitude must be/ have been towards your PAYING customers.
On paper, yes. But this is due to a couple of factors.@gunbunny I've read and heard that USPS is losing billions of dollars each year.
Is that not the case?
I've been on the receiving end of a cosgig package. He does great work!!As I’ve said many times, selling parts online is the easy part, packing and shipping the items is the real job. You have to pack stuff like it’s going into a war zone. I probably have over 300 boxes on hand, most triple wall, and I use carpet tubes to send straight trim. I also petition my locals in the spring to alert me if they’re throwing away their swimming pool solar covers, which are just 30’x30’ sheets of industrial bubble wrap. If I had to buy all of the materials to ship items, I would be out of business. Most delicate items, I use the “box in box” method, and line the outside box with 2” sheets of styrofoam that I purchase from HD, to satisfy the shippers insurance requirements of a minimum of 2” of packing around the item. I have about a 99% success rate, the only time I’ve had trim show up bent was to Hawaii, and that box was mangled beyond recognition. I had to buy another complete car to resend that trim to the buyer, even though it was not my obligation to replace the damaged trim!
Packing is a beotch, but the most important part of selling items online.
On paper, yes. But this is due to a couple of factors.
1. When Congress submits a budget, the funds come from two major sources. A. IRS and B USPS. The $ amount is based on the last year's revenue. A couple of years ago Congress projected that the USPS would generate a profit of $80 Billion. They fell short of that mark and only generated $62 Billion. When the P&L report came out, it was reported that the USPS took a $16 Billion loss. So on paper, yes they lost $. But in reality, they still generated $62 Billion.
2. The 2006 Congressional mandate to pre-fund retiree health benefits for 75 years. This is a $50B a year that the post office is required to pay. This mandate is funding retirement payments for people who aren't even born yet. So, if not for the $50B mandate, the P/O would have been $12B to the good a few years ago.
All of these issues were created by Congress.
In an attempt to meet the goals set by Congress, the P/O has offered retirement packages, that I took BTW, to employees who fell into certain criteria. They then replaced those employees with less expensive people. Now you get what you got, crap service.
So, to answer your question, from an accounting perspective, yes they have lost money. Only because they didn't meet a projected profit margin.
From a banking standpoint, the P/O is a profitable branch of the government. They are able to cover costs and generate an annual profit.
If they ever truly go into the red, then they would have to tap into the tax base.
Another thing to understand is, that when the P/O fails to hit those goals, those $ are still spent. The burden falls to the IRS and ultimately is added to the National Debt figure. So the P/O takes the blame as costing taxpayers money. Which is how most people get the impression that the P/O is tax funded.
Which is the reason I went to the State Dept and dealt with the hassle of parking and the security check.USPS can't even tell me that... I sent my passport in for renewal (Priority Mail with tracking) and it was last seen leaving Springfield, MO on the way to Philly. Well, it never showed up and I ended up paying big bucks for an expediting service as time was short by then.
FOUR MONTHS later, long after my trip, I got a call from a postmaster in Wheeler, IN (wherever that is) telling me they have my envelope, heavily damaged. They actually did mail it back to me and it arrived promptly, now that it was completely useless. Sigh.
I went to work for the P/O shortly after I MRB'd from the Army. I was a PTF (sub) at first then a route opened and I was made regular.@gunbunny thanks for the info! Your point#1 explains it very well, and shows me again just how they twist words for their benefit.
Point #2. I looked into a career in the USPS after I retired from the Air Force. But once I learned how things were being run, l decided against it. It's funny how no matter where, car parts or personnel, you really do get what you pay for!
Which is the reason I went to the State Dept and dealt with the hassle of parking and the security check.
I feel your pain PlumKrazee70 , I do not use usps , it’s either missing or damagedI purchased one piece of door trim for my 70 Dart from a member on Facebook. He packaged it up in two USPS boxes taped together, due to the length.
It showed up yesterday without damage and taped. when I opened the box, it was empty minus some brown paper.
I contacted the member and he said he wrapped it in the brown paper to protect it. So either the box came open and USPS just sent it anyway or I got duped. The member is going to file a claim...
The worst part isn't his trim is so hard to find.
If its not insured they will psy out $50I purchased one piece of door trim for my 70 Dart from a member on Facebook. He packaged it up in two USPS boxes taped together, due to the length.
It showed up yesterday without damage and taped. when I opened the box, it was empty minus some brown paper.
I contacted the member and he said he wrapped it in the brown paper to protect it. So either the box came open and USPS just sent it anyway or I got duped. The member is going to file a claim...
The worst part isn't his trim is so hard to find.
Just as an FYI...those questions are official questions to the point that giving false answers is a federal offense. Those questions are asked not because you might be a terrorist but because there are some things that need special handling so they don't pose a danger to the people who handle them or the transportation units (plane, truck, etc.).I shipped a steering gear via UPS. When the guy asked me what was inside, I told him car parts. Then he went into this long inquisition about if there were any fluids inside, combustible materials, dangerous chemicals, blah, blah, blah. He said that UPS will yank his franchise if he is found to be shipping flammable liquids; something to do with homeland security regulations, blah, blah, blah. I'm no terrorist. Now, I just tell them the box contains books.