It seems that some of you are satisified with the USPS service, but until
you've been burnt by them like I have, then you'll feel some resentment.
I've probably shipped many more boxes than you and have been burned on
ocassion, and some more costly than expected (in late shipments, even
Express Mail).
Just be careful on which days you ship......Mondays and Tuesdays are best,
but with Express Mail it shouldn't matter, but it does!
BG
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark <mbinkley_at_columbus.rr.com>
To: <livebearers_at_aquaria.net>; <nanfa at aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 9:06 PM
Subject: NANFA-- RE: Postal Rates
> At 6:09 PM -0800 2/13/01, Joshua Levy wrote:
> >I once ordered fish via priority mail, and when they didn't show up
> >in 7 days, called the post office. They told me that they didn't
> >even consider "priority mail" late until it was 30 days old.
> >THIRTY DAYS! That "average delivery 2-3 days" stuff only covers a
> >couple of the largest cities. Unless you live in downtown NY or LA
> >you wont get that average.
>
>
> I have had the opposite experience -- Boxes sent to the east coast,
> especially NYC, are often delayed. I think it's just a very busy area.
On
> the other hand, I have had very consistent results with two day delivery,
> shipping on Tuesday for arrival on Thursday, to addresses in many states
> including California, Indiana, South Carolina, and Missouri. I am
shipping
> from Ohio. One strategy I use is to take the boxes to the main post
office
> in Columbus. This avoids delays as packages are routed from outlying
> offices to the main distribution center. I also never ship Priority near
> the end of the week. Tuesdays seem to work really well.
>
> They can only offer you a promise of average delivery time because you are
> only paying for average (First Class Mail) delivery time. If you want the
> fastest service, you have to pay for it. Seems fair to me.
>
>
> Mark
> Columbus Ohio USA <))><
> mbinkley_at_columbus.rr.com
>
>
>
>
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