USPS / Corona virus slow down

Not particularly. Heck I got a box by mail on Sunday.

I've noticed delays if packages are moving through COVID hot spots. But nothing serious. I actually sent a gun back to the factory a few weeks ago and it was not a problem.

stonebuster said:

Two items I ordered shipped USPS were mistakenly shipped to distribution centers in the wrong state lately.

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This happens in the best of times. I use the USPS tracking function, and the routing that they sometimes follow is weird.

I online-ordered a book from a vendor in Worcester MA (about 1 hr away from me in southern NH). After about a week it showed up at a USPS distribution center in North Carolina. 3-4 days later it was in Springfield MA, about two inches away from Worcester on any road map. Finally delivered to my mailbox a couple of days after that. I expect it enjoyed the trip; I like NC (got family there).

AlexanderA said:

This happens in the best of times. I use the USPS tracking function, and the routing that they sometimes follow is weird.

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I'll second that. Crazy stuff happens with shipping on a somewhat regular basis. I haven't noticed anything unusual lately.

Not here. USPS, Fedex and UPS all deliver stuff to my house (wife LOVES shopping on the Net). Mail is coming a little early as they hired a new delivery guy. Even got a package from Amazon on Memorial Day Monday - hope that USPS employee was clocking double time..............

Yes.
Last week I finally received an item that was in transit for 3 weeks. Tracking - which was intermittent and sometimes contradicting - indicated that the item wandered between 3 different cities in Illinois for about 12 days.

Yesterday I found a government check in my mail - it was addressed to a person living about 2 miles from my address, no numerical or name similarity. I opted to deliver it myself rather than toss it back into the spin cycle.

Personally, I would not ship a firearm via USPS at this time.