Sold rifle last week, shipped to FFL in CO and USPS shows no movement...

[Kaeto]

I had a package coming via usps. First for 5 days it showed that it hadn't left the hub in Ca. Then it showed it in Chicago where for the next 6 days it went from one hub to another and back again. Then it was finally delivered.

 

[mgkdrgn]

UPS .... should have boxed it up and called for a pickup.

 

[1911 guy]

USPS is only in business because Congress writes them a check once a year to cover the money they hemorrhage. Their problem isn't your local mail carrier, it's the system set in place that relies on government funding of a private company to operate. FedEx, UPS, etc., would all have gone under a very long time ago if they operated the same way. Handguns are required to be shipped next day air because it reduces employee theft. Their system is archaic, but there is no need to update because the friendly taxpayer subsidizes their losses and inefficiency. Just for example, I regularly order bagpipe reeds from a manufacturer in Champion, Oh. That's 25 minutes from my house, but he sells only mail order. The package goes from his shop to the USPS hub in Warrendale, Pa. I've had packages sit at that hub for weeks before making it on a truck. Then it comes back to Ohio and processed through Youngstown one hour from my house, then Ravenna, finally the same county, then out for delivery. Such a poor business model is sustainable only when the public is being soaked to fund it.

The ONLY reason USPS is the carriers mandated in certain circumstances is due to federal contract and subsidy. UPS or Fed Ex could ship much faster, cheaper and with fewer incidents than the U.S. Postal Service.

 

[AABEN]

A couple of years ago I set up a Fedex account, haven't looked back since. I can conveniently ship what I want, usually cheaper than the other routes, and can even send someone a label to send something to me at my cheaper cost.

Yes Fed-X is the way to go!!

 

[dogtown tom]

1911 guy USPS is only in business because Congress writes them a check once a year to cover the money they hemorrhage.

USPS is prohibited by Federal law from turning a profit.

.... Their problem isn't your local mail carrier, it's the system set in place that relies on government funding of a private company to operate.

Uh..........what?
USPS is an independent agency of the US government, not a private company.

 

[FROGO207]

USPS is really good at not making a profit. BUT ALL the carriers have their problems at times as well. Anyway it is still easier to ship it some way than drive it there yourself in most instances. Just sayin.....