Package returned for 7g overweight! Seriously USPS?

[2ndisbest]

I had to check your profile to see if you live in my town. Must be more than one of them.
I had a carrier roll up a college book to fit in the box. it broke the spine or a $100 book. I called the lady postmaster to complain and the 1st words out of her mouth were "I am so sorry" (oops wrong company) she really said "did you have it insured?" she would not foreward my call to the main postmaster.

Now on the other hand I have a company P.O. box in another town because I can't stand my local PO.
The other day my postage came to around $26 and their machine would not accept my credit card. Then the other two tellers said they had the same problem. The system was down. My packages were stamped and tossed in the bin, but I couldn't pay. (no cash or checks on me) So what did the teller say? Just give me an IOU. I thought he was kidding, no he scribbled something on a piece of paper and I signed it. I brought him the cash later that day. We are all on first names at that PO. It is a very small town PO. So small my GPS can not even find it.

Must have been nationwide, a few days ago they had signs up "system down". Though what really surprises me is you don't use ebay labels?!?

 

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[meanpc]

I could give a 100 examples of things I dislike about the usps,but I'll balance that s conversation out a little by mentioning two things I like:

1. They pick up for free. Ups and FedEx don't do that for ground packages.

2. Their first class package service is a really good deal.

 

[Beachkid23]

I could give a 100 examples of things I dislike about the usps,but I'll balance that s conversation out a little by mentioning two things I like: 1. They pick up for free. Ups and FedEx don't do that for ground packages. 2. Their first class package service is a really good deal.

3. If you don't use them at all you go out of business.

4. What other choice do we have?

5. I'm not taking my first class packages to UPS to pay five times as much to have them shipped.

6. For as bad as Usps is, The IRS messed up my taxes and I am on my 3rd filed return this year and maybe just maybe by Christmas I will get my tax return back. Maybe....... But if I don't, I get paid interest of .04%! Thank God I could really use that extra $3.12!

 

[meanpc]

Here's another good thing. Their damage claims have gotten way easier. I submitted this on the 29th, took me about 7 minutes to file it. The only other claim I've made this year is with fedex, and they took about a week longer to approved it.

 

[cyberdan]

Must have been nationwide, a few days ago they had signs up "system down". Though what really surprises me is you don't use ebay labels?!?

I use USPS labels (buy and print on line) for the heavier items. I ship a lot of smaller 6 x 9 plastic envelopes filled with things.
it is easier to let them do all the weighing and labeling.

I have never looked into ebay labels. I get a halfway good discount going that way.

 

[Paleo_joe]

My postmaster called the mail lady to find out where she was, then I rushed there to pick up a package. She was waiting by the side of the road for me.