Originally Posted by
Brian Elfert
Amazon doesn't really count for those wanting to ship something. Amazon only ships for companies that sell through their platform.
Amazon also uses USPS for "last mile" deliveries. This often makes me have to drive about 25 miles, round trip, to the local Post Office since my mailbox isn't big enough to hold large packages. My home is far enough off of the road that many mail carriers do not want to take the trip to put it on my porch. Fortunately some of the carriers will place notice of "delivery attempt" and leave the package off the truck before they start their route. A call to the P.O. lets me know the package can be picked up at anytime.
Most of the time I find USPS tracking better than the UPS or FedEx information. USPS seems to get scanned or notified at most transfer points in the system. My last UPS shipment showed out for delivery on a Friday and finally after about 7:00pm showed it as delayed to next business day. I do not receive much shipped by FedEx.
jtk
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