Edit: the box is still in Indianapolis, 84 hours since the last ping. FedEx says no big deal but I want action!
Shipping/logistics have never really recovered from covid. I'm not sure if it was the fragility of the system initially, or the scale of the increase since, but it's a house of cards. Especially astonishing when you see the $s being poured into regional warehousing. I can't believe they think it's a good idea to put that much capital into the 'funnel', when the fulfillment side is so inherently weak. I guess as long as they have an army of low paid workers willing to use their own cars and deliver for less than minimum wage it doesn't matter?
This one left Seattle over a week ago: I get a lot of "moving on to the next facility", but rarely any "arrived at" notes. It used to say delivery was Thursday (last Thursday), but they gave up that farce on Sunday and now it's just "Late".
USPS wrote:
Moving Through Network
In Transit to Next Facility, Arriving Late
Ordered something sent to Powell, Wyoming via a pro deal that's coming out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Did you know there's a suburb of that city called Wyoming, Michigan? So naturally, they sent it to Powell, Ohio. At some point on its journey, someone said "now wait a gosh darn minute" and so it stopped in Perrysburg (outside of Toledo), bounced around the suburbs of Columbusâ Grove City, Powell, before arriving on Friday in Indianapolis, Indiana. No update today, so I imagine it's being put into a PowerPoint on how to let the robots read a ZIP code instead of just throwing it on the truck headed for Ohio...
I've often wondered how many delivery headaches are associated with Ontario, California.
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Jul 21, 2025 - 3:10pm
ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Ordered something sent to Powell, Wyoming via a pro deal that's coming out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Did you know there's a suburb of that city called Wyoming, Michigan? So naturally, they sent it to Powell, Ohio. At some point on its journey, someone said "now wait a gosh darn minute" and so it stopped in Perrysburg (outside of Toledo), bounced around the suburbs of Columbusâ Grove City, Powell, before arriving on Friday in Indianapolis, Indiana. No update today, so I imagine it's being put into a PowerPoint on how to let the robots read a ZIP code instead of just throwing it on the truck headed for Ohio...
Sounds like a DoorDash delivery. Could you please tip me in cash when I arrive?
Ordered something sent to Powell, Wyoming via a pro deal that's coming out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Did you know there's a suburb of that city called Wyoming, Michigan? So naturally, they sent it to Powell, Ohio. At some point on its journey, someone said "now wait a gosh darn minute" and so it stopped in Perrysburg (outside of Toledo), bounced around the suburbs of Columbusâ Grove City, Powell, before arriving on Friday in Indianapolis, Indiana. No update today, so I imagine it's being put into a PowerPoint on how to let the robots read a ZIP code instead of just throwing it on the truck headed for Ohio...
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Jul 21, 2025 - 1:44pm
maryte wrote:
ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Ordered something sent to Powell, Wyoming via a pro deal that's coming out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Did you know there's a suburb of that city called Wyoming, Michigan? So naturally, they sent it to Powell, Ohio. At some point on its journey, someone said "now wait a gosh darn minute" and so it stopped in Perrysburg (outside of Toledo), bounced around the suburbs of Columbus— Grove City, Powell, before arriving on Friday in Indianapolis, Indiana. No update today, so I imagine it's being put into a PowerPoint on how to let the robots read a ZIP code instead of just throwing it on the truck headed for Ohio...
In related news, if you're flying in to Austin, Texas, be careful not to select the Austin, Minnesota airport. Your vacation would be very, very different.
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Jul 21, 2025 - 9:53am
ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Ordered something sent to Powell, Wyoming via a pro deal that's coming out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Did you know there's a suburb of that city called Wyoming, Michigan? So naturally, they sent it to Powell, Ohio. At some point on its journey, someone said "now wait a gosh darn minute" and so it stopped in Perrysburg (outside of Toledo), bounced around the suburbs of Columbusâ Grove City, Powell, before arriving on Friday in Indianapolis, Indiana. No update today, so I imagine it's being put into a PowerPoint on how to let the robots read a ZIP code instead of just throwing it on the truck headed for Ohio...
In related news, if you're flying in to Austin, Texas, be careful not to select the Austin, Minnesota airport. Your vacation would be very, very different.
Ordered something sent to Powell, Wyoming via a pro deal that's coming out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Did you know there's a suburb of that city called Wyoming, Michigan? So naturally, they sent it to Powell, Ohio. At some point on its journey, someone said "now wait a gosh darn minute" and so it stopped in Perrysburg (outside of Toledo), bounced around the suburbs of Columbusâ Grove City, Powell, before arriving on Friday in Indianapolis, Indiana. No update today, so I imagine it's being put into a PowerPoint on how to let the robots read a ZIP code instead of just throwing it on the truck headed for Ohio...
Ordered something sent to Powell, Wyoming via a pro deal that's coming out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Did you know there's a suburb of that city called Wyoming, Michigan? So naturally, they sent it to Powell, Ohio. At some point on its journey, someone said "now wait a gosh darn minute" and so it stopped in Perrysburg (outside of Toledo), bounced around the suburbs of Columbusâ Grove City, Powell, before arriving on Friday in Indianapolis, Indiana. No update today, so I imagine it's being put into a PowerPoint on how to let the robots read a ZIP code instead of just throwing it on the truck headed for Ohio...
I still don't know what started this standstill in the first place. For some reason I'm thinking a Strike maybe? The system usually runs pretty smoothly.
and those owner/operators are getting screwed, apparently, but we can solve that problem later.
Unlike other posts here...it's time to vent a bit...
Is anyone else dealing with the USPS right now, specifically waiting for a package?
Yep all the time. And tracking everything I send and receive. There have been many delays in the past month and the slowdown began right after Thanksgiving. This is the routing for a 3 day Priority Package initiated in your neck of the woods. I had to file an inquiry as to where it was. Once I did so It was found and rescanned into the system within about three hours. That was the Dec 6 scan. Didn't move but it was found. It took 11 days to get from Cleveland to Akron which is about 30 miles. My packages never go through Cleveland but this one did. Normally everything goes through Pittsburgh to Akron and vice versa. . December 15, 2020, 11:23 am Delivered, In/At Mailbox STREETSBORO, OH 44241 Your item was delivered in or at the mailbox at 11:23 am on December 15, 2020 in STREETSBORO, OH 44241. December 15, 2020, 7:10 am Out for Delivery STREETSBORO, OH 44241 December 15, 2020, 5:23 am Arrived at Post Office KENT, OH 44240 December 14, 2020 In Transit to Next Facility December 13, 2020, 6:21 pm Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility AKRON OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER December 6, 2020, 9:58 pm Departed USPS Regional Destination Facility CLEVELAND OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER December 4, 2020, 6:27 pm Arrived at USPS Regional Facility CLEVELAND OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER December 3, 2020, 2:30 pm Departed USPS Regional Facility NEWARK NJ DISTRIBUTION CENTER December 1, 2020, 7:59 pm Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility NEWARK NJ DISTRIBUTION CENTER December 1, 2020, 6:44 pm Accepted at USPS Origin Facility ASBURY PARK, NJ 07712 November 28, 2020, 1:55 am Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item ASBURY PARK, NJ 07712 . But things seemed to have unlocked during the past week and improved. I use the lowly Media Mail which has the lowest priority. . December 21, 2020, 1:56 pm Delivered, In/At Mailbox FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33324 Your item was delivered in or at the mailbox at 1:56 pm on December 21, 2020 in FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33324. December 21, 2020, 10:43 am Out for Delivery FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33324 December 21, 2020, 10:32 am Arrived at Post Office FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33317 December 20, 2020 In Transit to Next Facility December 19, 2020, 1:48 am Arrived at USPS Regional Facility SEMINOLE-ORLANDO FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER December 18, 2020, 1:16 am Departed USPS Regional Facility AKRON OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER December 17, 2020, 6:43 am Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility AKRON OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER December 16, 2020, 5:11 pm Departed Post Office STREETSBORO, OH 44241 December 16, 2020, 11:39 am USPS in possession of item STREETSBORO, OH 44241 December 15, 2020, 10:09 pm Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item STREETSBORO, OH 44241
and this one . December 24, 2020, 4:21 pm Delivered, In/At Mailbox BOZEMAN, MT 59718 Your item was delivered in or at the mailbox at 4:21 pm on December 24, 2020 in BOZEMAN, MT 59718. December 24, 2020, 6:10 am Out for Delivery BOZEMAN, MT 59718 December 23, 2020, 6:20 pm Arrived at Post Office BOZEMAN, MT 59718 December 23, 2020, 7:47 am Departed USPS Regional Facility BILLINGS MT DISTRIBUTION CENTER December 22, 2020 In Transit to Next Facility December 21, 2020, 8:11 am Arrived at USPS Regional Facility BILLINGS MT DISTRIBUTION CENTER December 21, 2020, 2:05 am Departed USPS Facility SHERIDAN, WY 82801 December 21, 2020, 2:00 am Arrived at USPS Facility SHERIDAN, WY 82801 December 20, 2020, 11:13 pm Departed USPS Regional Facility CASPER WY DISTRIBUTION CENTER December 20, 2020, 10:16 pm Arrived at USPS Regional Facility CASPER WY DISTRIBUTION CENTER December 20, 2020, 12:01 pm Arrived at USPS Regional Facility DENVER CO DISTRIBUTION CENTER December 19, 2020, 12:31 am Departed USPS Regional Facility AKRON OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER December 17, 2020, 6:45 am Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility AKRON OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER December 16, 2020, 5:11 pm Departed Post Office STREETSBORO, OH 44241 December 16, 2020, 11:39 am USPS in possession of item STREETSBORO, OH 44241 December 15, 2020, 9:42 pm Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item STREETSBORO, OH 44241 December 15, 2020 Pre-Shipment Info Sent to USPS, USPS Awaiting Item
I live and breathe shipping. The delays have caused me to shut down my record store on Discogs until the first of the year. Here is a resource I keep open on a tab. A heat map of bottlenecks. https://downdetector.com/status/usps/map/ Two weeks ago, everything east of Chicago was bright red.
Your thoughts about how politics have affected the USPS are largely incorrect. Here is a comment from a fellow collector who is a USPS employee who works in the Los Angeles area in a thread I started a couple of weeks ago. https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/836091 . quote=lunarr]Those plans had been in effect for several years. They started way back when the "consolidation" process of sorting centers, truck runs, overtime hours, and excess equipment removal began. If you worked at USPS as I do you would know that. A simple search on the internet would reveal that. But don't let the facts get in the way of your political opinions. And no I didn't vote for him, not that it's any of your business. Tired of people thinking the USPS is a political football. It isn't. It can jack things up all by itself without any help from idiot politicans. PS: PMG DeJoy wasn't around long enough to anything that wasn't already being done. Funny how all the panic and hysteria about the DEATH OF THE USPS is all gone now—not a peep about it in the media....gee..I wonder..was it all politics??? Hmmmmmm...
even islander is basically correct with his assessment of the current shipping problems. Be glad that you live in the USA. International shipping is in gridlock. The things that islander does not mention that contribute even more is that the vessels used for international shipping, that is air and ocean are greatly reduced due to the overall lack of commerce, period. Mail hops onto commercial aircraft headed to certain destinations. But the amount of flights has also been reduced resulting in lower available capacity and the mail backs up simply waiting for space. Dedicated cargo aircraft such as owned by UPS, FedEx and DHL are maxed out. There is only so much capacity. There is even a shortage of new delivery vans and trucks here in the USA due to the manufacturers of these vehicles dealing with CV shutdowns and parts shortages upstream.
As much as you want to blame Trump, you are uninformed and totally off base. . And even Bezos / Amazon uses the USPS for that final mile and not just in rural locations. Here's a shipment that came from the local distribution center 5 minutes from my house that was still sent to the USPS and delivered on a Sunday to boot ! It originated in two separate Amazon facilities and was put together in Twinsburg, Ohio (5 minutes away) and handed off to the USPS for that "final mile" . December 13, 2020, 11:39 am Delivered, Front Door/Porch KENT, OH 44240 Your item was delivered at the front door or porch at 11:39 am on December 13, 2020 in KENT, OH 44240. December 13, 2020, 8:20 am Out for Delivery STREETSBORO, OH 44241 December 13, 2020, 8:09 am Arrived at Hub KENT, OH 44240 December 13, 2020, 6:01 am USPS in possession of item KENT, OH 44240 December 13, 2020, 2:13 am Departed Shipping Partner Facility, USPS Awaiting Item TWINSBURG, OH 44087 Shipping Partner: AMAZON December 12, 2020, 12:15 am Departed Shipping Partner Facility, USPS Awaiting Item TETERBORO, NJ 07608 Shipping Partner: AMAZON December 11, 2020, 12:31 pm Departed Shipping Partner Facility, USPS Awaiting Item CLEVELAND, OH 44128 Shipping Partner: AMAZON December 11, 2020, 6:41 am Picked Up by Shipping Partner, USPS Awaiting Item CLEVELAND, OH 44128 Shipping Partner: AMAZON
Patience, not blaming Trump for all of your problems is the only meaningful answer to your problems with shipping. And yes you should'a made that 10 minute drive across the river if you really needed that stuff so bad.
I'm waiting for a shipment with all my meds in it. it's been 2 weeks. USPS says they're waiting for it to arrive to their facility. I'll call on Monday and get it re-shipped.
Jrzy...my limited research has revealed the Philly / South Jersey sorting and routing centers are basically closed. They were understaffed going into the holidays (thanks to Dejoy), and are now dealing with large COVID outbreaks. Trailers are sitting in the lots for days with no activity. I'm told most of the Philly packages went to Florida for sorting.
As much as I hate to say it...Amazon will soon deliver your meds in a day or two. Bezos is going to own pharma very soon, now that they are focusing on filling prescriptions. CVS and Rite-aid are living on borrowed time and the middle-men who wholesale pharma will go away as well. I don't know what a monopoly looks like...but Amazon is going to own entire sectors of the US retail chain.
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Dec 24, 2020 - 12:49pm
rgio wrote:
Unlike other posts here...it's time to vent a bit...
Is anyone else dealing with the USPS right now, specifically waiting for a package?
My problem was with Fed Ex. Two weeks ago, I ordered a steering gear box from Rock Auto for my son's '41 Dodge Power Wagon. It was ordered on a Friday from their warehouse in Phoenix, Arizona. I got a shipping confirmation the next day. Two days later it arrived in San Bernadino, California. By the way, it went by my house (well... five miles away from it) on the on the I-10 going to San Bernadino. It sat in San Berdo for another three days. Then it was shipped all the way to Bloomington, California... 3 miles away from San B. There it sat for another 2 days before it got to my house. This took 8 days time. I could have walked back and forth to Phoenix in the time it took to get to my house. Well, maybe ran.
I'm waiting for a shipment with all my meds in it. it's been 2 weeks. USPS says they're waiting for it to arrive to their facility. I'll call on Monday and get it re-shipped.
Jrzy...my limited research has revealed the Philly / South Jersey sorting and routing centers are basically closed. They were understaffed going into the holidays (thanks to Dejoy), and are now dealing with large COVID outbreaks. Trailers are sitting in the lots for days with no activity. I'm told most of the Philly packages went to Florida for sorting.
As much as I hate to say it...Amazon will soon deliver your meds in a day or two. Bezos is going to own pharma very soon, now that they are focusing on filling prescriptions. CVS and Rite-aid are living on borrowed time and the middle-men who wholesale pharma will go away as well. I don't know what a monopoly looks like...but Amazon is going to own entire sectors of the US retail chain.
