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USPS Cutting Overtime - Longer Delivery Times Nationwide ( self )

submitted by 21done Vendor Warning: 0%

This applies to the entire USPS as a whole, not just us specifically. Our production and shipping speed will remain the same, but packages might start taking an extra day or two due to the USPS removing overtime. 20% of mail is delivered during overtime hours, so this could have a serious impact on all mail.

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"Trump-backed postmaster general plans to slow mail delivery"

https://fortune.com/2020/07/24/usps-mail-delivery-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-us-postal-service/



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kprvwid —

Thank you for the update, my USPS delivery from you guys was delayed when it was supposed to be delivered today (not blaming you guys at all!) - Think it was related?


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21done [S] Vendor —

It's hard to say, they've been slower than normal lately before this was announced, due to COVID. Protests slowed things down as well. There are a ton of factors that come into play regarding their delivery speed. Generally it hasn't been terrible, but when we are used to seeing packages deliver within 2-3 days of being dropped, it is definitely annoying when it takes even a day longer. They used to just continue working until the mail for the day was delivered, but now, they will stop at a specific hour and anything undelivered will be held over for the next day.

From the article:

“Overtime will be eliminated…If the plants run late they will keep the mail for the next day,” reads an internal memo reviewed by Fortune. “If we cannot deliver all the mail due to call offs or shortage of people and you have no other help, the mail will not go out.”


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kprvwid —

Damn that sucks but nothing you guys can do

I had a separate order from your site on the last week of June which came on a day early so it’s weird with everything going on


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kalifornia —

I'd think it is USPS being slow and ineffective, as usual.


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kingtut —

USPS sucked before covid and now they can use it as an excuse to suck more.