USPS-No delivery on Tuesdays??

cars · May 27, 2009 3:07PM

Thought I would ask this here as its the most active forum. In the last 3 months I've noticed a pattern at my post office. A while back I read an article about USPS Dropping a day of delivery and I'm wonder if they have put it in to effect. I purchase many items from eBay mainly every month. I receive 50-100 packages every month. I received at least 1 package every single day and normally multiple packages. Every day that is except Tuesdays. I've been keeping track of my deliveries since I noticed the trend. Sure enough I have yet to receive a package in the last 12 Tuesdays. I spoke with the postmaster at my small time post office about this and she stated that she has noticed this as well. She said they never receive any packages that contain tracking or insurance on Tuesdays. She couldn't tell me when it started or why. I did receive a package this Tuesday after Mem. day however I expected it was b/c of the holiday everything was one day off. Sure enough I did not receive anything on Wednesday.

Do you receive any packages with tracking on Tuesday or is this just happening in my town? I do not even venture to the post office on Tues. anymore unless I have something to ship.

seanq · May 27, 2009 3:11PM

The USPS has not instituted their limited delivery schedule yet, and my understanding from friends who work for the USPS is that Saturday will be the day to go. In your case, I think there is a two-day lag from when packages are processed at the regional level to when they are delivered to your small local PO. That would make the reason you get no mail on Tuesday that the distribution center is not sending any out on Sunday.

Sean Reynolds

AskRaq · May 27, 2009 3:13PM

<< ...from friends who work for the USPS is that Saturday will be the day to go.
Sean Reynolds >>

I think Wednesday would make more sense...? 2 days no mail... and three if it's a Holiday??

MVC · May 27, 2009 3:16PM

MVC · May 27, 2009 3:19PM

I think the above reply is somewhat correct. Many years ago I worked for a business that received huge volumes of mail every day except Tuesday. The reason? Most packages only take 2 days unless going coast to coast. Since we received from other businesses, andy they were all closed on Saturday, they did not mail anything on Saturday, thus, we received very little, if anything on Tuesdays (two days excluding Sunday). Although in your case I would think some ebay sellers would mail on Sat

BlindedByEgo · May 27, 2009 3:45PM

We process hundreds of checks per day. Our slowest delivery day from USPS?

Tuesday.

SilverEagles92 · May 27, 2009 8:42PM

Tuesday is usually a slow mail day for me, and now that I think about it I almost never get packages on Tuesdays. Wednesday and Thursday are usually good mail days for me.

Odd.

PerryHall · May 27, 2009 9:08PM

Well, people wanted "Change you can believe in!"

fcloud · May 27, 2009 9:30PM

maybe it has to do with Sundays. If you can't mail a package on Sunday, and it takes about 2 days to get to most of its destinations, there is nothing to deliver.

Robb · May 27, 2009 11:43PM

<< Well, people wanted "Change you can believe in!"

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What does that have to do with the USPS? Please, do tell.

garsmith · May 27, 2009 11:47PM

Tuesdays are the days all I usually get is junk mail and flyers

ksteelheader · May 28, 2009 12:05AM

<< Tuesdays are the days all I usually get is junk mail and flyers >>

High flyers or low flyers??

PerryHall · May 28, 2009 12:15AM

<< 

<< Well, people wanted "Change you can believe in!"

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What does that have to do with the USPS? Please, do tell. >>

Isn't the USPS part of the government or at least a government corporation?

CaptHenway · May 28, 2009 12:22AM

<< I think the above reply is somewhat correct. Many years ago I worked for a business that received huge volumes of mail every day except Tuesday. The reason? Most packages only take 2 days unless going coast to coast. Since we received from other businesses, andy they were all closed on Saturday, they did not mail anything on Saturday, thus, we received very little, if anything on Tuesdays (two days excluding Sunday). Although in your case I would think some ebay sellers would mail on Sat >>

I agree. I have been in this coin shop for 20 years, and Tuesday has always been the slow mail day.
TD

Robb · May 28, 2009 12:34AM

<< 

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<< Well, people wanted "Change you can believe in!"

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What does that have to do with the USPS? Please, do tell. >>

Isn't the USPS part of the government or at least a government corporation? >>

Yes. The same USPS that has steadily lost revenue since 2001. The temporary "change" is to stop the bleeding. What a terrible idea.

CaptHenway · May 28, 2009 12:37AM

<< Well, people wanted "Change you can believe in!"

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Do we have a SPOTD category?

Stupid Post Of The Day?

seanq · May 28, 2009 12:44AM

<< 

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<< Well, people wanted "Change you can believe in!"

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What does that have to do with the USPS? Please, do tell. >>

Isn't the USPS part of the government or at least a government corporation? >>

Yes. The same USPS that has steadily lost revenue since 2001. The temporary "change" is to stop the bleeding. What a terrible idea. >>

The USPS is often mistaken for a government-owned corporation (e.g., Amtrak), but ... is legally defined as an "independent establishment of the executive branch of the Government of the United States," as it is wholly owned by the government and controlled by the Presidential appointees and the Postmaster General. (source) The current Postmaster General has held the position since June 2001.

FYI, the move to eliminate one delivery day was driven primarily by fuel costs, the USPS operates the largest private fleet of vehicles in the world and spends billions of dollars on fuel every year (check the wiki link above for more details). None of which applies to the OP's question, as the policy is not in effect and as others have stated anecdotally Tuesday is the slowest day for package delivery and has been for decades.

Sean Reynolds

ElKevvo · May 28, 2009 12:49AM

from friends who work for the USPS is that Saturday will be the day to go. Yep, the day I currently get everything paid and put out for the mailman!

K

ziggy29 · May 28, 2009 1:18AM

I don't care which day they decide to cut from delivery, but it would suck for working stiffs if they cut out all the Saturday hours at the PO.

derryb · May 28, 2009 1:45AM

My local branch is now closed on Saturdays and closes 30 minutes earlier during the week. But the good news is postage rates went up. Just mailed a $750 registered package within the same state for $17.96.

drwstr123 · May 28, 2009 1:47AM

I heard the only day that they will deliver is Tuesday.

tahoe98 · May 28, 2009 3:34AM

<< Well, people wanted "Change you can believe in!"

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...............

YaHa · May 28, 2009 9:18AM

I think we all should open a business and start breeding carrier pigeons..

OnlyGoldIsMoney · May 28, 2009 11:01AM

<< My local branch is now closed on Saturdays and closes 30 minutes earlier during the week. But the good news is postage rates went up. Just mailed a $750 registered package within the same state for $17.96. >>

Higher postage rates and reduced service levels are not likely to solve the USPS' current dilemma. Businesses are abandoning them wherever possible to save money. For any envelope larger than a #10 envelope they want 88 cents for the first ounce. Small businesses will adopt their own versions of change they can believe in and the USPS will find itself with even less revenue.

When speed counts businesses go Fedex and not USPS.

In 2007 I was paying USPS at least $200 a month for business correspondence. Now I pay under $50 a month by sending most of my correspondence by email including most attachments. My high volume Xerox scanner paid for itself in just two months.

The real crunch at USPS will come when paperless billing and bill paying are embraced by the public in a big way. Then the real postal rate increases start.

ProofArtworkonCircs · May 28, 2009 11:07AM

Wednesday is my slow day here.

USPS-No delivery on Tuesdays??

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