Eric7100 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 A family member was supposed to receive an Intellivision item in the mail today. The tracking shows that our local post office had the item "out for delivery" this morning. It is now late evening, and the mail has already been delivered. No package. Would a USPS driver with a package apparently on his/her truck actually say something like: "Well, I have this package right here. And it's scheduled for delivery today. I'm right here at the residence, but I am choosing not to deliver it... just because." I mean, what else could be the explanation? I am looking for serious answers, please. No jokes for this one. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) Weird stuff happens. Once a package of mine was marked Delivered to Parcel Box ... and nothing was there. (We get a key to open a larger box containing the package.) A couple days later it showed up next to my garage door. I think it was mis-delivered and an honest neighbor dropped it off. Sometimes, especially around this time of year, the volume goes way, way, up. Remember that Amazon farms out a lot of deliveries to USPS, too, as well as DHL, FedEx and probably UPS. They might just have it on the 'drop it off with Amazon stuff later' pile. Hope nothing goes amiss! Mine was supposed to arrive today, too, but tracking is in limbo, and it wasn't in our mail today. I was even ready to scan it all in and update the Rev page on the website! EDIT: Incidentally, in the time between having the tracking tell me the package was delivered, and the receipt of it, I had tried to contact USPS about it. What a joke. A week later, I got a follow-up survey asking how well they handled the problem. But they actually NEVER got in touch or responded to the incident in any way. They never answered calls to the local office for my area... Nothing. Edited December 4, 2015 by intvsteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I've witnessed all sorts of strange happenings throughout the year - but particularly *this* time of year, where people just loose their friggin' heads I swear. Besides what Steve mentioned, I've had super late deliveries at night. It's possible that there may be a separate truck going around with packages only too. You get your regular mail near the regular time, then a different driver shows and will get packages from USPS and UPS well after 6-7pm. FedEx too. Have also seen it say "out for delivery" for a day or three before finally getting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthompson Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 A family member was supposed to receive an Intellivision item in the mail today. The tracking shows that our local post office had the item "out for delivery" this morning. It is now late evening, and the mail has already been delivered. No package. Would a USPS driver with a package apparently on his/her truck actually say something like: "Well, I have this package right here. And it's scheduled for delivery today. I'm right here at the residence, but I am choosing not to deliver it... just because." I mean, what else could be the explanation? I am looking for serious answers, please. No jokes for this one. Thank you. Well, sometimes the letter carrier makes an honest mistake and forgets to put the package in the mailbox. As intvsteve said, the volume of packages and other mail goes way up at this time of year, and the chances for delivery mistakes increase. Most of the time when I've had a package delayed in transit, it was in December. But without fail, the item always turned up and was delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I've had issues like this happen to me before. I've had times when the item was marked "Delivered" a day or two after it was shipped out. The likely cause is it was an honest mistake from scanning. This is now the time of the year when high volumes of parcels/packages are at a high rate and mistakes can happen which is keeping the workers on it's toes. You can always contact USPS. It is a pain going through the automated voice menu. You have to make a selection to call customer service but good luck at this time of the year as you will be on hold for quite a bit. You can shoot an email too. I hope they get the Intellivision. Positive thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxpressed Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 "Out for delivery" status is usually followed by a "Delivered" or "Delivered to front porch" status. I wouldn't worry until you see the latter status updates and still have no item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 A family member was supposed to receive an Intellivision item in the mail today. The tracking shows that our local post office had the item "out for delivery" this morning. It is now late evening, and the mail has already been delivered. No package. Would a USPS driver with a package apparently on his/her truck actually say something like: "Well, I have this package right here. And it's scheduled for delivery today. I'm right here at the residence, but I am choosing not to deliver it... just because." I mean, what else could be the explanation? I am looking for serious answers, please. No jokes for this one. Thank you. this is common around here. Sometimes another truck will show up or it gets delivered the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 What did your family member order? Was it overlays? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 A family member was supposed to receive an Intellivision item in the mail today. The tracking shows that our local post office had the item "out for delivery" this morning. It is now late evening, and the mail has already been delivered. No package. Would a USPS driver with a package apparently on his/her truck actually say something like: "Well, I have this package right here. And it's scheduled for delivery today. I'm right here at the residence, but I am choosing not to deliver it... just because." I mean, what else could be the explanation? I am looking for serious answers, please. No jokes for this one. Thank you. Would a USPS driver with a package apparently on his/her truck actually say something like: "Well, I have this package right here. And it's scheduled for delivery today. I'm right here at the residence, but I am choosing not to deliver it... just because its that Eric guy." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 USPS has turned to crap...no one on our street got mail yesterday (Thursday)...there's always something...ads or whatever...so they just skipped our street. It's happened before. If the mail carrier is running late, they start taking shortcuts, like skipping streets. Also, my wife ordered some shoes last Saturday with 2-day delivery...it was shipped Monday and here it is Friday and it hasn't been delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gunoz Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 USPS by me has different trucks that delivery packages all day, not with the regular mail. As far as USPS, UPS & FedEx go, I've had packages marked as delivered that weren't delivered until a day or two later packages marked as delivery attempt made when we were home and in front of the house all day doing yard work packages dropped off before 8am and after 8pm packages we couldn't find because the deliverer decided to go to our backyard fence and drop it over The holiday season doesn't help either. That said, I got two Intellivision deliveries today so Christmas came early!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 6 of one......half dozen of the other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Thanks for all your replies, guys. Around these parts, packages are typically delivered with the regular mail. So if it's on a different truck, this is something new. I highly doubt it's arriving today anymore. Will be interesting to see if it arrives tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I've had this happen to me before as well. Sometimes the package has been misdelivered and a neighbor drops it off. At other times the packages have been left in odd places in my property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Keep in mind that some of the mail companies hire extra help during the holidays... help that isn't as experienced at delivery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 A family member was supposed to receive an Intellivision item in the mail today. The tracking shows that our local post office had the item "out for delivery" this morning. It is now late evening, and the mail has already been delivered. No package. Would a USPS driver with a package apparently on his/her truck actually say something like: "Well, I have this package right here. And it's scheduled for delivery today. I'm right here at the residence, but I am choosing not to deliver it... just because." I mean, what else could be the explanation? I am looking for serious answers, please. No jokes for this one. Thank you. A driver, can't remember which courier company, once explained this to me. Occasionally the truck is loaded with more packages than the driver can deliver in one day. This shouldn't happen but it does. The driver is forced to prioritize which packages get delivered; If they get slammed the next day it makes the problem worse. Sometimes, to do this in the most efficient way, some deliveries get delayed longer than they should. Eventually everything gets delivered, but a package could have "out for delivery" status for a few days. If you call customer service they won't give you this explanation. I'm sure in other cases mistakes happen and deliveries get overlooked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icemanxp300 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I am confident mail carriers at times are lazy and just say to hell with it. Especially if it isn't their normal route. I am almost positive on Saturdays those mofos grab the truck in the morning and park it somewhere for the day then return it w/out delivering a single item! I'm not all sure the actual carrier is the one who scans the packages that says they are out for delivery, although they should. If that was my package and the mail ran and it wasn't delivered you bet your ass if the PO was still open they would have got a call from me. They sure as hell would get a call today before they close whether mail is delivered today before they close or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I don't work in the package delivery industry, but I know people who do and it is a tough job! The trucks are stuffed by people who don't deliver the boxes. That makes it harder on the driver. And yes, Holiday time is the worst for all of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 A driver, can't remember which courier company, once explained this to me. Occasionally the truck is loaded with more packages than the driver can deliver in one day. This shouldn't happen but it does. The driver is forced to prioritize which packages get delivered; If they get slammed the next day it makes the problem worse. Sometimes, to do this in the most efficient way, some deliveries get delayed longer than they should. Eventually everything gets delivered, but a package could have "out for delivery" status for a few days. If you call customer service they won't give you this explanation. I'm sure in other cases mistakes happen and deliveries get overlooked. It is interesting to hear from a driver's perspective. Thank you, Mr_Me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 I'm not all sure the actual carrier is the one who scans the packages that says they are out for delivery, although they should. If that was my package and the mail ran and it wasn't delivered you bet your ass if the PO was still open they would have got a call from me. They sure as hell would get a call today before they close whether mail is delivered today before they close or not. We did call the post office yesterday. They are notorious for never answering the phone. There is a whole "review" section on the Internet about it. Calling them is a waste of time, in these parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric7100 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Now the tracking info has been updated to "arrived at post office." How can a package FIRST be "out for delivery," and LATER "arrive at the post office"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BBWW Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I never have USPS trouble, I think it's just you Eric! Nobody loves the desperate. A friend told me that once, don't know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Here is my USPS trouble from Thursday...This is how my package was left in my mailbox! It was not shipped in the plastic bag so apparently it was abused, put in the plastic bag and then molested before getting delivered. It was also severely water damaged on the address label side. This was my Vectrex controller kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Here is my USPS trouble from Thursday...This is how my package was left in my mailbox! It was not shipped in the plastic bag so apparently it was abused, put in the plastic bag and then molested before getting delivered. It was also severely water damaged on the address label side. This was my Vectrex controller kit Wow, it must of been an ex custom employee.... kidding aside that's just people really not caring about quality of work in this case the handlers of parcels and mail... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) I also have a package from Rev with shipping status 'out for delivery' on Friday. My experience is that, especially considering the holiday season, it was likely loaded on a truck, but they ran out of time. Sometimes they work late and deliver at night, but otherwise it goes back to the post office (hence the status update to 'arrival at post office') with intent to deliver the following day. I'm sure my package will arrive sometime tonight. Regarding the Vectrex item in the bag, I've received things like that before. If your package gets destroyed or opened, they bag it. The bag has a brief apology and a phone number to call for questions, but if not insured you may be screwed. Update: I misread the tracking. Apparently it was 'delivered at mailbox' yesterday afternoon. I still think they just marked it as delivered, but left it in the truck...at least I hope. Edited December 5, 2015 by JasonlikesINTV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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