Author Topic: I am amazed at the USPS  (Read 1901 times)

Offline rmonks

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I am amazed at the USPS
« on: December 03, 2011, 09:16:38 PM »
Way to go USPS, I shipped 600 t-shirts to Kandihar Afghanistan on Monday and they got there friday of the same week. I can't get stuff two states away that fast.


Offline Shawn (EIP)

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Re: I am amazed at the USPS
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2011, 09:26:46 PM »
Way to go USPS, I shipped 600 t-shirts to Kandihar Afghanistan on Monday and they got there friday of the same week. I can't get stuff two states away that fast.

hope it wasnt the 600 blank white t-shirt scam (just kidding)

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Re: I am amazed at the USPS
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2011, 12:01:44 AM »
Didn't it go APO, MPO or FPO? 

I suspect USPS was out of the delivery chain pretty fast. 

Even so, I remember sending stuff to my son when he was in AFG and they didn't get it for 3 weeks. 
Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we never get to vote on what he is to do.  Will Rogers

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Re: I am amazed at the USPS
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2011, 07:42:02 AM »
Yeah it was APO , which I guess means the USPS took it to the local military base and the military mail system actually got it there PDQ. I guess I jumped to conclusion.

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Re: I am amazed at the USPS
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2011, 10:14:21 AM »
Well like I said, even military is a roll of the dice.  I think I was wrong on the AFG deliveries, even though my Marine son had been in both places.  It was probably when he was in Iraq that the shipments took up to 3 weeks.
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Re: I am amazed at the USPS
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2011, 03:40:48 PM »
Well hold onto your praise they are getting ready to make mail much slower... http://news.yahoo.com/postal-cuts-slow-delivery-first-class-mail-141723847.html