trying to track 2 packages from US Postal Service

[IcyPeas]

This service is currently unavailable.
This service is currently unavailable.

We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.

Go To USPS.com

is this part of the slowdown? are they not working on Sundays?

unfuckenbelievable.

[LisaL]

1. Same here. Tracking a package that still didn't arrive and supposed to be arriving today.

Tracking is not working.

[LisaL]

11. Great. Now mine shows as delivered when it wasn't.

[eppur_se_muova]

16. I've had that happen before. Expect it to be delivered the next day.

If it's not, contact your local PO.

[LisaL]

21. Well, the package was from amazon. So they will return my money if it doesn't show up today.

[malaise]

2. I've been doing the same with the same response

It used to be so much fun

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Not necessarily connected. This happens from time to time.

"Try again later" is the usual remedy.

Now, if it becomes more frequent ...

[Cha]

4. Oh wow.. I sent a Registered B-Day card to my son on

Thursday so I can track it. His birthday is the 10th on Monday. I plan to go to the Post Office with my receipt if he doesn't get it by Tuesday. He lives on the other side of the Island.

Thank you for the info, IcyPeas.

[Freethinker65]

5. Reminded me to check something I sent by priority box to my Mom

It just used the Online tracking system and although delivery was supposed to be on the 3rd, it was delivered to the PO Box on the 4th, better than the 10 days it took to receive her Mother's Day card!

[Green Line]

6. I had the same problem today

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Yesterday was day 1

for all Carriers to use their new Hand Held Computers. Our Carrier was having trouble with his hand held not picking up Bar Codes. He had to reboot twice.

[doc03]

8. Could we use FedEx or UPS to send our ballots in? I will

be voting early at our local election office.

[Ms. Toad]

9. Short answer: No.

Most boards of election require ordinary mail (not certified). Check with your board of election - it may be different.

But stop buying into Trump's plan that the post office is (or making it) unstable. Request your ballot athead of time. Return it ahead of time. At least a week ahead of the election check to make sure it has been returned and accepted for counting (most jurisdictions have a website that can give you this information).

He wants you to mistrust the post office so that you vote in person. He wins that way. Don't fall for his cheap tricks.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

10. On the other hand, something was mailed to me yesterday

from Las Cruces, and arrived today in Santa Fe.

I did try to check the tracking number to see if it really was only sent yesterday, but also got the not available message. Not sure why there was Sunday delivery, but I actually saw a couple of mail trucks earlier today when running some errands.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

12. It happens sometimes.

It was usually on a Sunday night when I saw it, coincidentally, and that message isn't new at all.

Maybe they perform updates periodically, like what happens at banks and all kinds of places? Even DU does it.

Edit: It would be nice if they let people KNOW they're undergoing routine maintenance, though.

[haele]

13. Never had that problem before with USPS...

Only a couple of months ago, our packages might have sat in a location for a while, but they could always be tracked.

Not good at all.

Haele

[Buckeye_Democrat]

14. Google searches of that message and USPS tracking...

... shows it's been happening for years.

I saw a similar complaint dated 2012 after a quick search.

It never happened to me either until I started ordering a bunch of stuff online during the pandemic, then saw it happen occasionally. It was usually a Sunday night for me and affected EVERYTHING that I was awaiting,

[sarcasmo]

15. Expect a minimum 5 business day delay. I've stopped ordering online.

[eppur_se_muova]

17. Whoops, my mistake - it's back up. Informed Delivery is unaffected.

Got my email this morning and can log in to check both packages and letters.

[IcyPeas]

22. informed delivery is great

I also signed up for that! I think it's not available nationwide yet.

[cbdo2007]

18. I have one that has been delayed for 2 weeks. The Dems should bring this up as a small business

killer. My package has literally just been sitting in their holding facility for 2 weeks and does make me wary of ordering online, but then I know that's what Trump wants is for us to use other services so it looks like the USPS is a failure.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

19. mine works

[IcyPeas]

23. the site is working this morning

my packages appear to be at my local post office since aug. 7. one says I'll get it today, the other is still stuck somewhere.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

24. I really think it's some kind of system update...

... that usually happens on a Sunday night.

If so, they should probably post a warning about it like most institutions (such as banks) do whenever it's scheduled.

[Greybnk48]

20. Anecdotal, but we just sent two packages that damn near got there over night!

We sent out two flat-rate boxes, one small and one large from Wisconsin to D.C. on Thursday at closing (6:00 p.m.), and they were delivered Saturday morning.

We don't use anything but USPS, unless we're forced to, and nothing will scare us off.