KNOBTAIL
LORD OF THE FLIES
Adrian, your right on target
about USPS and how they handle express mail. We ship overnight daily, and we do NOT ship with a signature required. Which means the box can be dropped off at the door step or office or P/H at the buyers post office. Because we are in the food end of the business, it does not make sense for our cultures to be riding around in a truck all day. Fortunately, we have had almost zero incidents. But here is what we found out about express mail service:
Because of 911, the postal service uses FedEx as their main carrier instead of commercial airlines. There are exceptions, but in actuality the express delivery date can change daily because the flights are limited , especially now with passenger carriers. You will see FedEx boxes at the post office site which was part of the deal between FedEx and the USPS.
So now even though you may think you can get a one day service, can easily turn into a 2 day service. But this does not become completely known until the package is at the counter. What this has done is limited the liability of the post office from returning substantial amounts of monies in the form of refunds for not meeting the overnight expectation. This is the new world we live in. For this kind of service, which incidentally has the worst tracking available has been given the green light for yearly increases in its operation ! JERRY
about USPS and how they handle express mail. We ship overnight daily, and we do NOT ship with a signature required. Which means the box can be dropped off at the door step or office or P/H at the buyers post office. Because we are in the food end of the business, it does not make sense for our cultures to be riding around in a truck all day. Fortunately, we have had almost zero incidents. But here is what we found out about express mail service:
Because of 911, the postal service uses FedEx as their main carrier instead of commercial airlines. There are exceptions, but in actuality the express delivery date can change daily because the flights are limited , especially now with passenger carriers. You will see FedEx boxes at the post office site which was part of the deal between FedEx and the USPS.
So now even though you may think you can get a one day service, can easily turn into a 2 day service. But this does not become completely known until the package is at the counter. What this has done is limited the liability of the post office from returning substantial amounts of monies in the form of refunds for not meeting the overnight expectation. This is the new world we live in. For this kind of service, which incidentally has the worst tracking available has been given the green light for yearly increases in its operation ! JERRY
