45 Days and Counting .....

I have an HO boxcar that shipped 12-11-20.  It went through Warrendale also.  No update on the tracking number until this morning when it arrived in Birmingham, AL.  Hopefully I’ll get it tomorrow.  

Neal Jeter

Just got parts from Lionel today (Sunday), they were shipped Nov 30th.  So, if you get it tomorrow, I'll still have the record.

A Steelers boxcar purchased through ebay on the 11th.  Shipped on 11th. Passed through Warrendale on the 12th and sitting in Harrisburg since the 13th.

The USPS black hole south of you is Sandston Virginia- maybe it went there and entered the twilight zone.

Ordered a freight sounds reefer off da bay. It was shipped from Leesburg Florida Dec. 18. USPS tracking has not updated since the package was given a tracking number. It's nowhere to be found.

I had a few other items that actually made it, but not until they bounced back and forth forth between hubs in my home state for 5 days. They spent more time an hour away then they did the whole shipment.

I can TOTALLY understand the high volume slowing things down. What I DON'T understand is an apparent sorting problem when the item nearly reaches it's destination.

Maybe if the packages actually got sent where they were supposed to go it would lessen the backup?

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

Just got parts from Lionel today (Sunday), they were shipped Nov 30th.  So, if you get it tomorrow, I'll still have the record.

You never know. I ordered some parts from Lionel (I have done this quite a bit, but not much in the last 2 - 3 years) at 1:05 PM CST 11/30/20, per my notes. They arrived exactly 2 weeks later, almost to the hour. Their orders used to take 1 1/2 weeks typically, as I recall - but this is Xmas.

Duh, the record was for the longest shipping time.

Got you all beat.  Beth from Public Delivery Track sent me a box car on 11/23.

Went from California to Lehigh, Pa to Harrisburg, PA to Philly and back to Harrisburg where is sits.  35 days.  Most of that time has been in PA.

Amazing.

So what should I do gentlemen? I have several items I would like to order after new years day. Should I go ahead and order them or not?

No.

I must be living a charmed life, or I'm saving up for a giant crash and burn.  My stuff has been moving right through Warrendale with no problem.  Maybe that is because Warrendale is the final destination before heading to the local Butler PO.

I have mailed out priority mail still not delivered that I mailed on the 16th of Dec. The USPS has been terrible this Christmas. I believe It is all because of the CV-19 a lot of people bought there Christmas presents on line, and the PO can't handle it..

I feel your collective pain. USPS order on 11/30, shipped on 12/2, sitting in Merrifield VA since 12/3.

I remind myself every day that if this is my biggest cross to bear, I'm leading a charmed life.

@tncentrr posted:

So what should I do gentlemen? I have several items I would like to order after new years day. Should I go ahead and order them or not?

If the items you’re ordering are coming UPS or FedEx go ahead and order them.  By early January I think the backlog at USPS should be winding down.

Neal Jeter

@tncentrr posted:

So what should I do gentlemen? I have several items I would like to order after new years day. Should I go ahead and order them or not?

Not sure why you would wait.  Might as well do it now and get in line with the rest of us.  I would have to assume with the holidays coming to a close the surge has passed.

Ron

I was wanting to get some relays from radio shack, to use with my block signals, some 30'' track sections from menards and some tools from tinman. The hope that the rush will be over by new years day was my reason for waiting. I am like the rest of you, I can't understand the bouncing around between hubs. All that does is take up fuel, manhours and money that might otherwise go to their stockholders, oh well.

Funny, I mailed a package to a friend from Wisconsin to Los Angeles on December 8th.  Made sure I sent it priority mail.  He got it 2 days later.  He was thrilled to get it so quickly. 

File a Missing Mail Search Request.  Have encountered several similar occurrences in the past few months as both shipper and recipient.  The packages have promptly reappeared in the system and subsequently been delivered without further delay.  Another bit of advice:   Don't delay!  File as soon as two days have elapsed without a tracking update.