Just restating what others have noted (or not?)
1. Order from CA - sent on 6/8 (picked up on 6/9) is out for delivery today (6/14) west coast to east coast, sent UPS ground. Good.
2. Order from TX - sent on 6/9 picked up on 6/10 and 6/11 (no idea why - was 3 dozen balls from same company). Still out there in the shipping world, one went from TX, to AR, to MS, to TN and now not moving. The other went from TX, to TN to OH and is now in PA (hmm, did I mention that they both originated at the same location and are being sent to the same location as well? Thanks FEDEX.
3 USPS - I have sold a lot of just stuff that I had laying around, via ebay. Have shipped it all USPS Priority mail, picked up at my house TX 4 days, SC 4 days, CA 4 days, NY 4 days, CA 5 days, OH 5 days, IL 5 days. Ok, I'll stop now. And, all of these I noted - were sent before the Memorial Day weekend so that includes 2 non working days (for normal stuff, for USPS). I will also admit that back in the craziness - when the south/west had a lot of snow, I had both incoming and outgoing stuff delayed. I sent a putter head to HI and it took close to 2 weeks including multiple days in Guam. So, they are by no means perfect. One of the USPS packages was a box that I cut down from another box to send a driver (to IL), it arrived in perfect condition - I was surprised. I had to cut it down to get under the oversize charges (from $14 to $44 difference).
Ok, I am about done on this. I am just really stunned that FEDEX has become so, well, average to poor - and while USPS has slipped a lot compared to years past (pre-COVID), they are still (overall) pretty consistent. UPS as well - other than delays outside of their control they are consistent - slow as can be, but consistent.
I wonder how much longer until Amazon makes a play for commercial (non-Amazon purchased) shipping - they remain the gold standard.
1. Order from CA - sent on 6/8 (picked up on 6/9) is out for delivery today (6/14) west coast to east coast, sent UPS ground. Good.
2. Order from TX - sent on 6/9 picked up on 6/10 and 6/11 (no idea why - was 3 dozen balls from same company). Still out there in the shipping world, one went from TX, to AR, to MS, to TN and now not moving. The other went from TX, to TN to OH and is now in PA (hmm, did I mention that they both originated at the same location and are being sent to the same location as well? Thanks FEDEX.
3 USPS - I have sold a lot of just stuff that I had laying around, via ebay. Have shipped it all USPS Priority mail, picked up at my house TX 4 days, SC 4 days, CA 4 days, NY 4 days, CA 5 days, OH 5 days, IL 5 days. Ok, I'll stop now. And, all of these I noted - were sent before the Memorial Day weekend so that includes 2 non working days (for normal stuff, for USPS). I will also admit that back in the craziness - when the south/west had a lot of snow, I had both incoming and outgoing stuff delayed. I sent a putter head to HI and it took close to 2 weeks including multiple days in Guam. So, they are by no means perfect. One of the USPS packages was a box that I cut down from another box to send a driver (to IL), it arrived in perfect condition - I was surprised. I had to cut it down to get under the oversize charges (from $14 to $44 difference).
Ok, I am about done on this. I am just really stunned that FEDEX has become so, well, average to poor - and while USPS has slipped a lot compared to years past (pre-COVID), they are still (overall) pretty consistent. UPS as well - other than delays outside of their control they are consistent - slow as can be, but consistent.
I wonder how much longer until Amazon makes a play for commercial (non-Amazon purchased) shipping - they remain the gold standard.
Amazon did briefly try competing with UPS and FedEx in selected cities, then dropped it.
