Ooh, "Priority". What's so "Priority" about it? There is absolutely no priority about this particular service. It's a total gimmick. More expensive than First-Class. I routinely have had First-Class arrive faster than Priority. And there's no money back guarantee. At least their Express mail comes with a money back guarantee. Assholes!
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Posts: 23769 | Location: TEXAS | Registered: September 04, 2008
Priority was ok when it was $5.25 for a small box & most deliveries were in 2 days. I use Pirate Ship & get commercial rates for USPS & UPS. First class comes with tracking & small items are $4 to $5.
At least when I have something shipped to me by Priority Mail, it does eventually show up.
The lazy bastards at FedEx are 0 for 3.
Posts: 8435 | Location: Somewhere looking for ammo that nobody has at a place I haven't been to for a pistol I couldn't live without... | Registered: December 02, 2014
More than a dozen years ago a local TV station Gal reporter sent out 5 First Class and 5 Priority pieces of mail at the same time to 5 people she knew across the US. The 5 First Class units arrived 1 to 2 days before the 5 Priority pieces. Lesson was don't waste your money on Priority mail.
I ship packages regularly as part of my small business and I can confirm that for packages, priority and first class generally take the same about of transit time.
The only differences as far as I can tell is priority comes with a basic insurance, does not have a weight limit, and you can get free shipping boxes for them.
As a rule of thumb for me anything that’s small enough to be shipped by FC should be sent as such, no advantage sending it priority.
Posts: 10793 | Location: Orange County, CA, USA | Registered: March 18, 2003
Originally posted by darkest2000: I ship packages regularly as part of my small business and I can confirm that for packages, priority and first class generally take the same about of transit time.
The only differences as far as I can tell is priority comes with a basic insurance, does not have a weight limit, and you can get free shipping boxes for them.
As a rule of thumb for me anything that’s small enough to be shipped by FC should be sent as such, no advantage sending it priority.
that's what I do as well,
using a shipper service (print at the shop) recommended to me by the post office,
majority goes FC or if over a lb, Priority,
quicker than UPS Ground,
better insurance,
https://www.chesterfieldarmament.com/
Posts: 9842 | Location: Beach VA,not VA Beach | Registered: July 17, 2007
Twice I made the mistake of sending money Priority mail to get it there faster... the first one took a month, they got better on the 2nd one it was only two weeks. These were both Priority envelopes... seems they tend to do a bit better with packages.
I must have been lucky this year. I sent several Priority Mail boxes and they all arrived in record time. The winner was one that made it from central Illinois to Los Angeles in 2 days. Others made it to Dallas and South Dakota, most in 2 days one took 3 due to 25 inches of snow and winds gusting to 50.
Posts: 5398 | Location: Central Illinois | Registered: March 04, 2001
Originally posted by maxwayne: I must have been lucky this year. I sent several Priority Mail boxes and they all arrived in record time. The winner was one that made it from central Illinois to Los Angeles in 2 days. Others made it to Dallas and South Dakota, most in 2 days one took 3 due to 25 inches of snow and winds gusting to 50.
We've had good luck with incoming USPS mail, but I've sent several outgoing packages, including a couple to forum members, that really took a circuitous tour of the country before finally getting there. I normally use First Class over Priority if the item is light enough.
