Worst days of the year for (American) toy collectors...

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every day is a terrible day when you are dealing with the USPS

 

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very true. seriously, is going to fedex/ups route really that much more expensive? you get even lower rates if you open an account with them.

 

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Just checked tracking info, got excited, and saw this thread, was expecting a nag and a boss today....

Well tomorrow will be all the better!

 

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UPS is more expensive and takes twice as long, at least that's how it feels when I use it from retailers. If I order something from a shop that ONLY does UPS it's like $10+ for a light/small item and it takes a fucking week. They're nice, but a WEEK! FOR THAT MUCH?! USPS may be a bunch of shit head grumps but I get my stuff faster for cheaper. HOWEVER I'll say USPS is different office-to-office. Mine is mostly good, but I've lived in areas where they've been horrible.

 

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I don't mind USPS. It's cheaper and quicker.

 

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Ive worked for UPS and yea everything has tracking, but every night i watched the belt load up so full the boxes started being crushed and sucked into the diverter that is supposed to guide them into the truck im loading, 50 to 100 packages will be destroyed in minutes. and nobody cares.

 

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Cry babies

Canada Post Public Holiday Schedule 2010 2011 2012 :

New Year's Day (National) Jan. 1 Jan. 1* Jan. 1
Good Friday (National) April 2 April 22 April 6
Easter Monday (National) April 5 April 25 April 9
Victoria Day (National) May 24 May 23 May 21
Patriots' National Day (Québec only) May 24 May 23 May 21
Québec's National Holiday (Québec only) June 24 June 24 June 24
Canada Day (National) July 1 July 1 July 1
Civic Holiday (Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Newfoundland & Labrador) Aug. 2 Aug. 1 Aug. 6
Natal Day (Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia) Aug. 2 Aug. 1 Aug. 6
New Brunswick Day (New Brunswick) Aug. 2 Aug. 1 Aug. 6
British Columbia Day (British Columbia) Aug. 2 Aug. 1 Aug. 6
Heritage Day (Alberta) Aug. 2 Aug. 1 Aug. 6
Discovery Day (Yukon) Aug. 16 Aug. 15 Aug. 20
Labour Day (National) Sept. 6 Sept. 5 Sept. 3
Thanksgiving Day (National) Oct. 11 Oct. 10 Oct. 8
Remembrance Day (National) Nov. 11 Nov. 11 Nov. 11
Christmas Day (National) Dec. 25 Dec. 25* Dec. 25
Boxing Day (National) Dec. 26 Dec. 26* Dec. 26

* When a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, it may be applied to the next business day. As such, Post Offices will be closed, and there will be no collection or delivery of mail, on Dec. 26-27, 2011 and Jan. 2, 2012.

 

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I have had UPS damage $1000+ wheels, I have had Fed Ex damage $1000 wheels (yeah I don't play with cars anymore), I have had the USPS open my parcel and steal the contents. I hate them all... but the least the post office could do is work extra hard on Dr. Martin Luther the King day to make up for being such a disappointment the other 360 something days of the year.

 

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Fuck me! Shuda checked this thread before I left for the P.O. this morning. Stood there with my dick in my hand (and pkg notice), waiting for them to open up, until a kind and generous woman enlightened me that I probably should not leave the house without adult supervision on the account of me being terminally retarted. Not in so many words, of course.

Double whammy when my hopes were further deflated after arriving to the office, seeing all the other losers milling about here made me realize I have to make the whole day here.. what kinda king leaves behind a holiday like this? I x u.

 

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Yeah this holiday is slowing down an order of mine too....

 

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None of this matters if you are patient.

 

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Zen Master!

 

My complaint is more about what I get for what I pay for vs. being impatient about not getting a toy on the day to celebrate the work of a civil rights activist. (snark intended)

 

^^^not trying to be a buzzkill but I'm pretty sure people giving a damn about the work of a civil rights activist went out the window for most people in around '87. I'm pretty sure people now only care about sleeping in and watching daytime television^^^

 

NO WAY!

 

Yes Way!!!

 

I have used USPS Priority for domestic packages for years with very few minor problems. BUT, the last 6 months or so I've had several issues; a package (shipped to me) containing about $350 worth of Marmits has just disappeared, packages (that I have shipped to others) being held with no notice to the recipient, substitute carriers (seem more common now than before) leaving packages at the base of my mailbox by the street instead of on my porch, to name just a few. Insuring packages doesn't seem to make a difference either. Don't know what's going on but I've lost a lot of confidence in USPS.

 

Well every day is the 'worst day of the year' when dealing with the Canadian Post!

 

ugggg, and of course today i spent boxing toys, and was anticipating awesome new toy coming tomorrow