Postal Monopolies Suck
January 26, 2010
I bought a new snowboard a few weeks ago and it shipped FedEx (I don’t remember which) from San Diego, 2nd-Day service for about $30. Tracking notifications every few hours while the board was in transit… I sold it to someone out in NY state, shipped yesterday and should arrive tomorrow. I could track it the same way, if I wanted to.
I sold it so I could buy another one. If you’re curious, I’m replacing the X8 with a brand-spaking-new Ride Machete, which should be sized more appropriately for me. Shipped yesterday from Washington state, via USPS. Seller told me that they charged him $30 for shipping standard ground. Tracking number is useless via USPS. No updates at all during the 16 hours the board has been in their possession. I’ve experienced this before with USPS—there won’t be any updates until after I receive the board, which defeats the purpose of tracking updates in the first place.
/Rant
Disclaimer: All monopolies suck. But I’m currently affected by the postal monopoly and it’s pissing me off.
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Just remember, the USPS is too big to fail.
wouldn’t you know it… the board arrived yesterday.