zeiss ikon is on the move...

I can't think of a single time that a USPS tracking number ever provided any info for me.. I have no idea why the post office claims to provide that service

but then, I suppose it's just a money maker for them.. they charge a little more and don't bother to actually do it.. much like their Express Delivery, which is handled exactly the same as their regular delivery.. in fact, I've often had Express Delivery take longer
 
I don't think that the USPS offers actual tracking. I think it is simply a delivery confirmation.
 
"Track & Confirm by email is an online feature that saves you time by allowing the United States Postal Service® to send current delivery status information on your mail piece. There are two options: email all activity to-date or email all future activity.

Email all activity to-date will provide a single email to each recipient stating the current delivery status information.

Email all future activity will generate an email any time we receive a delivery or delivery related event (such as attempted, refused, returned to sender, or forwarded"
 
back alley said:
'To check on the delivery status of your package, please go to Track and Confirm at www.usps.com.'


hhmmm...
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This tracking thing was a bogus "competitive advantage" gimmick started by the evil Mr. Brown (aka UPS).

Reality is that all their system does is tell you when the item moves from one truck hub to another.

I won't buy into anti-USPS bias anymore. Ragging on the PO is old school and out of touch. Their Priorty and Express stuff is done with joint partnership services from FedEx (so don't ya' think that UPS is "bad mouthing" on the web?)

Shipment to CDN may add a few days - but it's far, far better than Mr. Brown and his evil brokerage fees!

BTW: To those "dark siders": How dare you think otherwise! No, I do not work for USPS or FedEx etc. TOTAL DISCLAIMER :D :D
 
hey not me!

not picking on anyone here...except maybe customs, but just maybe this one time they will not hold my package for too long.

joe
 
my experiences with UPS has always been extremely good.. never had a problem with delivery and their tracking system is often updated hour-by-hour.. I know exactly what day a package will arrive, and can usually predict within a half hour of the brown truck arrival

on the other hand, I find USPS to be completely indifferent to customer needs and problems.. they claim to provide services that my experience has shown to be nothing more than lip service.. I would always choose UPS over USPS if the package is important
 
Lately I found that USPS tracking of certified mail was very slow in being updated. It took the system 3 days to show the confirmation of delivery of a letter.

Maybe this is more than certified mail, but I'm not sure how they track back on an international delivery. My bet is you'll have the camera for 2-3 days before USPS tracking shows the status online.

PICS PICS PICS!!!
 
frustration...so far the usps website tracking has no new info for me.
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Ha, ha! Now you know what I went through waiting for my pristine black professional Voigtlander Bessa R3A. :)
 
You are wrong about EXpress Mail. My guy stops the truck in front of my house for express dely, then goes to the end of the block, parks the truck, and does regular mail.

Your carrier must be lazy.
 
JoeFriday said:
I can't think of a single time that a USPS tracking number ever provided any info for me.. I have no idea why the post office claims to provide that service
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No, they really do provide it -- it's just that (like FedEx and UPS) they only scan the package at transfer points. So, if the package is in transit for three days on the same truck, it won't have the opportunity to get scanned again until it's unloaded and put on a different truck.

FedEx may appear to provide more tracking data, but I think that's mostly because they update their website several times per day, whereas USPS (and UPS, I think) only do one update every evening.

That's frustrating when you're trying to follow the progress of a shipment, but I'd have to say that when you pay for the same service level, USPS packages seem to actually arrive about as quickly as the competition.
 
Ronald M said:
You are wrong about EXpress Mail. My guy stops the truck in front of my house for express dely, then goes to the end of the block, parks the truck, and does regular mail.

Your carrier must be lazy.
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so you get the Express Mail an extra 15 minutes early.. and pay $5 more.. well then, that changes everything :D
 
this morning has an update...

'Your item was processed and left our LONG BEACH, CA 90810 facility on January 25, 2006.'

it is 'enroute'!

joe:)
 
rover said:
I don't think that the USPS offers actual tracking. I think it is simply a delivery confirmation.
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They indeed do. Brian's ex-F2 was sunbathing in the Canary Islands for a while before it got to the foggy Barcelona :D
 
another update!

International Dispatch

'Your item left the United States from LOS ANGELES AMC at 9:36 pm on January 25, 2006.'

another step closer...:):)
 
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