Post office racket

jswaykos · Jun 4, 2010

Friday afternoon boredom rant...

What's up with bitter PO employees? I get up to the counter and say, "I want to mail this (hand over bubble mailer) standard 2-3 day mail, with delivery confirmation." Man-lady says "So you want Priority?" I say, "I want the cheapest 2-3 day delivery option, whatever that is." Man-lady takes it, says total is $5.63. Uhhhh, what? It's a baseball card in a bubble mailer, I tell her I've mailed heavier things further (it's going to NV) for cheaper. She says "You said Priority". I say, "I said I wanted the cheapest option, whatever it is." On and on and on, she reluctantly switches it to first class mail. Gee, thanks. Also, thanks for trying to make ME look like the ******* in front of everyone.

Is there any difference at all between 1st Class and Priority, other than the $3 difference? Seems like a sham to me.

ChasHawk · Jun 4, 2010

Yeah, the difference is, priority usually takes longer. :lol:

And brother, I know tons of people with better, easier, higher paying jobs than me, and they are still bitter all day long.

jswaykos · Jun 4, 2010

The lady just struck me as particularly nasty. Not that I go to the PO for their service, but geez... O'well. Package sent, which is all that matters. What a messed up system! No wonder they're hemmoraging money.

Mudcatsfan · Jun 4, 2010

well if you specifically said 2 to 3 day option, that would make her think priority.

First class often takes only 2 to 3 days but its LISTED as a 3-5 day option.

Not saying she wasn't nasty, but if you said 2 to 3 days, that = priority to the post office folk.

LaneyB · Jun 4, 2010

I will gladly put the post office in Homestead Florida at the top of the "Avoid these places at all costs - you'd rather have ****** -list".

gregbara · Jun 4, 2010

Mudcatsfan said:
well if you specifically said 2 to 3 day option, that would make her think priority.

First class often takes only 2 to 3 days but its LISTED as a 3-5 day option.

Not saying she wasn't nasty, but if you said 2 to 3 days, that = priority to the post office folk.

+1 - she is actually in the right in this situation based on what you said to her

shephech · Jun 4, 2010

Give me that option for $5.63 with tracking!!! haha

cheapest option for tracking here is like $14.00 bucks

But yeah when you told her 2-3 days it probably signaled priority to her, but yeah it sounds like she had an attitude issue too.

should have just said 1st class standard with tracking, that's what I used to say when I lived in the states for awhile.

Shep :ugeek:

ChasHawk · Jun 4, 2010

shephech said:
Give me that option for $5.63 with tracking!!! haha cheapest option for tracking here is like $14.00 bucks

But yeah when you told her 2-3 days it probably signaled priority to her, but yeah it sounds like she had an attitude issue too.

should have just said 1st class standard with tracking, that's what I used to say when I lived in the states for awhile.

Shep :ugeek:

Yeah, but you get all that "free" healthcare.

shephech · Jun 4, 2010

chashawk said:
shephech said:

Give me that option for $5.63 with tracking!!! haha cheapest option for tracking here is like $14.00 bucks

But yeah when you told her 2-3 days it probably signaled priority to her, but yeah it sounds like she had an attitude issue too.

should have just said 1st class standard with tracking, that's what I used to say when I lived in the states for awhile.

Shep :ugeek:

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Yeah, but you get all that "free" healthcare.

Fair enough.....

matchpenalty · Jun 4, 2010

Mudcatsfan said:
well if you specifically said 2 to 3 day option, that would make her think priority.

First class often takes only 2 to 3 days but its LISTED as a 3-5 day option.

Not saying she wasn't nasty, but if you said 2 to 3 days, that = priority to the post office folk.

Exactly 2-3 days = priority mail

I see so many ******* customers come in PO when I'm there, packing stuff as they try to mail. FILLING OUT SLIPS AND WASTING EVERYBODYS TIME IN POST OFFICE. TO ME 90% OF THE PROBLEMS IS THE nimrods that come in and mail stuff that have no brains.

jbhofmann · Jun 4, 2010

Paypal shipping is your friend.

jswaykos · Jun 4, 2010

Eh, whatever. We were both in the wrong, how about that?

I was more amused at how ridiculously nasty she got. Ok, sure, maybe I indirectly implied that I wanted Priority, but when I made reference that I'd shipped things cheaper she looked at me with complete disgust. Now I know what to call it! I usually just say "cheapest possible". It just felt like they were trying to trick me into paying extra. I just found it a bit unnecessary, is all. Just switch the options on your little computer! Can't be that hard. It's not my fault you have a mustache.

Funny to me, though, that I NEVER have 1st class mail take longer than three days, maybe on truly rare occasions.

lisu · Jun 4, 2010

I try not to talk to postal workers at all. It's hazardous to my mental health.

bmc398 · Jun 4, 2010

lisu said:
I try not to talk to postal workers at all. It's hazardous to my mental health.

Ehh...I've had a completely different experience with the ones here. I usually can only ship on Saturdays because the post office here is so big yet overstaffed. So i've been in tehre like every Saturday for like the past 3 years so they know me pretty well.

The only employee that was ever snarky to me got the quick boot, as it seems other customers had the same problem. The other 3-5 workers there were all great. I have since moved and go to a different post office that is much smaller, but better staffed....go figure. Anyways, the employees there are all very tolerant and great too.

Seems like you got a real bad apple lol.

jswaykos · Jun 4, 2010

She's definitely the bad apple of the crew. There's a lady who always tells stories about her cat (very weird, but friendly), the old man who's humor I don't get (but again, somewhat friendly), man-lady #1 with penciled in eye brows (incredibly friendly), and man-lady #2, who, apparently, is nasty.

Considering what they do for a living, I certainly don't expect friendliness! I certainly wouldn't be the cheeriest character after standing on my feet all day every day dealing with idiots who call 1st class mail "2-3 day".

ChasHawk · Jun 4, 2010

jswaykos said:
She's definitely the bad apple of the crew. There's a lady who always tells stories about her cat (very weird, but friendly), the old man who's humor I don't get (but again, somewhat friendly), man-lady #1 with penciled in eye brows (incredibly friendly), and man-lady #2, who, apparently, is nasty.

Considering what they do for a living, I certainly don't expect friendliness! I certainly wouldn't be the cheeriest character after standing on my feet all day every day dealing with idiots who call 1st class mail "2-3 day".

I do. This is what they choose to do for a living and are well compensated for it. Holidays off & paid. Plenty of vacation time. Guaranteed pension. They work in a "service" industry, and attitude is not neccessary.

jswaykos · Jun 4, 2010

chashawk said:
jswaykos said:

She's definitely the bad apple of the crew. There's a lady who always tells stories about her cat (very weird, but friendly), the old man who's humor I don't get (but again, somewhat friendly), man-lady #1 with penciled in eye brows (incredibly friendly), and man-lady #2, who, apparently, is nasty.

Considering what they do for a living, I certainly don't expect friendliness! I certainly wouldn't be the cheeriest character after standing on my feet all day every day dealing with idiots who call 1st class mail "2-3 day".

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I do. This is what they choose to do for a living and are well compensated for it. Holidays off & paid. Plenty of vacation time. Guaranteed pension. They work in a "service" industry, and attitude is not neccessary.

I meant more that it'd probably wear on me after a while, service industry or not. I've put in plenty of time in the industry (though not at a post office, but in a full time, salaried capacity) and even though I did choose to do it, I still had days when I hated everyone and everything. There's always gotta be a devil's advocate on these boards.

jswaykos · Jun 4, 2010

chashawk said:
jswaykos said:

She's definitely the bad apple of the crew. There's a lady who always tells stories about her cat (very weird, but friendly), the old man who's humor I don't get (but again, somewhat friendly), man-lady #1 with penciled in eye brows (incredibly friendly), and man-lady #2, who, apparently, is nasty.

Considering what they do for a living, I certainly don't expect friendliness! I certainly wouldn't be the cheeriest character after standing on my feet all day every day dealing with idiots who call 1st class mail "2-3 day".

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I do. This is what they choose to do for a living and are well compensated for it. Holidays off & paid. Plenty of vacation time. Guaranteed pension. They work in a "service" industry, and attitude is not neccessary.

I meant more that it'd probably wear on me after a while, service industry or not. I've put in plenty of time in the industry (though not at a post office, but in a full time, salaried capacity) and even though I did choose to do it, I still had days when I hated everyone and everything. There's always gotta be a devil's advocate on these boards.

bowmanchromeandorr · Jun 4, 2010

i always just say "the cheapest way to get it there without specifying a time frame, they usually figure it out then. unless the buyer specifies a particular manner fo shipping and pays for it.

rsmath · Jun 4, 2010

for the future, you might want to go to usps.com and study the classes/types of mail a little bit so you can order exactly what you want for the mailpiece.

Unfortunately, ignorance leads to being ripped off nowdays and with the internet, it's easy to do quick homework to put yourself more in a position of power.

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