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WiZZy

Little-TON - Colorado

AnyoneZ else get frustrated uZing our wonderful postal service? Sent in a second sample... to Western. First one was delivered back to me cuZ I took the operators advice to leave off the PO Box. ("We wont deliver parcels to a PO Box"... so they sent my sample back to me.
I sent a new sampleZ off Saturday.. priority mail...this time with the PO BOX Receipt says Monday deliver.... itZ Tuesday and the tracking # sayZ itZ still in Denver....

Wonderful system... no wonder they are going broke!

8/6/2013 5:17:17 PM

VTSteve

South Hero, VT

I heard from my postmaster that Parma is off the USPS beaten path, and the USPS gives the packages for there to FedEx--who take their sweet time delivering it.

It'd be faster if you DROVE the package there yourself.

8/6/2013 5:52:33 PM

So.Cal.Grower

Torrance, Ca.

Steve is right,,, don't do priority either. I went through this early this year. Now I send a tissue test out Friday morning and have the results emailed and talking with Harry by Tuesday afternoon:)

Good luck WiZ!

8/6/2013 6:00:01 PM

njh

Jackson Twp, Ohio

I always had two day service to Parma from ohio sending them from a small local post office. I used the flat rate priority mail boxes. Good luck!

8/6/2013 7:16:20 PM

Jeremy Robinson

Buffalo, New York

I mailed mine Priority this past Horrific Friday afternoon from NY and got results this evening.

8/6/2013 7:37:03 PM

NeilD

California

Maybe if you knocked off the tired old ZZZZZZZ thing. I might care! Or maybe the post office might understand your address label if you stopped the ZZZZZZZZZcrap!

Just SayZing

8/6/2013 7:58:21 PM

huffspumpkins

canal winchester ohio

I ship to western labs a few times a year and I always use the "If it fit it ships" boxes. Now leaving from Central Ohio it gets there the exact same time every time. I always send it on Monday morning & it gets signed for on Wednesday morning

8/6/2013 8:07:36 PM

afveteran

Deerfield, Michigan

Amen NielD

8/7/2013 2:55:59 AM

Pumpkinman Dan

Johnston, Iowa

Bottom line - USPS is sometimes unreliable. For important shipments UPS or FedEx is the only way to go.

8/7/2013 9:23:21 AM

WiZZy

Little-TON - Colorado

MaybeeZ that waZ it...WeZtern LabZ...Parma IdahoZ....Hmm never thoughtZ of that....it made..Left Saturday... Received Wed.... Talked to John...too....and aZ farZ aZ the Z's... Hey thereZ an app for that!

LONG LIVEz the GrowZ'em BIG

8/7/2013 9:53:47 AM

Team Wexler

Lexington, Ky

The tracking info is only as good as the scans it receives while in transit....

8/7/2013 10:10:13 AM

huffspumpkins

canal winchester ohio

8/7/2013 11:40:37 AM

Fissssh

Simi valley, ca

I needed shade cloth earlier this yr, ASAP!FROM USPS paid 46$ for a 2-3 priority mailing ! saturday was the 3 day date ,, didn't get it until monday,, mondays mail man said the substitute had hard time finding address , he called & po said bring it back & they would deliver it on monday,, WHY the hell would people pay 3 X as much money $ for a 2-3 day if they did not need it until later ?? Idiots !!!! I went to home depot & spent more money on shade cloth to hold me over !!

8/7/2013 12:11:55 PM

Spudley (Scott)

Alaska

USPS is a great American institution! Don't bad mouth her! If you want to pay more go UPS/FedEx, lol.

8/7/2013 12:39:12 PM

.bOB

The shtick is getting real oldzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

8/7/2013 3:02:20 PM

So.Cal.Grower

Torrance, Ca.

Is that you wizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ?

8/7/2013 8:33:37 PM

Don Crews

Lloydminster/AB

You guys have WAY better postal service than we do if you are even considering using the postal service! In Canada the postal system is used only for lower priority packages. I would be laughed at for trying to send samples in the mail. Wow!

8/7/2013 11:16:20 PM

NeilD

California

YouZZZ borZing!

8/8/2013 12:42:18 AM

Spudley (Scott)

Alaska

Yea the Z stuff is boring. I won't fully read most of his postings because of it. Drop the lisp!

8/8/2013 1:39:03 AM

WiZZy

Little-TON - Colorado

Man thatZ a lot of GrowZ'em BIG TeeZ that would have to be redoneZ..ThankZ for the moral support....Ill letZ me therapist know...

8/8/2013 10:29:42 AM

Lakewood Erik

Lakewood, Colorado

I will bring some medicine on Saturday, along with my "TillZ'em Deep" t-shirt.

The good doc from Wheatridge can administer the proper dosage. Buffalo Trace!

8/8/2013 10:40:47 AM

Spudley (Scott)

Alaska

But then again if that's your stick who are we to judge.

8/8/2013 1:00:51 PM

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