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Old 12-05-2020, 03:43 PM   #41
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Unusual old Tar Heel tree Christmas ornament, have not seen it anywhere else.
eBay is definitely the place for buying something like that.
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Old 12-05-2020, 03:49 PM   #42
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We have seen some delays but attribute it to the rapid increase in online ordering because of the pandemic. The carriers seem to have recovered here, just in time to be swamped all over again for Christmas. But by all accounts they have been swamped since last spring so if something is delayed a day or two I don't get stressed about it.
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Old 12-05-2020, 03:51 PM   #43
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My pet peeve of the day the other day was just this issue with my package showing up on the USPS tracking but "stuck" at the origin post office. I submitted an inquiry via a form on the USPS web site and lo and behold! it suddenly started moving and showed up on my doorstep today. In fact, it was delivered by a mail truck long before our regular delivery. I have to think my inquiry prompted someone to find the package (which was 2-day priority mail) and get it moving ASAP.
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Old 12-05-2020, 03:53 PM   #44
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1. Join Amazon prime. Sure you pay the monthly fee, but it's worth it if you order a lot of things from Amazon. I haven't had any deliver issues from Amazon in the last couple of months.

2. Don't buy anything that might be shipped by USPS.
That doesn't jive in areas where Amazon uses USPS for deliveries.
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Old 12-05-2020, 05:20 PM   #45
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That doesn't jive in areas where Amazon uses USPS for deliveries.

Yeah, every time I see that in an Amazon thread, I lol and disregard most of what that individual says in the thread.

Amazon's shipping methods=all of them and you have no choice as to what method they use.
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2. Don't buy anything that might be shipped by USPS.
For many rural locations, USPS is the only carrier that will deliver. If the address is deemed non-profitable, UPS and Fedex won't deliver. Only the Slowpost/Surepost partner services will, where UPS/FX have a last mile hand off for the USPS to do the actual delivery.

Amazon rarely uses fedex anymore (nationally, tho I'm sure there are pockets). They use whichever service gets it to you in the agreed upon timeframe at the best cost to them.

That's why Joe in State A can get the item in 1 day, but you in State B get it in 3 days. Everything is customized.
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