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Mail Delivery to AK affected by USPS slowdown? #7368794
10/01/21 09:50 AM
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https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/n...507-456dc267-0f9c-4b7e-8591-9ad44ac9ec24


So, if you order something from the Lower 48, how long is the delivery going to take, now ?

Re: Mail Delivery to AK affected by USPS slowdown? [Re: Canvasback2] #7368825
10/01/21 10:23 AM
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Depends on who is shipping it.

I ordered some parts from RockAuto and had them in a week. A lot of things from Amazon are taking close to a month. Stuff from Anchorage usually takes 7-10 days.

I don't see how it is going to get worse unless they stop service all together.

I don't really care since most mail is bad news anyway


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Re: Mail Delivery to AK affected by USPS slowdown? [Re: white17] #7368854
10/01/21 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by white17


I don't see how it is going to get worse unless they stop service all together.



This sums it up quite nicely!

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Re: Mail Delivery to AK affected by USPS slowdown? [Re: Canvasback2] #7368855
10/01/21 11:05 AM
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Moved to Fbks, Ak.
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Moved to Fbks, Ak.
But white, your at the very end of the system and dependent on aircraft for final arrival of product. Here in Fbks. Doesn't seem much slower.
Fairbanks now gets a daily, 7 days a week, amazon 737. There is whole building dedicated to sorting what arrives and getting it to the destination or the next carrier.

Last edited by martentrapper; 10/01/21 11:07 AM.
Re: Mail Delivery to AK affected by USPS slowdown? [Re: Canvasback2] #7368895
10/01/21 12:07 PM
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That's correct Mike. We only get two planes a week so that limits what USPS can move. Plus the PO is open just 5 days/week


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Re: Mail Delivery to AK affected by USPS slowdown? [Re: Canvasback2] #7368936
10/01/21 01:12 PM
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We just sent some postcards from Seward to Michigan.
Sent 3 to different addresses.
Took from 5-10 days to reach michigan. All mailed in the same location.

Re: Mail Delivery to AK affected by USPS slowdown? [Re: Canvasback2] #7374489
10/08/21 03:03 PM
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have been get most of my amazon stuff one or two months once shipped this year. Have been getting partial refunds for bunch of my stuff.

Re: Mail Delivery to AK affected by USPS slowdown? [Re: That Fool] #7375016
10/09/21 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by That Fool
have been get most of my amazon stuff one or two months once shipped this year. Have been getting partial refunds for bunch of my stuff.

Ha! Sounds like Alaska is getting quicker deliveries than the lower 48. I've got stuff I ordered this spring that hasn't arrived yet. When I parked my snowmachine this spring, I ordered parts to do a complete go through of it over the summer. Still waiting on some of them, and I was in my first snow of the year already.

Re: Mail Delivery to AK affected by USPS slowdown? [Re: Canvasback2] #7375157
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What I have found is that it’s not the method of shipping as much as it’s the shipper dealing with back orders they are dealing with for their product!


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Re: Mail Delivery to AK affected by USPS slowdown? [Re: Canvasback2] #7375966
10/10/21 03:41 PM
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Back to Balto for reliable delivery.

Re: Mail Delivery to AK affected by USPS slowdown? [Re: Canvasback2] #7376059
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I sent a box to Fairbanks last Tuesday. Tracking says it left Anchorage Thursday I think. Still hasn’t been scanned as received in Fairbanks yet.


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Re: Mail Delivery to AK affected by USPS slowdown? [Re: Canvasback2] #7379940
10/15/21 07:50 PM
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my stuff were already taking a month to get here, that started back in May.

Re: Mail Delivery to AK affected by USPS slowdown? [Re: Canvasback2] #7379955
10/15/21 08:06 PM
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Six days for my last Priority package to arrive. I am not complaining.


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Re: Mail Delivery to AK affected by USPS slowdown? [Re: Canvasback2] #7380079
10/15/21 11:28 PM
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All I have in limbo right now is Gusto, so doubt it will sit long in any one place.


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