Notifications

Notifications

US Mail Delays

Warning! 1/23/2025
I have been receiving many complaints about late and missing packages by USPS Ground Advantage (First class mail package rate). USPS offers NO delivery guarantee and no refunds on postage. It is virtually impossible to contact anyone at USPS and helpful information is never provided anyway. I send a lot of packages so the percentage isn't high, maybe 5% at most... but there is little I can do when problems arise other than wait. The only way to recover costs is if the package has no tracking update for about 3 weeks and then file a claim which is a hassle, takes a long time and no guaranteed results with no way to contact USPS. 

So with a rough estimate of 5% Ground advantage having problems and 8% of letter mail, it's not worth upgrading from letter mail to Ground advantage for the cost. 

Please see my new policy for late and missing packages

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Canada

1-3-25

The U.S. Postal Service will resume acceptance of mail and packages to Canada starting Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Canada Post has made significant progress in clearing delayed volumes caused by their employee strike, and now commercial and retail customers, as well as those using online systems, will be able to send mail and packages to Canada once again.

12/24

Canada Post strike

USPS suspension of acceptance of mail and packages bound for Canada continues at this time

Effective Dec. 23, 2024, the Postal Service has been advised by Canada Post that the strike by its employees has ended. USPS suspension of acceptance of mail and packages bound for Canada remains temporarily unchanged as we monitor Canada Post’s progress as they process the volumes that were staged during the strike. We anticipate reopening acceptance of Canada bound volume within the next two weeks and we appreciate our customers patience as we continue to monitor developments in Canada.

12/17

Canada Strike UPDATE

"The postal system will start accepting new international mail on December 23. Customers should expect delays into 2025."

Canada Post to restart operations on December 17 and welcome back employees

OTTAWA – Canada Post will restart operations tomorrow and begin the process of safely ramping up and stabilizing operations across the country. With a large, integrated network of processing plants, depots and post offices, stabilizing operations will take time and the company asks Canadians for their patience.

Canada Post will continue to keep Canadians updated with information posted on canadapost.ca.

Parcels, Lettermail and Direct Marketing mail

  • On a first-in, first-out basis, Canada Post will start working through the mail and parcels trapped in the system since the strike began on November 15, 2024.
  • New commercial volumes will not be accepted into the network until Thursday, December 19.
  • Service guarantees are suspended as the company ramps up operations.
  • Canadians should expect delivery delays through the remainder of 2024 and into January 2025.
  • Post office hours of operation may vary as the company works to stabilize operations.

 International mail and parcels

  • Canada Post will work to process a significant accumulation of international mail and parcels currently queued up to enter the postal system.
  • Customers should expect delays into 2025.
  • The postal system will start accepting new international mail on December 23.

11/28 2024
Canada mail strike
All orders to Canada will be held. US Mail is not accepting mail for Canada
It's possible to send packages UPS but postage starts at around $20-$30 

Vacation 9/16 through 9/20 
No orders shipping and limited customer service at this time

Camping Trip 8/24-8/28

No orders will ship over these days.

2024 Vacation notice 3/1 - 3/6

No orders will ship out until the end of the week