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Now that I have moved to Atlanta, I am hating USPS here.  The "new" Palmetto GA is crap and I've had packages bounce between Palmetto to whatever Atlanta GA Regional Distribution Center is, like it was stuck in some kind of a loop. 

I been waiting for Weeden reproduction weight that was supposed to be delivered on Monday and for the last three days it has been stuck less that 30 miles from me in Midtown (Palmetto).  Granted it is a "Ground" package and it also got stuck in Charlotte NC Distribution Center for a few days.  However, another day it will have been stuck here in Georgia longer than it took to get to Georgia from Ohio. 

Then I have my package from my daughter, coming to me normal Priority.  It zipped to me from Kyle, Austin, Dallas, then to "Palmetto" where its been stuck longer than the trip out of Texas.  I've read, "If sending / receiving USPS in Georgia, use Priority Express, as it isn't processed in Palmetto - the $20 extra is worth the peace of mind"

Back in Texas, it wasn't always great but more often than not packages arrived on time and could even arrive early.  It seems here in Atlanta getting your package on time will be a small miracle and I should expect +3 days late, if not even longer (so far longer).  I've read that even normal priority packages can get stuck in "Palmetto" for weeks and even a month or longer.  I wished I read up on this before and had my daughter send me my steam care package Priority Express - ugh!

I too have watched stuff come clear across the country to a place near here, only to be shipped clear back across the country and then come again to finally achieve delivery. Other times I have seen packages travel to places that seem to have no bearing on logical routes to here, only to linger for indeterminant periods of time, then to go somewhere else seemingly strange and unassociated, before finally making it here for delivery.

In each instance, I could see nothing wrong with the original address labeling that would have sent it to odd places nor clear back across the country and then back again.

Still, the vast majority of what must go through the various carrier services really does arrive here first try in a timely manner, so I suppose I should really not complain too badly!?!?