I am extremely pissed off at the postal service right now. Over the weekend I payed up the yin-yang for next-day delivery on one item that I wanted to give my fiancee before she left town last night (she's visiting her family.) Not only did they fail to deliver the package in time, I've been trapped at home all day today waiting for the delivery guy to come so that I can finally get the damn package. It is officially, right this minute, too late for me to go to the gym today, so this delivery guy has wasted my entire fucking day.
I mean shit, I paid more than the item cost to have it delivered next day, and 5 days later I still don't have the fucking package. Fortunately I wasn't counting on that for my sole Christmas gift to her (I purchased a number of items a month ago, and at the last minute decided to get one more thing.) Still, I mean come on!
Oh, and to make things even more infuriating, I was around the entire day when he first stopped by a couple days ago. Apparently he made no attempt to see if I was actually home (ie. ring the doorbell) and simply left me a note in my mailbox that he attempted to deliver the package.
To clarify that last bit, here is a full time-line of this little drama:
Sunday - I order the item, paying a ton for next day delivery.
Monday - The package ships.
Tuesday - First delivery attempt. They did make the first attempt next day, I'll give them that. However, I was home literally all day, and all the delivery man did was leave a note in my mailbox saying "oops can't delivery it lol"
Wednesday - I sign the note and indicate that he should leave the package next to my mailbox. I get home, still no package.
Thursday - I call the post office to find out why the package still wasn't delivered. They inform me that it requires a signature and cannot be left unattended. this was not mentioned on the delivery guy's note
Friday - I sit around all day waiting for the delivery guy. I've called the post office to ask if they have any idea where the delivery guy is or if they can give me any estimate of when he'll be here, and they (rather indignantly) informed me that no they have no idea. There are only a couple more hours before the post office is closed, so I fear the delivery guy will never come.
tldr: Do not waste your money buying Express delivery from the post office. If you need next-day delivery, use a competent outfit like FedEx. Also, when ordering items ask the merchant who they use for delivery, because if they will only use USPS Express, do not waste your money.