Express Mail, ( Next Day)

I have had problems with this service and just wanted to let you all know to be aware of it. When you use Express Mail it is NOT always next day service. Regardless if you use paypal or DC, you should always confirm when it would get there by checking usps.com and then go to calculate a price And double check when the expected arrival date is. It is a 1-2 day delivery service, not next day all of the time. I have had 2 of 5 packages that would not have gotten there in 1 day. I always bring my express mail packages to the post office in person and get a reciept and have them zap it in even when I pay the postage online. I am in TN and a package going to VA was not going to get there in time ( it was going to take the 2 days) not because of the time I brought it to the post office, which was at 9 am, it was just a city that it would take 2 days to get there, not next day. I ended up taking my package out of the psot office and talking with the customer and they opted for UPS overnight delivery. It can be deceiving because it says next day on DC when you print labels and paypal when you print labels.

Please do not rely on buying express postage and believing it will get there next day until you first go to usps.com and calculate it first. You just may be surprised and you do not want an unpleasantly surprised customer! Thank goodness I never bought it and then just put it in my mailbox for the mailman to pick up ( like I do with any other package) or I would not have known.
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Re: Express Mail, ( Next Day)

I have not had the issue arise here on Etsy, but did know that next day delivery doesn't always mean next day - thanks for the reminder!
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I think the post office announced awhile ago that there would be almost no next day even if it's one town over because they're trying to cut costs. Good reminder though, no point in paying the extra money if it's not going to get there in time.
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I just did not want others to see (Next Day) that is next to Express Mail and think it was. I wish they would get rid of that in parenthesis on DC and Paypal as well. On the usps website it states most destinations are next day, but you just need to check your destination to see if it is. :-)
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BabsiesPlace
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Re: Express Mail, ( Next Day)

Thanks for the heads up.
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