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USPS always just leaves a note that they will try again to deliever WHEN I WAS HOME AT THE TIME. 50% of items from USPS always gets returned to sender due to unavailable times. UPS and FEDEX seem to deliver my items 90% of the time.

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that has a lot more to do with your local mailman and delivery guys than the overall organizations. The UPS guy absolutely refuses to leave packages, won't buzz my apartment, misses when I sign the sticky note saying he can leave the package, etc. I regularly have to rent a zipcar to drive to the UPS distribution center and pick up my packages.

Have you complined to ups or Amazon?

I'm dealing with this right now. I ordered a 20lbs bag of bird seed from Amazon and my postal carrier just left a note. I work from home, so I would've heard the bell. I signed the note and left it for the carrier to re deliver and leave by the door but he wouldn't take it. I finally had to tape the note to my box before it was finally taken. Of course, I still didn't get the package delivered.

I live in NYC and don't have a car. I'm not walking a mile to my local postal center to pickup the 20lbs bag. I Ordered from Amazon so that I wouldn't have to.

To their credit, Amazon overnighted a new order which thankfully got delivered by UPS instead.

It's the exact opposite for me. Depends on the individual carrier, I guess.

Yep. UPS never even tries to actually deliver to me, they just sticker and go.

USPS on the other hand, delivers every time.

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