Canada Post Running Slowly?

[Japold2]

Was taking to friend today at the post office about the delay to the state...he was telling me it's not the post it's the custom are slow lately due to 9-11 and checking more and more package just incase of illegal

[gardzy99]

I'm a letter carrier for Canada Post and I can tell you three things:

1. Customs has been holding mail longer for security checking purposes because of the anniversary of 9/11.

2. The backlog is still not completely caught up in all areas of the country.

3. Canada Post is now performing a restructure across the country. In this process they have to weigh the mail that comes through the delivery points. If the mail is lighter, they delete routes and make others bigger. If the mail is heavy, they add routes and create more work and better delivery times. Now if you're Canada Post, would you rather spend more or make cuts?? It has been said that To make the weight of the mail lighter, they hold mail back while the measuring is being done. Small parcels are bulkier and heavier than regular white envelopes and bills.

And for those who think price is an issue in Canada......take a look at the prices of postage in privatized markets around the world and you will see we are way cheaper. The States is losing Millions of dollars per year with their Postal Service, the losses will have to be made up somewhere.......

[habsmtl09]

just took 3 days to get a regular package to Halifax... pretty good!

[RGM81]

The Patrick-Richard pipeline works!!!

[the_nange]

What used to take less than a week for me is taking 1.5 weeks or more, sending and receiving. Bah!

[iidaemmi]

I'm a letter carrier for Canada Post and I can tell you three things.....

Thanks a lot! Now I know better.

Harri

[mjohansson90]

I've got a bunch of packages incoming. Here's are some of the dates I paid for said item, and where it's coming from (I'm in Canada):

August 24th-USA
August 26th-USA
August 30th-USA
August 30th-Canada
September 1st-USA
September 2nd-USA
September 5th-Canada
September 5th-Canada
September 6th-USA
September 8th-USA
September 8th-Sweden
September 8th-USA
September 10th-Canada
September 11th-USA
September 11th-USA

Etc....

Gots to be patient with Canada Post.

Derek

[mikpaq77]

Was faster shipping to Finland than Canada!

[Kessel_fan_87]

I don't know if I dealt with a bad trader or not. Or if it was the postal strike. But I'm still waiting on a lot of cards since like June

[87sluggo]

Took 5 weeks for my cards from Hawaii.......but I got em!!