Originally Posted By: oldmaninsc
Originally Posted By: rudolphna
Originally Posted By: rszappa1
And the USPS is sooo well run along with Amtrack.........
Dude, you have some serious issues.
USPS and Amtrak are actually run just fine, And the mail service has the problem that people don't mail letters anymore. They use email. And people just aren't mailing anything, and those that do packages often us UPS, or FedEX.
I know we are slightly off topic here, but sorry but I can't agree with the highlighted statement. I can't comment about Amtrak because I've never used them, but I have used the USPS a LOT!
In my area at least, their "customer service" is practically non existent! When I have gone to the post office to mail packages, etc. there are usually very long lines, and only 1 or 2 people working at the counter. The big hand hits 12 and one of the two people behind the counter will say "Ooops my break time. Goodbye." and close their window. I've seen it happen NUMEROUS times. We can see a lot of people in the back area - most of them seem to be just standing or wandering around.
The one person still working will have the personality of a hungry grizzly bear and working the speed of a snail.
The people that deliver the mail to my house are OFTEN putting my mail in someone else's box - usually about 6 blocks away. When they are suppose to deliver packages, they never come to the door, they just leave a note in the mailbox saying "We TRIED to deliver this package but no one was home" Funny I was home ALL day!
So that means the next day I have to drive clear across town and stand in another line at the main post office to pick up my package. When I asked why they didn't deliver the package to my house, the person said:
(Sad reason number 1) "Well maybe you have a fence around your house and the mail person couldn't get in" I said "No fence".
(Sad reason number 2) "Well maybe there was a dog" Sorry - I don't have a dog either - neither does my neighbor.
(Sad reason number 3) "Well maybe he just couldn't find your house." I walked away laughing at that one! My house got up and moved after being in the same spot for 22 years? I live off a major street and the houses AND the curbs are all numbered.
The
one time they DID deliver a package to the house they left it in my driveway BEHIND my SUV. Fortunately I had to put something in the rear of the SUV - otherwise I would have ran over the package!
This just doesn't sound like a well run company to me. Needless to say when I mail packages I use some other company.
Back on topic as far as the Toyota problems let me say I'm not a big Toyota fan one way or another.
My wife bought a 2005 Camry new in Oct. 2004. She hasn't had ANY problems with it - other than having the alignment checked a couple of years or so ago.
No accelerator sticking or anything. The worst problem is recently one of the rear speaker grills cracked - probably from being parked in the sun.
I recently flushed the radiator and changed the antifreeze in it and was surprised at how easy it was to work on. MUCH easier than my Chevy SUV!
Wow sorry to hear that- I've never had any problems using USPS, the lines usually move quickly and the service is friendly. I guess it depends on your local office.