If you are struggling with late mail, you aren’t the only one.
Although United States Postal Service delivery times have been getting better since the beginning of the year, but many customers’ mail is still delivered late or not at all. Some have taken to Twitter to complain.
Michigan man Lucas McBride recently lost $92 because of a late package, he told ABC WXYZ in Detroit.
According to a July 1 press release from USPS, the 87.5 percent of first-class mail was delivered on time from April 1 through June 25, a 9 percent increase over the previous quarter. Additionally, 90.9 percent of marketing mail was delivered on time (a 6 percent increase) and 79.2 percent of periodicals (a nearly 8 percent increase).
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Going forward, the USPS told Congress it expects to deliver just 88% of mail on time this year, down from 95% normally, said ABC WXYZ. For many, such as Pauline Scott – a Chicago woman who documented her struggles with late mail on an online blog, according to the Chicago Sun-Times – it means late mail may be a persistent problem for some time.
Other Chicago residents told the Sun-Times last summer they were waiting three weeks for mail, including vital prescription medicine.
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In an April 17 alert, USPS said that first class mail could be delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic related limited transportation availability. By late 2021, the service hopes to increase the rate of on-time delivery to 90 percent or higher, USPS told Congress, according to ABX WXYZ.