USAKilts shipping is quick, USPS not so much.

**Bill aka Mole** · 16th December 11, 10:42 AM

I ordered some additional kilt hose on 05 Dec. which were shipped on 06 Dec. Unfortunately, the USPS decided to hold on to them for 5 days trying to determine the most efficient route to get from PA to SC. They arrived yesterday and look great. Thanks for the very quick service, Rocky, Kelly and any other crew at USA Kilt. Perhaps you should give pointers to the USPS. On second thought, maybe not: Why would the USPS need to know how to make kilts!

**RockyR** · 16th December 11, 10:47 AM

Sorry to hear the Post office took so long. They're an odd company... I've shipped things out on a Friday and had them arrive in FLORIDA on Saturday via Priority mail (go figure THAT one out) and I've had things like this that take 10 days to go a few hundred miles. No consistency.

It MAY be due to the time of year, but that's not much of an excuse. I'm just glad they arrived safe and you're pleased with them.

**rlloyd** · 16th December 11, 10:57 AM

I have to agree with Rocky...the USPS is a great mystery. I had my most recent (well, not anymore...) order from Rocky leave the USPS sorting facility in Philadelphia at 9PM last night; since then, no update. I can only hope they just forgot to scan it somewhere to update the tracking and it magically arrives today, the day after shipping. Hey, a guy can hope!

**RockyR** · 16th December 11, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by rlloyd

I have to agree with Rocky...the USPS is a great mystery. I had my most recent (well, not anymore...) order from Rocky leave the USPS sorting facility in Philadelphia at 9PM last night; since then, no update. I can only hope they just forgot to scan it somewhere to update the tracking and it magically arrives today, the day after shipping. Hey, a guy can hope!

They don't scan every step, though they are supposed to. Reliability of DELIVERY is at 99.9% for us, which is pretty frickin' good for 8 + years in business.

**rlloyd** · 16th December 11, 11:14 AM

Oh, I've never had a package lost in the mail even shipping overseas (knock on wood!) so I have no doubt it will arrive. I just question the general...logistics of the USPS, particularly with packages. Living in East TN, I once had a package from Eastern NC get to me via Memphis, all the way across the state some 500 miles away.
Personally, I won't be entirely surprised if today's order gets to me before the one which shipped yesterday.

**Dale Seago** · 16th December 11, 11:15 AM

Similar thing going on myself right now:

Priority mail package shipped Monday from STM in North Carolina. Their website shows "expected delivery Wednesday, 12/14".

Last scan shows it in Aurora, CO Tuesday evening.

And today is Friday, and it's still not here. It's a pair of garter ties I was expecting to wear at an out-of-town event tomorrow.

**rlloyd** · 16th December 11, 11:20 AM

Ouch, at least mine isn't time sensitive. Good luck with your shipment!

**Dale Seago** · 16th December 11, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by rlloyd

Ouch, at least mine isn't time sensitive. Good luck with your shipment!

Just got off the phone with USPS after being on hold for 45 minutes. I got an investigation opened yesterday and asked for the status.

They think it's still in Aurora but they haven't been able to find it yet.

Well, it's not as though I don't have other garters I can use, I have 8 or 9 different colors. But I really wanted to wear these new mustard ones with the USAK Maple Leaf kilt Rocky made for me. Obviously not happening tomorrow.

So I'm thinkin' this "pumpkin" silk/cotton blend shirt that goes well with that mustardy stripe in the tartan; claret hose and loden garter ties. Or loden hose and claret garters, either of those sets should work well. Or a loden-green shirt with mustard hose and either claret or loden garters.

At least I have options. . .

**Dale Seago** · 20th December 11, 09:36 AM

Almost here. Package made it to Richmond, just across the Bay, on Saturday and sat there for two days. Got to San Francisco around noon yesterday; is s'posed to be delivered today.

But then, it also was s'posed to be delivered last Wednesday. We'll see.

**rlloyd** · 20th December 11, 10:15 AM

It would seem that, as Christmas edges ever closer, they are (as is traditional) becoming more and more lax. I've a couple kilts I picked up from Rocky's closet cleaning sale which haven't been scanned since leaving the USPS facility in Philadelphia around 1AM Sunday morning. The expected delivery is still today, though, so I can just sit and hope for another few hours.