Members barneyc4 Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 USPS Priority Mail vs. UPS ground: which one is faster? How long does USPS priority mail take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members utterhack Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 USPS Priority is faster (usually two days) but less trackable. UPS is trackable, but slower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snail_killer Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 I prefer usps-not sure how faster but priority is fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T Stre Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 I have had good experiences with Priority mail. It seems to be a day or two quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToneJamFX Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 My experience UPS ground is good for short distances. Such as next state over. USPS Priority is usually 2-4 days depending on distance. UPS Ground can take up to 6 days. Here's a map from UPS.com. Of course the map is based on where I am. You can go to UPS.com, and click on calculate delivery time, and look at a map based on your area code. Also UPS does NOT work weekends whereas USPS does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Keith SIO Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 UPS is super fast if the states are close together. PA to MD takes 1 day. USPS is generally 2-3 days no matter where you live. UPS can take a whole week sometimes. UPS doesn't operate on saturday or sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldCrankyDouche Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 USPS Priority. UPS is good for short distance though. What NOT to use? USPS Parcel Post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members olejason Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 I was about to post about how slow USPS priority is until I figured out I had something shipped to my old address. So address forwarding is a plus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members opultaM Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 USPS is cheaper too, in my experience. Shipping + insurance + Signature confirmation on a pedal through USPS is usually between $6 and $9 (depeinding on location). I've paid as much as $16 for the same through UPS. And yeah, never had a problem with speed of USPS delivery (except for the one time i forgot to add the apartment address...doh!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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