USPS Ground Advantage

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

Amazon:

Soon we’ll be delivering your packages in minutes via drone!
Or months on a boat.

[microage97]

Maybe it was me.  I've never left that place feeling anything but disgruntled.

Yup, but now that the holiday crush is over the line seems to only be a saturday thing for the most part.

['elepaio]

Loving GA. " GROUND " Advantage ... B O O M !!! Brilliant move by USPS ...WAY better pricing for a little bit bigger too.

Don't be skeerd by estimated delivery dates...Its basically just Priority Mail's Shadow. Try it and sea.

Sorry to those who have problems.

[TomK]

Try it and sea.

Well, I think those having problems might well think it's being shipped by sea.

['elepaio]

As the years go by Tom, you just get easier.

Now, do you have anything to add to the OP discussion ?

[terracore]

In case retailers were looking for one more reason not to ship to Hawaii, USPS package shipments under 15.99 ounces to/from Hawaii will now cost the 15.99 ounce rate: 

"USPS is unifying ounce-based rates for Ground Advantage at the Commercial Pricing rate, making all shipments to non-continental destinations that weigh less than 15.99 oz cost the same as a 15.99 oz shipment. For example, a 2 oz Ground Advantage package will now cost the same as a 15.99 oz package.
These new Commercial Pricing rates will affect shipments to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and military addresses—USPS has not announced rate changes for any other locations."

Effective today, July 15th, USPS has unified ounce-based Ground Advantage pricing for under 1 pound packages shipped to rural ZIP Codes. This is the same change they recently made for under 1 pound shipments to non-contiguous destinations.
? What's changing
All packages under 1 pound shipped to rural ZIP Codes will be charged the 15.99 oz rate. Packages shipped from those rural ZIP Codes remain unaffected (unless shipping to another rural destination).
For example: When shipping to a rural destination, shipping a 2 oz package now costs the same as a 15.99 oz package.
? What's NOT changing

• Most destinations: The current ounce-based rates remain available for shipments to cities and more densely populated areas.
  
• Non-contiguous destinations (Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, military addresses): Based off the July 12th rate change, all packages under 1 lb will still be charged the 15.99 oz rate when shipping both to or from those locations."
  

[Punatang]

They want their 15.99 ounces of flesh.

[randomq]

to Hawaii, not from Hawaii...

Cool, it's like a little mini tariff making Hawaii great again! /s

[punikahakaiferret]

Greeeeeeat...so not only do our purchases from the mainland still take a month+ to arrive (no thanks to "Ground" Advantage being adopted instead of Priority or Parcel Select), now it's going to cost us even more for the "privilege" of getting our things just as slowly?

Gee!

[kalianna]

I have cancelled all autoship orders that use USPS ground advantage. Packages arrive in the San Francisco Black Hole and remain there for weeks. We have an order that has been there since 6/26. No mas.