02-19-2018, 12:02 PM
Two things: First to update the thread above, the non-prime item didn't ship until the 15th- the first expected delivery date.
Second, using my prime account I ordered two of the same thing in separate orders (sold, fulfilled, and shipped by Amazon) both shipped to my PO Box, however on one order I used the PO box number and on the other order I used the USPS PO Box "street address". The "street address" order shipped right away via FedEx. The PO Box order shipped several days later via USPS.
I've noticed in general that things addressed to a PO Box take longer to ship than using a street address, even when the street address is the same PO Box!
So, is it quicker to get something if one stops using the PO Box address? Not always... It will ship faster, and generally UPS and FedEx have a shorter transit time, so it definitely gets to Hilo more quickly. But here's the problem. Lets say that a FedEx item gets to Hilo on Tuesday. If it was being shipped to a real street address, you normally get it that same Tuesday. But when its shipped to a USPS PO Box "Street address" FedEx doesn't give it to the USPS until the following day. And on top of that, the USPS doesn't make the item available until the day after that. So an item received on Tuesday is not available for pickup at the USPS until Thursday, at the earliest.
Second, using my prime account I ordered two of the same thing in separate orders (sold, fulfilled, and shipped by Amazon) both shipped to my PO Box, however on one order I used the PO box number and on the other order I used the USPS PO Box "street address". The "street address" order shipped right away via FedEx. The PO Box order shipped several days later via USPS.
I've noticed in general that things addressed to a PO Box take longer to ship than using a street address, even when the street address is the same PO Box!
So, is it quicker to get something if one stops using the PO Box address? Not always... It will ship faster, and generally UPS and FedEx have a shorter transit time, so it definitely gets to Hilo more quickly. But here's the problem. Lets say that a FedEx item gets to Hilo on Tuesday. If it was being shipped to a real street address, you normally get it that same Tuesday. But when its shipped to a USPS PO Box "Street address" FedEx doesn't give it to the USPS until the following day. And on top of that, the USPS doesn't make the item available until the day after that. So an item received on Tuesday is not available for pickup at the USPS until Thursday, at the earliest.