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USPS tracking number question.......plz help?

hi, everybody. Does the USPS tracking number actually track the number? or how does it work? It only tells you after you already got your item....thanks

Public Comments

1. Yeah I have had alot of usps tracking numbers they are a joke
2. No it tells where the pkg. is enroute. When the USPS picks up pkgs they enter codes for the whole lot and then that tells approximately when it will arrive by knowing where the lot is at. It works if you know the tracking number, I had problems at XMas with a pkg from my grandma and then I called they helped me to know when it was coming.
3. ive use us[s tracking #'s you can watch where your package is online. I have not had any troubles with them.
4. The tracking number will help you to see when your package is arriving.. also where is at and who signed for it when received/.
5. USPS does not have tracking numbers. They only have Delivery Confirmation numbers. Which is exactly what it says, DELIVERY confirmation.
6. In past experience, it basically tells me when it was dropped off at the Post Office, and then after that it's always in transit until your item gets delivered. Then that night it'll update and tell you it's been delivered and @ what time and date it was delivered... They aren't as explicit as the UPS or FEDEX tracking #'s.. Good luck.
7. USPS tracking number tells you when it was shipped and when it is to arrive.