Time.
Now, 633 right now,
more of Georgia's congressional lawmakers say they want answers on the mail
delay issue we have been dealing with for over a month now.
Democratic Representative
nma Williams and Republican representative Andrew Clyde
have both written letters to the US postal service addressing the disruptions
while they wait for answers.
We,
we have heard from many of you continued to hear
from many of you having trouble getting mail and packages.
So we decided to test out the system for ourselves.
I sent five packages through U SPS
priority mail from five different metro Atlanta zip
codes all headed to different places to see how long it would take to deliver them
and we tracked them all with Bluetooth. Here's what we found
at the 11 Alive Studios. We packed up five priority boxes,
filling each one with a coffee mug
and a Bluetooth device so we could track it.
Each box addressed to a different zip code
and designed to be sent from five separate post office locations across the metro.
On a Wednesday morning,
we hit the road starting at the post office on Patterson road in Lawrenceville.
The package headed to Fayetteville.
All right, we sent the package, it is set to be delivered on Friday.
The guy at the counter told me, uh,
it's getting a little bit better but it might be Saturday.
So we'll wait and see.
Back on 285 we drove South to Decatur to send the
next package from the location outside the South Dekalb Mall.
This package is headed to Marietta from South Dekalb.
It is expected on Friday. He admitted there have been some delays, so
definitely not guaranteed.
Package three started from the south side of the metro.
All right, I just sent off package number three. We're in Union City.
This one is headed for Duluth
supposed to get there in two days.
But the very nice lady at the counter told me, don't expect it to get there in two days.
In fact, she said at this point, they're experiencing such delays.
I'd be better off driving it up to Duluth.
We kept driving around the perimeter to send package four from Marietta.
This package is going from Marietta to Conyers.
It's supposed to get there in two days. She said
she wasn't sure if it would but it'll get there. Eventually,
our last package hit a snag when we tried to
send it from this location on Far Road in Atlanta.
So at 1220 on a Wednesday,
this location at far road is locked
and they said a staff member had an emergency,
had to leave and they're waiting on someone else to show up.
The
kiosk is still working but there's no one at the counter
and the doors are locked.
So we
a
couple miles down the road and sent it from the Lindbergh
location destined for an address within the city of Atlanta.
All right, we just sent the last package.
There are signs posted all over the inside warning about the delays at
the processing center And it's said to expect longer delivery times than normal.
So
we'll track it and see
out of the five packages we sent on Wednesday three arrived on time. The ones
to Atlanta Marietta and Duluth.
The package to Conyers was one day late arriving on Saturday afternoon.
But according to our Bluetooth tracker,
the package bound for Fayetteville stayed
at the Palmetto Processing Center for four
days before it pinged at the local post office in Fayette County.
The viewer we sent it to said it was finally delivered Monday afternoon.
And the only package that did not go down to the
Palmetto facility was the one that stayed within the city of Atlanta
if you are still tracking a package and the tracking
number says it hasn't left the local post office yet.
A source told us it's likely at the Palmetto
Processing Center and hasn't been scanned in yet.
Our source says all the mail and packages leave the local post office.
This is each day.
This is something we also noticed when comparing
the tracking numbers with our Bluetooth trackers.
If you are still dealing with delays,
we've compiled some resources to help for a link to our reporting.
Plus advice for dealing with some of the most common issues.
Text the word mail to +404885 7600.