If your Priority Mail package is not delivered on time, you are entitled to get a refund. 1-day delivery guarantees that your mail will be delivered on the next day, and 2-day delivery – that your package will be delivered two days later.
Why does Priority Mail take so long?
- The simple answer: Your mail may slow down because the Postal Service lengthened its “service standards,” or the amount of time it says it should take for a piece of mail to get delivered. And how much slower it will get depends on where you live.
Will USPS refund for late delivery?
- USPS Won’t Offer Refunds for Late Delivery Unless You Shipped Priority Mail Express. There is one instance where USPS will refund for late delivery: if you paid to ship Priority Mail Express. Priority Mail Express is the only money-back guaranteed service that USPS offers.
Why are USPS packages delayed?
- The longer delivery standards for packages come months after the USPS slowed delivery standards for first-class letters last fall. Packages were initially intended to be part of that same shift, but the agency delayed that part of the change until this spring.
Why are packages delayed?
- Weather disruptions. UPS ® and other carriers generally offer a money-back guarantee if shipments don't arrive on time. ...
- Poorly packaged shipments. Packages go on a long journey through a carrier's distribution system,including conveyor belts,sorting machines,placement on and off of trucks and more.
- Failed delivery attempts. ...
If your mail sent via Priority Mail is delayed or doesn't arrive by the schedule, you can be interested in a money-back guarantee. In such cases, you can request a refund through the USPS website. The guaranteed 1 to 3-day delivery is based on where and when the mail piece was dropped off, plus the delivery zip code.