I really love USPS! The volume they handle is absolutely mind boggling. A couple of weeks ago a send some reflectors from here (near Los Angeles), to Illinois somewhere, and it arrived in less than 48 hours! The most amazing thing about it was that I send it via First Class Mail! Seriously, to think of all the letters and packages they handle and how few get lost. I actually have a pretty good amount of trust in them.
I've had a pretty good experience with Fedex, but my experience with UPS tells me that treat their packages like dirt. Twice I've had stuff broken, and one of the times it ended up costing me $58 bucks. I've actually saw a UPS truck that looked like all of it's packages were either thrown in the truck (literally, thrown!) or they all fell into the middle aisle. I saw the driver of the truck actually just toss a package into the truck. Not place, not set, toss! I'll admit, those guys work their heinies off, but I think a little better care should be given. If USPS can get all my stuff delivered in perfect condition, they should be able to, too. I think they just need more man power, but then, more man power would lead to more expense for the company and lower wages for workers, so I think they prefer to keep things the way they are now and whatever damage is done to the packages is just considered necessary carelessness. I don't know, actually. I supposed it would all have to come down the curriers, in the end, which would mean some places have good service with whatever carrier, and others not.
Oh well, Go USPS!