How to USPS BETTER!

[@bridgethall1065]

Super organized carrier. Loved the overhead light diffuser trick. Thanks for sharing.

[@DouglasThompson]

@bridgethall1065 ya it helps so much for night delivery!

[@teamoldguy3138]

Entertaining....even for us Non USPS people. Nice to know how things are done by them though. Appreciate all the work they do every day. Thanks....

[@philavila1309]

That diffuser trick is brilliant

[@DouglasThompson]

thank you man!

[@charlieslak5585]

Excellent tips. Thank you very much for your time to share them. You were great! 😊 It's a shame the regular carriers don't tell us hardly anything like that.

[@deshawnnamorris3268]

What was useful for real....what....

[@FriginHavoc]

I watched the whole thing and I'm not even in that industry. 😂 Good job with your editing!

[@DouglasThompson]

Thank you! Thats a great compliment! I really try and keep the edits tight. You seem to be into photography based on your profile pic. :)

[@jeffw1267]

I don't have parcel lockers on my new route but on my last route, I used to write the delivery date on each parcel that I put into a parcel locker. After exactly ten days, I'd return them to sender as unclaimed. People need to be trained to pick up their mail regularly. Sometimes I'll put the mail in with the parcels like you do but I'll rubber band up the mail first. The customer can remove it all easily that way.

[@Pollix780]

appreciate the tips. RCA for 2 months, hoping to be full-time someday. Use a PoV but sometimes a LLV is spared. One tip I'm searching for is how to do my casings faster -.- I'm thrown to a new office and route every 2-3 days and the supervisor is surprised I'm not as fast as Regulars at casing. Longest they had me on one route was a PO 80+ miles away from my home, and it was for a week.

[@DouglasThompson]

Just keep showing up for work. That's the main thing. You could try setting up a mock shelf with some fake mail make every slot a different address. I bet you a supervisor would let you take a shelf home. Or you could just make one. You could switch it up every once in a while to get better at programming your brain. Other than just doing it a lot, there is no way I am aware of to get better. :(

[@DouglasThompson]

I meant :)

[@annakullmann576]

Thank you for this video it means a lot for you to tell me since no one has shared these at my office

[@DouglasThompson]

I like to help others. :)

[@crablsem8777]

Thanks for the video 😊 I start orientation the next week. I’m nervous 😟

[@DouglasThompson]

@crablsem8777 you'll be fine, go intonation with a good head on your shoulders and be willing to learn. Persistence is literally what will make or break you. I walked 10 miles every day for weeks before I started so it was less of a shock to the body. Stick with it because you will be walking 10-20 miles everyday starting out if your station has walking routes. It's really a great job once you get in the groove of things.

[@tonynasaofficial]

Believe it or not, working for usps as a CCA was my first job! c: later on I transferred into maintenance into ET10 which is electrical technician in P&DC which was nice and got paid pretty good too, also went straight into career/regular, which let me continue my studies! Sometimes, I get nastolgic when I see a USPS truck, I still have my postal ID badge, I wear it behind my current ID badge so I can remember my goofy face, haha 😂

[@DouglasThompson]

That's a crazy first job to have lol. They got rid of cca's and now there is a more clear path to becoming a regular, good to hear! I moved into maintenance as well and did not take any pay cut as I was already a regular. :)

[@tonynasaofficial]

@@DouglasThompson ayy congrats!!

[@mfernandes21]

@@DouglasThompson yep, now they call PTF, part time flexible, it's a career job the same benefits the regular have. Some places they said take only few months to become a regular. I will start in 2 days!!. thanks for the tips

[@s.schram6025]

Awesome tips! Thank you!

[@DouglasThompson]

You're very welcome!

[@GitNthTRUCK]

I like the 3849 tip, thanks!

[@bradwick3379]

I feel like they should have showed us some of this in training

[@DouglasThompson]

@@bradwick3379 that would be cool! You have pronasters at your station?

[@chrinamint]

LOL! Hey do you have any tips for people that deliver in a regular car?

[@DouglasThompson]

Are you rural?

[@elainegoad9777]

I wish our mail carriers would put the correct mail in the correct box ! USPO loses my mail. USPO used to have excellent service.

[@DouglasThompson]

@@elainegoad9777 USPS is struggling right now. Most stations I know of here in CO are skeleton crews and shorthanded in every craft.

[@BetsyBlakney-s3y]

Awesome!

[@DouglasThompson]

:)

[@XxStUd8o8xX]

What is casing.

[@DouglasThompson]

Casing is when you are sorting the mail by hand at your station. :)

[@Dabossman321]

IM on my 3rd training day for CCA tomorrow, WE DRIVE!

[@DouglasThompson]

Rich C Tonight we Drive in hell!!!

[@deshawnnamorris3268]

I'd be interested to know if you still carry

[@Basketcase6925]

Thank you great video!

[@DouglasThompson]

Just trying to help! ;) Gotta new vid coming out I meant to edit weeks ago. I think it will be helpful to some.

[@Basketcase6925]

@@DouglasThompson I start my orientation 9/13 so excited.

[@DouglasThompson]

It can be a fun rewarding job, don't let the supervisors make you feel like shit. :)

[@Basketcase6925]

@@DouglasThompson thank you!!

[@DouglasThompson]

Let me know if you have any questions I might be able to help out. :)

[@gailgibson8649]

IT DA RUBBA BAND MANN

[@DouglasThompson]

Ti baby...

[@natifranco7170]

Not the rubber band floss 😭

[@DouglasThompson]

Lol

[@jeffw1267]

The best "hack" is to become a more efficient caser and hustle out of the office. If you get out 30 minutes before the next guy you'll have time to deliver your route correctly.

[@DouglasThompson]

No doubt!

[@tinybigfoot495]

this is awesome!

[@iggi70]

You still working for USPS? Making YT on the clock is a big risk. I for one don't have time to make instructional video's. I've been a city carrier since 2002. NALC 1100 is right around the corner from you.

[@DouglasThompson]

I was opted on one of our easiest routes for a good while. The regular was on annual for some time and I used my lunch and 10 min breaks to film the video. I dont normally have time to do anything but the multitude of routes I do on a daily basis. We are currently working 12+ hr shifts nearly every day and we are lucky to get 1 day off a week.

[@DouglasThompson]

@GoKllyoslf x Sounds about right.

[@DouglasThompson]

@GoKllyoslf x Thats new. Ive never heard of that. Our ccas are still doing it from our main hub station.

[@wolfpackbicdemo6989]

Bro my package has been out for delivery since 6am it’s 3:35 how is it still not here

[@DouglasThompson]

Possible the carrier left the package at the station or it was never given to the carrier. Its also possible your route has been divided today and the regular is not present.

[@wolfpackbicdemo6989]

@@DouglasThompson I’ve been literally sitting on my window looking outside for a truck to pass by I had a notification that it has been out for delivery since 6am and like I feel like it should have been here by now it even says estimated delivery by 9pm but people say they don’t deliver after 5pm

[@wolfpackbicdemo6989]

I might just go to sleep for a little and ignore time maybe it will come when I don’t notice

[@wolfpackbicdemo6989]

@@DouglasThompson you think it could still come it says estimated delivery by 9pm

[@DouglasThompson]

@@wolfpackbicdemo6989 definitely. I will say it's still peak season for some stations that are playing catch up from all the holiday orders that didnt make it on time.

[@SarahWilliams-es2yl]

Lol very nice

[@terencewinters2154]

Case the red plum and go one bundle I've had some of my fastest days doing that just check the bundle before inserting . Yes red plum inserts can fly all over another reason to one bundle them , and fold , (god my thumbs still hurt ) not have to use a cutter in the truck and get those flying inserts making your truck inside look like a chicken coop. Allow a little more casing time. If they dont let you case dps you still have a manageable two bundle . Man in motion should make the fewest moves . Giddyup

[@PunkrockMailman]

City carriers don't get the luxury of casing a full coverage mailing, let alone their dps.... we get paid hourly, and we make them pay.

[@DouglasThompson]

Honestly I think it would be better to case everything and bundle it up tight from the station as city carriers but they would just rather stretch our hands wide and mess up our wrists. Lol...

[@showmedabeans]

When y'all put the rubber band in your mouth my whole body cringed >n

[@DouglasThompson]

Lol

[@k3vbomb]

Man I hate red plums!

[@ablunt4me420]

They generate almost a billion dollars annually for USPS. So, keep that in mind...

[@HighWindSailing]

Is it me or is this guy high haha?

[@DouglasThompson]

@HighWindSailing lol I wasn't but i get that alot.