Government Efficiency

This is not meant to pick on the USPS. It does the best it can. It is to point out how inefficient government is.

This past weekend I ordered two products. Both are shipped via the USPS. I ordered one the day after the other.

Product A's tracking:

	Delivered, March 25, 2010, 1:24 pm, WAVERLY, IA 50677
	Sorting Complete, March 25, 2010, 8:12 am, WAVERLY, IA 50677
	Arrival at Post Office, March 25, 2010, 6:47 am, WAVERLY, IA 50677
	Processed through Sort Facility, March 23, 2010, 11:23 pm, DES MOINES, IA 50395
	Processed through Sort Facility, March 22, 2010, 6:57 pm, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92403
	Electronic Shipping Info Received, March 22, 2010

Now it seems to me that product b should arrive the day after product a considering both are coming from California.

Product B's tracking:

	Processed through Sort Facility, March 27, 2010, 12:18 am, CHICAGO, IL 60701
	Processed through Sort Facility, March 26, 2010, 12:51 pm, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007
	Processed through Sort Facility, March 23, 2010, 6:58 pm, LONG BEACH, CA 90809
	Electronic Shipping Info Received, March 23, 2010

Both are labeled as first class mail. So why is product B taking so long? This is how efficient government is at providing services. Remember that when it comes to social security, and health care.