I agree USPS has issues!! I have had a package being held in PA since The 11th on the 14th it still showed NO movement! I called USPS and they didn't even know what to say. Beside BS! So I called the shipper and they have since UPS'd me another one! It's no wonder why they are broke. No offense to anyone that may work for the USPS. Just my opinion.
Hey im a carrier for USPS and trust me even we get confused. The biggest problem is that management keeps changing procedures EVERY DAMN MONTH. in regads to your OP jmartins has the right answer. They should be scanned as arrival and then out for delivery the next day but 1)clerks don't want to have to scan them twice 2)postmaster likes it cause it looks like he's getting all the mail out. I could go on but i may have said too much already. :sarcastic
I was being specific to my guy, so no harm meant to you sir.
I don't agree with the Christmas present thing though. Our post man put a wish list in our mail box with specifics of what not to put in there. Is that right? I dunno.
But the thing of it is, it says that it was delivered today when I tracked it. Delivered to where? Who knows...