Folks it does depend on location to which carrier can be more relied upon and how the package will be handled. In my location my UPS package is not handed off to USPS, but is straight UPS, so there is a difference due to location. Drivers and offices make a huge difference too, our local PO tries very hard to get packages in and out, other offices well not so much. We had our 40 year UPS driver retire and our package service went from stellar to horrible, but has since went back to acceptable, so comparing locations is not really fair nor does it provide any real solutions to the good or bad, it is all local.