"Sir F.A. Rien" wrote in message
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"First-Class Mail® : Estimated delivery time is two to three days."

Source USPS:
http://faq.usps.com/eCustomer/iq/usps/request.do?create=kb:USPSFAQ&view%28%29=c{12adaeb0-57e2-11dc-51b6-000000000000}

The difference between the "estimated delivery time" and the "normal
service
standard" is interesting! Of course, the "approximately" and the
"Guaranted
= No" allows for anything in between and outside any limits.

Well, whoopie gold berg!

Guess you didn't -=read=- the quote FROM the USPS I posted ...


Wrong guess, I did read your quote from USPS, and when answering I resumed
it. Because you didn't leave it in your last posting the context got lost.

I repost your quotation below to show that there is no much difference
between both quotations, each of them avoiding the USPS responsibility for
the delays of the First-Class Mail.

"We sincerely apologize for your experience. After an investigation,
we could not determine why the First-Class Mail piece took 20 days to
arrive at its destination. That is not a normal occurrence. We do
not know why there was a delay. The normal service standard for
First-Class Mail from Pennsylvania to Washington would be
approximately 5 days. Again, we apologize that we are unable to
provide a reason for this delay."

--
Victor Manta