Colorado Shoppers Are Seeing Packages Arrive Late More Than Ever—Here’s Why

We all know that shopping online is just part of our daily life now. I bet you could count packages on at least three doorsteps in your Colorado neighborhood.

Colorado Residents Struggle with Late Packages

Around 37 percent of Americans buy something online at least once a week. Buying things online is supposed to make our lives easier, right? Well, that is not always the case in Colorado.

Delayed Deliveries are a Major Headache in Colorado

Do you feel like your packages that are going to be delivered to your home are consistently late? I know I certainly feel that way. Whenever I have a delivery estimate, I just assume that it will be a day or two late.

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Delayed packages are a huge headache. Especially around the holidays. I thought this was a problem with just my neighborhood, but it looks like delayed packages are a massive problem across the entire state of Colorado.

Data Reveals Colorado Package Delivery Problems

Mental Floss crunched data to determine which states nationwide had the most reliable package deliveries and which states were the least. I have some bad news for you. Colorado has one of the worst rates of delayed packages across the entire nation.

Colorado Packages Have a 41 Percent Late Rate

This number really shocked me. 41 percent of all packages ordered in Colorado are not delivered on time. Mental Floss says that there has been a drastic change in the past year since USPS cut costs, leading to more delays the past year.

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But still, 41 percent is extremely crazy.