Does using USPS Scan Form count as "first scan"?
I have always had pretty good luck with our post office. They are very consistent on the pickups and, historically, have scanned every single package at pickup. Lately when I have different carriers and a lot of packages, they will not scan everything and instead just load it in the truck.
So lately I have been bringing them up to the counter, but today the guy said I should just use the USPS scan form so they can just scan it once.
For Amazon's late shipment metrics, does this count as a "1st scan"?
Does using USPS Scan Form count as "first scan"?
I have always had pretty good luck with our post office. They are very consistent on the pickups and, historically, have scanned every single package at pickup. Lately when I have different carriers and a lot of packages, they will not scan everything and instead just load it in the truck.
So lately I have been bringing them up to the counter, but today the guy said I should just use the USPS scan form so they can just scan it once.
For Amazon's late shipment metrics, does this count as a "1st scan"?
8 respuestas
Seller_DdmPiA1p1S2Wu
No, it does not. Using the scan form does nothing to protect you from INR claims. The package has to have a physical scan no later than the ship by date to be covered.
Seller_aV1Bh32hE0KND
If the label is scanned late by USPS it won't affect your LSR metrics, your LSR metrics are affected when the order is not confirmed by the ship-by-date.
As mentioned by TNValley, the scan sheet does not count as a valid scan; if the shipping label is scanned late by the carrier you would not be covered under Amazon's Buy-Shipping guarantee.
If you have a bunch of packages it's quite normal that they won't scan them right away; we drop ours off at the Post Office in a special bin and they get scanned later on in the day when they are taken to the main hub. If the order is a high dollar amount we will make sure to get it scanned, but for the rest, we just roll the dice; very rarely do we have an issue.
Bryce_Amazon
Greetings @Seller_uNOzQqa8ZfEVy,
As others have mentioned, USPS scan forms (while efficient) do not protect sellers against INR claims. There was a fairly lengthy thread earlier this year that had a lot of back-and-forth on this, as some sellers do actually use USPS scan forms despite the risk. I'll see if I can find it, if you're curious to read through.
- Bryce
