Attached for your amusement, a tracking record of a package I recently sent.

DATE & TIME                   STATUS OF ITEM                           LOCATION
December 6, 2013 , 3:30 pm    Delivered	                               DURHAM, NC 27703 
December 4, 2013 , 8:30 pm    Processed through USPS Sort Facility     GREENSBORO, NC 27495 
December 4, 2013 , 4:06 am    Processed through USPS Sort Facility     INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46241 
December 4, 2013              Depart USPS Sort Facility                INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46241 
December 2, 2013 , 10:51 pm   Processed through USPS Sort Facility     RALEIGH, NC 27676 
December 1, 2013 , 7:13 pm    Processed through USPS Sort Facility     RALEIGH, NC 27676 
November 30, 2013 , 3:03 am   Processed through USPS Sort Facility     RALEIGH, NC 27676 
November 29, 2013             Depart USPS Sort Facility                RALEIGH, NC 27676 
November 29, 2013 , 6:35 pm   Processed through USPS Sort Facility     RALEIGH, NC 27676 
November 29, 2013 , 6:31 pm   Available for Pickup                     DURHAM, NC 27703 
November 29, 2013 , 9:02 am   Out for Delivery                         DURHAM, NC 27703 
November 29, 2013 , 8:52 am   Sorting Complete                         DURHAM, NC 27703 
November 29, 2013 , 8:32 am   Arrival at Unit                          DURHAM, NC 27703 
November 28, 2013             Depart USPS Sort Facility                GREENSBORO, NC 27495 
November 27, 2013 , 11:39 am  Processed through USPS Sort Facility     GREENSBORO, NC 27495 
November 25, 2013             Depart USPS Sort Facility                BELL GARDENS, CA 90201 
November 24, 2013 , 4:48 pm   Processed at USPS Origin Sort Facility   BELL GARDENS, CA 90201 
November 22, 2013 , 1:23 pm   Acceptance (SSK)                         MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041 

It's like they decided it was going to get there too fast so they stuck it back in and winged it around an extra time. Yeesh.