I sent a book via media mail to WA and it ended up at the North Pole (no - really it did). I had tracking on it and could see where USPS was sending it. It stayed there about a week and then sent to Anchorage. When I called the PO to ask what they could do...the man told me it was in Arkansas and that was the normal route to WA! (I am in CA) Guess he thought AK meant Arkansas instead of Alaska. After many calls and watching it made it to it intended owner...only 6-7 weeks late.