Rant on shipping

[Tinhack]

Today I tracked it again and it is in Anchorage Alaska. WTF?

A few years ago, I had a package get routed through Puerto Rico. I was thinking I should spray it when it comes in.

 

[tshep]

I need to speak up for BatteryCablesUSA, shipped means SHIPPED, 2 days Tenn to VA, very reasonable cost.

 

[ultrarunner]

I sent a small holiday package to Austria and it went around the world arriving in Australia and then all the way back to California before traveling to Austria…

Express Mail 6 1/2 weeks in transit.

The address was large block print but my guess is not everyone can differentiate between Austria and Australia…

There are no kangaroos in Austria!

 

[bcp]

There are no kangaroos in Austria!

Mystery kangaroo in Austria still on the loose

Austria often laments being mistaken for Australia - will a recent kangaroo sighting make it worse?

www.bbc.com

Bruce

 

[Gem99ultra]

I need to speak up for BatteryCablesUSA, shipped means SHIPPED, 2 days Tenn to VA, very reasonable cost.

One 'Atta-Boy' for BatteryCables! I resent companies claiming Shipped as soon a they get an order. Obviously, they are trying to get paid as soon as they can and that's when they shipped the order, but it's just not right to claim Shipped days before an order is actually shipped.

 

[Tinhack]

Obviously, they are trying to get paid as soon as they can and that's when they shipped the order, but it's just not right to claim Shipped days before an order is actually shipped.

With eBay, the status updates to shipped when the seller prints the address label. That doesn't mean its in route. Most small companies use a mail handler so it's the same with them. The only way to tell if it's really shipped is to look at the tracking number on the carrier's site. That will indicate whether they have the package.