Rant on shipping

[newbury]

Well as the guy in this thread that gets the green OP hash -
It look like Christmas "delivery" (or non delivery) period is here. Wife ordered some stuff to be delivered from Walmart. Was told it would be here Monday, 8 November.
We are in a quiet suburb on 1/3 acre lot. Our driveway is barely long enough to get my Ford van in with another 8 feet to the street sidewalk. Then it's another 25 feet to the front porch.
At 19:48 (7:48 PM) today on 7 Nov. a car pulls up to our mailbox, occupant gets out, sets a package down halfway between the van and the sidewalk, guy couldn't even walk the other 30 feet to put it in front of our door. Silent delivery, no honk or nock.
All caught on hidden cameras.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I ordered something last week. Fedex moved it about 20 miles to another city last Friday, where its still sitting according to tracking.

 

[Doofy]

I've just resigned myself to "Get it when I get it". No use fretting or getting stressed out.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I was surprised to see my package on the porch tonight, since last nights fedex update said it was in TN

 

[BravoXray]

Maybe I'm just lucky, but for the last tear or so, everything I have ordered, has either come on time, or earlier than originally estimated. Ordered some exhaust manifolds out of CT on Monday, they arrived today.

 

[Diggin It]

I just ordered a $10 wrench off the Bay place. Got an offer for a $6 Square Trade plan to protect against spills and breakdowns.

 

[ponytug]

I just ordered a $10 wrench off the Bay place. Got an offer for a $6 Square Trade plan to protect against spills and breakdowns.

What if I offer you an insurance for $5?...

I am also amused at what I get offer insurance on. I bought some hand lotion recently and got an offer...

 

[kenmbz]

So not shipping, but related.
We got a box with someone elses item, and it seems they got ours.
Place was nice and sent a new one overnight, and then ANother one a few days later.
So now two returns to do...

 

[California]

So not shipping, but related.
We got a box with someone else's item, and it seems they got ours.
Place was nice and sent a new one overnight, and then Another one a few days later.
So now two returns to do...

Amazon? They say if you didn't order it, keep it.

We received a nice coffee maker simultaneous with a separate order of Tylenol or something. The coffeemaker shipping label was to us, but showed 1 oz weight. Maybe somebody put a duplicate Tylenol shipping label on the coffeemaker. The label showed delivery by Amazon van, so no tracking information was available. I spent some time researching how to return it and found nothing beyond 'keep it'.

 

[PILOON]

Recently there have been complaints re shipping.
Tracked items claim 'delivered' but are not, well they are but to a local depot that you have to guess where and when.
Seems the driver simply quits @ 5:00 and dumps whatever is left in his van at the local depot.
Would be different had he left a note at your door but then he was never near your home.
Guess they don't get paid for overtime.

In my area Canada Post is the most reliable, heck I've seen her walk packages to the front door.
UPS, well your lucky if they dump it by the trash bin and often I see deliveries tied onto the trash bins. Just hope you get there prior to a trash pickup.

With Canad Post I discovered that I could sign a waiver to allow the postie to sign on my behalf. Sure saves that trip to the local post office to collect a parcel or registered mail.