Rant on shipping

[goeduck]

I ordered two things from Amazon yesterday. Today I went into the Amazon site and inquired about status.

on the main order listing I get:
Your package may be lost. We're very sorry your delivery is so late. Although it may still arrive, you can request a refund


so I went into chat and asked for status and got:
Your package with this item has shipped and it'll arrive by Sunday, Jan 16

I think I will just wait and see.

 

[Dftodd]

I ordered two things from Amazon yesterday. Today I went into the Amazon site and inquired about status.

on the main order listing I get:
Your package may be lost. We're very sorry your delivery is so late. Although it may still arrive, you can request a refund


so I went into chat and asked for status and got:
Your package with this item has shipped and it'll arrive by Sunday, Jan 16

I think I will just wait and see.

There are two other houses on our street where the house number is 1 digit from ours.

One on the beginning of the street, our house in the middle, and the other is at the end of the street.

We keep getting packages for the two other houses.

It's gotten to be a big joke with the two neighbors when they see me pull up in front of there places.

 

[goeduck]

Must be my day for package concerns. Fedex delivered a small "sack" package right outside the garage door and behind my wife's car's right wheels. I am glad I got the notice because 30 minutes later she went to town. I asked her if her backup camera would alert the sack and she said she doubts it. I am not sure why someone would leave a small package at a garage door. The front door is right around the corner.

 

[JethroB]

Must be my day for package concerns. Fedex delivered a small "sack" package right outside the garage door and behind my wife's car's right wheels. I am glad I got the notice because 30 minutes later she went to town. I asked her if her backup camera would alert the sack and she said she doubts it.

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I had a postal carrier that would do that. She would back up and get very close to the garage door then toss the package out her window. Other carriers put packages on the covered front porch by the door. Lazy I assumed.

 

[mrmikey]

I may have posted this before:

 

[Gem99ultra]

I recently sent a First Class letter to an address like 319 County Road 401. That address is 10 miles out in the middle of nowhere with only 2 houses on that remote County Road, next to each other with the box number 286 County Road 401.

The correct address was 317 County Road 401. The letter came back to me 3 weeks later stamped 'Address Unknown'. I suppose either the neighbor didn't like the person I sent the letter to, or the PO system was so ridged that they couldn't cope with such gross errors. ...if only I could be so perfect.

 

[Diggin It]

If you're wondering where your package is .....

MSN

 

[Pixguy]

I recently sent a First Class letter to an address like 319 County Road 401. That address is 10 miles out in the middle of nowhere with only 2 houses on that remote County Road, next to each other with the box number 286 County Road 401.

The correct address was 317 County Road 401. The letter came back to me 3 weeks later stamped 'Address Unknown'. I suppose either the neighbor didn't like the person I sent the letter to, or the PO system was so ridged that they couldn't cope with such gross errors. ...if only I could be so perfect.

Likely the latter

 

[Pixguy]

You've got mail!

 

[goeduck]

If you're wondering where your package is .....

MSN

This is crazy and costing us all higher prices to compensate for losses. I am surprised these pictures and videos did not get more publicity.

 

[LD48750]

This is crazy and costing us all higher prices to compensate for losses. I am surprised these pictures and videos did not get more publicity.

I can't comment, it would be political.

 

[PILOON]

I can't comment, it would be political.

Just a day or so ago a friend showed me a 12 x 12 x 12 box that contained but a very small item (like a mouse) and lots and lots of lose packing.
Guess the concept was 'they can't lose that'.

 

[MossRoad]

This is crazy and costing us all higher prices to compensate for losses. I am surprised these pictures and videos did not get more publicity.

They've been on the national news for two days.

 

[California]

They've been on the national news for two days.

I think there are legal problems with sending in local police. Railroads have their own police and they may have to be the primary contact with suspects. Railroads used to have huge political power and they may still have the lead role for guarding cargo. Maybe they decided insurance is cheaper than defending the trains.

Big mess, in any case.

 

[MossRoad]

I think there are legal problems with sending in local police. Railroads have their own police and they may have to be the primary contact with suspects. Railroads used to have huge political power and they may still have the lead role for guarding cargo. Maybe they decided insurance is cheaper than defending the trains.

Big mess, in any case.

Yes, they do have their own police. However, anytime they request assistance from local city, county, state, etc., they get it.

Theft from RR cars has been going on since I was young. There's a small yard on the SW of our town where Grand Trunk trains had to stop to wait to cross over Amtrak lines (now NS), or to break/combine trains for a few local customers. Box cars were the target back then. Now it's shipping containers in the larger cities.

With better automation and signaling, the trains don't stop or even slow very much through our town anymore.

 

[Doofy]

We have become a nation of thieves.

 

[Gem99ultra]

Just a day or so ago a friend showed me a 12 x 12 x 12 box that contained but a very small item (like a mouse) and lots and lots of lose packing.
Guess the concept was 'they can't lose that'.

heheh - my money bets that they can. And will.

 

[Tinhack]

Must be my day for package concerns. Fedex delivered a small "sack" package right outside the garage door and behind my wife's car's right wheels. I am glad I got the notice because 30 minutes later she went to town. I asked her if her backup camera would alert the sack and she said she doubts it. I am not sure why someone would leave a small package at a garage door. The front door is right around the corner.

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FedEx is the worst around here. Amazon and UPS will bring my packages to the back door. And that's after driving up a 1/4 mile driveway. My driveway makes a loop behind the house. FedEx will just drop it next to the fence on a busy state highway. I try to track those deliveries closely. FedEx is my last choice for a carrier. When I'm buying something online, I check to see who they use for a shipper. Even USPS does better. At least they'll bring all the mail inside the fence and put it a can I have down front if it doesn't fit in the mailbox.

 

[ultrarunner]

Seldom get home deliveries but non stop so it seems at work starting about 7 am

Have to say I get good service from all but could be because I know them and have cell phone for the regulars.

Not to say there are not issues. When I was away in August I got an earful from all…

The complaint boils down to no respect for their time and schedule…

Get them in and out quickly and you have made a friend.

 

[MossRoad]

Saturday my wife saw the Fed-X guy ran across our front yard, toss an envelope package onto the front porch, ran back to his truck and left. A couple minutes later, my phone dinged, and it said my package was delivered.... yesterday, Friday morning!

Something fishy there. Package was nothing expensive, just a knickknack gift for a friend of my wife. But strange with the dates.