Rant on shipping

[Jstpssng]

If you're holding the door for the "thank you" response, you are doing it for the wrong reason.

Bruce

I hold it out of common courtesy whether male, female, or in between. For some though, I seem to be doing it for the "*++* you" response.

 

[newbury]

<snip> I've always been around strong independent women who aren't going to wait for a man to open a door or throw his coat over a puddle for them,<snip>

I don't think I've ever seen a person throw their coat over a puddle for ANYONE.

 

[Jstpssng]

I don't think I've ever seen a person throw their coat over a puddle for ANYONE.

I've known a few people who would throw YOUR coat into a puddle for somebody though...

 

[Jstpssng]

My mother, sisters, first (RIP) and current wife are all this way. Not women's-libby but just strong and capable. I find those traits quite attractive.

Yet a woman can be strong and capable and still appreciate a simple courtesy. If you are going through a door do you hold it open for the person behind you or slam it in their face? Man, woman or child, I used to hold it open out of common courtesy. That was before my "enlightened" days, when I spent too much time with "independent women"...

Fortunately my poet's days are over and I'm back to being me.

 

[Dftodd]

I don't think I've ever seen a person throw their coat over a puddle for ANYONE.

Sorry.... your on your own with that one.

 

[tallyho8]

And now.............Back to a rant on shipping. I went on a cruise from Vancouver to Alaska and back in June. Celebrity lost my 2 suitcases and I had to return without them. On July 1 they found them and shipped them both under one tracking number on July 7. They had to go through US and Canada customs and headed home. On July 13 I received one of them. I've been waiting for the other one since. Here is their tracking report:

Thursday, 7/7/2022	1:39 PM Picked up RICHMOND, BC 5:01 PM Left FedEx origin facility RICHMOND, BC 5:05 PM In transit VANCOUVER, BC 6:21 PM Operational Delay VANCOUVER, BC
Friday, 7/8/2022	5:51 PM In transit VANCOUVER, BC 6:13 PM In transit VANCOUVER, BC 6:26 PM In transit VANCOUVER, BC
Saturday, 7/9/2022	12:10 AM Arrived at FedEx hub MEMPHIS, TN 12:24 AM Shipment arriving On-Time MEMPHIS, TN 3:45 AM In transit MEMPHIS, TN 8:37 AM In transitPackage available for clearance MEMPHIS, TN
Sunday, 7/10/2022	12:34 PM Clearance delay - Import HARAHAN, LA

It says they have been in Harahan since July 10. I go to Harahan and they look it up and say it is still in Memphis to call the 1-800 number for info. I call the 1-800 number which is a computer and it says to give them my number and they will check on it and notify me. Three days later still no notification and I can find no number with a human being answering the phone to give me info.

We have another trip coming up shortly and if I don't get it soon I have to buy new luggage and my wife all new clothes. (she doesn't mind) How do you deal with a company like this?

 

[tallyho8]

Here is a follow-up on the last post I posted here right above this one: We went on our next trip and got back on August 21. I still had not received my lost suitcase so we had to buy another one and new clothes for my wife. After many phone calls, emails and a certified letter I still had no more info on it. It isn't like it is hard to recognize. I never get a black suitcase and I always put lots of identifying marks on it.

Today, Fed Ex pulls up and unloads it. Here is the tracking info on it:

Travel History

Date	Time, Status and Location
Thursday, 7/7/2022	1:39 PM Picked up RICHMOND, BC 5:01 PM Left FedEx origin facility RICHMOND, BC 5:05 PM In transit VANCOUVER, BC 6:21 PM Operational Delay VANCOUVER, BC
Friday, 7/8/2022	5:51 PM In transit VANCOUVER, BC 6:13 PM In transit VANCOUVER, BC 6:26 PM In transit VANCOUVER, BC
Saturday, 7/9/2022	12:10 AM Arrived at FedEx hub MEMPHIS, TN 12:24 AM Shipment arriving On-Time MEMPHIS, TN 3:45 AM In transit MEMPHIS, TN 8:37 AM In transitPackage available for clearance MEMPHIS, TN
Sunday, 7/10/2022	12:34 PM Clearance delay - Import HARAHAN, LA
Thursday, 8/25/2022	3:55 AM International shipment release - Import MEMPHIS, TN 10:22 PM International shipment release - Import MEMPHIS, TN 10:22 PM International shipment release - Import MEMPHIS, TN
Friday, 8/26/2022	3:31 AM Departed FedEx hub MEMPHIS, TN 3:48 AM DelayPackage delayed MEMPHIS, TN 4:24 AM At destination sort facility KENNER, LA 7:44 AM At local FedEx facility HARAHAN, LA 7:46 AM On FedEx vehicle for delivery HARAHAN, LA 1:58 PM DeliveredPackage delivered to recipient address - release authorized WAGGAMAN, LA

 

[3Ts]

Looks like it spent 6 weeks in US Customs.

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

It probably sat in a container, until Customs were ready to receive it. Which makes it look like the shipper is the issue instead of Customs.

 

[scootr]

Moral of the story > Buy cheap suitcases and clothes when you travel...or stay home. lol

I have an online store. I ship a few thousand pkgs each year. I can tell you stuff just disappears. There are black holes out there where pkgs land and sit for days before moving again or they just suddenly show delivered after being MIA for 2 weeks. USPS is the worst but UPS and Fedup are getting worse. Saw a news story today about Fedex ground contracting all of their ground deliveries out. These 6k independent contractors wear Fedex uniforms and drive Fedex trucks. Anyway Fedex is accused of withholding supplemental fuel payments to these contractors that are losing big $ daily. It's a mess. I print and ship the same day and have UPS scan in the pkgs so the customer can see the pkg in the system. Worst was I had a UPS overnight take 7 days to deliver.