Adventures with UPS
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Locally, UPS stands for "Ur Parcel Smashed": I've yet to see anything they deliver that doesn't look like it was used as a football. :sigh: And if you think UPS tracking is poor, try UK Parcel Force - they just stay at "awaiting the parcel" until they switch to "delivered".
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Poste Italiane will simply open your package and steal the content if it's valuable.
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Is it better to have the situation I ran into? I had a package (64 GB of RAM) going from Dallas TX to Cincinnati OH. I got a lot of tracking data - I got to watch it go to most of the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Northwest states before finally heading to the Midwest (St. Louis, MO), then it took a side trip to Philadelphia before heading back to the St. Louis again. The final steps in the delivery to Cincinnati were from Indianapolis, IN to Columbus, OH, then to Louisville, KY (presumably passing through Cincinnati on the way!), back to Indianapolis, back to Columbus and then finally to Cincinnati and final delivery. The package was fine, but it took 2 weeks and close to 4,000 miles to get here. I did feel like I got my money's worth for the shipping cost, though!
Another Bill Bryson quote (I have collected lots of them!): Goodness knows, incidentally, what my letter had been doing in California for nearly six weeks, though it came back with a nice tan and an urge to get in touch with its inner feelings. (Notes from a Big Country: 'Mail Call')
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I have $1500 USD worth of items in circulation somewhere in the belly of UPS's logistics and transport system. I have no idea where it is despite having a tracking number. The product was shipped from Pennsylvania. The last update was January 19th, departing Pennsylvania. It's expected Tuesday (tomorrow here). I'm betting I don't get an update until it arrives in Seattle at the very earliest. What the heck is the point of giving out a tracking ID if it goes dark for 90% of the trip? :doh:
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
honey the codewitch wrote:
What the heck is the point of giving out a tracking ID if it goes dark for 90% of the trip?
I sure wish the USPS would see this post. :~
Jeremy Falcon
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I have $1500 USD worth of items in circulation somewhere in the belly of UPS's logistics and transport system. I have no idea where it is despite having a tracking number. The product was shipped from Pennsylvania. The last update was January 19th, departing Pennsylvania. It's expected Tuesday (tomorrow here). I'm betting I don't get an update until it arrives in Seattle at the very earliest. What the heck is the point of giving out a tracking ID if it goes dark for 90% of the trip? :doh:
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
during the pandemic, the post office lost $250 worth of packages of mine. The items were shipped but never made it to my front door. To this day, they have not found them. The post office manager said this was an everyday occurrence at the time. more recently, Amazon in my area is now using UPS to deliver packages that its short-staffed delivery service cannot - for reasons I am not exactly sure of ( I can only guess, i.e. out sick, etc.). Hopefully, these packages don't become missing or lost. ugh. Post office tracking numbers are slightly more useless than UPS, in my experience. If the items don't get logged during transit, the transit status never changes.
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I have $1500 USD worth of items in circulation somewhere in the belly of UPS's logistics and transport system. I have no idea where it is despite having a tracking number. The product was shipped from Pennsylvania. The last update was January 19th, departing Pennsylvania. It's expected Tuesday (tomorrow here). I'm betting I don't get an update until it arrives in Seattle at the very earliest. What the heck is the point of giving out a tracking ID if it goes dark for 90% of the trip? :doh:
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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I have had good luck with UPS as well. I suspect weather is problem. Lots of it between Philly and NW coast. Stay cool (no pun intended). Vendor not accepting returns is not cool.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day" Badfinger
Not accepting returns is really common with hard to find GPUs right now. That market is ugly.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Not accepting returns is really common with hard to find GPUs right now. That market is ugly.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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I worked as a package sorter for UPS back in 1990. The package was probably placed in a trailer in PA and is driving across the country to WA. It won't get another scan until it is resorted in WA. I had to learn blocks of zip codes and learn to read addresses backwards zip, state, city as my job. I would read that information and then place the package on the right belt to go to the other end of the facility. Got an extra dollar an hour for that skill. Had to take a test every month on a computer to verify sorting skills. Programming helped since I knew where the keys were. Other sorters had to use the cursor to the right place on the screen while I just typed the right letter for the zip code. I could sort 3600 packages an hour.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
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honey the codewitch wrote:
What the heck is the point of giving out a tracking ID if it goes dark for 90% of the trip?
I sure wish the USPS would see this post. :~
Jeremy Falcon
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Another Bill Bryson quote (I have collected lots of them!): Goodness knows, incidentally, what my letter had been doing in California for nearly six weeks, though it came back with a nice tan and an urge to get in touch with its inner feelings. (Notes from a Big Country: 'Mail Call')
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FedEx and UPS are merging -> FedUp Tracking on all carriers seems to be hit or miss lately.
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Locally, UPS stands for "Ur Parcel Smashed": I've yet to see anything they deliver that doesn't look like it was used as a football. :sigh: And if you think UPS tracking is poor, try UK Parcel Force - they just stay at "awaiting the parcel" until they switch to "delivered".
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
OriginalGriff wrote:
they just stay at "awaiting the parcel" until they switch to "delivered".
Strictly speaking, if that's reporting *your* status (as opposed to theirs)...it's not inaccurate, is it? I mean, you're either waiting for it, or you have it.
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I have $1500 USD worth of items in circulation somewhere in the belly of UPS's logistics and transport system. I have no idea where it is despite having a tracking number. The product was shipped from Pennsylvania. The last update was January 19th, departing Pennsylvania. It's expected Tuesday (tomorrow here). I'm betting I don't get an update until it arrives in Seattle at the very earliest. What the heck is the point of giving out a tracking ID if it goes dark for 90% of the trip? :doh:
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
You have my condolences. Two weeks ago I returned from a weekend away to find some property missing. No worries, I have cameras everywhere. Sadly, though, I can't recall my password for the DVR, and the only way to reset the password is to use the remote control. Coming from Sam's Club, the remote was not included in the package. I checked with the manufacturer - the remote is discontinued. I searched Amazon and found one that claims to be compatible, so I ordered it on Jan 16. It was promised to be delivered on Jan 19, but they shipped it using SurePost, the US Postal's system for losing packages. As soon as it hit USP, it went into the Phantom Zone. It left Phoenix last Thursday at 3:50 AM and hasn't phoned home since. Phoenix is a four-hour drive away, and the Post Office is three blocks away. In the meantime, I can't review the video to identify the thief, because that can only be done from the front panel. My lessons:
If Amazon, or anyone else, assigns a package to SurePost (or any other US Postal product), immediately cancel the order and buy elsewhere, Against all rules, always write down the password somewhere. PS - I don't call them USPS because I do not lie. Oh, and if I get your stuff, I'll let you know here. It doesn't look like you allow email replies. If you get my remote, feel free to email me, and we'll figure it out. :-D
Will Rogers never met me.
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You have my condolences. Two weeks ago I returned from a weekend away to find some property missing. No worries, I have cameras everywhere. Sadly, though, I can't recall my password for the DVR, and the only way to reset the password is to use the remote control. Coming from Sam's Club, the remote was not included in the package. I checked with the manufacturer - the remote is discontinued. I searched Amazon and found one that claims to be compatible, so I ordered it on Jan 16. It was promised to be delivered on Jan 19, but they shipped it using SurePost, the US Postal's system for losing packages. As soon as it hit USP, it went into the Phantom Zone. It left Phoenix last Thursday at 3:50 AM and hasn't phoned home since. Phoenix is a four-hour drive away, and the Post Office is three blocks away. In the meantime, I can't review the video to identify the thief, because that can only be done from the front panel. My lessons:
If Amazon, or anyone else, assigns a package to SurePost (or any other US Postal product), immediately cancel the order and buy elsewhere, Against all rules, always write down the password somewhere. PS - I don't call them USPS because I do not lie. Oh, and if I get your stuff, I'll let you know here. It doesn't look like you allow email replies. If you get my remote, feel free to email me, and we'll figure it out. :-D
Will Rogers never met me.
Good luck with that thievery mess!
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Yikes, 3600 per hour sorted! amazing Yes, shipping physically is quite different than shipping mentally (which is what we usually do as customers)
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day" Badfinger
That was just the test. The physical labor was about one package every 3 seconds or something like that.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
