Eshaver Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 As much as I have to have shipped here for both myself and customers , I take shipping times as part of the routine . Look, I can call a merchant and they'll tell me "ANYTHING " to keep my business. Neva mind they are most of the time wrong . When a merchant tells me I'll have it in a week, I say yeah , I'll see it in THREE WEEKS.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I use Fed Ex for shipments from Hobby Link Japan and set up online for them to be dropped off at my local Fed Ex store, since they inevitably deliver when I'm not home. USPS is generally the most reliable for domestic shipments for me, I've had the most problems w/ UPS (like them delivering to the wrong address). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) ? Memphis is the home of FedEx. In addition, DHL is another service that partners with USPS. Edited March 22, 2013 by sjordan2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) Pony Express. But you had to live in the neighborhood, and it was still Wells Fargo. Edited March 22, 2013 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 When I've gotten an email about tracking I've clicked and looked just out of curiosity. It is interesting to see the path a package takes. What doesn't seem logical is actually darn logical to carrier. In many cases that location is a hub where they have huge resources to take in all their packages from across the country. Let's say that FedEx takes all the packages from across the country and ships them to their main terminal in Memphis. So that's one plane load from Los Angeles of packages going everywhere instead of separately routing say the 50 packages each that would be going to individual states. Once at Memphis, they have enough volume to send all the package from across the country that are going to Los Angeles and fill up a plane. So instead of 50 planes leaving and coming back to LA from different hubs, it's only one. This is a rather simplified explanation, but that's basically how it works. I once toured the FedEx Ground location in Edison, NJ and it's amazing to see the volumes and the automation that handles it. As far as my own packages, my life is so busy that they're all here before I realize. I often will get a package in the mail box and have to open it to remember what was coming. In fact we use the garage and back door daily, so packages have sat by my front door a couple days before we noticed them. Thankfully my entry way is covered and not visible from the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Railroad Express Company..... My dad's father worked for them! When I was about 10, he gave me a Tonka-like version of one of their delivery trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signguy2108 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 It's fun to see what route it takes. Never had a problem getting things, but once shipped a package,(baby clothes and a teddy bear) to wife's relatives in Germany, tracked it, it stayed in customs in Miami for 7 days, then when it arrived in Germany the bear had been cut open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edsel-Dan Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) I remember a shipment once. It got to Baltimore and from there Should have gone to the Local center, or even My Post office. Instead, went to New York State!!! What I should have received the next day or day after, took another 2 weeks!!! Last few times I had something coming, they did not have a tracking code. Edited March 22, 2013 by Edsel-Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbdolfans Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I have had great luck with the USPS.No I do not work for them. I sold some art prints this weekend.He paid on Monday,I shipped Tuesday and it said expected delivery was Friday. He got it Wed,was surprised it got there so quick and gave me great feedback. I have had more trouble with UPS than anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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