Posted on 12/25/2013 10:23:18 AM PST by Libloather
UPS dumped a load of coal in Christmas stockings across America on Wednesday, blaming bad weather and high volume for failing to deliver packages in time for the holiday.
"The volume of air packages in our system exceeded the capacity in our network as demand was much greater than the forecast," UPS spokeswoman Natalie Godwin said Tuesday in a statement. "As a result a small percentage of packages was delayed and will not be delivered today, Tuesday, Christmas Eve."
Godwin said the company expects a majority of the packages to be delivered on the day after Christmas. It is unclear how many deliveries were affected.
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She puts the 'pro' in procrastination.
Yep, it’s someone else’s fault. In my neighborhood there have been two men on every UPS truck for the past week. Some of them were in rental trucks. My neighbors on each side of me got a package from two different trucks. Management was helping them deliver. I think they did the best they could.
These people should be happy they’re going to get something the day after Christmas. Lots of people didn’t get anything the day OF Christmas.
this is the worst delivery season ever
I had a sweater and a book I ordered for my sons that didn’t come
I had to go out on Christmas Eve and buy replacements. I will be returning the delivered ones when they get here.
This is why we embrace the free market and choice for comsumers. UPS of late has had a very bad history, but there’s always FEDEX and other couriers should we need a choice. Of course the democrats want to eliminate that choice entirely with their nazi healthcare disaster, but at least we can stil choose whether or not to use UPS. At least until after next election...
They buy something online on Christmas Eve and expect to have it gift-wrapped right there under the tree on Christmas morning.
If you do your Christmas shopping online, then set yourself a cut-off date and ignore the website's "Guarantee delivery" date. Buy the crap you need before, the 15th for example, and it'll get there.
I used to process orders from Etoys a long time ago and this crap happened all the time.
I had two deliveries from UPS last week and when they couldn’t drive up our .4 of a mile, very steep, gravel driveway they walked up and delivered them to our door.
That takes dedication.
On the other hand FEDEX dropped a package off and stuck it behind a bush. We didn’t even know it had been delivered. We just noticed it there when we came home one afternoon.
You are correct.
I ordered a fairly cumbersome item and did not expect it to be here until after Christmas, yet it showed up on the 23rd; from what we've seen with our own eyes, all of the carriers have been on their game this year.
Mr. niteowl77
Note to Susie: Order earlier -—Stupid!
UPS delivered a package to us at 7 pm last night, Christmas Eve.
I'm not that old, and I can still remember TV ads for Christmas products that said clearly: "Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery." Oh, well ...
As my wife would say, "I know how she votes".
I guess it's beyond the math/reasoning skills of the Left to figure out that a high volume season might call for sending things early. The same folks probably consider the Obama-Care disaster to just be a glitch that couldn't be avoided...
If you wait until the last minute you are taking a chance of not getting it in time. I watched Budget trucks roll up with drivers delivering right up until late last night. I haven’t seen my regular driver in weeks, they have done a fabulous job.
My gripe is with the Post Office. Mailed 4 packages on 16 Dec - 2 to the same Colorado address and 2 to the same Alaska address. One showed up in time for Christmas in Colorado, and one in Alaska. Tracking for the second one to Colorado gives no information other than it was mailed on the 16th and went to California.
It is your fault for pla ing your order late. Should suck it up and just admit it.
There's nothing wrong with online shopping; in fact, I think it's far more superior (and safer - look at Target for example) than going to the physical stores and dealing with jerks who don't know what they're talking about.
The problem is that most people don't plan ahead and don't take into account the items that are on backorder or could potentially sell-out online.
Also, next-day or 2nd-day shipping is overrated and a waste of money. If you get the standard shipping, it usually arrives by Priority Mail. I ordered some vitamins and supplements online on Wed 12/18 and didn't care if they arrived after Christmas. I got them on Mon 12/23.
My package for son and DIL did not arrive yesterday. It was supposed to be delivered by FedEx. Ordered last Friday.
Guess I will just take pictures of items to bring to their house today.
UPS has been great for us this year, delivering on Christmas Eve and getting a late order to us. (our late, not theirs). Maybe people should think further ahead than four days for Christmas.
They’ve pretty much always come through for us. (although the package left this year in the pouring rain, COULD have been left on the porch)
PS I think the left in the rain package was FedEx. UPS has been walking right up to the door.
Their website said they wanted residential deliveries done by 3PM... lolz...
they didn’t get here till nearly 4 and the driver/helper were in no hurry either
I had the USPS drop a box over the fence before and leave a box on top of the mailbox by the road.
*shakes head*
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