Posted on 12/25/2013 10:45:09 AM PST by Colonel Kangaroo
NEW YORK -- Santa's sleigh didn't make it in time for Christmas for some this year due to shipping problems at UPS and FedEx.
The delays were blamed on poor weather earlier this week in parts of the country as well as overloaded systems. The holiday shopping period this year was shorter than usual, and Americans' tendency to wait until the last possible second to shop probably didn't help either.
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This sort of incompetence is why I'm glad we still have the USPS as an alternative.
I never go by the website's guarantee delivery dates and if the product is on backorder but will be released right before Christmas and guaranteed to delivery before then, then I'll just wait to buy it in January. Also, I never use rush shipping. Always use Priority Mail.
Bush’s fault?
I worked at UPS in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It is ALWAYS like this at Christmas. I don’t know why they are making a big story about this now.
I would work 14-16 hour shifts in the days leading up to Christmas, including up until 9pm Christmas Eve unitl Ijust about dropped. I would always come back with about half the truck still full. Just could not physically do any more.
Made a TON of money those two weeks though. They had a production bonus which amounted to piece work which was fantastic!
Lost 10 pounds too.
HAHAHHAHAHAH
you forgot the sarcasm tag
That’s why they tell people if you want it before Christmas, send it at least two weeks before, beyond that, all bets are off.
Actually you can’t blame them. they deliver 99.5% on time. Weather is not their problem. Waiting until the day before is not a smart thing for folks wanting their gifts to arrive on Christmas day.
DHL wrecked my Christmas.
A camera ordered *weeks* ago made it to DC and then “disappeared”.
Given the return address on the box, I would imagine somebody made an educated guess and had a really nice Christmas at my expense.
Now they’re jerking me around with telling the seller it’s ‘gone’ so he’ll send a replacement.
DHL’s business is miniscule compared to UPS and FedEx and they don’t have anywhere near the holiday volume so I’d almost bet it was jacked by an employee.
Several months, USPS blew my mind.
I ordered 2 Logitech mice and the package arrived *neatly sliced opened and resealed with tape* with one of the mice gone.
An investigation proved that somebody in the system had to have cut it open, taken the mouse, resealed it and sent it on its way again.
Amazing.
FedEx along with the USPS and UPS are a mix of efficiency and incompetence, the diligent and those just looking to get a paycheck.
Our UPS driver gave his personal cell number so hubby could get stuff early in the day ‘off route’ when he needed parts for a rush bike job.
He always gets a Christmas bonus.
:)
Son in law order two Iphones, came UPS. Identical packages, but one just happened to be missing the phone. But all else was in place. He proved it was taken somewhere in the system cause of the weight. I.4 Lbs one package, 0.8 Lbs, the other. Good thing they weigh to that level of detail.
In the spirit of Obamacare (Affordable Delivery Act of 2013), UPS and FEDEx have pushed Christmas to December 30th. You will be sent an invoice for the increased rates at a later date when the backend software is written. For now just estimate what you owe and the IRS will adjust with penalties.
Wow.
I do not understand how someone can take somebody else’s stuff.
You never really know how much that simple item might mean to somebody.
Yeah, try getting that kind of service with our government run mail service employees.
They’d tell us to stick it and ship our mail to Nome, AK!
I just saw a FedEx guy (actually a girl) about thirty minutes ago out on the streets making deliveries.
USPS is worse at the moment. I am still waiting for some priority mail packages sent early last week.
I was lucky I had to order some last minute items one day shipping on Monday all arrived on Tuesday, the carrier was UPS!
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