Rant on shipping

[/pine]

I finally got around to ordering the limb trimming attachment mentioned here
...The funny thing is the price had gone up about $15 dollars since I had posted that link for an e-bay vendor...however I found the exact same attachment for sale at Home Depot Online for the lower price...the really funny thing is I chose to have the item shipped to me at home and it is due to be delivered the middle of next week...had I chosen to have it shipped to the local HD store for pick up...it would not get there until the very end of this month or the first week of July... go figure...!

 

[Jstpssng]

I ordered a clock motor last weekend. I got notified that it was shipping on June 2. USPS tracking still says that it's still waiting to be picked up, so I don't know what's going on.

 

[Gem99ultra]

I ordered a clock motor last weekend. I got notified that it was shipping on June 2. USPS tracking still says that it's still waiting to be picked up, so I don't know what's going on.

I can suggest one thing... the seller quickly prints out the shipping label which allows them to charge you for the item immediately. Now, when it actually 'ships' is totally a different story. That will be if and when they get around to it.

I recently ordered some covid-19 nose supports so my spouse could sew up a few for our use. Seller promised shipment within 3 days. Two weeks later they still haven't been picked up by any carrier. And no reply from seller as to 'why'. After 3 weeks I finally just cancelled my order and rated the seller as bottom of the barrel.

Yeah, I did get some cock & bull story about the carrier not picking them up. And also about how they were going to refund my money and ship them to me free. Bonk! None of that happened. It does prove that brick and mortar stores where you can put your hands on the product you need have some value. Online ordering is good, but not a cure-all.

I suggest you find another source for your clock motor if at all possible. The one you thought you bought is perhaps just vapor-ware.

 

[sd455dan]

Ordered some fiberglass resin and mat on June 4

ebay seller quoted June 9-11 delivery in listing

If I order the item today- seller ad quotes it arriving 3 days sooner than the same item ordered 2 days ago.

Lately getting conflicting info on who the carrier actually is.

ebay order details lists UPS.

Tracking history shows USPS Priority mail

But Click on the tracking history and it shows it moving by UPS :confused2:

 

[Diggin It]

^^ Sellers don't list shipping dates and times. The site extrapolates them from the seller's stated handling times, shipping method/carrier and past history.


You package may be traveling via UPS Surepost, where UPS carries it to the 'last mile', hands it off to your local Post Office and your mail carrier delivers it.

 

[Jstpssng]

I can suggest one thing... the seller quickly prints out the shipping label which allows them to charge you for the item immediately. Now, when it actually 'ships' is totally a different story. That will be if and when they get around to it.

I recently ordered some covid-19 nose supports so my spouse could sew up a few for our use. Seller promised shipment within 3 days. Two weeks later they still haven't been picked up by any carrier. And no reply from seller as to 'why'. After 3 weeks I finally just cancelled my order and rated the seller as bottom of the barrel.

Yeah, I did get some cock & bull story about the carrier not picking them up. And also about how they were going to refund my money and ship them to me free. Bonk! None of that happened. It does prove that brick and mortar stores where you can put your hands on the product you need have some value. Online ordering is good, but not a cure-all.

I suggest you find another source for your clock motor if at all possible. The one you thought you bought is perhaps just vapor-ware.

They charged my CC as soon as I placed my order. That has gotten me in trouble on more than one occasion... I may not be in a big hurry to get an item but if you take my money the rules change... I want to have confirmation, and an idea of when I can expect my order. I have cancelled or threatened to cancel more than one payment through Paypal or my CC because somebody took my money and then didn't take the time to tell me WTF was going on. I'm (still) a sucker for "Made in USA", yet too often that's merely a gimmick. Especially when it comes to blue jeans.

On the other hand, last time I checked the Chinese company which sold me two Dewalt battery clones still hadn't charged my account... and I received them several weeks ago.

 

[California]

3+ weeks. My Ebay flashlight shows picked up by the local parcel-delivery company but not acknowledged received by China Post, or by the next step, an airline.

I wonder if the various processing stages described by the initial shipping company are imaginary.


This illustrates why I would pay the substantially higher US-based price for the same item on anything expensive, or that I needed timely.

 

[Doofy]

I never can tell what country Amazon items are shipping from. Very shady and irritating.

 

[caver]

My stuff arrived and I wanted to review one item which was a cheapo aftermarket carburetor for a string trimmer that was on the verge of retiring in a landfill.
I get this default message (email removed)

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It could be a bot glitch but I sent them a response asking why. Something seemed odd in that the last review I did may have never shown up and I do recall it would not let me upload a picture.I was going to show what problems you might encounter on this install. Anyway a lot of these companies want free feedback reviews etc. Anymore I don't...hey I'm not working for free. I kept it up on amazon just to help others as they had helped me in purchases and pitfalls. I think I've been on amazon for about 21 years? That response was a wake up call to never do a review again.

 

[Jstpssng]

The grapple that I ordered from MTL on May 30 shipped Monday... their estimated delivery was today. Now the shipping co's site shows that it's still in Mass. Still, for an item that size I'm not complaining. I only hope that it shows up tomorrow as I would like to try it out this weekend. :thumbsup: