Rant on shipping

[Diggin It]

For quite a few years after FedEx was created, every single piece they picked up went to Memphis for sorting. Didn't matter where it came from or was going to. There were some documentaries done on it and the mass movement of their aircraft into and out of the airport overnight.

 

[Doofy]

This Thread is Much Ado about Nothing. Shipping should return to some semblance of normal soon. With this pandemic and all the turmoil happening right now, is it really any wonder that shipping has been affected? Suck it up Buttercup. Patience is a virtue.

Very few shipping problems pre-Covid. We have become accustomed to instant gratification including ultra fast shipping. We all need to chill a little, take a deep breath and count the blessings we do have.

 

[two_bit_score]

Seems all have been hit by porch pirates this month...

Home next door... owner was out back and got notification of delivery... went to porch and nothing... I said a guy just left porch and sped off driving older gold Ford Explorer with no rear plate...

Most if not all pirates here have no visible plate... too bad no plate doesn't warrant a stop... but it doesn't 99% of time and budget set to redirect 50% of $290 million police budget.

Lots of media coverage about neighborhoods setting up cameras to turn over to law enforcement which is what my street did but police don't want video so only function is to time stamp.

Some have taken to posting on next door which has also caused problems of profiling...

I did not have any deliveries but have garage code for immediate neighbors and put packages inside...

One FedEx guy was watching me but I said I'm putting in garage and was OK...

Last Tx Legislative session made porch piracy a felony in Texas. Range from a State Jail Felony to First Degree depending on how many thefts can be proved.

Attention Porch Pirates: New TX Law Makes Package Theft A Felony

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[two_bit_score]

Property tax is a wealth tax and makes no sense to me. If you save and acquire you pay more taxes than people who make more money per year and blow it on drugs and fancy vacations. Then expect the government to take care of them down the road. We have high property taxes, mostly on land and homes.

For the most part property owners are the backbone of our country. We carry the burdens of the entire system. We are also sitting ducks for the tax man.

It’s time some of that burden shift to others.

 

[ultrarunner]

Last Tx Legislative session made porch piracy a felony in Texas. Range from a State Jail Felony to First Degree depending on how many thefts can be proved.

Attention Porch Pirates: New TX Law Makes Package Theft A Felony

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More and more to like about TX... several Silicon heavyweights moving... Chevron is expanding TX and downsizing CA world headquarters...

It's not rocket science...

 

[California]

For the most part property owners are the backbone of our country. We carry the burdens of the entire system. We are also sitting ducks for the tax man.

It’s time some of that burden shift to others.

Now you can shift some of that tax burden onto the corporations and wealthy Californians - Elon Musk etc - who are moving to Texas! Too many people in California. You can have a bunch of em. This will take some of the load off the landowners.

 

[Frankenkubota]

For quite a few years after FedEx was created, every single piece they picked up went to Memphis for sorting. Didn't matter where it came from or was going to. There were some documentaries done on it and the mass movement of their aircraft into and out of the airport overnight.

I think the founder of fed ex proposed his Memphis hub idea as a thesis paper in college or something and it was shot down by his prof?

 

[goeduck]

I think the founder of fed ex proposed his Memphis hub idea as a thesis paper in college or something and it was shot down by his prof?

It figures. Those who can, do. Those who cannot, teach.

 

[Sigarms]

Agree with Sigarms in some respect. Was 6 weeks to get something mail order when I was a kid.
We are spoiled, but I still get upset when things go missing or get here very late when needed.

Taxes on local but not mail order made a lot of small businesses get into competition with online, and quite a few lost.

Don't get me wrong. If you pay extra for shipping and you have a tracking number, you should expect to see it sooner or later. I think if you spend $100 for next day air, you should see it the next day. In those cases, you have every right to be upset.

Going on 500 posts per this topic, key question is how many people didn't actually get what they ordered sooner or later? For myself, I can't really ever remember not getting anything I ordered online other than a driver getting my driveway mixed up with my neighbors (my neigbor called and told me he got it).

Fact is, people want great service, they want it at the best price (including shipping and taxes), and they want it as fast as possible.

We've got the post office running on Sunday's for Amazon apparently, we have all these sub route delivery drivers who may have no clue how to actually make a delivery (I had a young kid driving a van get stuck on my lawn because he couldn't back out of the driveway which left me scratching my head as I saw him get stuck).

Thing people forget is to run a business costs money, particularly with inventory and knowing your product. Now a days, people sell online and I'm guessing don't even stock the product but ship it from another location that the seller has no control over. Person selling from their home has almost no overhead other than I guess what they pay to be a seller (I honestly have no clue how that works, talking through my butt). People are now getting ticked that they actually have to pay tax on crap when it ships from out of your state.

If I really want something, I take the time and pick it up in person.

 

[Oaktree]

If I really want something, I take the time and pick it up in person.

But, as someone upthread noted, not all of us live where that's convenient. Downside to rural life is that shopping, restaurants, etc. are not generally part of the landscape. I for one don't have the time nor desire to drive several hours to a city where I may or may not know my way around to find a store that may or may not have what I'm looking for when I can get it on line.
If it takes a week or more to get here, that's fine.