Rant on shipping

two_bit_score · Jan 5, 2021

dragoneggs said:
I understand porch pirates but we live on a long private driveway shared with three other homes. Additionally you cannot see our front porch unless you get just in front of our garage. Lastly, we had two vehicles parked out side so it looked like we were home. Anyways, it was weird. I went back and checked security video and it was an Amazon driver, not UPS, FEDEX, or USPS. I think that was the first time a Prime van delivered to us.

Ok, fact is he probably walked around the back to take a leak and left your package there so he had a reason to be there.

ultrarunner · Jan 5, 2021

Best explanation so far...

goeduck · Jan 5, 2021

Neighbor lady down the beach decided to stop by last summer, she had never been to our house before. Before that we always talked on the beach or shared driveway. Her house has the front door on the side of the house (side being on the wall at 90 degrees from the beach). She walked down the beach and up my boat launch and assumed our front door was similar. Our front door is on the wall opposite and parallel to the beach. She just assumed our house was the same as theirs but it was our side (back) door. Yours does not sound as easily confused, but you never know.

dragoneggs · Jan 5, 2021

two_bit_score said:
Ok, fact is he probably walked around the back to take a leak and left your package there so he had a reason to be there.

ultrarunner said:
Best explanation so far...

Well got curious and looked at my security cam video and confirmed it was indeed an Amazon delivery guy and not one of the usuals. And no he didn't relieve himself other than the package. Speaking of which, the package was my new RV sewer hose. He's also walking right past my septic clean outs.

TMGT · Jan 6, 2021

I've been waiting on a small part carb slide for motorcycle) that I ordered on the 19th Dec., USPS tracking shows its been in NJ since the 25th, another item that was bought on the 24th is still showing picked up but "pre-shipment info sent, usps awaits item".

On the other hand I have two items shipping via FedEx, a tire coming from Cali that was bought on the 30th and should be here the 7th, then the other item was bought on the first and will be here the 8th. It is coming from Poland!

How the he-- is it that can I get an item from Poland in 8days but its taking almost 3 weeks for something a couple states away and there isn't even an eta for delivery!

I just ordered some hardware the other day and paid an extra $4 for shipping through FedEx because I can't trust the USPS to actually get things to me right now, Sad.

ultrarunner · Jan 6, 2021

Grainger item ordered Sunday UPS ground arrived Tuesday...

Grainger had it in stock where other HVAC supply houses back-ordered...

Yesterday afternoon counted 7 delivery vans on my little dead end road... 3 were Amazon.

Several work from homes do everything online...

Speaking of that... Safeway stores is pulling the plug on home delivery citing California's new law making drivers benefited employees.

Oaktree · Jan 6, 2021

ultrarunner said:
Speaking of that... Safeway stores is pulling the plug on home delivery citing California's new law making drivers benefited employees.

I thought that was defeated, or did that apply only to uber drivers?

ultrarunner · Jan 6, 2021

Uber, Door Dash, etc. successfully carved out an exception when prop 22 passed.

Safeway uses refrigerated trucks around here not sure how many refrigerated trucks Dash uses.

Also Safeway policy was to refuse tips.

Have never used any of them but very popular with neighbors.

On topic related FedEx is hiring like crazy with direct mailers and higher wages...
Normally after Christmas workforce is trimmed... not this year.

Ford850 · Jan 6, 2021

It feels like USPS is getting caught up around here. An envelope I mentioned earlier, mailed to a P.O. box 3 miles away, finally arrived after 4 weeks. We received lots of junk mail with ads that were already expired. Now we are receiving mail within 3 days again in most cases.