Rant on shipping

[Oaktree]

Oddly enough, the new welder I ordered is coming through the mail.

That is odd. I would have thought heavy/bulky items were pretty much always shipped thru one of the parcel shippers.

 

[Peter 315]

I placed 4 different orders on Saturday, it turns out at least one will be coming by each service. It'll be interesting to see which gets here first. Oddly enough, the new welder I ordered is coming through the mail.

Fronius Lego® Welder | PWP Industries Is this the welder you bought? LOL..

 

[ponytug]

I placed 4 different orders on Saturday, it turns out at least one will be coming by each service. It'll be interesting to see which gets here first. Oddly enough, the new welder I ordered is coming through the mail.

Sounds great! Which welder, and what are your plans for it?

All the best,

Peter

 

[Jstpssng]

Sounds great! Which welder, and what are your plans for it?

All the best,

Peter

Just a small Lincoln DC unit. I needed something that runs on 120 volts. I have my father's old "Tombstone" AC 225 but don't have a place to plug it in. Last weekend I was down looking at it and discovered that all of the insulation for the leads and plugin have rotted away.

 

[Jstpssng]

I placed 4 different orders on Saturday, it turns out at least one will be coming by each service. It'll be interesting to see which gets here first. Oddly enough, the new welder I ordered is coming through the mail.

The welder came first, I received that via USPS yesterday. It's a cute little rig, it even came with a shoulder strap so that I can wear it like a hand bag. Hopefully it works well, like I've come to expect from Lincoln.




Today UPS delivered the new radiator for my Ferguson. It'll be nice to finally get that running again.
The two smallest items; an electric appliance and a set of house plans; are out there somewhere but neither FedEx or the postal service can tell me where.

 

[newbury]

ORMD

ORM-D, which stood for "Other Regulated Materials - Domestic," was a US Department of Transportation designation for limited quantities of hazardous materials, primarily consumer commodities, that presented a limited hazard during transportation. However, this designation was phased out on December 31, 2020, and is no longer used.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

ORM-D, which stood for "Other Regulated Materials - Domestic," was a US Department of Transportation designation for limited quantities of hazardous materials, primarily consumer commodities, that presented a limited hazard during transportation. However, this designation was phased out on December 31, 2020, and is no longer used.

Well, Rocky Mtn ATV still uses it

 

[scootr]

USPS OMG is all we can say...This pkg is 8x8x8 by 9 pounds trying to get from S CA to TX. Usually a 3 day delivery. Customer is flabbergasted. I don't blame him. Look at this crazy tracking. It reads from the bottom up. Enjoy.

 

[goeduck]

I ordered some brass 3/4" female pipe thread to 3/4" male garden hose adapters. They have been in transit for a month and not scheduled to deliver unto April 11th. My guess is that they are coming from China. Glad I ordered early.

 

[NoTrespassing]

USPS OMG is all we can say...This pkg is 8x8x8 by 9 pounds trying to get from S CA to TX. Usually a 3 day delivery. Customer is flabbergasted. I don't blame him. Look at this crazy tracking. It reads from the bottom up. Enjoy.

And how much money do you think USPS will have in that delivery when it finally arrives? They'll probably lose twice as much as they charged for that delivery, hence the 9.5 billion dollar loss last fiscal year.