perfect example of why I won't ship on Thursday
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Fool
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I would if that were am option but the post office here can not do overnight in or out of havre. I live in a tiny town 30 miles south of canada.
Kevin even UPS could not explain to us why they found "extra" tracking numbers. If there were ever any on the box they were gone prior to UPS giving the box to me. Last night Franie & I were on the phone with UPS at the same time. One agent assured her the box would be returned to her this morning while the other agent was assuring me the box would be here to me. Then today I was at the airport when the UPS plane arrived. After sorting it the ups guys said my box was not there. about 10 minutes later they scanned it in. This package had a curse on it. I think it was because Franie didn't really want to give Mork & Mindy to me.
Also my brother in law is out of surrey and ok but will need more surgery in a few days. So I think life is settling down and I WILL GO TO BED.
Im glad your lizards are ok and its good to hear your brother in law is fine have a good night
tkilgour
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Great Point!!! If I reuse a box, I make sure all the old stickers are totally off.
So I think life is settling down and I WILL GO TO BED.
Good, you need some stress relief! I will only ship Mon - Wed. Occasionally, If am shipping to dayton OH or Columbus OH, I will ship Thurs. because they are only 1 - 3 hrs away. I hav never had an issue with same state Thurs. shipping. I guess I'd better "knock on wood". 10 out of 10, same state Friday deliveries made it no problem. I am glad they are with you safe and sound.
CleaTheChameleon
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WOW! And i was goin to ship some chameleons out the Thursday that just passed. Thank God i didnt!
My prayers are you with Lee's Husband!
My prayers are you with Lee's Husband!
summoner12
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It's good to not make assumptions, right?
According to what is in this thread, there were two stickers. Assumption is based off of what I read here.
And what I said is a good example. Maybe you didn't use the box twice, maybe you did only have one sticker..... BUT as you can see in my first quote, when you do have two stickers, the box can go to the wrong place ie: good example of why you should always use a fresh box, with no other labels.
Syn
Avid Member
Kevin, you did not need to make implications that Franie used a box with extra stickers on it. I have talked to Franie and there were no extra stickers, anything on the box. The way you made your post seemed as if you were trying to imply that they had reused a box to cut corners.
summoner12
Avid Member
I am glad you were able to understand the point I was making without taking it personal.
Most of UPS operates by machine. Machines scan and weigh boxes and distribute them. There is a bit more hands on handling when you deal with overnight and live animal shipping... but that doesn't mean a label can't come off of another package and be stuck to yours or that after you've dropped the box off that a UPS person adds another label.
If you used a new box and had only one label. OBVIOUSLY you did a good job and it is UPS's fault.
FroggtheCham
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That is something I did consider, but if another label got stuck to the box, wouldn't an additional tracking number show up on the tracking log?? They would have found any additional labels and scanned them in the system. This is why we were so confused. There was never more than one number and yet it stated that the box had multiple tracking numbers!!??? This whole thing was just a mess. I send the tracking information to my email and the receiving person's address. Usually the tracking info shows up right after I pay for the label, but this time it never did
. Neither of us got any tracking info at all until thurs morning, to say they were having problems with the box. Laurie had to go into the system and track down the number to find out what was going on. Come to find out, that info wasn't correct either. Well with that being said, if it's gonna happen to anyone, Laurie and I carry that black cloud. The whole experience was extremely stressful and upsetting.Sorry Luis!!! I've been on the phone with Laurie quite a bit the last few days and they are doing fine!!
laurie
Retired Moderator
First to which ever person has the power to correct spelling in titles, thank you much, it was driving me nuts. It is enough that my spell check changes the words to what it thinks I mean an example, it chams to chamois.
To all of you thanks for all the kind words, the babies are doing great.
Luis I kept telling Franie all would be well as long as you didn't see this thread. But be fair and don't beet Franie, you are the one who sent my babies to her by accident. Ok it was to test my patience & I failed.
Lee's hubby, for those who know her, had gall bladder surgery, is doing fine and they will operate again in 5 to 7 days then is should be over.
I did not plan for this thread to be a matter of controversy, but rather an educational thread of what can go wrong through no fault of the person shipping.
To all of you thanks for all the kind words, the babies are doing great.
Luis I kept telling Franie all would be well as long as you didn't see this thread. But be fair and don't beet Franie, you are the one who sent my babies to her by accident.
Ok it was to test my patience & I failed. Lee's hubby, for those who know her, had gall bladder surgery, is doing fine and they will operate again in 5 to 7 days then is should be over.
I did not plan for this thread to be a matter of controversy, but rather an educational thread of what can go wrong through no fault of the person shipping.
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