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I'm unable to figure this one out. I ordered something from Massachussetts. I'm in San Francisco. Look at the tracking and the progress bar:



Is it me or is it them?

hotwheels
 
What are you trying to figure out? From the looks of it, the package was in Framingham, then moved to Shrewsbury which is further west so it's slowly making it's way to SF. What's your question again?
 
Items go to sort facilities first. So an item might have to go north first before it goes back south towards you. It doesn't go in a straight line from point A to point B. Not sure what the point of this thread is?
 
It's them-package was never in Vegas, whoever created the label was there. I have weird things happen with USPS as well, sometimes West Coast packages get here in 2 days, but things mailed from 200 miles away take over a week.
 
Originally Posted By: bullwinkle
It's them-package was never in Vegas, whoever created the label was there. I have weird things happen with USPS as well, sometimes West Coast packages get here in 2 days, but things mailed from 200 miles away take over a week.
^This.

The first entry only means that someone created the label and they're located in NV - most likely it's the location that pays the bill for shipping. The warehouse where your package actually started from is in MA, and it's on its way to you.
 
Soon the skies will be full of those pesky little quads delivering your orders in a straight line. Just in time marketing and sales at its finest.
 
A thread title that hints at what the subject inside might be would be nice. And to answer your question, it is you.
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Originally Posted By: dishdude
A thread title that hints at what the subject inside might be would be nice. And to answer your question, it is you.
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You still couldn't keep your nose out. Thanks for playing!

hotwheels
 
Originally Posted By: opus1
Originally Posted By: bullwinkle
It's them-package was never in Vegas, whoever created the label was there. I have weird things happen with USPS as well, sometimes West Coast packages get here in 2 days, but things mailed from 200 miles away take over a week.
^This.

The first entry only means that someone created the label and they're located in NV - most likely it's the location that pays the bill for shipping. The warehouse where your package actually started from is in MA, and it's on its way to you.



How does that work? If I create an online shipping label, I don't see an option for putting in an origin of shipping other than my location. If I create a shipping label here for shipping from SF to NYC, I will have to ship from SF to NYC, I can't ship from Reno to NYC.

hotwheels
 
I ordered a shop manual Sunday evening from Ohio...as of an hour ago the tracking says it has gone from Columbus to Zanesville and has been in Zanesville since Tuesday....IDK! Patience grasshopper!
 
Originally Posted By: hotwheels
Originally Posted By: dishdude
A thread title that hints at what the subject inside might be would be nice. And to answer your question, it is you.
grin.gif



You still couldn't keep your nose out. Thanks for playing!

hotwheels


I clicked hoping for tonight's lottery numbers...imagine my disappointment when I found out it was a question about the mail!
 
Originally Posted By: dishdude
Originally Posted By: hotwheels
Originally Posted By: dishdude
A thread title that hints at what the subject inside might be would be nice. And to answer your question, it is you.
grin.gif



You still couldn't keep your nose out. Thanks for playing!

hotwheels


I clicked hoping for tonight's lottery numbers...imagine my disappointment when I found out it was a question about the mail!


4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42

hotwheels
 
Originally Posted By: hotwheels
How does that work? If I create an online shipping label, I don't see an option for putting in an origin of shipping other than my location. If I create a shipping label here for shipping from SF to NYC, I will have to ship from SF to NYC, I can't ship from Reno to NYC.

hotwheels


You basically don't get it. A corporate account is different than an individual account. A business could just use one account and have locations all over the country.

Some people just don't get IT.
 
Originally Posted By: Wolf359
Originally Posted By: hotwheels
How does that work? If I create an online shipping label, I don't see an option for putting in an origin of shipping other than my location. If I create a shipping label here for shipping from SF to NYC, I will have to ship from SF to NYC, I can't ship from Reno to NYC.

hotwheels


You basically don't get it. A corporate account is different than an individual account. A business could just use one account and have locations all over the country.

Some people just don't get IT.


I suppose I was never initiated into the details of how corporate accounts work. I apologize for being so frightfully uneducated.

Your explanation is lacking, though, because it merely states that the way it is is the way it is. Brilliant. Thanks for your polite reply anyway. I would expect a shipping label to reflect the location where the item is posted. That that's in actuality is not the case may well be so, but I still have not heard an explanation how and why it works the way it does.

hotwheels
 
If the default ship from address on the account is setup as Las Vegas, anytime someone logs into the account and generates a new label and doesn't take the time to update that address, USPS is going to assume it's shipping from that address as that is the only information the Post Office has at the time the tracking number is generated.

Once the package is picked up or dropped off at the Post Office and the label is scanned, tracking updates since that it the first time the Post Office learns the package isn't actually in Las Vegas. The customer's account will be billed accordingly.
 
Originally Posted By: hotwheels
Originally Posted By: Wolf359
Originally Posted By: hotwheels
How does that work? If I create an online shipping label, I don't see an option for putting in an origin of shipping other than my location. If I create a shipping label here for shipping from SF to NYC, I will have to ship from SF to NYC, I can't ship from Reno to NYC.

hotwheels


You basically don't get it. A corporate account is different than an individual account. A business could just use one account and have locations all over the country.

Some people just don't get IT.


I suppose I was never initiated into the details of how corporate accounts work. I apologize for being so frightfully uneducated.

Your explanation is lacking, though, because it merely states that the way it is is the way it is. Brilliant. Thanks for your polite reply anyway. I would expect a shipping label to reflect the location where the item is posted. That that's in actuality is not the case may well be so, but I still have not heard an explanation how and why it works the way it does.

hotwheels


Well at least you apologized...that is step one.
 
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