Community Chat

[Krimpette]

I'm so glad my shopping is done. I really feel for the UPS guys right now.  In normal times, it was not unusual for my regular UPS guy to deliver at 8PM.  However, I've heard on the news that they've been seriously backed up since the influx of shipments post-Thanksgiving.  They were hoping to be caught up by the end of the day today, I believe.  (And to add to their woes....in the Frederick, MD area, there was a major fire at the UPS facility  and a trailer loaded with packages burned.  Last I heard, UPS was probably going to only reimburse up to $100 per package.).  My motto has always been....shop early, shop early, shop early!!!!

[VanSleepy]

I'm getting concerned, too.  It's only the first week of December and I keep getting my deliveries from Amazon pushed back a day already.  I always have some last minute things I think of and know I'd get them in two days.  Time to get more organized I guess :-) 

[Lipstickdiva]

My shopping is not done but what I need to buy now I will buy from the store.  I plan on finishing up my shopping Friday.  I wouldn't order anything now because I would have no confidence it would be delivered on time. 

[software]

Most of my shopping is done at retail but every year I tell myself to order early!

My original order from QVC was placed Nov. 21

It languished for weeks before I asked for a refund and re-ordered directly from the vendor.

Best laid plans..........

[SilleeMee]

My neighborhood is on my UPS driver's last leg of his route. When he delivers to my house, I can see how tuckered out he is...and that's always the case, not just during the holidays. During the holidays he has a helper with him.

[puttypiesmom]

Yesterday evening a new driver, a woman I'd never seen before on our route, was really struggling to find homes because she was going back and forth and then parking her truck askew diagonally jutting out to be smacked by oncoming traffic.  I've never seen any other ups driver park so oddly.  She was alone which was also odd. Usually they have a helper this time of year. 

[OKPrincess]

Because of previous UPS experiences I have decided not to order anything else until after Christmas. I did talk to the lady at the UPS Store in Tulsa and told her about some packages being delivered to AVENUE instead of PLACE. There is a number on their website to call and have packages redirected to the UPS Store free of charge. This may be something to check out. I haven't yet because I quit ordering for a while plus I can't find the information she wrote down for me. Just a thought.

[2blonde]

@Venezia  ITA.  Deliveries normally get slower this time of year, and I certainly understand why.  Not only are the delivery companies and USPS buried in packages, even the businesses that have to package items and get them sent out are going nuts.  It's not always possible to hire more workers or get more trucks just for a 2 or 3 month period.  I also understand there is a US shortage of truck drivers.  I always allow extra time for my packages this time of year.

[BirkiLady]

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@software wrote:

I ordered a product from QVC.

It never went anywhere, tracking stalled.

After 3 weeks it was determined to be lost in the mail, QVC agreed to give me a refund.

I went to the vendor's website to order directly.

It was tracked to be delivered Tuesday.

I checked when I got home from work, I checked when I got back from dinner, then again before I went to bed - 9pm-ish.

Wish I had checked this morning, tracking tells me it was delivered at 10:30 last night!

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Theft has increased in our City during this season. Packages have disappeared from front porches minutes after being delivered by UPS and USPS in spite of individuals receiving emails and attempting to pick them up. Two 19-year olds were finally apprehended Monday with a car-load of packages! Yet, additional deliveries continue to disappear. Either additional thefts in the same general area OR copy-cat thieves. Our UPS and USPS have been helping local authorities, but both are overworked and exhausted. Homeowners in those neighborhoods are on edge and frightened. Not the normal Christmas spirit. Encourage everyone to be courteous to your Police and UPS,  USPS and FED EX delivery people - their days are long and often thankless. A kind smile and nice word would mean a lot this year! Their jobs are difficult all year round, but especially during the holiday season. 

[Pecky]

I was suppose to get my Philosophy TSV today and when I checked order status I got this message "DUE TO OPERATING CONDITIONS, YOUR PACKAGE MAY BE DELAYED. "  Not really sure what that means.