Q Talk

[loriqvc]

One thing to keep in mind about all the courier services (though it seems to happen far more frequently with the USPS) is that "phantom scans" sometimes sneak into the package tracking history. Especially during busy times of year, the computer may not interpret scan data appropriately, or it may do so at a very lagging pace, listing scans out of order. And for some classes of packages, the zip code may actually be keyed in rather than scanned, which can lead to erroneous "location updates" if a number in the sequence is not entered correctly. My brother has worked for the post office for decades and says they have tried many times over the years to implement changes to permanently fix these issues, but they still crop up from time to time.

Just by using common sense, you can often figure out the error—a package could not possibly be scanned in, say, New Jersey on Monday and then Nevada on Tuesday and then Pennsylvania on Wednesday. That Nevada scan didn't really happen. 

[Etoile308]

@Patriot3, that is screwy. I say UPS since so many received theirs already days ago. 

Only thing worse than UPS is when they hand packages over to the post office. 

[Shem]

We are still waiting on a package from January 2015. It was a box of books.  I beleive someone helped themselves.

[SharkE]

Must had cost a fortune to send.

[spabar]

I'm in Florida, and sent a return back to QVC's SC warehouse. It went to Michigan first. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[febe1]

I ordered Algenist toner in Oct., shipped by the Q on Oct. 12.

I never received and UPS just says delayed.

I just count it as a loss....

[CalminHeart]

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@Patriot3 wrote:

My package journey--I'm in NW Ohio

Ordered a set of 3 Kuhn Rikon shears on 11-26

Label created 11-27

12-2 Arrived in Ontario, CA

12-7 Arrived in North Baltimore, OH (about 30 mi from me)

12-8 Sent to Columbus, OH about 200 mi south of N.Baltimore

12-9 Sent to Maumee, OH, NW Ohio

12-11 Expected delivery by 9PM   2 days to go 4 miles.  

16 days.  Whose fault is this?  QVC or UPS??  Geesh!!

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If it was sent the usual parcel post way, it's the carrier's fault, not Q or USPS.  

Third party truckers move parcel post from location to location and they do it only if it's profitable.

It's also the lowest priority mail once it reached USPS. 2 days is fast parcel post delivery by USPS at this time of year.

[Venezia]

Well, my package sent to OPA LOCKA, FL now says it's on its way to the "next facility".  Doesn't say where that facility is!

And to make matters worse, I've just briefly watched QVC and saw a newer version of what I ordered is being offered at the same price.  How annoying.

The items were meant as stocking stuffers for some friends, but I may just return them at this point.

[nrm]

@Jo1313 That sounds familiar. I had to 

go to the local post office and they tracked several items that were supposedly lost/missing,etc. At least two were missing and one had been stolen and another delivered to the wrong address. I only received the package that had been delivered to the wrong address. USPS can be a real mess. 
Good luck 😊

[songbird]

I've had packages taking a tour of the U.S. before it arrives to me.  I remember one QVC package that  was mailed from South Carolina head to New York central Post Office.  Sat there for two days, before making a U turn to the south. But to me fair, things will get worse toward the few days before Christmas.