[Milsurplus] [ARC5] OT: UPS Ground Insanity

[Dennis Monticelli]

It's maddening all right.  I have recently experienced it myself with
UPS.  But unfortunately it does make sense.  There is enough material
to load trucks and rail on a regular basis for the cross-country
routes.  When the routes get short that's not the case.  The carrier
prefers to wait until a truck can be filled to deliver most
efficiently to a given area.  If you don't pay for priority, that's
what happens.  Most of the variability in shipping time is the last
set of miles.

Dennis AE6C

On 11/28/12, J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:
> I bought some cables from eBay.
>
> They were shipped from CA to me on Nov 21.
>
> They arrived in Chelmsford, MA about 3 pm on Nov. 26 - two days ago.
>
> They are supposed to be delivered to me, about 20 miles from Chelmsford,
> on Nov 30 - two days from now.
>
> They are just sitting somewhere in the UPS warehouse for 4 days.
>
> Is this total insanity, or what?
>
> -John
>
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