Pet Peeve on Shipping

[DaveParker39]

The definition of "shipped" is definitely inconsistent

 

[Gorn]

The shoes I'm wearing aren't in the color I wanted because those would've taken an extra couple of days.

 

[FilterFunk]

Unfortunately, many entities and people define "SHIPPED" as having created a label.

I defined "shipped" as the moment it is picked up by (or dropped off with) the carrier.
i.e. I sold a Bass last month to another TB'r.
I sent him "confirmation" (below) as soon as it was "shipped".

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^100% this!

First world problem or not, "shipped" should mean it's in the possession of the shipping service. I'm guessing sellers don't consider an item "paid" until the money actually shows up in their account. If a seller, retail or individual, says an item will ship the same day if you pay before a certain time, then the seller should honor that.

Of course, we shouldn't get all upset and make too big of a deal over things like this. But maybe one of the reasons customer service has become so lax is because we're too quick to shrug things off.

 

[Pings Bass]

6-8 weeks was the usual stated service level, IIRC.

I was trying to remember... those TV ads... It really was 6-8 weeks, wasn't it? Man I don't know how I waited so long for my K-tel and Ronco greatest hits records.

 

[5StringBlues]

AWWWWWW, SHIP!

 

[E2942]

I hate when I buy a first world problem

Sellers in developing countries always ship the same day.

 

[J-Bass RMR]

It used to be, back in the day, K-Mart never pulled crap like that....
There was never a doubt as to when the shipping occurred.

ship my pants - Google Search

 

[Deleted member 341607]

In Montana, we chuckle at “next delivery” promises. Ain’t gonna happen,

 

[Killing Floor]

UPS handles over 20 million parcels per day on average.
USPS averages 24 million.
FedEx is about 9.5 million a day.

I work in an industry that is highly sensitive to “just in time”. If you have ever watched a game for NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, College too, even some permanent F1 you’ve likely seen a project. Our junk cannot be late. Sometimes we have a 6 week window from PO release to production to installation and the installation window between scheduled games and concerts can be 3 day turnaround in phases.

my shipping pet peeve is “my pedal took an extra day to cross the continent” threads.

It’s nothing short of amazing how good the state of the parcel delivery industry is today.

 

[lsabina]

OK, I'm this old: My mother dropped off my guitar and amp, not packaged, at the Mystic Ct train station. I picked it up the next day at the Ann Arbor MI train station in perfect condition. Railway Express.

I used to do this with Greyhound Bus lines too! Put on a bass trombone in Windsor and my buddy waited at the Toronto bus station for it. This was not uncommon.

 

[JC BASS 91]

I have encountered this a LOT and it irritates the snot out of me! I hate it when I get an email saying "your item has shipped!" only to see it languish in a state of "shipping label printed" for three or four days before it finally starts moving.

Still WAY better than the nightmare I endured getting a custom bass shipped to me from the UK that the seller decided to play no part at all in and I had to handle all on my own.

 

[Pep]

Unfortunately, many entities and people define "SHIPPED" as having created a label.

I defined "shipped" as the moment it is picked up by (or dropped off with) the carrier.
i.e. I sold a Bass last month to another TB'r.
I sent him "confirmation" (below) as soon as it was "shipped".

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I agree completely!

 

[Pep]

I see this all the time and view it as a disingenuous and purposely deceitful move on the part of the company selling/shipping.

I'm probably wrong on the second part above, but in my view an item isn't "shipped" until it's SHIPPED and in transit to me. Printing a label that's sitting on a desk or in a printer tray for days is not "shipped."

That's exactly my point.