Trackaholics Anonymous Support Group [Poll]

[tb-player]

When I order something, I check the tracking status frequently... at least daily, usually more (sometimes I even do it when I'm the shipper ).

I'm pretty sure it's unhealthy. Is it impatience? A lack of trust in the shipping companies (I have been burned, in the past)? Obsessive compulsive behavior? Or am I just a control freak?

Anyone else willing to admit to doing this when something is headed your way?

[EDIT] Original Thread title: "Addicted to Tracking. Am I the Only One?"

 

[jerry]

We have incoming almost daily out here, I admit, I'm a track-aholic.

 

[tb-player]

We have incoming almost daily out here, I admit, I'm a track-aholic.

Track-aholic. Perfect.

 

[Bassaga]

Uh yeah... "daily"... that's definitely as often as I check tracking... heh...

Anyway, off to check whether my amp has made any progress in the last 45 minutes!

EDIT: It hasn't

 

[tb-player]

This thread is now officially the "Trackaholics Anonymous Support Group"

We're gonna help a lot of people.

 

[roccobass]

Lol! Over 71% said they track daily per this poll. (Myself included)

I find it funnier nobody voted for tracking updates or “it’ll get here when it gets here. I can definitely understand the second one per the shipping snafus that occur.

 

[tb-player]

Lol! Over 71% said they track daily per this poll. (Myself included)

I find it funnier nobody voted for tracking updates or “it’ll get here when it gets here. I can definitely understand the second one per the shipping snafus that occur.

Yeah, I assumed the results would be something like that. Truth-be-told, I sign up for notifications and still track daily. The struggle is real!

 

[tb-player]

Uh yeah... "daily"... that's definitely as often as I check tracking... heh...

Anyway, off to check whether my amp has made any progress in the last 45 minutes!

EDIT: It hasn't

Have you ever gotten the UPS link where you can GPS track the truck as it gets closer and closer to your house? That's a whole new level.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

At least daily. Also, if you didn't know, the Post Office will send an email in the morning of everything you should expect in your mailbox that day along with pictures of the front (envelopes only, no pics of packages).

 

[tb-player]

At least daily. Also, if you didn't know, the Post Office will send an email in the morning of everything you should expect in your mailbox that day along with pictures of the front (envelopes only, no pics of packages).

Yeah, I actually have the USPS app with Informed Delivery. Has all the same info. I have a problem.

 

[definenredefine]

I used to do so daily but now usually when I think about it. Or if I realize it's been more than a week and I'm getting a little concerned.

 

[Diplock]

Aw crap. I thought this was going to be about taking cars and motorcycles to the race track...

I only check tracking numbers daily for some work stuff but it wasn't always that way. Don't be afraid to admit you have a problem and ask for help.

 

[spvmhc]

Hey Folks,
No need to medicalize this or feel bad about yourself. Consider anticipation as part of the enjoyment.

“Pleasure not known beforehand is half-wasted; to anticipate it is to double it.”
– Thomas Hardy, The Return of the Native

 

[PiquetBass]

This thread is now officially the "Trackaholics Anonymous Support Group"

We're gonna help a lot of people.

Together We're All Trackaholics.... now that makes for a better t-shirt logo!

 

[fishdude101101]

Uh yeah... "daily"... that's definitely as often as I check tracking... heh...

Anyway, off to check whether my amp has made any progress in the last 45 minutes!

EDIT: It hasn't

This is the way. Waiting on a bstock l2500 from g&l.

 

[Dana R Gregory]

I will check the tracking in the morning and then again in the late afternoon. I hate waiting, especially when the item should have been available in a store.

 

[4-stringB]

I've had items disappear enroute. Estes Trucking "lost" a 1.2k USD DeWalt air compressor. USPS left my new PV MegaMini amp out by the road, like it was for trash pickup. I don't trust any of them.

 

[6-3-2]

I got the Shop app, which does all my tracking in one app and sends me updates as they happen. It's saved me from constantly putting in the tracking code to check for new updates.

 

[Aqualung60]

 

[Sid the Kid]

Buy or sell I compulsively track. I like to make sure people get their stuff because a lot of folks (more Reverb than Talkbass) won’t even bother leaving feedback. I know that I sell good stuff, as long as there is no shipping damage the buyer will be pleased.

I suppose the next level of the game is knowing exactly when the couriers arrive. UPS is around 4pm and FedEx will be here in an hour with my Mesa D800.