Shipping fails

[totchipanda]

I had my fancy pens and ink shipped to my work address because it's winter, and I didn't want a package to sit on my step for potentially hours and freeze. Y'all, UPS cannot get their shit together. It's been "out for delivery" three times (as of today), and around 5pm it reverts to "on the way" with "end of day" still listed, before changing to "we'll update the estimated time closer to the actual delivery!"

This morning I discovered that this changes around 3am. My office is open 7:30-4:30, so why the fuck can they not get it here on time. If it doesn't come today, I will sign up for a fucking UPS account and have it redirected to the house. Even if it sits on the step for a few hours, it's better than another day of waiting for the UPS guy to never show up.

I also ordered some fandom related things, one of which is for my roommate, and it was delivered yesterday, but they left a notice instead of the package. I have to go to the worst post office in the world, a drive through. Y'all, it is -33 C right now (IDK what that is in F. It's fucking cold) and I am NOT driving my car anywhere. It'll be warmer in a few days, but it's fucking Christmas and the post office-slash-couriers will be closed!

Shipping fails :( I just want my murder children and fancy ink!

Comments

[danabren]

How exactly does UPS not get to a BUSINESS location? Residential, yeah, no one cares about the plebes, but business accounts are IMPORTANT.

Fingers crossed for you, ugh.

[totchipanda]

I wondered if it has a separate route for "business" and "not-business" but that shouldn't matter? Like when it's being sorted and put onto trucks it should just be "the route"? I know the residential guys come closer to 530 because I see them all the time in my 'hood, but the business guys come at like 11. I do not get it at all, and I am SO MAD. (well yesterday I was mad, today I am resigned, and all the time I am disappointed.)

[danabren]

As Mala says, shipping is borked currently. However, at least in the USA, business shipping is often separated from residential shipping and gets preferential delivery, meaning it tends to arrive earlier in the day.

I'm sorry, that sucks.