MAN, that UPS tracking is nice...

Possum · #1 November 10th, 2000, 11:08 PM

Being an impatient bast, I went ahead and paid for UPS 2nd Day Air shipping. I'm tracking my copy of SE4 as it wends its way across the country to my happy home. Call me anal-retentive if you will, but I find it vastly satisfying and reassuring to be able to track its progress so precisely. Yes, within hours I should have my very own copy of SE4 greedily clutched in my grubby little paws!

markgame · #2 November 12th, 2000, 03:47 AM

But UPS tracking can also be frustrating. Not being able to convince myself to spend that extra money for overnight, I opted for Standard delivery. Using the tracking, I watched my game leaving Chapel Hill on Thursday night, then hitting two intermediate points before being put "in transit" to my local UPS office... on Friday night. Since I have standard delivery, it won't be delivered to my home till Monday. So close, and yet so far!

Resident Alien · #3 November 12th, 2000, 06:34 AM

How about this for "So Close, So Far". On Friday the UPS dude knocked on my front door with SE4 in his hand but there's nobody home. It is a signature required package so back to the depot it goes and I get a yellow sticky saying 1st attempt made. Arrrgggg! Depot is closed Saturday. Arrgg! I have arranged to pick it up in person on Monday morning. Oh well! So Close, but.......

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Originally posted by markgame:
But UPS tracking can also be frustrating. Not being able to convince myself to spend that extra money for overnight, I opted for Standard delivery. Using the tracking, I watched my game leaving Chapel Hill on Thursday night, then hitting two intermediate points before being put "in transit" to my local UPS office... on Friday night. Since I have standard delivery, it won't be delivered to my home till Monday. So close, and yet so far!

WendellM · #4 November 12th, 2000, 07:58 AM

That's rough, RA. I *hate* those yellow stickies - they mean that the game was *right there* on the doorstep, but then went away <sniff>! I wish us both better luck on Monday.

markgame · #5 November 13th, 2000, 03:38 PM

Uh oh... I hope that Standard delivery means I don't have to be there for a signature, because I won't be! I seem to recall a number of times that UPS (or was it FedEx?) left off packages if there was no one there to sign for it. Anyone know about the terms of Standard delivery? I couldn't find the particulars on the UPS web site.

LintMan · #6 November 13th, 2000, 04:04 PM

I think whether a signature is required by UPS or not is specified by the shipper, but it also might depend on the area (ie - whether they think it might get stolen if it was just left there).

I ordered the 2nd day UPS Red shipping, and the guy just put the package in our mail slot without even ringing the doorbell (we were home at the time).

I don't know why they would just have left the package for us, but require a signature for someone else.

Resident Alien · #7 November 14th, 2000, 01:48 AM

Mine was signature required and they didn't leave it. You would expect that all the SE 4 shipments would be the same. Probably depends on the individual UPS truck driver.
That was for 3 day select shipping to Philadelphia.

Picked it up this morning at the UPS depot. Took them 45 mins to find it though...... I was begining to worry when they brought it out.

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Originally posted by markgame:
Uh oh... I hope that Standard delivery means I don't have to be there for a signature, because I won't be! I seem to recall a number of times that UPS (or was it FedEx?) left off packages if there was no one there to sign for it. Anyone know about the terms of Standard delivery? I couldn't find the particulars on the UPS web site.

WendellM · #8 November 14th, 2000, 11:43 AM

Mine arrived Monday as well, after its misadventure on Friday. I've enjoyed the few hours I had with it tonight and look forward to exploring its depth and modifiability for weeks/months to come.

As for signatures, I signed releases with both FedEx and UPS a couple of years ago (they need to be renewed every year or two), so that packages don't need a signature. If you frequently order lots of stuff and are OK with having it left outside, you might ask your delivery guy about it.

Taqwus · #9 November 15th, 2000, 08:04 PM

Hrmmm. I check the UPS site, and what do I see but...

...Rescheduled delivery.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrgggh.

Well, at least it's not been redirected to Timbuktu.

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AaronEdward · #10 November 16th, 2000, 07:42 AM

Heres a nice story to go along with these other tales of woe...
I got the email saying it was on its way and all that, I'd opted for 3day shipping so it got here pretty fast.. so I get home from School monday... There it was, the most perfect little UPS package i had ever seen. I open it. I find the manual, and I find the cd case inside (its more of a little paper envelope), I open the case... The cd had broke in half!!! now I'm waiting on Shrapnel to respond to my email, still waiting after 3 days. I realize how much email they must be getting, but 3 days should be enough! I havent even got a confirmation email! so now I have to wait even longer! I can hardly wait to get this game, and the ringworlds and stuff, and I cant do a thing but wait.

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