Shipping slipping

[susandennis]

I remember the first big Christmas of online ordering when all of the news headlines were about orders not arriving on time - in massive numbers. It was the year of the Pets.Com sock puppet who died years ago. Yesterday the news was that Target, Walmart and even Amazon have upped their shipping deals in either price or speed or both starting in November.

And, today, my various feeds are peppered with shipping issues. Way more than usual. The sewing thread I ordered what seems like forever ago, Amazon now says will get here today. But USPS says it has no idea when, if ever, I'll see it.

I've long been a fan of Amazon's customer service - making stuff right when it goes wrong but lately, they have not stepped up to the plate with the same level of ways to make me happy. I'm spending a lot more time than I like tracking ordering issues/refunds.

I think it's going to be an interesting holiday season.

On my calendar today was a note to call my lung doctor for an appointment. I was supposed to go back to him last Summer but I never got around to it. I'm going to run out of my stash of inhalers in January. I don't want to get the new prescription until the 2019 insurance kicks in. Even paying the deductible, the December bill would still be $200 more than January's. I have enough to get me through mid January. Dr. Lung is very popular and getting a checkup appointment can take a while. But, I just called and we now have a date for 10 am on January 2nd. Dr. Lung is a sweetheart so that will be a nice way to start off the new year.

I just got a snotty note from the building manager saying I was remiss in filing the required insurance papers due each year. It took me only a few seconds to find the email I had sent to him with the required papers attached. If I had a bigger ego, I'd honestly think that he spends way too much time trying to figure out ways to piss me off. But, the reality is that he does it with little thought at all, I'm sure. Long ago, I started requiring an email paper trail for all dealings with the various managers of this building. Never regretted it once.

I have several errands I could run today but I think the total number that will get done is 0. There's really nothing that I have to and everything on my list would involve my spending money which I really don't need to be doing. So I think I'll stay home and work from my stash of fabric and yarn and food in the freezer.

It's supposed to be a cool and rainy day so good walking weather for me. Maybe a trek out to get lunch?

Comments

[hopefulspirit.livejournal.com]

I wonder if their early shipping deals will help at all. It's nice you can track things but it's frustrating when they don't have the right info, or can't tell you anything. I ordered something from Wayfair and for days it said it couldn't even tell me where it was, then it appeared at my door and I got a notice it had been delivered. Weird.

Is the building manager always that snotty? Rude!

[susandennis]

when shipping in the lower 48 gets fucked up, seems like you guys up there don't have a chance. sigh.

[underwear-slave.livejournal.com]

Last year my property management asked for my renters insurance about 5 times after I emailed it to them (while we were dealing with hospital dean). This year they asked if we were renewing our lease about 3 times after I requested a copy to sign. And then asked for renters insurance about 3 times after I emailed it. IDK why they don’t kee better track of important documents people are sending in. It’s super frustrating and I feel your pain.

[zyzyly.livejournal.com]

I remember when if you were going to order something online for Christmas, you had to order something like 15 days in advance if you were going to have a chance at getting it on time. How times have changed!

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

There's definitely some struggling going on. I got a notice this morning that my Woot order had shipped today (it even had today's date on the shipping info). This was an order I placed two weeks ago and that arrived last week. That email was shortly followed by another notice letting me know my package had been delivered last week (with the correct date of delivery, almost a week before the date they listed as it having shipped).

[susandennis]

Hope they get their shit together soon.