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MattG
Jul 21, 2008, 08:31 AM
We just ordered 12 iPod Shuffles at work. Not to be nitpicky or anything but I found this odd...wouldn't it have been easier and/or more cost effective for them to have shipped these in one big box?


cleanup
Jul 21, 2008, 09:21 AM
I don't understand. If all 12 tracking numbers are the same, doesn't that mean they're all in the same package?

[Edit] No. No. I'm an idiot. Ha. :D
sikkinixx
Jul 21, 2008, 10:07 AM
The bigger companies get, the less sense they make. Which is why Appple needs to charge iPod touch users for firmware *grumble*

A company we buy from at work insists on shipping UPS, no matter how big the shipment. Can you imagine how much 48 cartons (~2000lbs) costs to ship INDIVIDUALLY (not on pallets) from China to Montreal to Vancouver via UPS Air???
Eraserhead
Jul 21, 2008, 10:52 AM
^^ Not that much as they'll have a bulk discount.
Gray-Wolf
Jul 21, 2008, 07:28 PM
Depending on the item, its better to order from a place like newegg.com or the like, where there is no shipping on some items, or in bulk.

My mac book was bought from an online reseller in Maine. It did not cost me tax or shipping. A savings of near $200
tsvb
Jul 21, 2008, 08:34 PM
I would have made a special call to see if I could have gotten this shipped in one package. Though they should all arrive on the same day at the same time anyway right?
yg17
Jul 21, 2008, 09:26 PM
I'm confused here.....they all appear to be the same shipping number, wouldn't that mean they're in one box?
Gray-Wolf
Jul 21, 2008, 09:52 PM
There should be only 2 possibilities here. Either they are in the same physical box, which seems less likely, or, they are individual boxes, in one order. Same number would be used for one order. I have seen this at work when we order parts that arrive in different boxes.
MattG
Jul 22, 2008, 07:15 AM
I'm confused here.....they all appear to be the same shipping number, wouldn't that mean they're in one box?

The other half of the shipping numbers are blurred out, for confidentiality :cool:
Abstract
Jul 22, 2008, 07:27 AM
It would make a lot more sense if they charged you for shipping 24 times.
yg17
Jul 22, 2008, 07:53 AM
The other half of the shipping numbers are blurred out, for confidentiality :cool:


But they're different? I've never known UPS to use consecutive tracking numbers
LumbermanSVO
Jul 22, 2008, 12:13 PM
But they're different? I've never known UPS to use consecutive tracking numbers

I used to be the receiving guy at my last gig. It is absolutely normal and common for UPS to use consecutive numbers when shipping multiple packages like this. It really just depends on how fast the guy entered the packages into the system.