My Tracking Number Has Been Used Before

pimentoLoaf · Dec 20, 2008, 02:57 PM

Ordered something through Barnes & Noble the other day (shipped on the 18th) and when I clicked their tracking link, I'm confronted with the "billing info" for this year, but the rest of the data is for someone else in 2007.

Should I worry if the package doesn't deliver in a week (it's a 3-day thing)?

dukebound85 · Dec 20, 2008, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by pimentoLoaf

Ordered something through Barnes & Noble the other day (shipped on the 18th) and when I clicked their tracking link, I'm confronted with the "billing info" for this year, but the rest of the data is for someone else in 2007.

Should I worry if the package doesn't deliver in a week (it's a 3-day thing)?

well id call up barnes and noble and try to see what they say first

fireshot91 · Dec 20, 2008, 03:03 PM

If its 3 day, its guarantied to come in that 3 Days. If it doesn't come, call up [Fed-Ex/UPS/USPS/DHL] and tell them it was 3Day, and it didn't come.

xboxer75010 · Dec 20, 2008, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by fireshot91

If its 3 day, its guarantied to come in that 3 Days. If it doesn't come, call up [Fed-Ex/UPS/USPS/DHL] and tell them it was 3Day, and it didn't come.

You might want to check with the shipping company as they sometimes suspend their delivery guarantee for the holiday season (Dec. 17-25) as they know that they will have more volume that they can handle and will not be able to deliver within the promised time. Usually they have something on their website with this info.

yg17 · Dec 20, 2008, 03:54 PM

Who's the shipper? I once got a FedEx tracking number and it was for an old package, but later in the evening, the old tracking info was updated with the current info for my package. I think they occasionally reuse tracking numbers

Gray-Wolf · Dec 20, 2008, 06:18 PM

1. if they do enough shipping, and 2, this time of year, it's a good probability, numbers will get reused.

mkrishnan · Dec 20, 2008, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by yg17

Who's the shipper? I once got a FedEx tracking number and it was for an old package, but later in the evening, the old tracking info was updated with the current info for my package. I think they occasionally reuse tracking numbers

This has happened to me many times. It's never been anything worth worrying about, FWIW.

pimentoLoaf · Dec 20, 2008, 11:31 PM

Thanks, everyone.

I checked UPS a few moments ago and they have now erased the previous use of the tracking number. It hasn't gotten past "billing" yet, so I'll assume early next week.

mkrishnan · Dec 21, 2008, 08:07 AM

Glad to hear it... what I don't get is why, when they use such long tracking numbers, they have to re-use them. Their tracking numbers are too long to be cycling through them this frequently....

Eraserhead · Dec 21, 2008, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by mkrishnan

Glad to hear it... what I don't get is why, when they use such long tracking numbers, they have to re-use them. Their tracking numbers are too long to be cycling through them this frequently....

Lots of check digits and shipper digits I guess.

pimentoLoaf · Dec 22, 2008, 09:58 AM

Hmmm ...

Now it's back to showing 2007 delivery dates.

Wonder if they thought the 2008 billing date was in error and package is now on hold?

mkrishnan · Dec 22, 2008, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by pimentoLoaf

Now it's back to showing 2007 delivery dates.

Sure it's not a flux capacitor?

pimentoLoaf · Dec 22, 2008, 06:11 PM

B&N wrote back and claimed the package is "in transit" with a 23 Dec delivery.

I still see the old data.

pimentoLoaf · Dec 24, 2008, 12:43 AM

UPS said the billing info has been received, but the package hasn't been picked up yet from B&N.

Hmmm ...

pimentoLoaf · Dec 24, 2008, 04:51 PM

PACKAGE ARRIVED

On my B&N account, the UPS number they gave me was the Billing Info number. What they actually used to ship it was a different number.

I also received a package meant for someone else. It was supposed to be a gift from someone in Arkansas to someone in Oklahoma. The packing slip says so, but the box label is to me.

Worse: both numbers were reused from this summer. (My brother, who once worked in a small storefront shipping items through UPS, FedEx and others, suggested that B&N might be reusing numbers to get out of paying for shipping.)

I'm going to send the wrong package to the proper address when I can get out (I'm snowed in right now). Am not going to send back to B&N for them to resend it and possibly screw it up again.

Will I buy from B&N again? Sure, but I'll wait a month 'til I'm out of the holiday rush.

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pimentoLoaf macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The SimCity Deli	My Tracking Number Has Been Used Before Ordered something through Barnes & Noble the other day (shipped on the 18th) and when I clicked their tracking link, I'm confronted with the "billing info" for this year, but the rest of the data is for someone else in 2007. Should I worry if the package doesn't deliver in a week (it's a 3-day thing)? __________________ Porkchops and bacon, my two favorite animals....Homer Simpson
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yg17 macrumors G5 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO	Who's the shipper? I once got a FedEx tracking number and it was for an old package, but later in the evening, the old tracking info was updated with the current info for my package. I think they occasionally reuse tracking numbers __________________ Barack Obama is not a foreign born, brown skinned, anti-war socialist who gives away healthcare. You're thinking of Jesus.
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Gray-Wolf macrumors 68030 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pandora, Home Tree	1. if they do enough shipping, and 2, this time of year, it's a good probability, numbers will get reused. __________________ "And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.. "
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Dec 20, 2008, 11:31 PM	#8
pimentoLoaf Thread Starter macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The SimCity Deli	Thanks, everyone. I checked UPS a few moments ago and they have now erased the previous use of the tracking number. It hasn't gotten past "billing" yet, so I'll assume early next week. __________________ Porkchops and bacon, my two favorite animals....Homer Simpson
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Dec 21, 2008, 08:07 AM	#9
mkrishnan Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI, USA	Glad to hear it... what I don't get is why, when they use such long tracking numbers, they have to re-use them. Their tracking numbers are too long to be cycling through them this frequently.... __________________ Mohan
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fireshot91 macrumors 601 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Northern VA	If its 3 day, its guarantied to come in that 3 Days. If it doesn't come, call up [Fed-Ex/UPS/USPS/DHL] and tell them it was 3Day, and it didn't come.
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Dec 22, 2008, 09:58 AM	#11
pimentoLoaf Thread Starter macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The SimCity Deli	Hmmm ... Now it's back to showing 2007 delivery dates. Wonder if they thought the 2008 billing date was in error and package is now on hold? __________________ Porkchops and bacon, my two favorite animals....Homer Simpson
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Dec 22, 2008, 06:11 PM	#13
pimentoLoaf Thread Starter macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The SimCity Deli	B&N wrote back and claimed the package is "in transit" with a 23 Dec delivery. I still see the old data. __________________ Porkchops and bacon, my two favorite animals....Homer Simpson
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Dec 24, 2008, 12:43 AM	#14
pimentoLoaf Thread Starter macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The SimCity Deli	UPS said the billing info has been received, but the package hasn't been picked up yet from B&N. Hmmm ... __________________ Porkchops and bacon, my two favorite animals....Homer Simpson
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Dec 24, 2008, 04:51 PM	#15
pimentoLoaf Thread Starter macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The SimCity Deli	PACKAGE ARRIVED On my B&N account, the UPS number they gave me was the Billing Info number. What they actually used to ship it was a different number. I also received a package meant for someone else. It was supposed to be a gift from someone in Arkansas to someone in Oklahoma. The packing slip says so, but the box label is to me. Worse: both numbers were reused from this summer. (My brother, who once worked in a small storefront shipping items through UPS, FedEx and others, suggested that B&N might be reusing numbers to get out of paying for shipping.) I'm going to send the wrong package to the proper address when I can get out (I'm snowed in right now). Am not going to send back to B&N for them to resend it and possibly screw it up again. Will I buy from B&N again? Sure, but I'll wait a month 'til I'm out of the holiday rush. __________________ Porkchops and bacon, my two favorite animals....Homer Simpson
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