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I love UPS logistics :/
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It hasn't arrived yet, and yes I did the 'shop myself
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In 2012, their revenue was US $54.1 billion, operating income was US $1.343 billion, and net income was US $807 million. So they paid everyone's salaries and profited $800M. I ain't crying for them.
My wife's family member (her uncle) retired from ups at age of 54 due to stock options. He was logistics guy and explained it all to me.
FedEx does similar things. But u wanted to know a little side truth. FedEx usually is a little faster getting products out of China than UPS. He makes jokes that FedEx bribes china officials to clear their planes with cargo faster.
Does anyone know how long it typically takes UPS to get a phone out of China? My phone "shipped" on 10/6 with a scheduled delivery date of 10/10.
But, it's now 10/9 and my shipment appears to still be sitting in ZhengZhou. There's an arrival scan there on 10/6 at 8:20 PM, but no departure scan and no change to the scheduled delivery date. Is it possible the phone shipped but the tracking just hasn't updated?
It's kind of important as I'm trying to arrange for someone to be home to sign for it, but if there's no hope of getting it on the 10th I won't bother.
But, it's now 10/9 and my shipment appears to still be sitting in ZhengZhou. There's an arrival scan there on 10/6 at 8:20 PM, but no departure scan and no change to the scheduled delivery date. Is it possible the phone shipped but the tracking just hasn't updated?
It's kind of important as I'm trying to arrange for someone to be home to sign for it, but if there's no hope of getting it on the 10th I won't bother.
No idea why this would happen. I only have a general knowledge of their logistics system. I did have to call them once to ask them why the tracking showed my package going back to it's origin point. They said it was a glitch or something in the tracking. Things are probably much different now. It's been 14 years since I was there.
I worked the Ontario, California Intra Sort, 9pm to 1am, but hours varied, especially during Christmas. Sometimes we came in as early as 6 or 7 pm, depending on volume and sometimes we walked out at 5 or 6am.
I started in unload. Trailers and air containers. They had me learn the sort (the sort is simply internal destinations based on zip code). Once I passed the sort test they transferred me to bulk (Irregs) because the Ontario hub was just opening. When I started we were on the old north side of the airport in an outside sorting area.
I did bulk for seven years. Bulk is large items or items that would just tear the belts apart. People ship car parts, tires, 10 gallon buckets (liquid and dry), coolers, styrofoam, poles (metal and wood) oversize boxes, etc. Bulk drivers have to load these up on carts and physically drive those cars to the different load sides. So you have to know the sort.
When UPS introduced over 70s that's when we really got hit because the bulk drivers were the ones that had to move items 70-150lbs around the facility.
Do you not understand the earth is round and that map is flat? This is much less of a detour than your have hamfistedly drawn in...
You and me both except mine went to Shanghai after Korea. Only logic I can think of is maybe it had to stop in Korea to have Samsung put the chip in...just kidding. I should have had it get me some dumplings...
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Blasphemy!!!
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You can presign something and hang it on ur door. they will leave it of give it to a neighbor. I have the form here in front of me in case I need to jet out tomorrow assuming it makes it in from Kentucky...
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true except in my case and the other guys who's phones took a sabbatical in South Korea for 4 days......