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MacBook Pro Shipments Being Delayed Due to UPS 'Mechanical' Issues
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Wow. I don’t want people dying so that my fancy new gadget is delivered on time. There are more important things in the world.
This is a more plausible explanation than the others.
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Not everything is about covid lol - literally a couple of comments above yours you can see the reason why these delays are happening.
Wow. Im now convinced our packages are on the exact same batch. My tracking looks identical. Down to the times.
I get that **** happens, and that redundant planes are too costly to keep UPS competitive. Thats a choice consumers made by choosing cheap over reliable day by day. Im with it.
I dont love, however, the tracking nonsense. I wish they could update with an actual estimate, or even with the problem, instead of just... removing the tracking estimate and repeating some messages.
Empirical evidence of what? That logistics companies aren't flawless? Absolutely right. I would still maintain that the vast, vast, majority of deliveries seem to be flawless. Companies are made of people. People are susceptible to conditions outside of their control. You are providing anecdotal evidence, not empirical evidence. Some examples, or even an incredible story, do not indicate anything beyond some examples, and an incredible story. If you are trying to prove that logistics is complicated and that sometimes there are difficulties, then you're right.
Sometimes I'm late for my client's appointments. It's not often (in fact it is rare), but it happens, maybe 5-10 times per year (out of approximately 1,000 appointments). Oddly enough, I was late twice for the same client in back to back weeks. Once my son forgot his mask for school and the 2nd time, I tripped going up the stairs to my office with my coffee in my hands. My client could have had "empirical evidence" that all therapists are late, or that at the very least, I am always late. But I apologized for the unpredictability of life and that it was quite an anomaly for me to be late not once, but twice, for the same person.
My MBP Pro 16” is being shipped via Fed Ex from China, and it is set to deliver Nov 1 — WAY AHEAD of the projected estimates of November 5-10.
This seems to be limited to overseas shipments.
I have a UPS delivery today of something from Costco- right on time with three day express from Beaverton, Oregon to NYC. Tomorrow, my Series 7 watch should arrive- making the long trip from Carlisle, PA to NYC (lol) and arriving about five days earlier than the original timeline of November 1 to 8.
Last year, around Thanksgiving, the cargo areas of the airport in Shanghai were closed for about 10 days due a couple of positive COVID tests- created a disaster for Apple and everyone else sending stuff out from there.
I have a UPS delivery today of something from Costco- right on time with three day express from Beaverton, Oregon to NYC. Tomorrow, my Series 7 watch should arrive- making the long trip from Carlisle, PA to NYC (lol) and arriving about five days earlier than the original timeline of November 1 to 8.
Last year, around Thanksgiving, the cargo areas of the airport in Shanghai were closed for about 10 days due a couple of positive COVID tests- created a disaster for Apple and everyone else sending stuff out from there.
UPS HQ is a mile from my house.
They have folks assigned to Apple.
They deal with it.
But just wait until Amazon Logistics, LaserShip (new CEO from Home Depot), and others eat into UPS and FedEx.
Dang, I was wondering why my AW7 is just chilling in Shanghai as well.
Most people experiencing delays are in the EU. People in the US haven't been affected by the UPS mishap.
My Apple Watch delivery also says the same thing.
FedEx is awful. LTL, transcon, intercon, and last mile.
especially FedEx Home, but also Express.