jack
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Post by jack on Jun 10, 2021 10:52:16 GMT -5
As someone who sends and receives a lot of product via all the big shippers, I never fail to be amazed at the inconsistency and explainable nature of it all! Last Friday, I ordered a bullet mold from M-P. Miha shipped it Monday, and it arrived from over there today. A few weeks ago I ordered one of those cheap damascus bars that come from Pakistan via Spain (Actually a nice bar of metal - but that is for another day!) it took 6 day total from order to door. I order from Midway, they ship that day, and it take 10 -14 day to get from them to michigan like clock work! Brownells is the same: Tracking shows in transit, and moving at full bore sloth speed! I order from McMaster by 4 pm, and have it next day everytime. I order from WT Tool, 300 miles closer to home and it takes - 3-5 days in transit! I recently had a package come from a USPS facility 50 miles from my home and it took 4 days to get to my door! Oh well! At least I got my mold today!!  |
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JM
.375 Atomic
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Post by JM on Jun 10, 2021 11:32:56 GMT -5
How about the increase in S&H fees lately?
I ordered a small part from Texas. It headed west to the big city about 100 miles from me. Then it fell off the map. Popped up a week later in Georgia. Yesterday it had made its way back to Texas to start over.
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Post by bushog on Jun 10, 2021 12:07:26 GMT -5
I just shipped some rifles....oh dear....the prices are nuts!
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Post by needsmostuff on Jun 10, 2021 12:57:15 GMT -5
Midway and Brownell's definitely use mule trains for shipping.
No other explanation.
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Post by dougader on Jun 10, 2021 14:44:35 GMT -5
Midway and Brownell's definitely use mule trains for shipping. No other explanation. Especially if it's Midway free shipping. |
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Post by sixshot on Jun 10, 2021 22:43:21 GMT -5
Yup, and the mules are walking backwards!
Dick
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Post by buttebob on Jun 10, 2021 23:09:30 GMT -5
All of my Midway shipments make it in under 7 days.
Back in 2006 I had a check mailed next day from Helena, MT to Butte, MT. About 65 miles, or about 45 minutes drive time. I tracked it to Billings, so I thought Billings must be the break point for next day mail. Then it went to St. Louis, then Nashville, then somewhere in NY. They sent me another check and I got that one the next day.
Around the same time I sent a letter from Butte to Clearwater, FL it took 11 days. My daughter sent me a letter from Charlotte to Butte, First Class, I got it the next day. How did that happen?
I do buy things and get the "your item has shipped" email, but it hasn't. A shipping label has been printed. For the next 4 days there's no change, then it really ships.
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Post by blacktailslayer on Jun 11, 2021 14:15:51 GMT -5
It does not help that many of us live in little towns in out of the way places.
Don D.
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dhd
.327 Meteor
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Post by dhd on Jun 11, 2021 16:30:19 GMT -5
Same deal with MP Molds for me. I've got at least 10 of them and none took more than 5 days. Same also for both Midway/Brownells being slow and McMaster-Carr getting it the next day (though you pay for it).
I do know that UPS has declared war on all of my packages shipped through them. The last couple had been repeatedly hit with JDAM's. I just hope no one died during the shipments but I suspect a couple dozen did. Sad for the families....
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