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    Shipping and Murphys Law

    As we all know Murphy was an optimist.

    We recently had an order come in on August 3rd going to Baldwin GA. The order came in early morning, it was for items which were instock - so we pulled the items, packaged and later that day handed them off to our USPS carrier - (I have 99.9% of the time nothing but praise for the Post office) but from time to time....

    After being picked up by Postal Service....The package then proceed to travel around the east coast without rhyme or reason

    Using mapquest Baldwin is around 12 hours drive from our location.

    Electronic Shipping Info Received, August 03, 2009 >Kilt goes out the Door<

    August 05, 2009, 12:30 am, WARRENDALE, PA 15086 >OK So far<

    August 05, 2009, 9:09 pm, ATLANTA, GA 30369 >So close to being there<

    August 09, 2009, 1:07 am, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01152 >The Kilt Visits Cheers<

    August 09, 2009, 2:13 pm, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07097 >Have you ever been to Atlantic City? No but my Kilt Has<

    August 10, 2009, 9:34 pm, ATLANTA, GA 30369

    August 11, 2009, 12:12 am, ATLANTA, GA 30369

    Arrival at Unit, August 12, 2009, 7:47 am, BALDWIN, GA 30511 0369

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    That's so weird. My cousin was going to Brazil from the US, and they had an unexpected 6 hour layover in Paris, France.

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    Man, I'll have to remember that living here in Japan. At this rate, if I ordered something from you, it might end up in Tokyo, visit Egypt and Indonesia before it makes it back to Japan and on my front doorstep....

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    I've got no comment other than to say that was hilarious.
    [B][U]Jay[/U][/B]
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    [SIZE="1"][I]"I cut a stout blackthorn to banish ghosts and goblins; In a brand new pair of brogues to ramble o'er the bogs and frighten all the dogs " - D. K. Gavan[/I][/SIZE]

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    The US Postal Service in its finest hour!

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    At least they shown you the itinerary.. Kilt came out with stamps from all over the country..lol dang that Mr Murphy and his Law......lol
    Last edited by dfmacliam; 12th August 09 at 11:31 AM.
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    I don't want to hijack this thread but thought some of you would like to hear of a similar experience of one of my Kilts.

    I shipped a Kilt to Austin TX.
    I sent the owner his tracking no. and following it myself everything seemed to be going fine.
    Finally the tracking said Delivered. So I figured OK, unless I hear from him with a problem all is well.

    Three months later a customer from Stockton CA comes into the shop with a Garbage bag. Inside the bag is this terrible mess of dirt, tire tracks, cardboard, fabric, and tape.

    It seems that the customer from Stockton was driving home one evening and saw a box laying in the road being run over by every passing car.
    He said that he thought it looked similar to the box his Kilt had come in with the Canadian flag tape so he stopped and picked it up.

    You guessed it. It was the Kilt that was supposed to have arrived in TX three months before.

    The customer in Texas had never contacted me to inquire about his Kilt and I thought the Kilt had be delivered.

    Don't you wish that that box could talk?
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Wizard of BC View Post
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    Don't you wish that that box could talk?
    It might finally answer the question of why the kilt crossed the road!

    (or tried to. . .)



    Maybe USPS is contracting out to airline baggage handlers? I've had some bags travel and be treated like that!

    Great stories all.
    Proudly Duncan [maternal], MacDonald and MacDaniel [paternal].

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    USPS - Usually Slow and Poor Service.

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    I've actually seen USPS package handlers throw packages marked "FRAGILE" accross the shop area into a sorting bin as if they were playing frisbee or basketball.

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