Shipping funnies

[Rob the HOAQ]

No, I'm not talking about Garfield or Dagwood, but weird things from the world of shipping packages.

I sent one of my gift quilts to its recipient in Paducah on Monday via priority mail through the USPS. He got it on Tuesday, which pleasantly surprised me that it got there so quickly.

Yet, on December 28 I ordered three bags of oyster crackers (they are lower sodium, which you cannot find in our area grocery stores). It came from St. Petersburg, Fla., and arrived at the USPS facility in Louisville, Ky., on January 5. From there it went to the Regional Distribution Facility IN MY CITY. It was transferred to another regional facility in town and then was sent to Carol Stream, Illinois and then to Elk Grove Village, Illinois. From there it is now headed back to me. My crackers have traveled more in ten days than I have in ten years.,

Sheesh!

Rob

[KPH]

I totally get it. I've had shipments from M* get all the way to GA, just across the state line only to go back to Kansas to start all over again. What cha gonna do?

[geegeequilts]

What we gonna do? Keep our sense of humor, I guess, lol! Gina

[Granny Fran]

I sent my sister a gift for New Years (a calendar and planner). It shipped from FL on 12/28 Priority mail. It finally got to her yesterday 1/8. She lives in CA. I'm just happy it finally arrived. So is she btw.

[nativetexan]

I sometimes wonder if people or computers make up these routes!!!

[Hillbillyhike]

Yet my M* orders tske 6 days from the time I order to reach me. Depends on the shipping company I guess. Mine comes Fed Ex from them.

[SuzanneOrleansOntario]

Me too. I placed an order Dec 28th. Arrived Jan 6.

[Hillbillyhike]

Maybe to Canada they use regular FedEx and not Smartpost. We do pay more for shipping.

[SuzanneOrleansOntario]

They use FedEx International -- and we do pay more for shipping.$12US + $18Cdn

[Hillbillyhike]

No, I'm not talking about Garfield or Dagwood, but weird things from the world of shipping packages.

I sent one of my gift quilts to its recipient in Paducah on Monday via priority mail through the USPS. He got it on Tuesday, which pleasantly surprised me that it got there so quickly.

Yet, on December 28 I ordered three bags of oyster crackers (they are lower sodium, which you cannot find in our area grocery stores). It came from St. Petersburg, Fla., and arrived at the USPS facility in Louisville, Ky., on January 5. From there it went to the Regional Distribution Facility IN MY CITY. It was transferred to another regional facility in town and then was sent to Carol Stream, Illinois and then to Elk Grove Village, Illinois. From there it is now headed back to me. My crackers have traveled more in ten days than I have in ten years.,

Sheesh!

Rob

Let's hope they're still crackers and not crumbs! If crumbs...well, you could make schnitzel! Lol

[justLyn]

Maybe if they still taught geography in schools...

[201 Treadler]

Am sure Tom Hanks in castaway would of loved that package!!!

[SuzanneOrleansOntario]

That's too funny but not really when you want those oyster crackers. For years, I went on a bus tour to NJ & NH. I always picked up boxes of oyster crackers, which I can't seem to find here. Then one day I went to a Walmart, and there they were.

[Rob the HOAQ]

These are Westminster Bakery oyster crackers. They only have 60 mgs. of sodium per serving, which I usually use three or four servings when I eat soup, which with regular oyster crackers would be about 100 mgs. per serving.

Rob

[ktdid]

Have you tried making your own crackers??? my antique cook books all have soda crackers in them, which you could omit the salt.

[Rob the HOAQ]

I actually have. Basically they turned out like Wheat Thins. Certainly fine in a pinch, but even I don't want to have to do that all the time.

Rob

[Little Hobbit]

I am in New Hampshire and sometimes I get my order from MSQ in no time, other times it will sit in a fed ex Regional Distribution Facility in MA which I refer to as the fed-ex black hole/worm hole for days and then poof it is on the truck. Have not had any from the PO in a long time even though it is smart post (which in mho is an oxymoron).