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Its not often that my package is late....

Postby eyeonic » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:52 pm

But it is this time! Sigh. Im just frustrated because I thought for sure it would be today. Shipped on the 27th.. apparently. I had to wait longer to make my order this month because of finances and I ran outta juice almost a week ago. Sadly I have had a few analogue packs. And ironically enough the analogues taste like @ss but I prefer it over the withdrawls I still get without something.

Any ways. Im not mad at Volcano. Chances are I should be pissed at the US postal service. Either way Im dying for my juice!
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Re: Its not often that my package is late....

Postby Artist Boy » Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:40 pm

Not sure what is going on but it seems like USPS is running a day slow this week, I hope you get your package soon. I would guess it will be there tomorrow. Sorry to hear that you had to go bad to analogs a bit. Hopefully it will be the last time you have to. Hope all goes well for you, and you can be done with those analogs for good this time.
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Re: Its not often that my package is late....

Postby Tephra Tynan » Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:55 pm

I stopped trusting the US Postal Service long ago. At $7.99, though, Volcano has the cheapest 2-day FedEx shipping that you're likely to find. That way at least you can reliably track your package.

Hopefully your package will arrive soon, though. Let us know when it does!
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Re: Its not often that my package is late....

Postby eyeonic » Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:03 am

Im still reluctant about the FedEx 2day. Im sure the service is great but I have this bad habit of ordering at the end of the week. (probably because it accompanies a paycheck) and the first time I tried the fedex I didnt think about when I was doing it so after the Saturday (Which fedex wont deliver my volcano order on) I ended up waiting until Mon or Tues any ways and since NORMALLY Usps gets it here within the 4 day mark I felt like I wasted 8 bucks. On top of all that Ive been vaping more carts than normal. I prefer the carts over dripping and refilling but needless to say Im going through five carts a day on the Magma so even though Im still saving half of what I was paying in cigarettes I am hesitant to spend more money than necessary on e-cigs because the savings is a big motivator for me.

Sigh. Im going insane. Is it tomorrow yet? If its not here by tomorrow Im gonna snap.

I have a bottle of Dekang beer flavor juice in my drawer that tastes horrific and Im seriously thinking of torturing myself with it.
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Re: Its not often that my package is late....

Postby PelletAR » Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:25 am

I know how you feel, though my packages have never been late, I check my mail box everyday starting the day I order, knowing without a doubt that it's not gonna be there for another 4 days rofl. And if you're looking for something to torture yourself with...I have a 3ml bottle of something called menthol smokes...I think there's a post about it in trade winds. I'm looking to get rid of it, but no one wants it. It's interesting to vape. Here's how it goes...
Hmm, that's not to bad.
Well, it's definitely interesting.
Well now, that's an awkward aftertaste.
Yuck, not tasting to good now...
OMG That's horrible...
I CAN'T STOP VAPING IT!

Honestly, it was like a BAD can of pringles.
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Re: Its not often that my package is late....

Postby Spliner » Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:56 am

Hah.. I know what you mean about using 2-day Fedex on a Friday. It is almost like giving FedEx extra money for free because they won't count the weekend but you know damn well it'll be shipped on the weekend. Their prices aren't cheaper on Fridays, so why should I give them an extra day or two to toss my stuff on a truck instead of a plane.

I've had so many instances where I've tracked a package using standard FedEx ground and it shows up at my local sort the morning of the 2nd day. Then they hold it for 1-2 days because I didn't PAY for 2-day. Bah! For the moment USPS does count Saturdays as a shipping day, so if I order something on Friday with priority 3-day mail, it almost always shows up on Monday or Tuesday at the latest. That's the one thing USPS has going for them, because their tracking skills suck.

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Re: Its not often that my package is late....

Postby JoeyTheMadScientist » Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:09 am

Spliner wrote:Hah.. I know what you mean about using 2-day Fedex on a Friday. It is almost like giving FedEx extra money for free because they won't count the weekend but you know damn well it'll be shipped on the weekend. Their prices aren't cheaper on Fridays, so why should I give them an extra day or two to toss my stuff on a truck instead of a plane.

I've had so many instances where I've tracked a package using standard FedEx ground and it shows up at my local sort the morning of the 2nd day. Then they hold it for 1-2 days because I didn't PAY for 2-day. Bah! For the moment USPS does count Saturdays as a shipping day, so if I order something on Friday with priority 3-day mail, it almost always shows up on Monday or Tuesday at the latest. That's the one thing USPS has going for them, because their tracking skills suck.

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ugh...fedex holding things KILLS me!!! i wish they would let you come pick it up atleast!!!
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Re: Its not often that my package is late....

Postby Spliner » Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:29 am

That's why I never EVER pay for 2-day FedEx unless I can be assured it'll ship by Wednesday as early as possible. That means that from Wednesday night til Sunday night I am stuck with USPS as my only option. I wish they would do a better job, but I won't hold my breath for that either. I won't say they are terrible at what they do, but they do have some quality issues that's for sure. If USPS does in fact ever stop delivering on Saturdays I guess we'll all just have to deal with FedEx more often.

FYI: I have had UPS hold packages too.. they'll show 'Out for Delivery' then at the end of the day they'll show something like 'Hold. Not Due Yet' (I forget the actual wording). Ticks me off because you KNOW it was on the frikkin truck, probably rolled right by your house with the UPS/FedEx guy hanging his bare ass out the window and yelling S U C K E R! ;P

Disclaimer: Before you sue me, that was a joke. I take no personal, moral, or other responsibility for any reprocussions the above comments may have. It was meant to give someone a chuckle, most of all any FedEx/UPS/USPS workers. So there.. neener neener neener!

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Re: Its not often that my package is late....

Postby geekdgirl » Thu Sep 02, 2010 6:47 am

Yeah...if USPS doesn't do Saturday as a delivery day, I'd be hard pressed to figure out why to use them for shipping LOL. Since I do order on Wednesday nights most of the time, USPS seems the better option...since if I have to pay for FedEx, it's not worth it...and I haven't done a big big order in a while...
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Re: Its not often that my package is late....

Postby eyeonic » Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:56 pm

So the mail person (just happened to be a male but I thought Id go Policorrect with it) just arrive not a minute ago. I jump outta my door like robin from 1970's batman "WHERE IS THE PACKAGE PENGUIN!" but really I quickly staggered out and asked him desperately if he had a package for me. No package. Excuse me one second.


DDDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Guess what he had the nerve to say when I told him it was two days late? "Do you have your tracking number?" If I wasnt such a nice guy id have sicked my dogs on him and I would be the one bearing down on his jugular. Sigh

Ive all ready contacted CS here at Volcano. They said if it doesnt come by tomorrow that I should holla back (my words) and they will start a claims process.

That 8 dollars for FedEx is starting to look mighty nice now.
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