Big Problem? Expiration Date

[jss]

I placed my order on July 4th for the special sale and expected my order in Dallas, Texas by Thursday the 8th. There were no USPS updates and nothing arrived Thursday...Friday... and finally USPS updated the tracking on Saturday.

Detailed Results:

Processed through Sort Facility, July 10, 2010, 2:30 am, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01104
Processed through Sort Facility, July 07, 2010, 12:54 am, CHICAGO, IL 60701
Electronic Shipping Info Received, July 07, 2010

Now I do believe that MA would be Massachusetts so I can only assume the USPS route will take the package in a circular route through Greenland, Argentina, Cuba, then Texas??

Needless to say all my supplies were used up on Friday so just ended up spending $40 on a 30 ml bottle at a local vendor.

Ahhhh, my venting is done

 

[leeshor]

That's why so many people here have SO much stock. Some wouldn't run out if USPS sent it to Mars first.

 

[susieque]

hey jss - thank goodness for the local vendor. bummer that you had to spend that much on liquid, but at least there was someone to fall back on... me on the other hand, would of been in big trouble, because where i live there is no local vendor.... hope you get your package soon...

 

[Adrenalynn]

If someone would point out that it's delivery confirmation and not tracking and that the information is more likely incorrect than correct, I'd appreciate it.

 

[jss]

Actually I have never had a problem using that number to track the orders with.

Always 3 days from time of order and on the third day it states out for delivery. Once or twice it has been misdirected to another suburb next to mine and it even updates that it was mis-sent and rerouted which added another day. OH well in 9 or 10 months of V4L orders I suppose it was bound to happen.

 

[mmcall12]

I place 2 orders almost back to back they were shipped minutes apart just looking at my last order it has gone to Mo I usually get something like got to Chicago them to louisville then to me within 4 days so the last ordering (knowing it is the usps fault) hoping it will get here say in the next year are 2, J/K so hoping it will get here next week sometimes.
This will be the first time usps has done there bad job, V4L has done a great job as always

 

[Ragamuffin]

I'm sure it will arrive soon, though it stinks to have to spend that much money on liquid. I'm not sure I understand the meaning of the title of your thread? Am I missing something?

Delivery confirmation or tracking, it doesn't really matter, they look the same. And I buy a lot of stuff online. Pretty much all my stuff. And it's a lot of stuff. I've only had one package go missing in 47 years, and it was a treasured V4L shipment. They promptly replaced it with a few extras since they ran out of the item I originally ordered. That was a nice surprise.

But you are right. Since we all order a lot of stuff now from online vendors, it's bound to happen sooner or later. Now you will have to place another order right away so you won't run out again.