Gotvapes shipping problem

[morningcalls]

ive also had some issues with gotvapes packages being shipped at a reasonable time, in my experience though it is most of usps fault, twice a package from gv sat at one location for three business days until it was finally shipped, it took like ten days for me to get a package. what i usually do when i order from a place is first pay extra for faster shipping then on my next order i choose either free or the cheaper shipping. with gv ive noticed that i recieve my package around the same time regardless of what kind of shipping i chose. its prolly just my location though.

 

[Forkeh]

Probably because UPS and Fedex will charge you $8 to ship a pack of cartos via ground and take a week to deliver them. USPS will deliver that same box in 3-5 days for $2.50 or in 3 days for $5. Some vendors do not offer USPS. I will not do business with them unless my order is over $50 or so and there is no alternative.

Over the last 3 years, I have kept records about delivery times (from FL) and incidents of mis-deliveries and damage. USPS beats UPS with a record of 0 mis-deliveries in well over 5000 shipments and only 3 damaged items. OTOH, I had 2 damaged items and 3 mis-deliveries in the first (and last) 100+/- packages I shipped via UPS. That's about a 5% screwup record. Plus, they cost more and they're slower. It's pretty much a no-brainer to me. Oh, and I won't even mention the PITA it is to get a damage insurance claim resolved by UPS. So I understand completely why a vendor wouldn't offer UPS. I sure won't.

Huh, I've had the exact opposite experience (though I use FedEx a lot more often than UPS). I've gotten packages from FedEx in 36 hours, from Hawaii, New York, all over the place, and I'm not just talking about PV related stuff. I primarily use FedEx for all my shipping stuff; Ebay, Amazon, etc. Granted, that is with two day delivery, when it's affordable, but from many retailers, especially big name retailers, it's not that much more expensive. I'd rather pay the extra $5 and have it sooner.

With USPS I can usually count on at least a 4 day wait, depending on where it ships from. I've waited, on occasion, up to a week. Though I am sometimes surprised; it does sometimes come sooner. I've never had a package lost or damaged from any shipping company. Granted, I probably don't go through as many orders as you do.

I'm not saying UPSP is bad. I've used them, without problem. It's just in my case, I've noticed FedEx is faster. That may not be for everyone. I think it definitely depends on where you live, and where you're having your packaged shipped from. Sure, if you're ordering from the next state over, it'll probably be the same time no matter what service you ship with.

 

[BuGlen]

I've just had a similar experience today with a package coming from another vendor. I live in Tampa and the package was supposed to arrive today, but somehow it got routed through Texas. Fortunately, this is the first time I've had this type of issue with many packages using USPS for both shipping and receiving.

Overall, they've provided a great and affordable delivery service over the years and I hope they can continue to do so.

 

[ambeck22]

USPS is rapidly sinking and losing money daily and, because of that, it seems they just don't care anymore. It's really sad because we have ONLY the post office, no house number, and FedEx and UPS refuse to deliver to us now, stating, pretty much, that we don't exist. We have used our VFD locator number before with FedEx and the driver told us how much he appreciated that and it was easy for him, but the company doesn't agree, apparently, and most businesses won't accept unverified addresses. Calling the zoning people or whatever they're called didn't help. The only place that is fast for us is EC Blend and, oddly enough, they're in Oregon and we're in WV.

 

[yiddleboge6]

I get a lot of different things (not just for vaping) shipped to me and I truly think it has to do with where the major postal hubs are located and how they're routed. I'm in PA and can count on Montana to here 3 days, California and Oregon, 3 days, New York 4-6 days, the midwest 5-7 days, Florida 3 days. You'd think that the closer, the faster but that's not the way it seems to work

 

[Wickedvalve]

Well I finally received my gotvapes package today. Although I'm happy to have finally received it I'm a little disappointed. The shipping is really slow for priority mail, and there packaging sucks. Every vendor I've ordered from so far usually wraps stuff in bubble wrap to prevent stuff from getting beat up along it's journey to you. Not gotvapes, they throw your stuff in the cheapest packaging they can find and send it on its way. My vivi nova box and Phoenix box was beat to hell. It didn't hurt anything but I would have appreciated them going the extra mile to protect the products I bought from there company. This was the first time I've ordered from them so I'll order from them once more to give them the benefit of the doubt, maybe it was a busy week or someone was having a bad day who knows.

 

[classwife]

Package arrived, closing thread