Staci in MO Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I ordered something on August 1. Later that day, it said it had departed from Lexington, KY. The next day it said it shipped from Ohio. Friday night, it had arrived in Hazelwood, MO (St. Louis suburb) Saturday, it arrived at my local post office This morning, it was out for delivery. Now it says it arrived at Bridgeton MO (another St. Louis suburb), at 7 am, and then it says it arrived again at my local post office at 1:30 pm. :confused: It's not like this package is urgent or anything, but it's just been puzzling to wonder where it really is. This seems to be the way when things are shipped USPS/DHL. They bounce around all over the place for several days, then they just show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I've had them ship from all over too. One order ended up in three parcels. One left GA the same day one left MA. I can be in MA in six hours. It took four days for the MA package to get here, but only three for the one from GA. So very odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamagistra Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Strange, isn't it? One company that I buy from uses UPS to send the parcel to my local post office who then delivers it. :confused: I have Prime shipping from Amazon, and if I learn a package has gone DHL, I just hunker down for the long haul; they can never get a package to my house the first day. :glare: I believe the name stands for Drop (anyw)Here & Leave. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinMominTX Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 wonder if it is a Texas thing or a DHL thing? UPS is awesome...DHL not as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 wonder if it is a Texas thing or a DHL thing? UPS is awesome...DHL not as much. I think it's a DHL thing. Every package they've delivered here has been late and/or damaged in some way. I saw in the back of their truck one day - there was nothing to keep things from jostling around, sliding across the floor, etc. What's with that? There should be bins, ropes, shelves, or something to keep things safe and organized. Give me my nice, friendly, organized UPS guy any day! He even delivered a package to me that was mistakenly addressed with a house number blocks away that didn't even exist. He recognized my name, so brought it here to ask if it was mine. That's service. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 DHL has a contract with the USPS. DHL does the long distance shipping, then they had it over to the post office for delivery. It's kind of like a relay. Unfortunately, the baton pass doesn't always go very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_parkin Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 i think it is to save money. It takes a lot more time/money to deliver home packages in a city. But since USPS do it anyway, it makes sense to hand the packages off to them. -rebecca- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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