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Mabsy
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Sat Dec 23, 2006 8:16 pm  |
Oh please tell me they do! I bought some Xmas presents from Amazon.com on the 11th of December, they were shipped by Ground on the 16th and were due to arrive on the 22nd. They are still not here and I need to *give* them tomorrow - yikes! The guaranteed Xmas delivery order-by date was 17th of December on Amazon so I figured I'd be safe since I beat that by six days  Do you think I can still expect them to come tomorrow or do I need to make a panicky last minute trip back to Bloomies or somewhere?
Btw, I have to tell you something funny. I found this site -www.smartbargains.com - and I've been shopping from it like crazy here (because I can  ). I am staying in a large apartment building that has a doorman so they have to sign for all the parcels. The last few weeks, almost every time I get home from work I have at least three parcels waiting for me. The doorman doesn't ask anymore for my apt #, he just says something along the lines of "smartbargains must love you!" and proceeds to get the parcels for me. The last few days he's had to send me up to my apartment with one of those hotel luggage trolleys because I couldn't possibly carry everything by myself. The one question that remains is how the hell do I pack this up and take it home with me???   I might need to get onto smarkbargains again and buy some extra suitcases....  |
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Sat Dec 23, 2006 8:48 pm |
No. But, they always have on Christmas Day. Don't know if they do anymore, though.
Ari
Oh, that's funny about smart bargains.
Edit: I meant Christmas Eve. But, since it's on a Sunday, I don't know. Their website doesn't show anything for either day.
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Mabsy
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Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:21 pm |
| Thank you Arielle. I guess I'll wait till about 2pm and then head out and buy "plan B" just in case. We celebrate Christmas Eve so our presents are exchanged tomorrow night - hence the urgency. I couldn't find any info on the USPS website either |
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Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:36 pm |
Mabsy, you might just go ahead and ship the stuff you are keeping for yourself instead of trying to pack it in your luggage. Sounds like you got a ton of stuff! If you go over weight or amount with your luggage most airlines charge you at least $50.
You could get all your goodies packed up and ship them to yourself in Australia a couple days before you leave so that they get there a day or so after you get home. It will depend on how much stuff you have, but paying the $50+ overage for the plane trip home might be cheaper than shipping it separately.
Alternatively, you need to consider also how much of a hassle dragging all that stuff to the airport (there and back) will be. Shipping might just be less of a headache. Plus, you could insure the shipments - if they get lost with the airplane trip home I'm not sure what kind of recourse you have for compensation.
And yes, smartbargains.com must LOVE you!
Have a great Christmas and New Year!  |
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Sun Dec 24, 2006 7:52 am |
USPS never delivers on Sundays. If it's a holiday, it's double the reason for the postman/woman to stay home!
There won't be any mail on Monday either...they will start delivering Tuesday. |
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Sun Dec 24, 2006 8:29 am |
| I thought that the P.O. commercial used to say that the P.O. even delivered on Christas day (maybe only for Priority Mail or Express Mail?) Maybe they tried that one year and did away with it. |
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Sun Dec 24, 2006 9:12 am |
| Since we haven't had mail delivery in 4 days, due to a snowstorm in Colorado, I think they are trying to deliver today and Christmas Day, too. I hope! |
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Sun Dec 24, 2006 9:19 am |
The USPS is always closed on Sundays and Federal/State holidays.
Sorry Mabsy. 
Merry Christmas |
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Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:09 am |
Well, look on the bright side, if you have to buy more gifts for Christmas, you'll have all those "extras" to ship home for yourself!  |
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Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:42 am |
| My mail lady just delivered a ton of mail to us, and a few packages. We haven't had delivery since the snowstorm 4 days ago. Anyway, she said she's not working tomorrow, but some postal workers will work part of Christmas day. |
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Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:15 pm |
| I sent a big box of Christmas presents to my sister and was disappointed that she hadn't reveived them by Saturday since everyone knows that the post office does not deliver mail on Sundays or holidays. So I was really surprised when my sister called today to say that they delivered the box this morning-on a Sunday!! |
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Mon Dec 25, 2006 5:53 pm |
This is so interesting!
Please read the following post that I have started...
http://www.essentialdayspa.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=18965
I started this post and EDS felt that my initial comment about testing EDS customer service is not appropriate for them, so they deleted it. What you are reading is my second post.
I just made an order, it is a rush because I really ran out of samples of other brands and felt that Cellcosmet is the best, so I reordered. I wanted to see how customer service would be.
I explained my purchase was quite grand and if I wanted it overnight shipment, I had to pay extra about $28.00. I don't think EDS was happy that I started a thread on it.
Anyway, I am not the only one wondering about the customer service. The Post Office is really giving retailers a bad name because they are not doing their job. |
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Tue Dec 26, 2006 8:05 pm |
| I ended up getting a Priority Mail package delivered on Christmas Day. Didn't realize it until early this morning though, when we put the day's mail out to be collected by our mail carrier. That was a surprise! They didn't ring our bell or anything, just left it in the mailbox. |
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Mabsy
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Tue Dec 26, 2006 9:32 pm |
| Thank you everyone - you are right, there was no delivery. The parcel STILL isn't here today though - mail must be really slow this week! |
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Tue Dec 26, 2006 9:40 pm |
| I received a package on Sunday, Dec 24th I didn't think I was going to get it by Christmas but I did. It was priority mail though. I saw a mail truck driving around the neighborhood on Christmas day too. |
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