UPS is better in tracking information of your package than USPS. USPS does not update their tracking site often, which will leave you wondering where your package is — if it is still on its way or already lost somewhere. UPS, on the other hand, is efficient enough to scan the package in each and every arrival and departure.
I won’t say that UPS is faster than USPS in terms of delivery time. Both are actually slow. When I ordered my Swiss watch from buy.com and the seller opted for a UPS delivery, I know it will take a week for my order to arrive. And I was right. Exactly 7 days of shipping time.
Right now I am waiting for my DSL camera that I bought from ebay 5 days ago. Yes, it was sent via UPS. According to the UPS Tracking Information website, the package is in “transit and on time.” And the scheduled delivery date is 10/28/2009, that’s tomorrow.
But I found the tracking results provided by UPS very confusing. How can my package arrive in Sioux Falls, SD and depart in Omaha, Nebraska in just a span of 9 minutes? Look at the table below and tell me what’s wrong with it.
And why do I feel that the package is going away rather than coming near me?
| Location | Date | Local Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| OMAHA, NE, US | 10/27/2009 | 2:45 P.M. | DEPARTURE SCAN |
| SIOUX FALLS, SD, US | 10/27/2009 | 2:36 P.M. | ARRIVAL SCAN |
| OMAHA, NE, US | 10/27/2009 | 2:20 P.M. | ARRIVAL SCAN |
| COMMERCE CITY, CO, US | 10/27/2009 | 4:28 A.M. | DEPARTURE SCAN |
| CERRITOS, CA, US | 10/23/2009 | 8:12 A.M. | DEPARTURE SCAN |
| 10/23/2009 | 12:31 A.M. | ARRIVAL SCAN | |
| GARDENA, CA, US | 10/22/2009 | 11:58 P.M. | DEPARTURE SCAN |
| 10/22/2009 | 9:42 P.M. | ORIGIN SCAN | |
| US | 10/22/2009 | 3:37 P.M. | BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED |
Where is my package now?
