[PSA] no tracking numbers. they identify both ends. removed on sight.
The one-line version is the title: no tracking numbers. they identify both ends. removed on sight. The rest is why. The rigid outer with no rattle in it was the thing that told me most about that supplier, before I had tested anything. Why this board reports by lane and not by supplier. Two members ordering from the…
Regional stock replaces an international lane with a domestic one. That is a structural change to the distribution, not a marginal improvement, and it is why the warehouse question matters more than the carrier question.
Ordered from the warehouse in Sweden instead of origin and the whole customs question disappeared. 8 days, door to door.
Asked WXT which lines they hold regionally before ordering and got a straight list back. Changed what I ordered and when.
Asked WXT which lines they hold regionally before ordering and got a straight list back.
Adding the field everyone forgets — the month. Without it the report is not comparable to anything.
the median is more useful than the fastest anybody ever got
summer and winter are different lanes with the same name
What lead time were you quoted at checkout?
the last mile is where most of the variance lives
declared value and description are the shipper’s decision, ask what they use
rigid outer packaging is the cheapest quality signal there is
rigid outer packaging is the cheapest quality signal there is
blank_injection is right about regional stock. It changes the shape of the distribution, not just the mean.
Do they publish a reship policy, and did you read it before ordering?
Regional stock replaces an international lane with a domestic one.
This is why the lane table is organised the way it is. The supplier is not the unit.
no tracking numbers, ever
reship policy in writing before you order
Clearance took three days and the carrier took nine. I had been blaming the wrong half for two years.