what a bizzare delivery

movingtables · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:12

so i orded a new dell laptop last bank holiday monday online.

ive been tracking the UPS tracker page and it returns this:

Shanghai, China 06/05/2011 5:23 A.M. Departure Scan

Koeln, Germany 06/04/2011 2:37 A.M. Package data processed by brokerage. Waiting for clearance. / Released by Clearing Agency. Now in-transit for delivery.

Shanghai, China 06/04/2011 12:52 A.M. Export Scan
06/04/2011 12:45 A.M. Origin Scan

Koeln, Germany 06/03/2011 4:00 P.M. Package data processed by brokerage. Waiting for clearance.

China 06/03/2011 8:21 A.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

why does my laptop keep going from germany to china back to germany back to china back to germany and back to china ? lol

Ps- its all one package.

BringTheRain · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:14

And it's taken nearly 3 months :eek:

stulid · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:15

movingtables said:
Koeln, Germany 06/04/2011 2:37 A.M. Package data processed by brokerage. Waiting for clearance. / Released by Clearing Agency. Now in-transit for delivery.

Koeln, Germany 06/03/2011 4:00 P.M. Package data processed by brokerage. Waiting for clearance.

Check for E-Coli

Cleeecooo · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:15

Lol.
I'm guessing it's an error but still. Lol

Lol
Lol

Al Vallario · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:15

The package data is being processed in Germany, not the package.

Viper² · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:15

BringTheRain said:
And it's taken nearly 3 months

You mean 2 days?

shine · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:16

Your laptop never left China, UPS clear customs for your package before it departstheir China hub so that when it arrives in Europe there are no delays in getting the package to you.

movingtables · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:17

Al Vallario said:
The package data is being processed in Germany, not the package.

really is this what it means?

movingtables · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:17

shine said:
Your laptop never left China, UPS clear customs for your package before it departstheir China hub so that when it arrives in Europe there are no delays in getting the package to you.

ohhhhhhh i see

Al Vallario · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:20

movingtables said:
really is this what it means?

Yes. The package will presumably be transported via Cologne Bonn Airport (UPS European hub); the data is just telling you it's been cleared for customs to arrive there, and the latest updates tells you its departed Shanghai destined for Germany.

The package itself obviously hasn't been going back and forth between Germany and China!

Redman · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:22

Viper² said:
You mean 2 days?

I assume you're aware of the date convention used in the United Kingdom?

BringTheRain · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:22

Viper² said:
You mean 2 days?

Did you fail to see the huge gap and a wink?

DAnDan · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:24

Viper² said:
You mean 2 days?

Whooooooooooooooosh!

Cleeecooo · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:26

BringTheRain said:
Did you fail to see the huge gap and a wink?

Obviously!
Lol, ur sig is changing as much as your username

BringTheRain · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:27

Cleeecooo said:
Obviously!
Lol, ur sig is changing as much as your username

Got one of those sig rota things

I ain't changing it every 10 secs

Whhhhhhoooosssshhhhhhhhh

Cleeecooo · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:28

Ah. Need to sort one of those out

The Badger · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:29

i had the same with mine, they just request clearance for the package

PhillyDee · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:29

I had a ups package travel through 7 states before ending up on a plane and coming here.

Cleeecooo · 5 Jun 2011 at 00:35

My only UPS package took a directs route through Europe to get here from the Netherlands. Infact, I'm expecting another one from the Netherlands soon so will keep a close eye on that.

Lopéz · 5 Jun 2011 at 07:58

shine said:
Your laptop never left China, UPS clear customs for your package before it departstheir China hub so that when it arrives in Europe there are no delays in getting the package to you.

This is by far the most likely scenario - for almost all international consignments, the data and the freight travel seperately, but the online tracking isn't always able to interpret the difference and shows everything.