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shipping pending on purpose

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:18 am
by sneakyn8
Okay, so i ordered a laptop Sunday night and now for the past two days its shipping status is pending. I payed for ups ground shipping (3-5 days) and the company said it takes about 1-2 days to ship to where i llive. Do you think that they would keep it from shipping just so that i have to wait the amount of time i payed for?

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:59 am
by HPDarkness
If you've ever ordered something big online, you'd know it takes them a while to send. My computer parts took a week and a half, I payed for 3-5 day shipping. It's really no big deal. The company gets backed up with other orders, If you want it faster then pay for the overnight.

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:06 pm
by 0m3g4Muff1n987
Um... I'm assuming you know by 1-2 days it means business days, i.e. 5 days, i.e. it could take 10 days? Just checking.

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:50 pm
by sneakyn8
0m3g4Muff1n987 wrote:Um... I'm assuming you know by 1-2 days it means business days, i.e. 5 days, i.e. it could take 10 days? Just checking.
what are you talking about

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:10 pm
by Geo
He's talking about business days, as he said.

Business days are usually just Monday to Friday, sometimes Saturday.

I don't see why people are so impatient when ordering things from the Internet. :?

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:59 pm
by Tural
It's a government conspiracy to cover up 9/11.

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:59 pm
by shadowkhas
It'll take a while to process it before it gets sent out to ship.

Oh, Tural. <3

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:00 pm
by 0m3g4Muff1n987
Well, I'm really pissed cuz I bought a Zen yesterday on Ebay and it didn't come today. It came from Virginia (I'm in MD) from 40 mi. away so it should be hear rite??!??!??! I meen cum on, wtf yuh??

But srsleh, It said it shipped the day I bought it (at least on ebay--my dad didn't get any emails about the friggin transaction, even from Ebay), so it should take no time to ship 40 small miles.

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:14 pm
by JK-47
It takes a minute to process the order. Usually 1-2 days from my experience. I've waited a few weeks for an order I had wanted. If you expect to receive yours in a day, and get angry when it's not there, you shouldn't be wasting your time ordering off the internet :3

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:26 pm
by ScottyGEE
Payment takes time, getting your order, especially for a laptop takes time, shipping takes time.

THINK

Sure, the shipping is 2 business days, but what about everything else? You think they just have thousands of laptops with the exact specifications that you have just laying around praying that someone like you orders them so it can quickly be sent to the shipping place and then to your house? I really doubt that.

My bet is that you'll get your laptop next Tuesday.


Plus if you had to get the laptop by a certain date, you would have put a much higher priority on getting it (like not ordering it over the internet on a Sunday for starters)

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:31 pm
by shadowkhas
0m3g4Muff1n987 wrote:But srsleh, It said it shipped the day I bought it (at least on ebay--my dad didn't get any emails about the friggin transaction, even from Ebay), so it should take no time to ship 40 small miles.
Depends. They probably won't be all "lolz look he livz close to us." They just shove it on a truck with the rest of their packages, it goes to the nearest center for delivery, and then they sort it down the supply chain.

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:40 pm
by sneakyn8
ok sgee's post kinda cleared it up for me my real question was why was it still pending instead of started shipping on monday (the first business day) but once again sgee cleared it up for me thanks

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:48 pm
by Kirk
The easiest way to explain that is that it just is. :o

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:14 pm
by RaVNzCRoFT
Once it's actually on its way, it usually doesn't take long to arrive. But processing takes time.

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:07 pm
by HPDarkness
Like I said. They have to ship to other customers BESIDES you.
Yes, there are other people who order laptops on the internet.
So it will take longer. Also some laptops have to be built, The process takes a little longer.

Send your order to manufacturing.
Order waits in line.
Begin assembly.
Install Software.
Package, ready shipping.
Ship.
3-5 days later...
UR HOUSE D00D!

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:26 pm
by sneakyn8
shipped today should be here monday-tuesday good call sgee

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:06 pm
by ScottyGEE
Do...Do I win your laptop?

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:55 pm
by Veegie
Yes.