What is Fedex doing?

[cliftonite]

I bought something from amazon and it is being shipped to NJ. Why is it going from NJ to AK and hopefully (?) back to NJ



April 6, 2008 07:11:00 AM ANCHORAGE AK US Arrival Scan
April 5, 2008 10:45:00 PM NEWARK NJ US Arrival Scan
April 5, 2008 03:47:00 PM MEMPHIS TN US Departure Scan
April 5, 2008 01:11:00 AM MEMPHIS TN US Arrival Scan
April 4, 2008 06:19:00 PM RENO NV US Departure Scan
April 4, 2008 06:07:00 PM --- Carrier notified to pick up package
April 4, 2008 04:33:00 PM RENO NV US Shipment picked up from seller's facility

 

[Gibson486]

NV is not NJ




edit...


i see what you are talking about....


That's logistics for you.

 

[Mr Pickles]

AK is a weapon.

 

[SunnyD]

I had a package fly from Atlanta to Newark 3 times in one day before it finally routed to Buffalo once.

 

[slackwarelinux]

Anchorage has the worlds third largest cargo airport.

 

[ElFenix]

here are the scans for an item i ordered from buy.com last june

Delivered
Houston, TX
On FedEx vehicle for delivery
HOUSTON, TX
HOUSTON, TX
HUTCHINS, TX
HUTCHINS, TX
FORT WORTH, TX
FORT WORTH, TX
NORTH SALT LAKE, UT
NORTH SALT LAKE, UT
LOS ANGELES, CA
SANTA MARIA, CA
SANTA MARIA, CA
SANTA MARIA, CA
SANTA MARIA, CA
LOS ANGELES, CA
HUTCHINS, TX
MEMPHIS, TN
MEMPHIS, TN
MEMPHIS, TN

 

[marrr]

im thinking someone screwed up and put it on the wrong flight

 

[Baked]

Sometimes the shortest route might not be the cheapest or most efficient route for the carrier.

 

[Goosemaster]

the algorithm sees all.
the algorithm knows all.
the algorithm can got to hell.

 

[phoenix79]

The routing computer ran out of cake and got pissed

 

[destrekor]

derailing your trains

+

 

[Phoenix86]

Is it late?

If not, why do you care how they get it to you as long as it's on time.

Sometimes higher levels of customer service don't have the intended effect.

 

[alkemyst]

the zip could have got transposed or the carrier misread and relabeled the package.

 

[ZaneNBK]

I once sold a remote to someone on FS/T and UPS kept shipping it back and forth between Chicago and California for about a month before it was finally delivered.

 

[BrokenVisage]

That's crazy lol