COReefer Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Ok, I ordered new bulbs for my tank on monday and they are being shipped ups. Read my tracking info below and tell me what you see and yes it's the real tracking info. SPOKANE, WA, US 04/17/2009 8:22 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN SPOKANE, WA, US 04/16/2009 5:00 A.M. NATURAL DISASTER HODGKINS, IL, US 04/14/2009 9:49 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN 04/14/2009 12:59 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN CHICAGO, IL, US 04/14/2009 12:31 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN CHICAGO, IL, US 04/13/2009 8:09 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN US 04/13/2009 5:42 P.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 what was the natural disaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COReefer Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 that's the question I have. Not once this week have I heard of a natural disaster in spokane. I hate ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Maybe they know they screwed up in sending them to Chicago. So to cover it up a 'natural disaster' makes sence?!?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COReefer Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 nope coming from chicago. MORONS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 OH, I read it top to bottom not bottom to top. Why didn't you just buy local? Just asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COReefer Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 These are ebay bulbs. I'm going to give them a little run on a lux meter to check their performance over the long term. I do think that the aquarium bulb manufacturers gouge us a little bit and if I can spend 50 bucks on 2 bulbs to my door I will do it. I was going to put this on a thread at a later date but I couldn't believe this "NATURAL DISASTER" nonsense. (I also have a couple of wholesale accounts due to the nature of my business so I can get bulbs cheap but I just wanted to give this a shot.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAD Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Its real. I was waiting for my skimmer today and caught my ups driver on my way to the bank and he said he didn't have it on his truck. He did mention a problem with a train out of state. My tracking says the same exact thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 How funny....I am experiencing the same thing. I ordered something from the east coast and it was to be delivered today via UPS. I looked to see where it was and found "Natural Disaster" in Spokan Washington. WTH? Freaking UPS....making up excuses to be late. Always go Fed Ex. My corals showed up today....ontime, yesterday....on time....and I bet tomorrow they will be on time too. All Fed Ex all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAD Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Here is my ups tracking. I wont get it until monday. Location Date Local Time Description PORTLAND, OR, US 04/17/2009 11:07 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN 04/17/2009 10:39 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN HERMISTON, OR, US 04/17/2009 7:20 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN 04/17/2009 6:55 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN SPOKANE, WA, US 04/17/2009 1:30 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN 04/17/2009 9:50 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN SPOKANE, WA, US 04/16/2009 5:00 A.M. NATURAL DISASTER INDIANAPOLIS, IN, US 04/14/2009 3:52 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN INDIANAPOLIS, IN, US 04/13/2009 7:23 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN 04/13/2009 5:19 P.M. PICKUP SCAN US 04/13/2009 5:38 P.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED Tracking results provided by UPS: 04/18/2009 2:22 P.M. ET Get Notified: Quantum View NotifySM Log in or register to e-mail this page to up to three recipients. UPS can also notify you via e-mail when this shipment is delivered or if an exception occurs. Log in Register Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danik Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Ok, I ordered new bulbs for my tank on monday and they are being shipped ups. Read my tracking info below and tell me what you see and yes it's the real tracking info. SPOKANE, WA, US 04/17/2009 8:22 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN SPOKANE, WA, US 04/16/2009 5:00 A.M. NATURAL DISASTER HODGKINS, IL, US 04/14/2009 9:49 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN 04/14/2009 12:59 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN CHICAGO, IL, US 04/14/2009 12:31 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN CHICAGO, IL, US 04/13/2009 8:09 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN US 04/13/2009 5:42 P.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED all that means is bad weather, package will be late. UPS labels a lot of stuff natural disaster when it's delayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 i bought a set of ebay bulbs once and posted a hate thread on here when i got them. cant find the thread now, but i wasn't happy at all. first, one bulb was broken. he sent me another. got here broken. just bad packaging. next he sent me 2 bulbs. one broken, one good. installed in the tank and one was blue one was purple. he blamed the breakage on the post office, even though he only had them wrapped in a single page of newspaper and a small flat rate box. hopefully you got a better ebay seller, but my experience was no good. eventually he refunded the money and i sent the bulbs back in the same cruddy package he sent them in, most likely they showed up broken. i bought some phoenix 14k bulbs, and personally, will never try cheap bulbs again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Here is my ups tracking. I wont get it until monday. Location Date Local Time Description PORTLAND, OR, US 04/17/2009 11:07 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN 04/17/2009 10:39 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN HERMISTON, OR, US 04/17/2009 7:20 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN 04/17/2009 6:55 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN SPOKANE, WA, US 04/17/2009 1:30 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN 04/17/2009 9:50 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN SPOKANE, WA, US 04/16/2009 5:00 A.M. NATURAL DISASTER INDIANAPOLIS, IN, US 04/14/2009 3:52 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN INDIANAPOLIS, IN, US 04/13/2009 7:23 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN 04/13/2009 5:19 P.M. PICKUP SCAN US 04/13/2009 5:38 P.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED Tracking results provided by UPS: 04/18/2009 2:22 P.M. ET Get Notified: Quantum View NotifySM Log in or register to e-mail this page to up to three recipients. UPS can also notify you via e-mail when this shipment is delivered or if an exception occurs. Log in Register DOH!rofl...Check this out....I just tried to get the info on mine and I get a message now that says "check this site later for updated shipment status or contact shipper for more details. Earlier it said the same thing about the "natural disaster" in Spokan, then said expected delivery date of mon. What is going on with these guys? What does Fed Ex do that is so different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COReefer Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 this thread wasn't about the bulbs. It was about ups lack of ever being able to get the packages here on time. I know the risks I'm taking with these bulbs. I just wanted the things here so I can test them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 (highfive) right there with you CO....everytime I hear a company tell me they are going to use UPS I am like DOH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherryl Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 ups tracking I work for a cell phone company as a customer care rep and have to track packages all the time this is what I would "figure out" sometime since the scan IN, US 04/14/2009 3:52 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN INDIANAPOLIS, (by the way that was a scan from that receiving station) and WA, US 04/16/2009 5:00 A.M. NATURAL DISASTER INDIANAPOLIS, there was a "disaster" somewhere could have been at a receiving station etc. don't bother calling them as they can't tell you anymore than what is in system ....I once spent 1 hour(censored) with a customer on 3 way for them not to give us anymore info than I was able to "figure out". Hope you get them ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 this thread wasn't about the bulbs. It was about ups lack of ever being able to get the packages here on time. I know the risks I'm taking with these bulbs. I just wanted the things here so I can test them. sorry for highjacking the thread. i know this wasn't about bulbs...but you are the one that got off topic by posting info on where/why/who you got them from. i was just trying to give my experience and opinion. i hope you have much better luck than i did. i would be very anxious to see the PAR ratings. can you do it under the same parameters, or close to, as sanjay, so that we can use PAR values to cross-reference...DOH! Got off topic again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COReefer Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Maybe I did get myself a little off topic. Sorry about that. Do I have the equipment that sanjay has???? no. Will I use a lux meter?? yes. Not sure how much that may prove or disprove. But I do plan on ordering a set of radiums and some xm's (xm 20 and radium) to compare. What is going to happen I don't know. I'm not even sure what other equipment I may need. I would like to find an actual par meter but there is a thread on another site that tells how to convert lux to par. (only in ballpark) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCFishman Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 There was flooding on the tracks in ND on 4/16 and as a result all shipments going through that area were delayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COReefer Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 There was flooding on the tracks in ND on 4/16 and as a result all shipments going through that area were delayed. thanks for the heads up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I won a light fixture on ebay that was supposed to arrive on Friday. I was all pumped to have it by this weekend so that I could set it up on Monday when I got home from business. Turns out I have a similar issue though they call mine adverse weather conditions in Portland lol: PORTLAND, OR, US 04/16/2009 1:00 A.M. ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS HODGKINS, IL, US 04/14/2009 7:57 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN HODGKINS, IL, US 04/13/2009 9:28 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN PERU, IL, US 04/13/2009 7:15 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN 04/13/2009 6:03 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN US 04/13/2009 3:23 P.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED I hope it comes in Monday as I would love to get some lighting so I can start with some corals and such in the tanks the light will go over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Here is mine In Transit Rescheduled Delivery: 04/20/2009 Shipped To: BEAVERTON, OR, US Shipped/Billed On: 04/13/2009 Service: GROUND Weight: 1.50 Lbs To view additional tracking information, please log in to My UPS. Package Progress Location Date Local Time Description PORTLAND, OR, US 04/17/2009 11:07 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN 04/17/2009 10:39 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN HERMISTON, OR, US 04/17/2009 7:20 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN 04/17/2009 6:55 P.M. ARRIVAL SCAN SPOKANE, WA, US 04/17/2009 1:30 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN 04/17/2009 11:11 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN SPOKANE, WA, US 04/16/2009 5:00 A.M. NATURAL DISASTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN, US 04/13/2009 9:43 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN 04/13/2009 6:01 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN US 04/13/2009 5:58 P.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED Tracking results provided by UPS: 04/20/2009 12:51 A.M. ET Did I already mention I hate UPS? I have now recieved 7 packages via fed ex before this one. And ALL were ordered AFTER this was "shipped" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAD Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I sure don't hate ups, I think for the most part they do a good job. Ive never been let down on overnight or second day air, ground is a little different though. I imagine it is a little harder then it looks to coordinate shipping packages anywhere in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown65 Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Ill take UPS every day of the week over FedEx. The majority of the packages from fedex are nearly destroyed by their crappy handling. Fedex delivery persons answer is always placing blame on the person sending and their boxing methods. Funny that I rarely have that issue with UPS. Ill take a day late over destroying my ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 I would disagree. I ship nothing without insurance so if they destroy it the replace it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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