> Tracking my RMA replacement drive for a 1TB WD that's been getting flaky. I had it
> shipped to my office in South Boston.
>
> Windsor Locks, CT, United States
> 01/05/2011 12:02 A.M. Arrival Scan
>
> East Boston, MA, United States
> 01/04/2011 10:00 P.M. Departure Scan
> 01/04/2011 7:17 P.M. Arrival Scan
>
> Philadelphia, PA, United States
> 01/04/2011 6:06 P.M. Departure Scan
> 01/04/2011 5:11 P.M. Arrival Scan
>
> DFW Airport, TX, United States
> 01/04/2011 1:22 P.M. Departure Scan
> 01/04/2011 10:01 A.M. Arrival Scan
>
> Ontario, CA, United States
> 01/04/2011 5:31 A.M. Departure Scan
> Ontario, CA, United States
> 01/03/2011 9:34 P.M. Origin Scan
>
> So the package flew into Boston, where I can see the airport from the conference room
> window. Then they loaded it on a truck and drove it ~120 miles to Windsor Locks, CT
> (passing within 2 miles of my house, BTW), where they will shortly put it back on a
> track, drive it another 120 miles, and deliver it a few miles from where it landed,
> hopefully by tomorrow.
>
> I understand that their logistics are way more complicated than just my package, but
> it just seems like there would be a more efficient way.
I'll take that over waiting an extra month for an international package (The item was coming from Mexico.) to be delivered by the USPS.  Initially I thought the package was lost from the holiday rush until the seller started an inquiry and then voila the package mysteriously ends up in US customs a day later and two days later I pick it up from the post office because a signature was required. 
Kevin Eshbach
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Initially I thought the package was lost from the holiday rush until the seller started an inquiry and then voila the package mysteriously ends up in US customs a day later and two days later I pick it up from the post office because a signature was required. 
