Oh, you mean “next day!”
!(inset)http://www.thudfactor.com/images/dhl_sank.jpg!:http://xo.typepad.com/blog/2005/08/dhl_van_crashes.html The day after Fred posted this…
bq. In my experience, it never pays to get the faster shipping with Amazon.com. I recently made two purchases online. With the first, I went with free shipping. With the second, because I wanted to receive the package sooner, I chose next-day mail. Guess which one shipped right away? Guess which one isn’t scheduled to ship for almost another week? I think Amazon doesn’t like to be rushed. If you feign patience and say, “Send it to me whenever,” they will reward you. But they’ll punish you if you actually want next-day to _mean_ next-day. [ "Occasional Fish":http://www.unreality.net/weblog/archives/2007_02_01_index.html#4005571562388604430#4005571562388604430 ]
…I ordered something for next-day Friday delivery from Amazon (”Want it delivered Friday, February 16? Order it in the next 6 hours and 11 minutes”). They shipped that day it alright — at 11:52 PM — but it didn’t make it to Arlington until Saturday. Since DHL doesn’t deliver on weekends it’s still in the Arlington office today. Does DHL deliver on President’s day? I don’t know. Which is why I asked for next-day shipping.
Good one, guys. See if I fall for that again.
