Where the hell IS my laptop going?

[etherelithic]

Jun 8, 2004

12:23 A.M.

LOUISVILLE, KY, US

IMPORT SCAN
Jun 7, 2004

2:49 P.M.

LOUISVILLE, KY, US

FOOD/DRUG ADMINISTRATION HOLD;BROKERAGE RELEASED. WAITING FOR CLR AGY
Jun 6, 2004

7:31 P.M.

ANCHORAGE, AK, US

PROCESSING ERROR AT DESTINATION SITE;PKG HAS BEEN REROUTED TO DESTINATION


10:08 A.M.

LOUISVILLE, KY, US

IMPORT SCAN
Jun 5, 2004

5:02 P.M.

LOUISVILLE, KY, US

RECEIVER REQSTS CONTACT BEFORE CLEARANCE;BROKERAGE RELEASED. WAITING FOR CLR AGY


5:02 P.M.

LOUISVILLE, KY, US

FOOD/DRUG ADMINISTRATION HOLD


4:57 P.M.

LOUISVILLE, KY, US

RECEIVER REQSTS CONTACT BEFORE CLEARANCE
Jun 4, 2004

11:11 P.M.

KOWLOON BAY, HK

PICKUP SCAN


6:28 A.M.

CN

BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED

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Where the HELL is my Thinkpad T42 going? Its going to go through Kentucky FDA customs for a THRID time? It got accidentally shipped to ALASKA and got shipped BACK to Kentucky? WHATS GOING ON???

[G-Man]

Yep, looks like it got free ticket(s) to Kentucky FDA Customs. Hopefully there won't be another "Processing Error." Cross your fingers.

Regards,
G-Man

[mushrew]

mine's in the same batch =(

[etherelithic]

Ah mushrew we are joined together by the common bond of frustration and I-want-my-thinkpad syndrom.

[Bitz]

The short answer to your question is -

Once UPS lays hands on it you will have no idea. Their internet package tracking is very inaccurate.

If you were to believe UPS's on-line tracking, my DYU made it all the way from China to the Kansas City, KS area last night! Shazam!

[JHEM]

on-line tracking, my DYU made it all the way from China to the Kansas City, KS area last night! Shazam!

You DID factor the international dateline into your calculation, right?

Given that adjustment, your Thinkpad could leave Kowloon at 1:30PM and arrive in KC at 12:30PM (an hour before it left!) of the SAME DAY!

Regards,

James

[Bitz]

[Given that adjustment, your Thinkpad could leave Kowloon at 1:30PM and arrive in KC at 12:30PM (an hour before it left!) of the SAME DAY!

Regards,

James[/quote]

Given the past posts about the computers having to go through inspection during transit, it is reasonable to expect that mine would have had to do so. From the time that I received the shipping notice on 6/3 until today the computer was always shown to be in China. Only 1 of the 91 in the shipment ever indicated that it was in the U.S. until this morning. That computer was shown to be in Kentucky. This morning when I checked my computer location had changed from China to Kansas.

My question to you would be as follows:

Should I believe that on a 2 day shipment that took 5 days, my computer went from China to the delivery truck without stopping anywhere, as UPS indicated?

[JHEM]

Should I believe that on a 2 day shipment that took 5 days, my computer went from China to the delivery truck without stopping anywhere, as UPS indicated?

No. It almost certainly entered the US and cleared Customs in Anchorage before being sent onward.

Regards,

James