What a day - what a fiasco (in edit, please excuse my rant - urrrrr)
Been tracking my package all day with UPS
Refreshing tracking website (checking with my wife whether delivery had been made)
Left work early, got home 2.30pm, still nothing
Called UPS - usual tone - scheduled for delivery today
3.30 - same " "
4.30 - starting to worry - Friday pm & all - called UPS usual tone - scheduled for delivery today - i'm starting to get a little frustrated
5.00 - same usual tone - scheduled for delivery today (of course , as you can appreciate you are spekaing to a customer service person in Asia - do they realise the time ? etc
Asked for supervisor, manager, general manager - whomever was in charge, finally spoke to someone, assured me they would email despatch in Sydney, Australia & have someone call me in 1hr (yeah right)
5.30 - same rubbish
6.00 - spoke to another supervisor, finally got them to find/call the warehouse - no answer - at this stage, it was all over
I insisted they give me the tel no for Sydney warehouse (transferred to various supervisors/managers), like trying to draw blood out of a stone (as they say) - finally got a number - rang/out repeatedly
By this time 6.30pm or so, tried again, Finally human life - spoke to a warehouse guy, got the usual, dont know.... - call back Monday
I used some storyline that the package was required for an exhibition - MUST HAVE by tomorrow - Sat am - was told give you number & someone would call back (oh yeah 6.45pm Friday - unlikely
At this time, i had resigned myself to the fact that it would be Monday *if that
Eating my ravioli - mobile & phone to hand - get a call from the warehouse, yeh mate package here - excited but 7pm or so - i asked if they could deliver - a simply NO chance reply - all drivers finished for the day - next delivery Monday
I pleaded with the guy & asked if i could come down to collect - he finally agreed
The DARK side took over, in the car, speeding my way down to their warehouse @ Botany area (20min drive - seemed like i got there in 10min)
Walked in the door, asked for the contact by name - there it was - my package !!!!! (felt like Christmas) mixed emotion excitement/angst
Package is home safe now, put the kids to bed & i might crack a box or 2 tonight (i feel tired/weary - up since 5.30 or so)
Sipping on my short black coffee right now as i write this message - ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Good luck to everyone , look out for me - i'm certain i will have cards to trade - talk soon....