Delivery Refused - Unable to Deliver Shipment

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  1. timseagrave

    timseagrave Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2011 Illinois

    Sending a package of beer to a buddy out in California. I was tracking it on FedEx. It was on the truck for delivery, then it says "returned to facility for inspection", then "damaged, handling per shipper instructions," then "delivery refused - Unable to deliver shipment - Returning to shipper." Anybody have anything similar happened? I obviously feel like I packaged it pretty well, and it just seems strange to me that if it was going to break it would happen so late in the process. It got all the way from Chicago, IL to Riverside, CA. And it just so happens to break on the truck from Riverside to the delivery destination?
     
  2. tewaris

    tewaris Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2009 Minnesota

    Yeah, for some reason they break when they're almost there :-/

    Call them, play dumb, You might still get your beer.
     
  3. cpinto6

    cpinto6 Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2010 Georgia

    What ^^^^ said. It always happens when they're in the same state that they''re getting delivered. Sometimes even on the delivery truck. Depends on the driver, he'll send back a leaky box or just say fuck it and deliver it.
     
  4. Rempo

    Rempo Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2010 Indiana

    Someone probably put 1 lb on a box that was actually much heavier. This box was on the top shelf of the delivery truck and smashed into yours when the driver was making a turn, breaking a bottle. At some point, the driver noticed the wet cardboard. Some drivers still deliver, but most inspect the package. Consider yourself lucky if you get the unbroken bottles back; they could destroy the entire package if they so desired.

    (I will drive this 1 lb box upper shelf joke into the ground)
     
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  5. davemike2112

    davemike2112 Initiate (0) Feb 24, 2010 Massachusetts

    Ya I just had this happen as well got all the way to the delivery truck outside Chicago from VT, Anyone know the chances I'll get it back?

    this is the message I got "
    Improper shipment - Unable to deliver shipment - Returning to shipper" after this
    Damaged, handling per shipper instructions"
     
  6. acurtis

    acurtis Grand Pooh-Bah (4,540) Sep 27, 2010 New Jersey
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