UPS Exception - held by origin location?

[Grizzly Dave 698]

What the heck does that mean? Yesterday it said all was fine and it would be delivered tomorrow.

[Noz 1,196]

They are screwing with you because they can!

[Charles B. Gatewood SASS #48517 21]

Howdy Grizz,

I had to call our local UPS dock to hold a package, so I asked them while I was on the line. She said it could be various reasons, for instance, weight adjustment, hazmat, packaging, etc. She suggested a call to the 800 line might help.

 

Later pard,

CBG

[Doc Neeley 0]

If it's powder or primers, there are new packaging requirements and UPS will hold shipments and then destroy the contents unless someone physically picks it up. Normally a delivery exception is cused when a package needs a signature and no one is home.

[Grizzly Dave 698]

It's coming from Cabelas so you'd think they'd know what they were doing, but we shall see.

 

I don't need it until mid July, so I'm not in a rush, but would like to know it hasn't been sent to the land of lost packages.

[Grizzly Dave 698]

It's a couple boxes of cowboy 30-30 ammo.

[Three Foot Johnson 1,459]

If it's powder or primers, there are new packaging requirements and UPS will hold shipments and then destroy the contents unless someone physically picks it up. Normally a delivery exception is cused when a package needs a signature and no one is home.

Or a wrong address. Very recently I had delivery of a rifle held up for a day because the sender transposed two numbers in the address and said location didn't exist the way it was addressed. Apparently, UPS can't figure out where "JOE BLOW'S BUSINESS" is in a town of 3,000 people... and it's been there for at least twenty years.

[Flashpowder Hal 0]

Usually means something like severe-weather/train-wreck/road-closures happened to cause an "Exception" for UPS.

 

Having a cloudy day causes exception for USPS in my town

[Cliff Hanger #3720LR 348]

Fell off the conveyor and was found two night later on the floor. Was placed back on the conveyor.

[Grizzly Dave 698]

Oak Creek, WI, United States 06/25/2013 2:00 A.M. Held by origin location.

Oak Creek, WI, United States 06/24/2013 1:52 P.M. Departure Scan

Oak Creek, WI, United States 06/21/2013 8:57 P.M. Origin Scan

United States 06/21/2013 5:15 P.M. Order Processed: Ready for UPS

 

It's just strange that it got scanned twice, once to say it was departing, then the next day shows up as held. I'll give them a day to sort it out and then call if it's not back on track.

[Cimarron Red, SASS 18460 0]

Hi, Dave,

 

I ordered three shirts from Cabelas on June 21, and in checking today with UPS tracking -- several times -- I see that the order is still in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, with the notation "Held by Origin Location.") I wouldn't think it likely that three shirts would cause a delay, but what do I know?

[Grizzly Dave 698]

Red, well I'm glad to know it just ain't me then

[Cimarron Red, SASS 18460 0]

Yep, Dave. Misery and company, etc.

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 137]

Dave

 

the truck was not FULL , SO , they forgot to pick it up

 

CB

[Cimarron Red, SASS 18460 0]

Hey, Dave,

 

My package is on the truck for delivery today.

[Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 1,233]

Sounds like a glitch in the paper work.

[Grizzly Dave 698]

Red, mine too, I think BMC is right, some package pusher pushed the wrong button scanning the container that was coming to Colorado.

[Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 1,233]

OPEN THE PACKAGES CAREFULLY!

 

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