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Strange Tracking

I have been trying to return a package to Amazon for over a month now. I think it might make it this time! I have two tracking numbers, and one of them (1Z7R23Y69088829050) reports the following tracking data:

Date Time Location
January 13, 2010 09:31:00 PM Hodgkins IL US
January 13, 2010 05:45:00 PM Hodgkins IL US
January 9, 2010 03:24:00 AM San Pablo CA US
January 9, 2010 02:29:00 AM San Pablo CA US
January 8, 2010 10:06:00 PM Menlo Park CA US
January 8, 2010 07:01:00 PM Menlo Park CA US
December 12, 2009 09:49:00 AM Lexington KY US
December 12, 2009 03:53:00 AM Indianapolis IN US
December 12, 2009 02:21:00 AM Indianapolis IN US
December 11, 2009 10:21:00 PM Hodgkins IL US
December 11, 2009 07:13:00 PM Hodgkins IL US
December 9, 2009 05:25:20 AM
December 9, 2009 12:35:00 AM Oakland CA US
December 8, 2009 11:52:00 PM Oakland CA US
December 8, 2009 10:10:00 PM Menlo Park CA US
December 8, 2009 07:25:00 PM Menlo Park CA US
December 8, 2009 04:25:20 PM
December 8, 2009 04:25:00 PM Menlo Park CA US
December 2, 2009 02:02:50 AM US

Notice how it magically disappeared for almost a month after reaching Kentuky, and then reappeared in Menlo Park, only to be shipped off again. UPS magic!

That means the package has travelled over 7,000 miles since when I tried to ship it!

3 Responses to “Strange Tracking”

  1. Eli Says:

    This happens often with UPS.
    You usually need to call them so they can intercept the package. It will keep going back and forth forever otherwise. There’s a place in the shipping container where these can apparently get “stuck/hidden”.

    You won’t believe what they look like when they finally arrive. I had one in limbo for about 3 months one time. When they shipped it back to me you could tell it had been though a lot.

  2. Jayson Says:

    Truly epic!

    Seems like it’s happening to FedEX, too.
    http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/failblog/~3/TqH_wineJJA/

  3. Adam Says:

    Do you ever have issues getting your Amazon purchases delivered correctly? So far I have had 3 purchases that are still MIA somewhere.

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