B&H shipping (Page 2): I’m still waiting on a package from southern Maine sent on the 16th via priority mail... shipping is expensive and service poor. And with rising fuel prices it...

Notorious T.O.D. Loc: Harrisburg, North Carolina

I’m still waiting on a package from southern Maine sent on the 16th via priority mail... shipping is expensive and service poor. And with rising fuel prices it will only get worse...

AGO

I have a package that has been coming from Florida to Massachusetts via another carrier. It's been stuck in Florida somewhere for 10 days "because of bad weather." I'm confused because my retired friends in Florida keep sending me texts bragging about the great weather they have down there compared to the cold and snow we have here.

lwerthe1mer Loc: Birmingham, Alabama

johngault007 wrote:

I just ordered a new ball head and L-bracket last week (Wednesday). They sent me a message stating my order would be filled late due to the snow storm and I still got it that following Monday, which was the estimated delivery day from the initial order. So, nope, stuff moved very quick for me as well all the way down here to Florida.

Same experience for me.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

AGO wrote:

I have a package that has been coming from Florida to Massachusetts via another carrier. It's been stuck in Florida somewhere for 10 days "because of bad weather." I'm confused because my retired friends in Florida keep sending me texts bragging about the great weather they have down there compared to the cold and snow we have here.

I can attest to the beautiful weather we are having in Florida. Right now (0755) it’s sunny ands 54 going up to 82. If your order is perishable, could it be that the order is being held back until the route it will travel is cleared of delays so it will arrive fresh?

leftj Loc: Texas

hwilsonphoto wrote:

Has anyone had an order from B&H seemingly get "stuck" somewhere? Mine is showing an estimated delivery date of yesterday (2/24), but that it has been in Newark since 2/23 at 2:30a.m.

This is not a B&H problem. It's a shipper problem, in this case Fedex.

garrickw Loc: Wyoming Mn.

I have the best luck with USPS for outgoing and incoming and they are always on time or a head of time

tlpgolf1 Loc: Southern California

Definitely a FedEx problem. Ordered a lens had to sign for it when delivered no big deal but received a text from FedEx saying it was delivered and my wife signed for it. Package was sitting on front porch and my wife or I had not signed anything. No doorbell rang or knock just no left on porch.

mymike Loc: Tucson, AZ

My order was supposed to be delivered on the 18th. It was coming via FedEx. The winter storms affected the Memphis terminal of FedEx and caused the delays. That’s what B and H told me.

maxmphoto1 Loc: Aloha, Or

FedEx has a very poor on time rate, USPS and UPS is far better!

mymike Loc: Tucson, AZ

I am still waiting on a package from USPS that was mailed on the 15th.

MountainDave

I have two different packages that Fedex was supposed to deliver yesterday. One from B&H and another shipper. As of last night, one was in Memphis and the other still at a facility in VA. I haven't had an on time delivery from Fedex in months. I've been shipping a lot of packages lately. UPS ground appears to be the most reliable. Priority mail is often 7-10 days! I'm not buying the weather excuse.

Jim Bianco

hwilsonphoto wrote:

Has anyone had an order from B&H seemingly get "stuck" somewhere? Mine is showing an estimated delivery date of yesterday (2/24), but that it has been in Newark since 2/23 at 2:30a.m.

I ordered a canvas print from canvas champ on Feb. 9 and it still hasn't arrived. I called 2 times and they said it was in Tennessee weeks apart and the same answer, this is Fed Ex, they should call this co. Fed Up.

MountainDave

tlpgolf1 wrote:

Definitely a FedEx problem. Ordered a lens had to sign for it when delivered no big deal but received a text from FedEx saying it was delivered and my wife signed for it. Package was sitting on front porch and my wife or I had not signed anything. No doorbell rang or knock just no left on porch.

I had the same thing happen to me last month but I saw the delivery woman and ran out to tell her I was supposed to sign. She said that because of the pandemic they weren't collecting signatures.

Ron 717 Loc: Pennsylvania

I sold a tripod on eBay and shipped it Priority express mail on 2/2/2021 to go to Ohio. I live in S.E. Pa. And the I took it to our local PO on 2/2/2021, it was sent to the closest PO Hub in Wilmington De. I got an update on the shipping that stated the Wilmington De. Hub received the package on 2/26/2021 at 2:00am, and shipped it out at 5:00am. The next update I got was that it was received at Phladelphia PO Hub at 9:am on the 26th and shipped out at 3:00 on the 26th. It is now the 28th and I have no idea where it is, I had to refund the buyer his money on the 18th because it was assumed it was lost.
I guess the buyer will get the tripod at some time, but I have doubts I will get paid for the tripod. The PO is in terrible shape currently because of several reasons;
1. They are being slammed with Amazon packages since before Christmas while dealing with Covid illnesses with employees.
2. The PM General has curtailed O.T.
3. The PO General had a great number of mail sorting machines removed prior to the election to reduce the number of mail in ballots. This is not to imply political issues, this is just a fact from talking to local postal officials.
Hopefully someday we will return to normal.

suntouched Loc: Sierra Vista AZ

FedEx's main hub is somewhere in the area that has had severe weather lately and last week was a particularly poor week for them getting deliveries out. Not that they explained or apologized but B&H sent explanation emails with apologies out. Seems I can count on FedEx to most always be a day or more late even in good conditions.