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Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9110 Posts
January 04 2010 04:09 GMT
#1
So I figured I would save a few bucks by buying my text books for college online at Amazon and a few other web sites this semester. Unfortunately the books were delivered while my dorm building was closed (duh) so they got returned to sender or are being held by the shipping people ups/usps.

Ughhh this is really annoying because I can't really determine for sure where they even are. Anyone else ever had any experiences with this? I think i'll have to buy the overpriced books from the school bookstore and hope I can get my other ones within the week (I can return the ones to the bookstore for a full refund within one week.)

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rsvp
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
United States2266 Posts
January 04 2010 04:11 GMT
#2
Even if you don't get your books within the week, is it really a big deal to not have your books the first few weeks of school?
Hacksaw11
Profile Joined July 2008
Australia359 Posts
January 04 2010 04:18 GMT
#3
local post office, ask the hosts at your building?
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TiMbeRWoLf
Profile Joined June 2007
United States30 Posts
January 04 2010 04:18 GMT
#4
u can probably email the seller on amazon to find out
my textbooks once got lost so i had to call ups and request an investigation but for ur case, i think the packages might just have been returned to sender
Nal_rA, Flash, Stork, Hwasin
eXigent.
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada2419 Posts
January 04 2010 04:21 GMT
#5
On January 04 2010 13:11 Anihc wrote:
Even if you don't get your books within the week, is it really a big deal to not have your books the first few weeks of school?


lol? that's a good approach indeed
yhnmk
Profile Joined August 2009
Canada630 Posts
January 04 2010 04:21 GMT
#6
most stats show students use their books only 1-2 a semester. Who cares?
Kwidowmaker
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Canada978 Posts
January 04 2010 04:32 GMT
#7
On January 04 2010 13:21 eXigent. wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 04 2010 13:11 Anihc wrote:
Even if you don't get your books within the week, is it really a big deal to not have your books the first few weeks of school?


lol? that's a good approach indeed


You don't need your books unless all your friends figure this out as well
Kk.
intrudor
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada446 Posts
January 04 2010 04:37 GMT
#8
download your books?
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Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-04 04:37:34
January 04 2010 04:37 GMT
#9
This happened to me before but instead I accidentally* put the wrong house address and it didnt even exist in the area. So the UPS guy delivered it to some other family down the block that had the same last name, checking the tracking info might help.
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
AtlaS
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1001 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-04 06:31:29
January 04 2010 06:30 GMT
#10
On January 04 2010 13:11 Anihc wrote:
Even if you don't get your books within the week, is it really a big deal to not have your books the first few weeks semesters of school?

For me it's not. At least for most of the 100/200 levels course I took earlier in my college career.
I don't have mono anymore. Woooo!
Redunzl
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
862 Posts
January 04 2010 07:21 GMT
#11
depending on the class. you can check out your books from the library
i was a philosophy major and never spent a cent on books.
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66365 Posts
January 04 2010 07:23 GMT
#12
lol when I first read the title, I thought it would be something like you ran over a grandma and ran away
POGGERS
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
January 04 2010 07:24 GMT
#13
check the info to see where they are and pick them up?
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
Servius_Fulvius
Profile Joined August 2009
United States947 Posts
January 04 2010 09:45 GMT
#14
At my University all mail received when the University is not open (like Christmas break) is stored and then delivered when everyone returns to the halls. It would cost a LOT of money to ship everything back. Personally, I wouldn't worry about it.
TheosEx
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States894 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-04 10:55:43
January 04 2010 10:53 GMT
#15
Most people who sell stuff on Half.com and Amazon.com use Media Mail through USPS (because it's uber-cheap). It is hella slow, and doesn't in itself provide tracking. This is good and bad news for you.

If the seller never put tracking on it, he'll probably have to resend it. You can lie (or not lie) depending on how you view it, and say you never got the item, and Amazon or Half.com will make him 're-send' it.

If the seller did put tracking, you're pretty much out of luck. Since it only costs $.65 to put tracking on a piece of mail, the chances aren't in your favor. I would just beg the seller to re-send it, tell them you will put REALLY GOOD feedback for them, and, of course, offer to pay the costs of re-shipping.

The really bad news is that Media Mail is HELLA slow. I think it's advertised as standard 2-8 days, but Half.com allows up to 14 days before you can file a claim on items shipped via Media Mail. Since most people only get the Delivery Confirmation for $.65 (and not "real" tracking; just shows attempted or actual delivery), it's real hard to know exactly where the package is.

Of course, if the seller didn't use Media Mail, disregard most of the above. Whatever method he used, just check to see if he has tracking info, and go from there.
Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21248 Posts
January 04 2010 10:59 GMT
#16
On January 04 2010 16:23 konadora wrote:
lol when I first read the title, I thought it would be something like you ran over a grandma and ran away


...is there something you'd like to tell us kona?
TranslatorBaa!
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9110 Posts
January 04 2010 21:38 GMT
#17
On January 04 2010 19:59 Carnivorous Sheep wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 04 2010 16:23 konadora wrote:
lol when I first read the title, I thought it would be something like you ran over a grandma and ran away


...is there something you'd like to tell us kona?


lool that would be way worse...

Thanks for the replies, UPS/USPS has told me that the packages were being held at their warehouse place nearby and will be redelivered soon so hopefully everything turns out alright.
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