Dead Upon Arrival?

ilovemypets1988 · 02-21-13, 06:28 PM

i have an idea for you, why dont you ask them to send it out, first thing in the morning, even if this means, it gets to you alittle late, the main thing is that im guessing day temps are generally warmer than night temps and in which case, it would be better for them to send temp sensitive animals out on a daytime delivery rather than over night. its worth asking if you havnt already

Jeepers · 02-21-13, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ilovemypets1988

i have an idea for you, why dont you ask them to send it out, first thing in the morning, even if this means, it gets to you alittle late, the main thing is that im guessing day temps are generally warmer than night temps and in which case, it would be better for them to send temp sensitive animals out on a daytime delivery rather than over night. its worth asking if you havnt already

I already suggested it because tomorrow's temps are going to be 54F, which would be fine so long as they pack a heat pack again... but they didn't even comment on that idea in their response, so I'm guessing it's overnight only... which, once again, I think is ridiculous because the coolest/coldest part of the day is at night. It'd just be easier and safer for it to ship during the day instead of the night.

I even said that, if FedEx won't bring it to my home at that time of day, when it arrives, I'd be more than happy to pick it up at my local office.

Edit: Just asked again to get a for sure answer. I explained tomorrow's temperatures will be 57F during the day, so it should be safe with a heat pack... it took, according to tracking, 12 hours for it to arrive to our local office from where it originated, so they could ship it out at 8am and I could pick it up when it arrives. I believe our office closes at 9 or 10pm.

KORBIN5895 · 02-21-13, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeepers

I already suggested it because tomorrow's temps are going to be 54F, which would be fine so long as they pack a heat pack again... but they didn't even comment on that idea in their response, so I'm guessing it's overnight only... which, once again, I think is ridiculous because the coolest/coldest part of the day is at night. It'd just be easier and safer for it to ship during the day instead of the night.

I even said that, if FedEx won't bring it to my home at that time of day, when it arrives, I'd be more than happy to pick it up at my local office.

Edit: Just asked again to get a for sure answer. I explained tomorrow's temperatures will be 57F during the day, so it should be safe with a heat pack... it took, according to tracking, 12 hours for it to arrive to our local office from where it originated, so they could ship it out at 8am and I could pick it up when it arrives. I believe our office closes at 9 or 10pm.

Let me clarify what I meant by search out. I meant to research who you are purchasing from.

How far are you from backwater reptiles? All shipping companies move their freight overnight because they collect it during the day. Any same day courier will charge you out of the nose and would require the destination only be a couple of hours from the origin.

Jeepers · 02-21-13, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

Let me clarify what I meant by search out. I meant to research who you are purchasing from.

How far are you from backwater reptiles? All shipping companies move their freight overnight because they collect it during the day. Any same day courier will charge you out of the nose and would require the destination only be a couple of hours from the origin.

Ohhhh. I'm in KY, it's shipping from FL. They said no to shipping it during the day. Claims they only ship out at 5pm.

Edit: I found someone in NC with Cuvier's, so I'm asking them if they could help me, since they're closer and the shipping time, in my opinion, should be drastically less, so there's less room for error... I mean, from FL to KY is a long.. long way.