Not too long ago on this group someone posted a note asking about turnaround times for orders. The post specifically mentioned Penn State. Today I made an order to Penn State and an order to Packard. The Penn State order was an order for pen blanks. (Normally I use wood that I get for free but I had received some wood from them in a previous order and well, heck, the stuff looked so much better than the Maple I have here. The Packard order was for some pen kits and some Renaissance Wax. The orders were placed within 20 minutes of each other and I have received the automated replay from each. I will let y'all know when they get in.
A bit of a test of vendors
Mar 31, 2008
3 Replies
UPDATE #1 Received Packard shipment yesterday at 3:45. The order was placed on Monday and received on Wednesday
UPDATE #2 Got shipment confirmation last night from Penn State. USPS is the shipper. No word on when the package will arrive.
Update #3 Package left the Indianapolis post office 3 April @ 6:00pm. While I can drive the distance between here and Indy in one hour, apparently the USPS has problems doing so. OTOH, the package may have beem sitting in the B- ton post office for the past 4 days.
Update #4 (Final) Received the wood order placed with PSI 5 minutes ago. Seems the inordinate delay was an error in delivery by the post office . It was delivered to the wrong place. I called the USPS 800 number and after wading through phone tree Hades, finally spoke to a person who said they would deal with it. I assumed I would never hear from them again. Well a manager showed up here, walked around the neighborhood, found the package and delivered.
Join the Discussion
Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.
Didn't find your answer?
Ask the community — no account required