Today's annoyance

[andrewducker]

Companies that email you "Your parcel is on the way!", but it turns out that actually they've just reserved a tracking number and aren't physically sending anything for another day or two.

Comments

[juan_gandhi]

Or ever.

[andrewducker]

I trust that I'll get this. I've received parcels from them before. I just know that I've received the email because they've...printed a label. And it won't actually be picked up by the delivery company for another day or so.

[bens_dad]

I supposed that if the next steps are:
stick the label on the parcel,
put the parcel in a sack,
delivery company removes the sack
then that is the last internet-connected point in the supplier's process.

[bens_dad]

then that is the last internet-connected point in the supplier's process.

Actually it is the last point in the supplier's process.

[andrewducker]

They could hold on to the information until the parcels are collected, and then send out the information at that point.

(But I see your point that for a small supplier that might not be feasible)