surepost...the worst way to ship!

So I ordered this Popsugar Must Have’s box because I got a good deal (I will explain all about the deal and what came in the package, price, and all those details in a blog about it when I actually get said box).  This blog should be me being able to tell you all about it since I should have received it yesterday (Thursday) but now it is not scheduled to be here till Saturday. Why is it not here you may ask? The answer is because some moron came up with this idea they call “surepost”!!

I first discovered this phenomenon on EdenFantasys. Whenever I am ready to place an order, one of the shipping methods to choose from is UPS surepost. I didn’t exactly know what that meant, but chose it since it was UPS and had to be faster than standard USPS priority mail right….wrong! You see, surepost is this concept that UPS picks up your package from whoever shipped it, they transport it to your area, and then instead of delivering the package themselves, they transfer the package to your local USPS office, for them to then deliver it to you. Does this make any sense to anyone?? Last time I used this method, I placed an order on Wednesday, it was shipped on Thursday and I got the package the following Tuesday. So my last order from EdenFantasys I chose USPS priority mail and guess what…I place an order on Wednesday, it was shipped Thursday, and I received the package SATURDAY…YES, I said SATURDAY!!

Unfortunately I did not have a choice for this shipment from Popsugar. I did not know that FedEx also uses this concept of surepost, but unfortunately I do now! My package arrived in Perrysburg, OH on Wednesday evening. This would normally mean my package would be delivered to me on Thursday, but instead of being delivered, it went to another FedEx location in Belleville, MI. Only to leave that facility Friday morning to be delivered to the local post office in Toledo, OH so that I may receive the package on Saturday, I HOPE!! So a package that should have been here Thursday will now be here 2 days later. Who does this make sense to?? Seems like someone owed someone else a favor or something, since this method would not make sense to any human being with a brain! I know that I will be avoiding this type of shipment at ALL costs from now on!

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My experience having a family night as part of being a bzzagent

I am a bzzagent, you might have heard of it. If not check out bzzagent.com… well, first keep reading because I am going to explain what that means briefly, and if you like what you read you may even want to sign up yourself. It is an opportunity to do free or reduced cost product reviews where you fill out surveys to help them determine what products you are best suited for. I am just somewhat unsure of how my surveys may have been determined. I am pretty known for giving out health and beauty advice, and they recently launched a campaign for Olay and Maybelline products that I was not invited to L but granted I am new.   I signed up      and so far have had the opportunity to test Dr. Scholl’s gel insoles for your shoes and have received this Kroger bzzkit (which is what they call the package they send you that contains your goodies!). They also give coupons to give out, or at least both of my bzzkits so far have had this…they let you know exactly what your kit will have when you sign up. Anyway this bzzkit was for a “family night” and contained a bag of Kroger cupz tortilla chips, ONE Kroger bottle of vitamin water, a coupon for one FREE Truly awesome pizza, and a coupon for the Kroger frozen fruit bars (that you redeem at your local Kroger) and coupons to hand out

Summertime is such a busy time for our family, and I think just about everyone! I wish we were blessed to be able to take some time off to laze around by the pool or to go on vacation, but working for a small family ice business in the summer it just is not possible. So we just this past weekend made time to have a family fun night and play some wii, and enjoy some great food and time together. It was good to be reminded to remember to stop and make time for family, especially when you get busiest.

I am glad our family is only my husband and I and our yorkie poodle ;). If we had much larger of a family we would have ran out of food for our “family” fun night. In these times I cannot afford to entertain much for family and friends. But hey I am not going to complain…I love just about anything that I get for FREE. I do have to take time to do my tasks that pertain to getting these items for free (aha, there is nothing that is really FREE in life lol) but I would do this kind of thing anyway in order to help people to know how the product is…I do reviews for things all the time with NO reward other than knowing I may have helped someone out.

Welcome to my random crazy blog :-D

I live a somewhat simple life, married 9 years with no kids, other than our 4 legged lil guy ;). But I am very random, and although this blog will contain mostly product reviews, I am also very passionate in fitness (I started being interested in at the very end of 2010 and in 2011 I lost about 40lbs, and only about 5 lbs. this year and I still have 20 to go). I also might talk about married life in general...or other crap....we will see how random I get.