You remember that global pandemic, right? Even though the worst of it is over, deliveries are still messed up.
For the shippers we use—post office, FedEx, etc. —everything is still moving far slower than usual.As the pandemic has eased, you'd expect deliveries to get back to normal. But delays, disruptions, and discombobulations continue. No one seems to know when service levels will get back to pre-pandemic levels. It appears that it will take months.
False promises.Right now, you should be skeptical about the delivery times that all couriers promise.
Start early.Not everything is slower. Some packages move as quickly as always, but that creates an illusion of normalcy. These days, most packages seem to take a few more days to reach their destinations. So we urge you to think like a pessimist and order things long before you need them. Right now, the concept of just-in-time delivery is kaput.
Please don’t get mad at the Calamity Team.We don’t control deliveries. And if we did, I doubt we could do a better job than the big boys.
