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I was given a tracking number for a parcel I am expecting from Thailand, and I have been fascinated to watch its progress through various ports in Southeast Asia.
Can anyone explain to me why a simple package needs to go through so many processes?
So, for example, mine left the manufacturers in Thailand, made a few stops at different points in one day, then made it to Singapore.
It has been in Singapore for two days, and I got this notification today:
Feb 6, 2017
2:59
AM LT
SINGAPORE, SG ARRIVED AT TERMINAL LOCATION
Feb 4, 2017
3:09
AM LT
SINGAPORE, SG DEPARTED FROM TRANSIT FACILITY
It took two days to get from a transit facility to a terminal location in the same city? What do these words even mean? And are the times recorded real time, or is there a lag? In other words, is my package still sitting in a Singapore location, or do you think it has moved on and just hasn't been recorded yet?
At this rate, I figure I should get the thing sometime in July.
It's a winter coat.
From my own industry I know that some kinds of freight service are not daily so it may have been parked somewhere waiting for a regional service.