PRS-600 THE HORROR!!! - My 600 shipping date has been "rescheduled"

jupstin · 03-05-2010, 08:08 AM

I figured that you guys would be sympathetic to my plight. I was supposed to receive my new PRS-600 today. I have been obsessively checking UPS this week just on the off chance that it might get delivered early. (Believe it or not, this has happened to me before.) Unfortunately, instead I got a message saying that it won't be delivered until Monday.

So sad...This is not Sony's fault, of course, but since no one I know really cares, I had to share with some people who understand.

banjobama · 03-05-2010, 08:21 AM

Seems like any time I've used UPS in the past, something ALWAYS gets delayed somewhere and I get my stuff late. Sucks especially when it's over a weekend.

grooks · 03-05-2010, 11:04 AM

Would have been nice to spend the weekend playing with your new Reader....and reading of course.

SCION · 03-05-2010, 12:10 PM

There's nothing worse than a Monday delivery when you're waiting for a new toy.

Xochipilli2012 · 03-05-2010, 12:18 PM

But, look on the bright side: Monday's going to be a special day for you next week. How many people look forward to Mondays, hmmm?

Enjoy!

jupstin · 03-05-2010, 12:49 PM

Thanks for the sympathy. I knew this was the right place to share my disappointment. I hadn't thought about the "looking forward to Monday" angle. But it's a mixed blessing. My Kindle will be gone on Saturday (selling on eBay,) and I have Monday off (I'm a state employee with mandatory furlough days.) I live in a rural area, so UPS will probably show up at around 5pm. That means no reader from Saturday until Monday evening. Oh well - I suppose I can always read a...gasp...pbook

SCION · 03-05-2010, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jupstin

...Oh well - I suppose I can always read a...gasp...pbook

rmm200 · 03-05-2010, 01:22 PM

I was going to make a joke about your shipment being delayed for all the firmware and screen upgrades folks have requested - but that would be mean.

Just let me say I love my PRS-600, just as it is - and you will love yours too!

Robert

JSWolf · 03-05-2010, 01:24 PM

I almost ripped UPS a new one once. Something I was waiting for was on schedule till the day it was supposed to be delivered. I checked the tracking number to see if it's out for delivery and there was some status I did not know what it meant. So I called and the person on the phone said it arrived at the depot too late to make it on the truck. That was a Friday so I'd have to wait till Monday to get it. I was going to call back a little later and ask for a supervisor and demand it be delivered that day. But the doorbell rang and the item was delivered.

Kevin2960 · 03-05-2010, 06:22 PM

Boy I have sympathy ... I'm waiting on a replacement for my 600 ....I hate Waiting so Karma to yo !

banjobama · 03-05-2010, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I almost ripped UPS a new one once. Something I was waiting for was on schedule till the day it was supposed to be delivered. I checked the tracking number to see if it's out for delivery and there was some status I did not know what it meant. So I called and the person on the phone said it arrived at the depot too late to make it on the truck. That was a Friday so I'd have to wait till Monday to get it. I was going to call back a little later and ask for a supervisor and demand it be delivered that day. But the doorbell rang and the item was delivered.

I had UPS tell me something similar once. They said I was welcome to drive out to the warehouse and pick it up myself.

woodworthjohnca · 03-05-2010, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by banjobama

I had UPS tell me something similar once. They said I was welcome to drive out to the warehouse and pick it up myself.

Yes. I've done this, too, at times. Maybe it is an option for the OP? Hope so 'cause this must be really frustrating.

conundrum · 03-06-2010, 01:08 PM

hehe.. round here we call them "Oops."

I had a very expensive LCR analyser "posted" with a loud crash as it hit the floor even though it was supposed to be signed for 48 .. needless to say it didn't survive. Kudos to Peakelec for sending out a new one within a day though, great company to deal with

HarryT · 03-06-2010, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by banjobama

I had UPS tell me something similar once. They said I was welcome to drive out to the warehouse and pick it up myself.

All courier services provide that option, AFAIK - certainly they all do in the UK. It's very handy for me, since they generally try to deliver when I'm out at work, and my local FedEx and UPS depots are both about 5 minutes away from my house!

nefferbea · 03-06-2010, 01:57 PM

Oh, I feel your pain. Nothing worse than having the shipping delayed on something you've been waiting for. The board on my new washer went out last Sunday and we've been waiting on the delivery of it all week...we can't even schedule the repairman to come out until the part comes in. Frustrating. Not even to mention what shape the wet load of towels will be in when they can finally get the washer door opened. Not going to be pretty.

03-05-2010, 08:08 AM	#1
jupstin Groupie Posts: 159 Karma: 1005378 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambria, California Device: Kindle 2	THE HORROR!!! - My 600 shipping date has been "rescheduled" I figured that you guys would be sympathetic to my plight. I was supposed to receive my new PRS-600 today. I have been obsessively checking UPS this week just on the off chance that it might get delivered early. (Believe it or not, this has happened to me before.) Unfortunately, instead I got a message saying that it won't be delivered until Monday. So sad...This is not Sony's fault, of course, but since no one I know really cares, I had to share with some people who understand.

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03-05-2010, 08:21 AM	#2
banjobama Busy Read'n Posts: 980 Karma: 5039283 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Auburn, WA Device: Pocketbook Touch Lux 5	Seems like any time I've used UPS in the past, something ALWAYS gets delayed somewhere and I get my stuff late. Sucks especially when it's over a weekend.

03-05-2010, 11:04 AM	#3
grooks Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 30250 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fort Myers, FL Device: Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma	Would have been nice to spend the weekend playing with your new Reader....and reading of course.

03-05-2010, 12:10 PM	#4
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	There's nothing worse than a Monday delivery when you're waiting for a new toy.

03-05-2010, 12:18 PM	#5
Xochipilli2012 Zealot Posts: 101 Karma: 38 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Seattle Device: Red PRS-600, Slate Blue Astak EZReader Pocket Pro	But, look on the bright side: Monday's going to be a special day for you next week. How many people look forward to Mondays, hmmm? Enjoy!

03-05-2010, 12:49 PM	#6
jupstin Groupie Posts: 159 Karma: 1005378 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambria, California Device: Kindle 2	Thanks for the sympathy. I knew this was the right place to share my disappointment. I hadn't thought about the "looking forward to Monday" angle. But it's a mixed blessing. My Kindle will be gone on Saturday (selling on eBay,) and I have Monday off (I'm a state employee with mandatory furlough days.) I live in a rural area, so UPS will probably show up at around 5pm. That means no reader from Saturday until Monday evening. Oh well - I suppose I can always read a...gasp...pbook

03-05-2010, 01:22 PM	#8
rmm200 Groupie Posts: 195 Karma: 414 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bend, OR Device: Sony PRS-600	I was going to make a joke about your shipment being delayed for all the firmware and screen upgrades folks have requested - but that would be mean. Just let me say I love my PRS-600, just as it is - and you will love yours too! Robert

03-05-2010, 01:24 PM	#9
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 78,925 Karma: 143098300 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I almost ripped UPS a new one once. Something I was waiting for was on schedule till the day it was supposed to be delivered. I checked the tracking number to see if it's out for delivery and there was some status I did not know what it meant. So I called and the person on the phone said it arrived at the depot too late to make it on the truck. That was a Friday so I'd have to wait till Monday to get it. I was going to call back a little later and ask for a supervisor and demand it be delivered that day. But the doorbell rang and the item was delivered.

03-05-2010, 06:22 PM	#10
Kevin2960 YODA's Uglier Twin Posts: 974 Karma: 6295251 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Leicester, UK Device: PRS-600 and 2 Kindle 3's - and now a K4 + HTC Desire HD	Boy I have sympathy ... I'm waiting on a replacement for my 600 ....I hate Waiting so Karma to yo !

03-06-2010, 01:08 PM	#13
conundrum Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 22 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: guernsey Device: prs-600	hehe.. round here we call them "Oops." I had a very expensive LCR analyser "posted" with a loud crash as it hit the floor even though it was supposed to be signed for 48 .. needless to say it didn't survive. Kudos to Peakelec for sending out a new one within a day though, great company to deal with

03-06-2010, 01:57 PM	#15
nefferbea Member Posts: 21 Karma: 29058 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Sony PRS600, ipod touch, Sony 950	Oh, I feel your pain. Nothing worse than having the shipping delayed on something you've been waiting for. The board on my new washer went out last Sunday and we've been waiting on the delivery of it all week...we can't even schedule the repairman to come out until the part comes in. Frustrating. Not even to mention what shape the wet load of towels will be in when they can finally get the washer door opened. Not going to be pretty.