Santa's sleigh delayed after snags at UPS, FedEx

[unhappycamper]

http://www.adn.com/2013/12/25/3246016/santas-sleigh-delayed-after-snags.html



Santa's sleigh delayed after snags at UPS, FedEx
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ
AP Business Writer
December 25, 2013 Updated 1 hour ago

NEW YORK — Santa's sleigh didn't make it in time for Christmas for some this year due to shipping problems at UPS and FedEx.

The delays were blamed on poor weather earlier this week in parts of the country as well as overloaded systems. The holiday shopping period this year was shorter than usual, more buying was done online and Americans' tendency to wait until the last possible second to shop probably didn't help either.

Neither company said how many packages were delayed but noted it was a small share of overall holiday shipments. While the bulk of consumers' holiday spending remains at physical stores, shopping online is increasingly popular and outstripping spending growth in stores at the mall.

The problems appear to have affected many parts of the country. The Associated Press spoke to people in Alabama, California, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia who didn't receive presents in time for Christmas.




unhappycamper comment: "The holiday shopping period this year was shorter than usual. . ." Really? The Christmas shopping season started before Thanksgiving in Boston.

[TexasProgresive]

1. On this the 2nd day of Christmas

they should space out deliveries finishing up on Jan. 6th, 3 Kings' day. You know the 12 days of Christmas. If Hanukkah last 8 days why can't Christmas last 12?

Well, I have to leave soon to do some Valentine"s day shopping- there's no war on that holiday is there?

Note: there is some irony in this reply.

[PADemD]

2. My U.S. Post Office package was delivered in two days.

[BlueToTheBone]

3. We were iced in to over a week in Arkansas

and UPS called us and said they wouldn't put their drivers on the road. I think that may have been the case in many states.