Scott.......meet Michael Shields!
And, there is no closed distribution center and
I checked and it was sent from Santa Fe Springs (Los Angeles area).
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Shields" <shields@msrl.com>
To: "Steve Hammatt" <GSteve@hammatt.com>
Cc: "Shop Talk" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: McMaster-Carr
> Transit time from MSC's Pennsylvania warehouse to Washington, DC is
> next-day by UPS ground, and you can order as late as 10 pm. I am not
> entirely sure how they do this, but I am very happy about it.
> --
> Shields.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Hall" <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
To: "Steve Hammatt" <GSteve@hammatt.com>
Cc: "Shop Talk" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: McMaster-Carr
> On Tue, 14 May 2002, Steve Hammatt wrote:
>
> > Just a note of amazement.........yesterday morning I ordered
> > a small Push-button Quick-release Pin for my new car trailer.
> > It arrived just a few minutes ago (2:00pm) via UPS GROUND.
> > It traveled some 1225 miles. Who needs "overnight"??
>
> there's gotta be a distribution center near you somewhere--or did you
> track it on the web?
>
> no way ups got it there that fast--they can't get something from
> jacksonville to tallahassee in less than two days...
>
> scott
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