[Sprint] No Saturday Shipping?
 

I think I read on a couple of threads that Sprint doesn't do any shipping on Saturdays. The phone is set to be released on June 4th which is a Friday. Does that mean once it's shipped on June 4th (Friday), we won't get it until that following Monday (June 7th)?

The reason I ask is b/c I'm paying for overnight shipping, and hoping to use it over the weekend. lol But it seems I won't have it until that following Monday. If so, I'll switch back to 3day shipping. lol

Thanks!

Re: No Saturday Shipping?
 

your actually paying for overnight shipping? usually if you call cs enough you can get them to make it free.

And yes they won't do deliveries on Saturday due to contracting between ups and sprint. and if you pick 3 day shipping it will arrive on Wednesday unless you live close to the warehouse

Re: No Saturday Shipping?
 

I think thats less of a sprint thing and more of a ups thing. UPS will only deliver to a businesses on the weekends, residential deliveries are made monday through friday. If they use fedex it might different since I have gotten many fedes packages on saturday at my house.

Re: No Saturday Shipping?
 

UPS does have an "option" for Saturday shipping..but Sprint can't help you get it I guarantee...from what sprint and UPS both say its a contract thing..I even had a manager from sprint dial UPS and had a 3way call..it can't be done for contract reasons.

Re: No Saturday Shipping?
 

Sprint probably doesn't ship out stuff of Saturdays but that doesn't stop the mail carriers once they get it. But once it is in the hands of the mail carrier ( who ever that is ) they will still have it on your door step on Saturday (if mailed on friday)

Re: No Saturday Shipping?
 

no they won't...for your information even if the carrier has the package in the branch office on Saturday. The branch office is empty and it gives out the packages to the drivers automated. I tried this a million times..they won't do it even if their fault you didn't get package on a friday..they won't do saturday..I went as high up as VP..they just won't do it if its not marked for saturday delivery even if you opt to pay them more.

Re: No Saturday Shipping?
 

UPS ships on Saturday as well...to residents

Re: No Saturday Shipping?
 

With shipment companies, you really cannot negotiate anything. If original shipper did not pay for Sat Delivery, you are not getting it. You cannot pay for it yourself. I do not think that original shipper can change that either.

If they tried to deliver on Friday and couldn't, you can call them and ask them to hold it at their warehouse for pickup and you can pick it up same day.

Re: No Saturday Shipping?
 

Oh ok, I guess I stand corrected, I guess it would make sense for the shipper to have that option. Its just that I have had several heated arguments with ups over the years because of undelivered packages that was suppose be at my house on friday and they couldn't do anything for me until monday being that my address is a residential one, I have never had this issue with fedex.

Re: No Saturday Shipping?
 

Shipping is not specific to the Evo and this thread should be in the carrier forum. Thanks for understanding guys!




CW

Re: No Saturday Shipping?
 

,maybe it will come a day early like the incredible.

Re: No Saturday Shipping?
 

yes thats right.. youll be waiting till monday.. happened on TP2 launch which was a thursday even.. alot of had to wait till tuesday due to labor daay.. pretty much sucked lol..

buy your phone at radio shack or best buy, and youll actually have it on launch day..

Sprint ships everything the same way.. 2-day.. which means 2-5 buisness days technically... you cant pay more.. you cant pay less.. and sprint, nor you, can change the saturday delivery thing..

if you dont get it from a store, your gonna be online all the weekend reading about all of us playing with the phones... your gonna hate it.. and youlll wonder whhy you just didnt get it at a retail store..

Re: No Saturday Shipping?
 

Yes I know Fedex > UPS...with fedex I have things that were suppose to be delivered Monday and they brought it Saturday..UPS is just jerks >.>

Re: No Saturday Shipping?
 

Thanks for the responses guys.. Yeh I know, if I don't get it in the store then I will be online all weekend reading about how everybody loves theirs b/c they got it in store. lol But b/c I'm moving from a SERO plan to a regular plan, Best Buy can't touch my plan.

Re: [Sprint] No Saturday Shipping?
 

While this thread may be about whether or not Sprint will provide Saturday delivery for of the EVO, the heart of the conversation is Sprint and their weekend delivery policies. Therefore I have moved it to the Carrier Discussion forum and I even added Sprinnt to the title.

Re: [Sprint] No Saturday Shipping?
 

I believe the phone actually ships a day early, ie, 3rd of June and will begin arriving on the 4th.

Re: [Sprint] No Saturday Shipping?
 

ups and fedex express are mon-fri (both deliver on saturday, but thats $10 i think and companies can block that add on option) now fedex home delivery (there ground to a residence is Tues-Sat. I've known people who have shipped 3day, and it will take 3 days when ground would actually have been there next day (now that makes no sence to me at all)

Re: [Sprint] No Saturday Shipping?
 

Ok but it did come on time no? If you are 3 day shipping it depends on how full the truck/plane is..if there is space available they will ship it and you get it next day..if not it won't..don't forget they try to optimize it.

But it is more silly when its the carriers fault they missed Thursday and Friday and can't deliver it Saturday? I mean wth...