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c/intlshipping·submitted 10 months ago by u/runa_cabrera

genuine question about shipping that I am slightly embarrassed to ask

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genuine question about shipping that I am slightly embarrassed to ask. If this has been answered properly somewhere, link me and I will delete. The regional stock question, and why it is the first thing I ask now. If a supplier holds the line you want in a warehouse in your own region, your order is a domestic…

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u/emil_marchand330 points·10 months ago

A lane is an origin, a destination, a carrier and a season. Change any one and the distribution changes, which is why supplier-level shipping averages are close to meaningless.

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u/tove_ogunleye392 points·10 months ago

Median transit is the useful statistic. The minimum is a story about one shipment and the mean is dragged around by a single hold.

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u/rohan_steiner95 points·10 months ago

the last mile is where most of the variance lives

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u/lukas_delgado64 points·10 months ago

no tracking numbers, ever

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u/micro_bump_mick18 points·10 months ago

two identical orders a week apart is the cheapest experiment available

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u/tove_ogunleye-33 points·10 months ago

Same lane in a different season for comparison?

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u/ireland_drugs_pay121 points·10 months ago

reship policy in writing before you order

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u/nora_ramos59 points·10 months ago

Cosigning the seasonality point. February and August on the same lane are different animals.

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u/runa_cabreraOP64 points·10 months ago

What lead time were you quoted at checkout?

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