Friday, January 3, 2014

Follow the Bouncing Suitcase

Our route to Kazakhstan involved two stops after leaving Los Angeles.  Thus, we shipped some of our excess baggage - items we'd need on arrival - straight to Washington DC from where we would check it on the plane with us.  Unfortunately, due to the holiday, one of our suitcases didn't make it to DC in time to travel on with us (in retrospect, perhaps it was lucky that three of the cases did make it to DC in time).

Below, in reverse chronological order (pardon the formatting), is the path it took via first,UPS and later DHL, before being delivered to our doorstep on Christmas afternoon, our "Christmas miracle."


Thursday, December 19, 2013LocationTime
19Clearance eventALMATY - KAZAKHSTAN13:30
Friday, December 13, 2013LocationTime
18Clearance eventALMATY - KAZAKHSTAN15:53
17Processed for clearance at ALMATY - KAZAKHSTANALMATY - KAZAKHSTAN08:14
16Arrived at Sort Facility ALMATY - KAZAKHSTANALMATY - KAZAKHSTAN05:47
15Customs status updatedALMATY - KAZAKHSTAN00:54
Thursday, December 12, 2013LocationTime
14Departed Facility in AMSTERDAM - NETHERLANDS, THEAMSTERDAM - NETHERLANDS, THE15:47
Wednesday, December 11, 2013LocationTime
13Shipment on holdAMSTERDAM - NETHERLANDS, THE12:03
12Processed at AMSTERDAM - NETHERLANDS, THEAMSTERDAM - NETHERLANDS, THE11:44
11Arrived at Sort Facility AMSTERDAM - NETHERLANDS, THEAMSTERDAM - NETHERLANDS, THE05:36
10Departed Facility in LEIPZIG - GERMANYLEIPZIG - GERMANY04:10
9Processed at LEIPZIG - GERMANYLEIPZIG - GERMANY02:20
8Arrived at Sort Facility LEIPZIG - GERMANYLEIPZIG - GERMANY01:06
Tuesday, December 10, 2013LocationTime
7Departed Facility in CINCINNATI HUB - USACINCINNATI HUB, OH - USA09:42
6Processed at CINCINNATI HUB - USACINCINNATI HUB, OH - USA02:24
Sunday, December 08, 2013LocationTime
5Processed at CINCINNATI HUB - USACINCINNATI HUB, OH - USA17:41
4Arrived at Sort Facility CINCINNATI HUB - USACINCINNATI HUB, OH - USA14:01
Friday, December 06, 2013LocationTime
3Departed Facility in WASHINGTON - RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL - USAWASHINGTON - RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL, DC - USA21:03
2Processed at WASHINGTON - RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL - USAWASHINGTON - RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL, DC - USA21:01
1Shipment picked upWASHINGTON - RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL, DC - USA17:20



LocationDateLocal TimeActivity
Alexandria, VA, United States12/04/20139:03 A.M.The Delivery Intercept request for this package was successfully completed. / As requested, the receiver will pickup at a UPS facility at their convenience. This must be within 5 business days.
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12/04/20136:09 A.M.Destination Scan
12/04/20135:08 A.M.Arrival Scan
Laurel, MD, United States12/04/20134:27 A.M.Departure Scan
Laurel, MD, United States12/03/20138:54 P.M.Arrival Scan
12/03/20132:10 A.M.Your package encountered a delay. A revised delivery date will be available once it reaches the next UPS facility.
12/02/20133:41 P.M.The shipper has requested a Delivery Intercept for this package. / As requested, the receiver will pickup at a UPS facility at their convenience. This must be within 5 business days.
Baldwin Park, CA, United States11/25/20139:44 P.M.Departure Scan
Baldwin Park, CA, United States11/23/20131:10 P.M.The shipment has been dropped off and is now at The UPS Store®.
United States11/22/20131:00 P.M.Order Processed: Ready for UPS

Curiously, this suitcase happens to be the same blue-green color as the Kazakhstan national flag you seen in the right column. Maybe someone prized it as their own? Maybe customs decided it was suspicious?

Whatever the reason, we're glad it finally arrived, all contents intact. We'd wrapped the case with packing tape before sending it from LA and the original tape seemed to be in place and unbroken on arrival.  

One epic journey for a 56 pound suitcase. One month and three days.

3 comments:

  1. "Curiously, this suitcase happens to be the same blue-green color as the Kazakhstan national flag you see in the right column."

    This presupposes that I actually read your blog at the blog site. . . . . I use a feed reader, so I don't actually see it :-P

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    1. Move into 2014 and get a feed reader that supports images -- or click through! You're missing out.

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    2. Oh I see the images you post, just not the complete blog -- I get content, not blog filler :-P

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