Shipping via UPS results in slow service
Ordered an Air rifle on April 7 in the morning before business hours opened because the delivery date stated April 10 Delivery to Pennsylvania and I was hoping it would ship same day. The item did not ship that day but did ship the next day on April 8 and UPS set a delivery date of April 11. on April 9, UPS delayed the package delivery from April 11 to April 13 stating the trailer could not depart on time. Yesterday the package location was updated to received at my local hub and delivery would be today on April 13. I just got notification that the package is now delayed and will not be delivered today with no update to delivery date. On the same day (April 7), I ordered 2 items from 2 different merchants with free shipping. One via USPS and the other via UPS. The USPS came from Florida and the UPS came from Utah. Both to Pennsylvania. I recieved the UPS on Thursday and the USPS on Friday, April 9 and 10, respectively. Shipping from Earth City, MO to Pennsylvania is closer than both Florida and Utah but now will have taking 7 days or more (don't know yet) vs 2-3 days. So, Im thinking Midway's contract with UPS setup for lowest priority as this many delays for an order is very unusual. This is my first order ever with Midway USA. I order this here because the price was better. I believe Midway USA's estimated delivery times on there products are more than misleading but intentionally fabricated. I am sharing this so others can be on notice and level their expectations when ordering form Midway USA. I will not order from them again and will pay more elsewhere to avoid this level of frustration. I did read the reviews about Midway USA which were mixed on this topic. I rolled the dice and lost.