So I ordered something and accidentally left the state as its default (alabama) but the rest of my address is correct (city, zip code, etc). The site doesn't provide tracking numbers so I can't check on it. Would my package still make it on time?

1/21/2009 10:18:18 AM

on time, probably not, make it? probably yes.

1/21/2009 10:19:02 AM

gg, dumbass

1/21/2009 10:19:15 AM

doubtful it'll make it on time but shouldn't be too delayed

probably worth calling them in case it does go back to them as undeliverable

1/21/2009 10:19:17 AM

hahaha! always double check address when ordering before you click place order.

1/21/2009 10:20:06 AM

It most likely depends on who it's being shipped with. USPS (for me) usually preferred the zip code then state, but carriers like UPS prefer the state first. The logic is that if you get it into a state it's getting....

haha, I'm totally BS'ing. I'm sure it will probably make it, but probably not in the exact time you want it to. If it was shipped UPS or FedEx they have a computer that cross-checks addresses and fixes things like this as soon as they make it to the shipping center. USPS, however, I have no idea.

1/21/2009 10:42:34 AM

boy, that sure was stupid

how old are you, again? have you ever ordered anything online before?

1/21/2009 10:49:01 AM

i used right city and state and the wrong zip code once, and it was late but it eventually was delivered (i figure thats worse so i think youre ok )

1/21/2009 10:55:28 AM

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"but carriers like UPS prefer the state first. "

that's a load of shit. i used to load trucks at UPS and we were told to go by the zip code.


of course it is a LOT easier to look for city/state, so that's what most people would do.

1/21/2009 10:56:38 AM

the post office and UPS reads addresses starting at the zip code and working backwards. so you should be OK

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1/21/2009 11:11:34 AM

Is there a city in Alabama with the same name?

1/21/2009 11:13:55 AM

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"he post office and UPS reads addresses starting at the zip code and working backwards. so you should be OK"

They're supposed to, they don't always though

1/21/2009 12:40:45 PM

We had a Christmas card come back from the post office as they said it was an invalid address

State and zip code were both correct, but it said Charlotte instead of Matthews

so basically, don't count on the package getting to you

1/21/2009 1:19:32 PM

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"that's a load of shit. i used to load trucks at UPS and we were told to go by the zip code. of course it is a LOT easier to look for city/state, so that's what most people would do."

haha, did you even read the whole post?

1/21/2009 1:25:29 PM

lol pwnt

1/21/2009 1:27:27 PM

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"We had a Christmas card come back from the post office as they said it was an invalid address State and zip code were both correct, but it said Charlotte instead of Matthews so basically, don't count on the package getting to you"

We had a card come one time that just had our family name and a stamp on it. It reached without problem.

This was all within the same city though (clayton).

1/21/2009 1:29:51 PM

i did something similar, and the company called me and we got the problem corrected

1/21/2009 1:31:27 PM