Fukobukuro: The Shipping Thread

@speediedelivery It only shows info for now under Fedex Delivery Manager: http://fedex.com/us/delivery

@lichme Mine is sent to a business address so Fedex hates me.

Email arrived 3# 10x10x10 listed.

Updated to 20x9x8 and 3.1 #. Says Friday so likely Thursday landing. I have not peeked in the reveal thread yet so no spoilers.

@ACraigL I blame @carl669 for this thread personally.

@Saffer49 As well you should. Totally blame @carl669

@ACraigL Once a thread gets up over 500, in most cases I totally (or mostly) give up on it. This thread'll probably balloon out of control too. At which time I'll be looking for the "unboxing" or "reveal" thread.

@ACraigL Eww! It moved. Due Thursday. No updated specs yet.

@stryper2000 I do -- just showed up. Different tracking numbers as well. Hmmm.

@stryper2000 @ACraigL @Saffer49 Don't excited about those 2 shipments, we had some labels duplicate in the system but we caught them all. You're only getting one Fukobukuro, which is good because two would just be more bad luck.

@stryper2000 I got a second label, too. I'm willing to bet they just had an issue with the first round of tracking. (Which is what @JonT said... I should have refreshed.)

@JonT Killjoy.

@JonT I don't believe you. I'm getting two. Yay!

@JonT @carl669 stole my second fuku didn't he?

@stryper2000 @JonT I have 2 as well, They're in different statuses, so that's fun.

@stryper2000 Dang! I got all excited when i saw 2 diff tracking numbers. but then @JonT Had to burst my bubble..

@JonT My second Fuko hasn't shipped yet. I know you said it was a label mistake or whatever, but I only read "excited about those 2 shipments," and stopped. Yay! Two fukos! Yay! //fingers in ears, la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

@BillLehecka Same. I seemed to have skated by on Placed so far. in hindsight though that probably means we don't have magically special fukos.

@BillLehecka @Potatoboy - we're all checking at fedex, our order pages haven't updated past "Placed" yet, either.

@Thumperchick Yeah, My FedEx insight thing hasn't picked it up yet either. EDIT: There it goes. I must have turned off the emails

Update: Mine has shipped and is now in transit. It is expected to be delivered on 4/9.

@cengland0 I'm in FL as well but mine shows delivery Tuesday the 7th

@BillLehecka "Anyways, I have a 3Lb placeholder for now"

Don't blame me, @carl669 is at fault. Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarl

@lichme

@lichme err...i meant, liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiich!

@carl669 I have to say, I'm liking the tone of your reign. And I'm thereby motivated to blame you more. You vile, blameworthy motherfucker you.

@BillLehecka April Fools! This time it is indeed a 3lb box!

@carl669 The goat is supposed to be eating my grass in the back of the house, effectively mowing the yard for me. Get at it! That's what goats are good at, right?

@bruinscbr You and me both. Maybe we should call a waaaambulance.. /sniff I do live on the left coast, but not having a pc, only a damn cell phone, makes it incredibly difficult to get in on the fun that is Meh.

@bruinscbr I'm a teacher and I see Meh every night. It's called commitment.

@studerc Yeah commitment to my students and their education is slightly more important..

@bruinscbr you can't do both? What a shame...

@bruinscbr @studerc

@bruinscbr @KariAnne Consider yourselves lucky for not getting an "Unlucky bag".

@bruinscbr I work in healthcare, have a 45 minute commute to work and have to clock in by 7 am. This is my 4th Fuku (or Fuko in this case) having only missed the Kickstarter. Suck it up cupcake!

@KariAnne Since you asked...

@bruinscbr It's simple, take a nap after supper for two hours, stay up until 12:01, sleep for the rest of the night. Actually according to sleep scientists, this is better for you than single session sleeping.

@bruinscbr @studerc New baby and have to be at work for 6 am. Wake up at 3:30 to get it all going... I've been running on 3.5 hours sleep for a few weeks April 1 was hard. Only got 1 hour of sleep. Was busy looking for and failing to find the hidden link.

@jaybird <3

@jhdockett @studerc @jaybird @KariAnne I do not understand why so many people need to tell me how great they are at staying awake. I couldnt care less, awesome you care so much about a daily deal that you fuck up your sleep schedule. Thanks but I couldn't care less

@bruinscbr its cute that you get all upset over something so silly. Keep being you, pal.

@bruinscbr I never claimed to be good at staying up. I was just giving by you advice on how to achieve your goal of being able to get the deal of the day and be well rested for work. It was legitimate advice, too.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphasic_sleep

See: biphasic.

@jhdockett OMG, that is such an awesome word. I discovered I am Polyphasic based upon this. I go to bed after midnight eastern (After I look at the meh deal) and wake up at 4am to begin my work day. I will work for about 3 hours and take a nap. Wake up and work again until about noon and take another nap. Then work some more until 3pm then take a nap from 3 to 5pm. That's my regular sleep schedule.

I don't see any reason why people need to sleep 8 hours in a row when you can get the same amount of sleep spread throughout the day.

I think it would be like eating one big meal at night and not eating again until the next day -- doesn't make sense to me.

If I do sleep a full 8 hours like on the weekend, I still get tired in the middle of the day and want to take a nap. A long sleep doesn't make me less tired after doing my errands.

@Bingo did they want your phone number when you got that tv?

@Kidsandliz Yup. Had an amusing couple of emails back and forth with @MEHcus

@Bingo You can't prove it was me.

@MEHcus

@Bingo Did you really get a gigantic tv? What did you get if you don't mind me asking?

@Bingo Oooohhhhhhh then it might be april fools that what is being sent is junk. Maybe. Perhaps. If we are really lucky.

@UgaDogCH Here's a link to the post in the old thread. Even includes pics. I got seriously lucky. https://meh.com/forum/topics/official-fukubukuro-kickstarter-second-shipment-thread#53e2a10bdbe54f4809d141f6

@Bingo Okay. You just blew my mind. That's Awesome! Thx

@Bingo lol that is incredibly lucky! Wow what a score.

@lichme mine usually come a day earlier than scheduled too. Mine is down for Thursday but will most likely be here Wednesday

@stryper2000 mine is sched for wed, prob here tuesday.

Stats update: 2.4 lbs, 13x12x12

@Kidsandliz I'm sure that the shipper will call you to arrange shipping. Maybe.

@Kidsandliz Do you still have a placeholder weight? Is it coming FedEx Smartpost or Freight?

@lichme usual placeholder. I think it goes fed ex then post office

@Kidsandliz For mine, I had the regular Smartpost shipment and then a second shipment from FedEx Freight that rather than have delivered, I went and picked up in my truck

@Kidsandliz OMG! It's a swimming pool! (My guess.)

@Teripie Did you get yours near the end of the run? They are probably dealing with them in order. I had nothing and the first notice I got - which was this morning - was that it was already at fed ex late yesterday afternoon.

@Kidsandliz I really can't say, though I got it really fast on the first refresh, and after I got it there were still some available.

@Teripie mine was very quick. I ordered then posted and was the first post. No movement yet... Still ordered

@axleman1011 that's the placeholder

@Kidsandliz i know, this is my 4th fuku... or my first fuko...?

@Kidsandliz i know, this is my 4th fuku... or my first fuko...?

@medz That reference number is unique to your order. Mine is different, as is the one in the screenshot posted by @cengland0 above. It is probably the same for both of your tracking labels, as they are from the same order.

@lichme oh, i saw the 2 above were the same and thought they were from different people. Didn't look close enough to see mine was different. Whoopsie daisy!

@baseba4551 Yeah, my mailperson knows most of my boxes come from there, or from Grassroots on Ebay. No, seriously. They sell catnip. Really good stuff. Okay, Ima shut up now.

@joelmw Excited, but not that damn excited, lol

@joelmw Why not assume that the stronger shipment absorbed the weaker one, and its vestigial remains will remain in your fuko, like a tumor with teeth and hair.

@mossygreen Yeah, or that.

@Stallion I get like this sometimes. Though, honestly, it's usually just on the inside.

@mossygreen How cool would it be if some sort of vestigial remains were actually part of my fuko? That should be all kinds of bad luck.

Just received shipment email and meh/orders now shows it as shipped.

It's probably a total coincidence, but I received four calls from what the interwebs tells me is a Carrollton number on my work phone while I was away from my desk. It rang again when I returned, but when I answered, no one was there. It's probably a coincidence, but it wouldn't have been super difficult for them to track my work number down. But it's probably a coincidence. I think it's probably a coincidence.

@joelmw That would probably transcend mere bad luck and bring you firmly into curse territory! Or something like the movie Basket Case. I'm honestly not sure which.

@mossygreen I've never seen the movie, I don't think. But "basket case" works for me.

@Stallion My has no ETA yet. (-_-)

@wienerdogsrule That could be more qtips than you could use in a few years.

@PFFlyer Might be a few bricks from the firepit behind meh hq.

@juststephen I'd take that as long as the Meh staff autographed them. Would be a great Meh trophy(s).

@PFFlyer mine is the same size but 3.6 pounds

@PFFlyer Don't count on it. Someone once received a 40 pound bag of dirt. I received a 50 pound bag of goat feed in one of mine.

@cengland0 That's funny.

@PFFlyer If you think that was funny, you might be interested in the thread I created when I received it. https://meh.com/forum/topics/my-fuku-other-thing-shipment

@ditziwt It has some heft to it. No idea if that's a good or bad thing.

@juststephen We shall see.

@stryper2000 mine has updated to 15x15x15 in and 3.6 pounds.

@narfcake let's split the difference. if the box is good, i'll take the blame. if it's not, it's your fault. i think that sounds fair.

@carl669 Fair enough!

@jaremelz - I think mine's on the same tour bus as yours- last postcard was from Las Cruces on Saturday, and still 3 lbs. Wonder if the next hub is CA or the new one in Oregon?

@KDemo Yes, sounds like they are. I'm hoping since it's been so long since an update that when it does, we will just skip the CA one and hit OR. I suppose it's too much to ask that it hit the Kent, WA so soon, right?

@jaremelz - Wow, it only got to Phoenix and delivery is pushed back to Saturday. Oh, and now it's 3.6 lbs.
Just means more time for unticipation.

@jaremelz Mine seems to be on the same truck. Bulked up to 7 lbs. At least I know it's not a busted TV.

@walarney @KDemo I wonder if you're still on my truck. Seems to be hitting new and even less heard of places! Then again I live in Steilacoom. We are fairly unheard of ourselves.

@jaremelz - I know! I had to look up Oakland, Oregon. It's very pretty, maybe that's why our packages stopped there for a scan.
Oh, and speaking of pretty, I've been to Steilacoom. I'm in Thurston Co.

@KDemo At this rate, my helicopter is going to pass by the fuko. My mom is Olympia-adjacent. We rent from a friend in Steilacoom just to be a part of the school district. I'm utterly spoiled by this town.

@jaremelz @KDemo Yup. Same ports of call. Made it to Kent this evening. I'm up by Mount Vernon, so Saturday is possible.

@walarney - Kent, Yes! See you in the reveal thread tomorrow or Saturday!

At local PO this morning. "Out for delivery", and then back to "In transit". I should just stop checking.

@walarney - Same here - The fuko (USPS) and the pillows (UPS) are both out for delivery today. Sorry about your reversal of (mis)fortune.

@dongism Mine normally goes TX->MO->WI but it hasn't left MO yet :(

@sohmageek here you go. man you have some weird tastes.

@march5th00 Similar to mine - 3.8 lb, 13x12x12. The box on the bottom says 12x12x12. I've yet to open it, though.

@bradandcoffee yes! I've been wondering. Carl tried. But as the scapegoat... Well you can see above

@ACraigL Mine reduced to 2.3lbs. It also updated the delivery date moving it from Friday to Saturday.

@medz That 20" length is interesting though.

@owlhooter Mine just showed up in FedEx. Be proud of being a runt!

@oppodude Looks like mine just showed up too. Runts represent!

now I'm intrigued. Had the smart post label show created yesterday but not picked up yet and today i get notification of a package coming FedEx home delivery. Wonder if the smart post will ever move and if they just decided to get it to me faster or if I'm getting 2 packages.

@dashcloud

My package has grown

@JonT One of us has a dirty mind here, and it's not me.

@Thumperchick Mine finally updated. It's dropped down to 2.5. Oh the sadness.

@darksaber99999 They're just making sure your TVs are good and broken.

Mine came today. I'll update the other thread later, but it isn't two broken tvs!

@cleverogre it still just says placed for you?

@cleverogre Ditto.

@cleverogre @sohmageek @hems79 I'll look into this for y'all tomorrow

@JonT Thanks brah.

@JonT thanks!

@JonT

@JonT I got notification! Thank you.

In the same post I'll blame @carl669 for it showing up the first day of my vacation at work (no Saturday delivery at work)

@JonT Got my notification and the box appears to be waiting at my front door. thx!

@sohmageek As expected! They checked the wrong door and didn't ring the delivery bell... I've tried sending it to the Fedex store so I can pick it up there instead of work on my vacation...

@JonT Thanks JonT! Just got it delivered, and posted my haul on the reveal thread.

@oppodude YOLO!