Managing Show Orders: Tips for Coordinating Multiple Deliveries

[NinaPChef]

I am tracking a show online, and it includes two direct ship orders and the rest to the host... But from the looks of it, the boxes being delivered to the hosts house are going to arrive on different days, and I don't want that to happen...

(the host is my poor mother in law, whose parents are staying with her right now and her whole schedule right now is extremely hectic, I don't want to make this process difficult or she might not want to host again...)

So my question is, have you ever had a show's order be delivered in separate deliveries?

And could it have anything to do with the direct-ship orders?

 

[PamperedDor]

Nope it has to do with the shipping from the HO - its not related to direct ships at all - all depends on how it hits the Fed ex truck -

 

[NinaPChef]

So there is a chance they will come separately?

 

[chefann]

Yep. The more boxes, the more the chance of them being separated increases. It can happen at any point along the route.

 

[DebbieJ]

Yep, happens all the time. It's FedEx, not HO.

 

[pampermejolene]

It's happened to several of my hosts too (without direct shipping orders). If it's a large party I now let my hosts know that it may come in several boxes and on several days. Why don't you just let the host know? Suggest that she not mess with it until all the boxes have arrived.

 

[PamperedDor]

If you send out the thank you letter in P3 - it states that in it - it is usually just a day difference - I tell my hosts to wait till all come in and open box 1 first!