Midway shipping

[fordson]

I had a similar issue with a Midway order. From Midway, it went, via USPS, to someplace in NYS, then bounced down the east coast, making frequent stops, to FL. It then sat in a local distribution location for close to five days before moving out of state to a distribution point in GA! Then back to a FL distribution point not an hours drive away. Then sat there for a couple of days before delivery. Almost three weeks before I received my order.
Thru all of this, I contacted USPS and Midway. I contacted USPS twice…. After each complaint to USPS, there was movement of my order and then final delivery.
Midway told me if I didn't receive my order in three day, they would refund my order or replace it , my call. I like Midway, order from them a lot (wife thinks I order too much from them)
USPS….. given their volume of mail, they're ok….but when they screw up, it's eye watering…….

 

[ColbyBruce]

" New Atlanta GA Regional Processing & Distribution Center Goes Live February 24, 2024"

The new plant has been plagued with issues since it opened. I imagine, since the OP lives in northern Florida his mail probably cycles through this new plant. I wouldn't blame Midway USA.

 

[GypsmJim]

When is the OP going to clarify the issue?

 

[Krogen]

I rarely have issues with Midway or USPS shipping times. Both are prompt even when a handoff from UPS to USPS happens. Fedex . . . well that's another story.

My gripe with Midway (you knew I'd get around to it, didn't ya?) is the knuckleheads in the packing department. They just toss items in a box, add a couple of air pillows on top and tape up the box. Stuff rattles around inside and sometimes comes out of its own package. I have learned never to buy something heavy along with other items. Bullets or ammo are the worst. A couple times 22 ammo boxes broke and spilled 22's into the shipping box. Midway doesn't get it. When contacted they just say they'll replace anything damaged. Surely they get enough complaints to do something, but they don't fix the problem.

With that said. Midway's prices are decent, shipping time is ok. It's easy to shop on their site and they typically have what I want. I can't say that about other vendors. So I continue to be a Midway customer and grump about their shipping monkeys.

I think I'll go outside now to see if anybody's on my lawn. Without a "Get Off My Lawn" sign, a grouch like me has to do it verbally!

 

[yeti]

Midway has been pretty timely on shipping and getting the correct stuff to me. My issue with them has been lazy packing. Small items in a large box without sufficient protection or a heavy item in too large a box flogging small delicate items.

Midway always took care of me, but it could have been avoided.

 

[GypsmJim]

Eons ago when Midway was still a young company I did tons of business with them. They were the lowest cost around and had 100% free shipping.

Then they added shipping. But about that time I got my 03FFL and got a discount from them. Then on sale items I got no discount.

Then they raised their prices. I haven't bought from them in years.

Another current thread was about how Vista stopped distributing powder, so I thought now might be the time. (last time when they announced "pandemic" I bought that very day and a few days later everything was out of stock)

To my amazement the 2 powders I wanted were both in stock. Midway had a higher price. My other supplier had a lower price, but had free Hazmat this weekend. I placed the order only minutes ago.

 

[dave1918a2]

Midway does not own, manage, control, or have any connection to Their chosen method of shipping other than making a choice of which one to use for a particular shipment. Don't blame Midway for something They cannot control. I have had shipments lost, late, and really really slow. Not Midways fault.

 

[45Smashemflat]

I'm going to go ahead and blame the USPS. I mailed a money order to a vendor from Warner Robins, Ga to Resaca, GA. I sent it priority and tracked. I would post the history, but it would be too long. It was mailed in late March. It arrived in early May…. After a promised duration of 3 days! The tracking shows it making a loop from Atlanta, to Dallas, Ga, to Palmetto, Ga over and over. When it showed up in Indianapolis, I went to my local PO. Luckily, I had photographed the envelopes prior to mailing, as their records said it was going to Dallas, Ga, not Resaca. They did "something " and poof, it made it to its destination after another week.

 

[ladder13]

I sent a USPS package to Eagle Pass TX on Friday. It was delivered this morning. Not too bad considering Sun and Memorial Day were 2 of the days.

Give credit where due.

 

[Sevens]

I'm done with Midway

I started shopping with Midway back when I had to call an 800 and speak my order to them orally. I was already a repeat customer when Larry Potterfield pioneered the NRA Round-Up program to fight for Pro-2a legislation.

To date, $23,108,379.07 has been gathered.

But yeah, keep crying and take your business elsewhere.

 

[jbtrucker]

It is a problem with USPS have had a few disappear Midway and Brownells when UPS switched over to USPS. Also a package is returned if too large to fit the apartments parcel box

 

[Rule3]

People have been crying about Midway for years. Heck scroll to the bottom of the page and see all the threads. It's not Midways fault. People want things instantly. All this and the OPs package took 2 weeks. Gads!

 

[ColbyBruce]

…Also a package is returned if too large to fit the apartments parcel box

No, that is not how that works. If a package doesn't fit in a parcel locker and can't be delivered to the door then the carrier leaves a 3849 notice for the customer and the package is held at the PO for ten days. If the customer fails to pick up the item or arrange a redelivery then it will get returned.

 

[jculloden]

Are you saying Midway didn't ship it for a week, or UPS waited a week before transferrIng it to USPS?

Seems like both

 

[jculloden]

I've had a few things get messed up at the Seminole Processing & Distribution Center in Orlando. After it leaves there and goes to the Lake Mary plant, I know it's good to go.

Bounced back and forth from Orlando and Lake City and then Lake City to Orlando and then to Lake Mary and back to Lake City and finally delivered in Fort White

 

[jculloden]

Well, we won't know for sure until we hear from the OP . . .

Still out there in never land

 

[jculloden]

When is the OP going to clarify the issue?

Still waiting item is back in Orlando

 

[chief38]

Gotcha beat. Ordered a product from Amazon and they said next day Prime delivery. Three weeks after the next day is when I got it!