{"id":22284,"date":"2014-01-06T17:13:23","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T23:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=22284"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:22:12","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:22:12","slug":"frigid-weather-brings-shipping-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/22284-frigid-weather-brings-shipping-delays\/","title":{"rendered":"Frigid Weather Brings Shipping Delays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12956\" alt=\"Globe-Snowman\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Globe-Snowman.png\" width=\"280\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Globe-Snowman.png 280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Globe-Snowman-174x120.png 174w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Globe-Snowman-190x131.png 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong>\u00a0UPS and Fed Ex are reporting that the majority of their delivery services will be back to normal operations today [Tuesday]. We at OWC anticipate all services to be back to normal cutoff times this evening.<\/p>\n<p>Things here at OWC Headquarters in Woodstock, Ill. got a little chilly today. And by a little chilly we, of course, mean an arctic freeze. The weather outside is about -15\u00b0F at the time this is being written. (For our Celsius preferring friends that\u2019s -25\u00b0C.) If you\u2019ve never seen temperatures that cold, let me put it this way, the steam from your breath forms little ice crystals on your scarf and your eyeballs literally freeze open. There\u2019s no place like home!<\/p>\n<p>For those of us who live in the north, this kind of weather can mean many things:\u00a0 it\u2019s time for a polar bear dip (brrrrrrrr) and maybe some ice fishing; hot chocolate and coffee sales are about to go through the roof; and no matter how many layers you\u2019re wearing, your mom won\u2019t think it\u2019s enough (and it\u2019s a fairly good bet that one foot outside will prove her right.) And perhaps <i>our<\/i> least favorite \u2013 the carriers are having a bad day as well. Planes ice over, roads turn into a scene from the winter levels of Mario Kart, and in some cases it\u2019s deemed dangerous to spend the significant amount of time outside that is required to deliver packages.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Both UPS and Fed Ex have announced that shipment pick-ups and deliveries have been delayed due to severe weather.\u00a0So far, we are expecting to cut off all of our shipments by 6 PM CT today.<\/p>\n<p>While we hope this doesn\u2019t affect too many of our customers, we did want to make sure everyone is aware. You can check which zip codes are not delivering and\/or picking up for each carrier here:<\/p>\n<p>Fed Ex: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fedex.com\/us\/servicealerts\/\">www.fedex.com\/us\/servicealerts\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>UPS: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ups.com\/content\/us\/en\/about\/news\/service_updates\/20140106_weather.html\">www.ups.com\/content\/us\/en\/about\/news\/service_updates\/20140106_weather.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are hoping that will be the earliest but we will be keeping our shipping cut offs up to date on the website, just in case. You will be able to see which carriers, if any, are still picking up at the time of your order during checkout.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, having lived in Canada for many years, I feel like I was well trained for this kind of weather. And I\u2019m sure anyone having lived in the north can understand what I mean by that: I\u2019m wearing three pairs of pants, two socks and three shirts.\u00a0 (Before the boots, coat, hat &amp; gloves go on!) To anyone in the path of this cold front, I\u2019d recommend the same. You may look a little like Maggie Simpson, but believe me, not losing feeling to your extremities is well worth it! (And if you\u2019re lucky, you may get some extra cute points from onlookers by looking a little bit like a Jawa in your giant hooded coat).<\/p>\n<p>Remember everyone, bundle your kids, check on grandma, give your car a nice long time to warm up \u2013 if you can get it to start ;), drive safely and last but not least (in the words of a good friend of mine) find an old coat and donate it. At the end of the day someone always has it worse off, and in this weather, that can be a dangerous thing.<\/p>\n<p>Does anyone out there remember what it\u2019s like to feel your toes still? Someone told me the other day that spring is just around the corner. Are there any real reports that it\u2019s coming yet? And if you\u2019re currently living in Hawaii, the only answer we will accept is enough pictures of warm to line all of our cubicles! ;)<\/p>\n<p>Happy 2014 everyone!\u00a0 As always, thank you for reading and for all of your support!<\/p>\n<p>Stay safe out there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE:\u00a0UPS and Fed Ex are reporting that the majority of their delivery services will be back to normal operations today [Tuesday]. We at OWC anticipate all services to be back to normal cutoff times this evening. Things here at OWC Headquarters in Woodstock, Ill. got a little chilly today. 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