Re: Order tracking

I stand corrected..

Elizabeth Davies says:
> UPS has specific software for this. They build XML modules that customers
> can insert into their webpage. Actually my sister heads up the design team
> that does this.
>


I had jumped up and said:

>NO!

>From what I have observed at Amazon.com when I buy things there.  I >place
an order, and not until the order is shipped do they actually give you >a
tracking number.  This number is specifically generated by UPS only.

>We ship computer components and items all the time.  On the occaision >when
we have to request an item be picked up at a location other than our
>address, we do not get a tracking number until one is scanned at the time
of
>pick up.  And then we have to call the place where it is picked up to get
>the tracking number, as UPS can't give it to us till it reaches its
>destination.  Unless we get the number from the PICK UP LOCATION, >we are
unable to track the package.

>As Amazon does... only when the shipment is shipped do they notify the
>customer and then supply a tracking number.

>I do not think there is any other way to handle that.

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