Alright, let’s talk about getting those Vans delivered. I decided I needed a new pair a while back, nothing fancy, just some classic slip-ons. So, I jumped online and placed my order directly.
I put the order in on a Monday afternoon. Pretty standard process, filled out my details, paid up, got the confirmation email almost instantly saying they got the order. Okay, step one done.
Then came the wait. You know how it is, you place an order and then you sort of check your email maybe a bit too often. Tuesday came and went, no shipping notification. Same for Wednesday. By Thursday morning, I was starting to wonder if I missed something or if they were just taking their time.
Finally, Thursday afternoon, I got the email: “Your Order Has Shipped!”. Phew. So, that was about three full days just for them to process it and get it out the door. Felt a little slow, but hey, it was moving.
Watching the Tracking
The email had the tracking number, naturally. I popped that into the carrier’s site. It showed the label was created Thursday, but didn’t actually show movement until Friday morning when it got picked up.
I kept an eye on it over the next few days. Here’s roughly how it went:
- Picked up Friday morning.
- Travelled over the weekend (Saturday/Sunday).
- Arrived at a local facility Monday evening.
- Showed “Out for Delivery” on Tuesday morning.
And bam, the delivery guy dropped the box off Tuesday afternoon. The box looked like it had seen better days, but the shoes were fine, which is all that matters, right?
So, How Long Did It Actually Take?
Let’s break it down based on my little experiment here:
Processing Time: Ordered Monday afternoon, shipped Thursday afternoon. That’s about 3 days just to get it packed and picked up.
Shipping Time: Shipped Thursday afternoon/Friday morning, delivered Tuesday afternoon. So that’s Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday… roughly 5 days in transit using their standard shipping.
Total Time: From clicking ‘confirm order’ on Monday to getting the package on the following Tuesday, it took about 8 days total for me this time.
So yeah, about a week and a day. Not the fastest shipping I’ve ever experienced, but not the absolute slowest either. It got here. That was just my one experience, could be faster or slower depending on where you are and what you order, I suppose.
