I got it! 

I woke up early this morning after having spent last night researching where the local sorting center was and literally drove out there in person to try and speak to someone directly. The security guards wouldn’t let me on the grounds at first but I managed to negotiate entry through the intercom they had set up to the inner office. After a lot of wrangling they were finally able to find it and bring it out to me. I couldn’t believe it!

I just got home with the thing and am super relieved now and excited to crack this thing open.

#FestivusMiracle 

Well, my Christmas is ruined thanks to an epic shipping debacle. No Ghost for me.  :'(

When trying to set a pickup location for this on the app, they wouldn’t allow me to do it at the two places closest to me, instead they assigned me to a pickup location at The Dollar Store in the middle of nowhere.

When I got a text saying the item had been delivered, I went straight there to pick it up but they didn’t have it. Some guy came out and told me they refused delivery because it was too big to fit on their shelf. I asked who signed for it then and he said THE DRIVER did. (!) and then she promptly put it back on the truck, ostensibly to return to the sorting center but who knows. It may be in her living room by now under the tree for her kids. 

The app shows it was delivered and signed for (JJHHDD was all it said) so it has been a nightmare just trying to get them to open a case about it. I’ve had to call three different times, and even filed a complaint with the BBB because I refuse to believe it is legal or ethical for a driver to sign for packages addressed to someone else.

It’s been over four hours now, no one knows where it is and there are no status updates other than it saying Delivery Exception which means nothing. No one can even contact the driver to attempt redelivery at my house now.

I guess best case they can try to redeliver it to my house sometime in the next few days but it seems just as likely they will return to sender or it will just “disappear” in their system and I will be out all that money and no Ghost either.

Kind of a fitting end to this ****** year I guess. 

Mine is due tomorrow, just tried to set a pickup for Walgreens but didn’t get any kind of email confirmation yet so not sure if it worked or not. 

Your friend is smart, Jeff! This is where I have recently landed too. I am hard pressed to think of any super limited 6” figures you really had to pounce on right away or they might never come back. I guess the Gree/Yoda 2-pk was sort of like that for awhile when only Pulse had it and it had sold out instantly. But once Disney Shop got theirs it was not a problem to get at all.

Even exclusives are hitting deep clearance pretty quickly…all those Walmart and Target figures have been 50% off or better the past few weeks. I just don’t see any reason to continue to pay full price for this line anymore when a little patience wil save me a lot of money.

I’ve done claims with USPS, which went fine, and FedEx, which went ok except they only pay up to $100 unless you buy more coverage. But UPS has been an absolutely nightmare to deal with on my most recent claim so I never use them for anything expensive anymore. 

I’m actually fine with waiting a little longer, a few more days won’t kill my enthusiasm. 

I actually got a shipping notification earlier today from FedEx delivery manager, but it looks like this is for a different label than the Hasbro one. I have ordered a lot of stuff lately so it could be anything at this point. 

Saw the former Walmart exclusive Holocomm Ahsoka figure at ROSS today for $9.99. Have seen Axe Woves there recently  too for the same price. Hoping to see the Mando someday as that is the only one from the first wave that I never got. 

They also had some Archive figures like Dengar and the Emperor for $5.99 each except for the Tusken Raider which was $12.99 for some reason.