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Livestock Shipping ?
So if I order online is there shipping companies that work on saterday's ? As I would Imagine its important to be around for arrival.
Please enlighten me about how you go about ordering online if you work during the week ?
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I play hookey, take an extended lunch break, work from home, take a sick day or a vacation day depending on circumstances at the time.
Having said that, I have had a couple orders from J&L arrive on a Saturday without incident. They have the shipping down to a science with Air Canada. But weekends can also be dicey. I had a shipment once come in from Winnipeg via Westjet and due to arrive midday Sunday. The shipment got bumped flights three times and the last one bumped it past 6pm when the cargo office closed. The guy was all "Well, you can come get your box in the morning, or you could pay me $300 to pay my staff overtime and stay open." I was floored, I was pretty sure my fish would be dead if left to morning and I didn't know what to do. Turns out a family had their dog coming in on that flight too and they ended up paying the fee so I got real lucky that time. So if you're going with someone else besides J&L, find out what airline they'll be using, and then check the cargo hours for that airline. Make sure there's a HUGE buffer of operational hours after the flight is due to arrive. Air Canada is something like 6am to 11pm 7 days per week, but Westjet is not (or was not, when I did this. To be fair, it was quite a few years ago now.)
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interesting to hear sounds kind of hit and miss, perhaps something better left for the summer time.
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Mostly I think my lesson learned was "don't do it on a Sunday." Saturdays should still be OK, I think.
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Most airlines cargo department are open Saturdays with limited hours.
Be aware, that just because you want it on Saturday, doesn't mean the vendor will ship it on Saturday. They have specific days they go to the airport. Unless you use a courier. Airlines work on same day shipping. Have the shipper send it later in the evening, as most cargo companies are open until 10pm at least. UPS and Purolator ship on Saturday at an added charge. Ken - BWA |