What did not come in the mail today?

[Nate R]

I ordered from morebeer in late March and it got here in less than 24 hrs. Then another order on the 18th. To be fair, it said predicted ship was May 1, but I thought that was due to shipping. When I asked about it, they said it wasn’t scheduled to be picked until at least May 1. Definitely not ordering liquid yeast right now, but there was no dry yeast at the time so I place an order as soon as I saw some back in stock. I have to be patient as I know it coming from Pitt, CA and here in the Bay Area we have so many restrictions right now. I finally found some dry yeast from Northern Brewer and placed another order with them last week, and so far no word. I may be supporting my local breweries a little more than usual next month.

Have you tried Williams Brewing yet? They ship out of San Leandro AND have will call that is open i think.

Morebeer has a showroom in san leandro but it is closed. Concord is their main showroom... may be worth the 1 hour drive? (Guessing you live on peninsula?)

I used to live in east bay, and will still drive out to concord for their 15% off days (and make a trip to in laws... win-win ((kind of))

 

[Bill Hopper]

Have you tried Williams Brewing yet? They ship out of San Leandro AND have will call that is open i think.

Morebeer has a showroom in san leandro but it is closed. Concord is their main showroom... may be worth the 1 hour drive? (Guessing you live on peninsula?)

I used to live in east bay, and will still drive out to concord for their 15% off days (and make a trip to in laws... win-win ((kind of))

Good to know. I have heard of Williams but have not shopped there. I’m on the coastside of the peninsula. I really should make it up to Concord. Right now they are ticketing anyone parked more than 10 miles away from home. I’ve been trying my best to obey the orders, but if it last much longer, I will have to make such trips.

 

[Nate R]

Good to know. I have heard of Williams but have not shopped there. I’m on the coastside of the peninsula. I really should make it up to Concord. Right now they are ticketing anyone parked more than 10 miles away from home. I’ve been trying my best to obey the orders, but if it last much longer, I will have to make such trips.

That Conciord showroom is the bomb. The feel of a lhbs with a huge website inventory. Great service and the beer case has some great singles. Always great odds and ends in their clearance section. (Another benefit of all the web returns).
Look for great deals on various Viking malts (pre covid at least).
My only gripe is their yeast always seems to be older. And not a lot of 1# hop selections.
Plus, you got a Costco right there, and an amazing bottle shop just down monument about a half mile.
Anyways... man did i hijack this thread. Sorry all.

 

[Conehead]

Ordered supplies from Toronto Brewing on April 22. Just shipped it on May 11. They should of closed down until they can at least ship it in a timely manner. No more orders from them.

 

[Jag75]

Yup, ordered from morebeer as well. All the items were in stock in California but it's still showing not picked yet . The last time I ordered it was on the 9th and I received it on the 11th

 

[matt_m]

We got a package today only 1 day late!

I haven't ordered any brewing stuff. If AIH opens up for curbside pickup I'll probably do an order there to restock on grain and yeast and pick up some hop varieties outside my goto varieties I buy by the pound. Really not interested in mail ordering yeast if it might get stuck somewhere for days and it seems UPS and Fedex are a pretty big upcharge.

 

[day_trippr]

Got bit by an inexplicable Morebeer.com bug when I was informed that a 10 meter length of 5mm ID EVAbarrier tubing - which is still shown as in stock - has a quoted delivery time of 16 days.

Meanwhile in the last week I had a pound of cocoa nibs delivered from Illinois in 3 days, a whole boxload of PTC fittings from Californica in under a week, a pair of glass phone screen covers from NJ in two days, and it appears five pounds of hops will arrive from ritebrew in four days...

That ain't right, but whatever...

Cheers!

 

[Jag75]

Just was notified my morebeer order has been shipped ! Of course I brewed on Wednesday so I had to swap out a different hop but oh well .

 

[Brewbuzzard]

My N95 masks. Ordered them over three weeks ago from Wish. One week ago I received an email asking if I had received them. WTF

 

[danielthemaniel]

I've had good success with Great Fermentations throughout the pandemic. Both curbside pick up and delivery have been quick and accurate. Perhaps a day or 2 more than usual on average.

 

[kevin58]

Some wall art.

 

[rwinzing]

I have ordered some new toys from Blichmann and October Seamers both well over a week ago and it has been radio silent. Now on both their websites it says there is a delay so no issue but I may not see this stuff for 3-4 weeks.

 

[matt_m]

I'm shocked Oktober is operating at all. Non essential manufacturing in Michigan wasn't and still may not be allowed depending on your interpretation. Though at this point more than a few businesses have just started ignoring the order.

 

[rwinzing]

I'm shocked Oktober is operating at all. Non essential manufacturing in Michigan wasn't and still may not be allowed depending on your interpretation. Though at this point more than a few businesses have just started ignoring the order.

Yeah, I am not sure. The website shows they are open. Maybe because they support the small breweries. I says they are at a small staff. It will get here when it does.

 

[Brewbuzzard]

My N95 masks......

 

[Brewbuzzard]

I've recently placed orders with MoreBeer, Northern Brewer, Brew Hardware, and Great Fermentations. While NB and MB said they were having some delays, these were very minor, everything moved just a few days slower than usual. GF hasn't sent a shipping notice yet about a week after ordering, but I think one of the items may have been back ordered even before the plague. Brew Hardware was as prompt as ever. I keep getting reassuring emails from AIH and William's saying it's business as usual. I just realized, just about the only place I really haven't put to the test in all of this is my local, where I usually get almost everything! Better think of something to pick up curbside and show some love. Frankly, I'm amazed that things are functioning as well as they are. I do think I've noticed I haven't been getting all the updates on order status I might have in the past -- a couple of things just appeared on the porch without warning. If these places are swamped, better they spend their time filling orders rather than sending emails -- same may apply to shippers.

I buy everything I can from my LHBS otherwise they may go away. And your money stays in the area.

 

[matt_m]

Looks like USPS is broken in Metro Detroit again. Was hoping to get the Steam Slayer I bought off another member installed this weekend but its "in transit to the next destination" Same with something I shipped to someone and part of my daughter's graduation gift (a winter coat so I think she'll survive )

 

[Brew_Dude41]

My 3 LHBS in Columbus have been good throughout this, but i also supplement via Labelpeellers.com out of the Kent area and have every order delivered by the second day if not next.

 

[verboten]

my new controller and recirc manifold has been in the Usps system for 18 days from CA. It was last updated on the 11th, still in CA. Please don’t use USPS retail ground!

 

[day_trippr]

A pound of gas fittings for a keg purging system was s'posed to arrive Friday.
Now after cooling their heels in Rhode Island for no apparent reason they're sitting in Chelmsford MA, which is the last stop before delivery.
Which would be Saturday, now. But they're gonna hold them 'til Sunday? Does UPS even deliver on Sunday?
Sheeeyit....

 

[Plums]

Still waiting on my heating pad!

 

[matt_m]

I had one package recently that took 5 days short of a month for "2 day" Priority Mail shipped at the beginning of the holiday season and have one that's at 2 weeks and counting. Feel sorry for sellers on eBay who are feeling the brunt of it. I've had to file 2 cases to protect my own interests, knowing full well it screws over the seller.

 

[Culinarytracker]

Stainless steel cooling coil.

FedEx Tracking
Out for delivery
Could not deliver (did not attempt)
Out for delivery
Could not deliver (did not attempt)
Out for delivery
Could not deliver (did not attempt)

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Stainless steel cooling coil.

FedEx Tracking
Out for delivery
Could not deliver (did not attempt)
Out for delivery
Could not deliver (did not attempt)
Out for delivery
Could not deliver (did not attempt)

I experienced the same thing with UPS. Every day out for delivery but the truck just drove passed. So the next day I stood in the street and made him stop. Come to find out he said the package was too heavy. It was within the weight limit for UPS he was just a lazy ass. I reported him to UPS customer service.

 

[Barbarossa]

I experienced the same thing with UPS. Every day out for delivery but the truck just drove passed. So the next day I stood in the street and made him stop. Come to find out he said the package was too heavy. It was within the weight limit for UPS he was just a lazy ass. I reported him to UPS customer service.

Had that happened to me with Canada Post. Ordered two 25kg bags of barley plus a few other items. The tracking shows everything went in the local post office at the same time, but only the small items got delivered. Waited a week before a small 5'2" postgirl(?) brought me the bags. The others were too lazy. Hmm I mean "delayed because of Covid" as per their memos.

 

[grampamark]

The rest of my Morebeer order was supposed to arrive yesterday. Or not.