My New Zunes Almost Didn't Arrive

[Jason Dunn]

As I posted about earlier this week, as a Zune MVP I'm fortunate enough to be on the short list of people who are getting the second-generation Zunes in advance for review purposes. I was hoping to get the package on Monday, but it never came. Then on Tuesday I was sure it would get here. It didn't. Today I was starting to worry, and it seems I had good reason. When the package arrived today, as the courier was charging my credit card (they marked the value as $400 USD, which means I have to pay customs), I looked at the shipping address on the package. When I saw it, I burst out laughing:<br /><br /><img border="1" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/500/zt/auto/1194566020.usr1.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br />That's a direct scan of the FedEx paperwork. Jasone Durine? Zhoheth Jobhts Cone? I told the courier guy that FedEx needed to hire smarter people, thinking that it was some sort of horrible typo...but then I looked at the hand-writing of the person who filled out the paperwork:<br /><br /><img border="1" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/500/zt/auto/1194566025.usr1.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br />I can't completely blame FedEx: that's some truly horrible hand-writing. We're talking doctor-level prescription writing scrawl! <img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif" alt="" /> If you didn't already know my name, and my address, you'd be forgiven for getting some of it wrong. I wonder, does FedEx perhaps use a text recognition program that completely butchered my information? Or was this entered in by a human being with incredibly poor error-parsing abilities?<br /><br />Whatever the reason, my Zunes escaped the cruel fate of being stuck in a FedEx centre for weeks...and I'm happily reviewing them now. I can't say more at the moment, but let's just say I'm smiling. <img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/images/smiles/icon_mrgreen.gif" alt="" />

[Alber1690]

It is amazingly lucky it didn't really get shipped to that address. And it seems like FedEx does employ some text-recognition software, it seems like the program was trying really hard to match the writing with something real. Poor software, that writing is really bad...

[Adam Krebs]

I'm surprised it didn't go to Lanada.

[perrinjcat]

I think you should legally change your name to "Zhoheth Jobhts Cone".

[Stinger]

That sucks.

I can't wait for your review of the Zune on ZhohethJobhtsCone.com though. :D

[Dyvim]

That's like the hand-writing recognition on the first Newton!

[Rocco Augusto]

That sucks.

I can't wait for your review of the Zune on ZhohethJobhtsCone.com though. :D

That domain name is available... ;)

[SkateZilla]

As I posted about earlier this week, as a Zune MVP I'm fortunate enough to be on the short list of people who are getting the second-generation Zunes in advance for review purposes. I was hoping to get the package on Monday, but it never came. Then on Tuesday I was sure it would get here. It didn't. Today I was starting to worry, and it seems I had good reason. When the package arrived today, as the courier was charging my credit card (they marked the value as $400 USD, which means I have to pay customs), I looked at the shipping address on the package. When I saw it, I burst out laughing:

http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/500/zt/auto/1194566020.usr1.jpg

That's a direct scan of the FedEx paperwork. Jasone Durine? Zhoheth Jobhts Cone? I told the courier guy that FedEx needed to hire smarter people, thinking that it was some sort of horrible typo...but then I looked at the hand-writing of the person who filled out the paperwork:

http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/500/zt/auto/1194566025.usr1.jpg

I can't completely blame FedEx: that's some truly horrible hand-writing. We're talking doctor-level prescription writing scrawl! http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif If you didn't already know my name, and my address, you'd be forgiven for getting some of it wrong. I wonder, does FedEx perhaps use a text recognition program that completely butchered my information? Or was this entered in by a human being with incredibly poor error-parsing abilities?

Whatever the reason, my Zunes escaped the cruel fate of being stuck in a FedEx centre for weeks...and I'm happily reviewing them now. I can't say more at the moment, but let's just say I'm smiling. http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/images/smiles/icon_mrgreen.gif

FedEx/UPS/Airborne Express All Enter the Information By Hand (A Desk Associate Types it in), but its the Person shipping the Item's Responsibility to double check the printed label