A while back I ordered some shoes to be specially made from Timberland. They said it would take some time for delivery. I assumed that was because Timberland has factories in China and the shoes would probably come via container ship. Well, last week I got an email notice from FedEx saying my shoes were on their way from, of all places, Santiago! I used the FedEx computerized tracking system and watched as it took FedEx three days to get my shoes from Santiago to the Las Americas airport in Santo Domingo. Then it took three more days for them to get the shoes on to one of their daily flights to Memphis. At that point it only took them over night to get the shoes to me in New England. I think I can see why my favorite brand of shorts which used to be made in the D.R. now come from Costa Rica. I know that Dominicans are masters at milking every last peso out of a situation but my question is, who profits and how do they profit by making a few hour trip last for six days? How can an efficient transportation company like FedEx condone something like that.
By the way, the shoes are really nice and I spent most of the wait in the D.R. wearing out my flip flops anyway.
By the way, the shoes are really nice and I spent most of the wait in the D.R. wearing out my flip flops anyway.