# The heck type of tracking number is this? M1189003132 **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 14, 2005, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-type-of-tracking-number-is-this-m1189003132/299239 "2005-04-14T04:52:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![threemae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@threemae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threemae)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-type-of-tracking-number-is-this-m1189003132/299239/1 "2005-04-14T04:52:30Z")
M1189003132 Okay, exactly what type of postal tracking number is this? Someone that’s shipping a box of jerseys to me from Italy finally gave me this tracking number after much harassing, but he conveniently forgot to include the name of the company it was shipped through. I entered it into Google and they don’t recognize it, I can’t seem to find a tracking function on the Poste Italiane website, and I’m all out of idea. This package is, frankly, critically important, and I’d love to know how the hell to track it. Thank you in advance for anyone that might know what shipping company this package goes to. **threemae** ---
**Author:** ![groman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@groman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groman)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-type-of-tracking-number-is-this-m1189003132/299239/2 "2005-04-14T06:31:19Z")
I could’ve sworn I’ve seen UPS tracking numbers in M\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ format where it’s a 10 digit number, but it’s not listed on their website. ---
**Author:** ![Gozu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gozu/32/6615_2.png) [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-type-of-tracking-number-is-this-m1189003132/299239/3 "2005-04-14T06:34:52Z")
DHL maybe? If it is, it’s not showing up on their site. ---
**Author:** ![threemae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@threemae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threemae)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-type-of-tracking-number-is-this-m1189003132/299239/4 "2005-04-14T08:09:32Z")
Brilliant, you’re all brilliant! Yes, thanks, it was a UPS. I just assummed that it wasn’t because it looked so different and when I sent it through Google (how I normally go through the UPS tracking) nothing came up. I’ll admit, I did alter the number slightly before posting, and I was able to find it at the UPS website. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-type-of-tracking-number-is-this-m1189003132/299239/5 "2005-04-14T19:43:23Z")
/hijack Was it from Nalini? If so they must ship to the US all at once, we’re expecting our jerseys this week. Tonight, in fact. Should be stylin’ on the ride this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2005, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-type-of-tracking-number-is-this-m1189003132/299239/6 "2005-04-14T21:33:35Z")
> [@threemae](#): > > M1189003132 > > Okay, exactly what type of postal tracking number is this? It could be an vendor’s internal tracking number which is translated to a UPS number once the package is assigned a UPS number. Simplifies tracking for the vendor and customer. ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-type-of-tracking-number-is-this-m1189003132/299239/7 "2005-04-15T17:38:38Z")
A few days late but google has just announced that they have a service that will check all the shippers for you. [http://www.google.com/help/features.html#number](http://www.google.com/help/features.html#number) ---
**Author:** ![threemae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@threemae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threemae)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heck-type-of-tracking-number-is-this-m1189003132/299239/8 "2005-04-20T19:32:22Z")
> [@Dag Otto](#): > > /hijack > Was it from Nalini? If so they must ship to the US all at once, we’re expecting our jerseys this week. Tonight, in fact. Should be stylin’ on the ride this weekend. No, it’s Biemme. And once I have the clothing in hand and I’m reasonably sure that they don’t have my home address, there will be a pit thread of the likes which you will not belive. What has your experience with Nalini been? How much are you actually paying per jersey for your club? This whole thing is like buying a car, no one pays sticker price but you’ll be damned to figure out what a fair price actually is.