# Why the heck is my order in Georgia?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-is-my-order-in-georgia/423934>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 25, 2007, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-is-my-order-in-georgia/423934 "2007-10-25T06:08:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-is-my-order-in-georgia/423934/1 "2007-10-25T06:08:18Z")

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I buy a lot of stuff from Amazon. They let you track your packages enroute.

Here’s the listing for one current package:

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> October 18, 2007 — US Carrier notified to pick up package  
> October 19, 2007 06:17:00 PM JERSEY CITY NJ US —  
> October 23, 2007 — ATLANTA GA US Departure Scan

Ummm…guys…I live in downstate New York. Fifty miles away from Jersey City. In a generally northern direction.

My theory is that the driver had my order in his truck and was just pulling away when the dispatcher ran up. The cute one. You know - the redhead that wears the miniskirts. And she said that she had this other order that needed to go to Atlanta. And the driver said “Atlanta? Sure, it’s right on my way.”

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**Author:** ![Captain\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-is-my-order-in-georgia/423934/2 "2007-10-25T06:10:04Z")

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I expect your package will see Tailand or something equally silly before you actually get it.