• SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world
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    Most places print their own labels and it’s added to UPS/Fedex/postal when it’s picked up.

    So you’ll get a tracking number immediately when they complete your order, but tracking won’t work till it’s picked up later that day or the next.

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      That’s if the label generation is automated. Small shops will still have that be a manual process when they pack and weigh it for the label.

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        Doesn’t need to be automated, if they’re taking a massive pile of stuff to fedex everyday instead of printing labels, they’re asking for stuff to get mixed up.

        The only places that do that only deal with a couple items a day, and they wouldn’t employ a system like Shop to begin with.