Editing 281: Online Package Tracking
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β | [[Randall]] notes that package tracking, as provided by many shipping companies like {{w|United Parcel Service|UPS}} and {{w|FedEx Express}}, is helpful | + | [[Randall]] notes that package tracking, as provided by many shipping companies like {{w|United Parcel Service|UPS}} and {{w|FedEx Express}}, is helpful as customers can see the status of their package delivery. However, [[Megan]] refreshes the package tracking page every few minutes in her impatience on the status of their package; it drives her crazy. |
β | The headquarters of FedEx Express are located in Memphis | + | The headquarters of FedEx Express are located in Memphis and it also serves as its global "SuperHub" located at {{w|Memphis International Airport}}. |
β | The title text refers to | + | The title text refers to various "''x'' of the month clubs" (fruit, cheese, wine, etc.) that one might be signed up for a gift but never really interested in the gifts. This, combined with the ease by which a person can track the package, creates a strange dichotomy whereby you don't really want the package, but you keep checking where it is just because you can. |
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