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Osee  #459041  Tue, 01 Jan 08 05:15 AM

What's difference between ship, send and deliver in the setting of mailing service?
More specifically, how to understand these:

1. This order will be shipped on 1st January 2008.

2. This order will be sent on 1st January 2008.

3. This order will be delivered on 1st January 2008.

Thank your very much for your input.

  
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Feebs11  #459127  Tue, 01 Jan 08 01:38 PM
 Osee wrote:

What's difference between ship, send and deliver in the setting of mailing service?
More specifically, how to understand these:

1. This order will be shipped on 1st January 2008.

2. This order will be sent on 1st January 2008.

3. This order will be delivered on 1st January 2008.

Thank your very much for your input.



shipped and  sent are near synonyms. Both mean the goods have been despatched to a destination.  "Shipped" is more generally used for large size despatches which require special documents. "Sent" is just that something has been despatched.

delivered means that the goods have arrived at their desitnation and have been received.
  
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Osee  #459164  Tue, 01 Jan 08 03:40 PM

Great! Mission complete! Thanks a lot.

 Feebs11 wrote:
 Osee wrote:

What's difference between ship, send and deliver in the setting of mailing service?
More specifically, how to understand these:

1. This order will be shipped on 1st January 2008.

2. This order will be sent on 1st January 2008.

3. This order will be delivered on 1st January 2008.

Thank your very much for your input.



shipped and  sent are near synonyms. Both mean the goods have been despatched to a destination.  "Shipped" is more generally used for large size despatches which require special documents. "Sent" is just that something has been despatched.

delivered means that the goods have arrived at their desitnation and have been received.
  
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