I was never great at geography

Because they haven't made a specific route for your parcel, as would be costly for them to separately delivery your product. They usually have prescheduled lots with specific routes, they just add your item with the prescheduled consignment. This way they save the cost, however it can seem long route to you. They do their own calculations to cut cost.

I live in the midwest.....and can't understand why I have watched packages cross the country looking like a graph of a ping pong game from coast to coast to get here. California to Chicago to New Jersey to Cleveland and then to Michigan. I'm just glad they don't charge me by the mile for delivery.

It happens here too with the local delivery services. They take the most inefficient longest roundabout route which is just perplexing.

happened to me and then it got lost. crazy stuff and they wonder why they are not making money

The driver wanted to visit his grandmother in Memphis!

No idea. But I’ve seen that happen, too. And I immediately check the records: what was I charged for shipping ? 😳

That doesn't seem to be the most efficient route!