I started a plain shipping log when I ordered from erp peptides and two other small vendors, mostly because I kept mixing up “label created” with actually moving. My sheet has order date, label created, first carrier scan, delivered, total days, shipping cost, and a stock column for in/out at checkout.
Five orders over six weeks ran 4 to 11 days door-to-door, and one label sat 72 hours before acceptance. Shipping was $8–$14. I also paste the raw tracking status text, not just dates, because that’s what showed me where the real delays were.
It’s boring, but now I can compare vendors without relying on memory. What column am I missing?