Why do online retailers send you an email that a product was “shipped”, when the status is just label created or carrier awating package etc.
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For context, I work in the industry.
I used to think “shipped” means “the carrier has the package,” but that’s not exactly true. Generally, it means that the order has been processed, boxed, and made ready for the carrier to pick up the package.
The carriers are the people who actually move the package from A to B, and they generally do not create the labels for the box. That’s usually done to their standards, but by the company who’s actually sending the product to you. “Shipping” is usually the process of packing (boxing) the order and generating this label, plus whatever other stuff the individual company needs to happen (updating inventory systems, etc).
When you get the “label created” or “carrier awaiting package” messages, that means that your order is boxed up and is waiting either for the shipper to drop the package off with the carrier, or the shipper is waiting for the carrier to come pick the package up. Some businesses will get the packages to the carrier every day; others have lower volume, so get packages to the carrier less frequently.
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