Online Orders Getting Lost More In Nevada Than Other States

Online shopping has become a huge part of our daily lives. Tenfold since the pandemic taught us how convenient this form of shopping can be. But as much as we expect our online orders to make it to our houses, that's not always the outcome. Even more so in Nevada than other states, according to a recent report.

Information collected recently by digital mailbox experts at ipostal1.com has suggested Nevada is on the nation's top ten list of states with the most number of lost packages. The way they gathered this data is by analyzing monthly Google searches in each state looking for terms related to lost online orders. More than 150 terms were considered, including 'USPS mail recovery’ and ‘FedEx lost mail.' The total number of searches was then compared to the population of each state.

What the experts came up with is a list of the total number of relevant searches per 100,000 citizens. And Nevada came in at number nine on the list. According to the study, we have 12,109 average monthly Google searches coming from our state about lost online orders. And whether the order was placed on the web or on an app, through Wal-Mart, Amazon or a smaller business, online orders not getting delivered has happened to many of us.

Shopping therapy is real for a lot of people. We get excited when a package shows up at the door. It's like Christmas when it happens. And when it doesn't, it's incredibly frustrating. And while Nevada is in the top ten on this list, we're not the worst state when it comes to getting our online orders lost. It happens more, per 100,000 residents in Maine, Washington, Wyoming, Vermont, Georgia, Florida, New York and Colorado, according to the study.

When it comes to the reason why our online orders are getting lost at all in the Silver State, the experts at ipostal1.com have some ideas. They suggest it might be because we have such a high rate of tourism and a fluctuating population. Or because of our large desert regions in the area. Whatever the reason, if you have to deal with any lost online orders in Nevada, just know you're not alone.

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