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catfish        POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:scottsdale,az,usa |
posted 10-16-2009 05:09 PM
    
quit using them a couple of years ago,because of there poor service.ordered a computer and said please ship fedex.they said they dont use fedex,i said your loss.they used ups.box arrived today,driver was a prick,box damaged and had been opened.i hollered at hte driver more than once,he heard me,but got in his truck and left.there poor service still exists. ------------------ |
Tytanium-K POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Sweet Home Northern Bama, USA |
posted 10-16-2009 05:16 PM
UPS is OUR shipper of choice...worst luck we ever had with the whole company who lied both to us & our banker,,,,DHL! We still had to pay $50 bucks to have documents shipped that NEVER reached their Destination! Despicable-Horrid-Losers  |
xtreme prowler  POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Halifax,Nova Scotia, Canada |
posted 10-16-2009 05:21 PM
The company I work for has been instructing all operations to use UPS for all small box shipments within North America... They have been screwing up nearly every shipment... Its hard to believe they take $100 million from our company each year... I refuse to use them and pay twice as much with other couriers but the customers are happy but thats what business is all about.. yes Jan, they suck hard... |
Howard POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Valencia, CA, USA |
posted 10-16-2009 05:37 PM
The UPS guy in our neighborhood does an excellent job. He is very polite and packages always arrive on time. I really don't think UPS knows he might be under age.
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catfish POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:scottsdale,az,usa |
posted 10-16-2009 05:46 PM
howard,he must be 1 in a 1000.or hes using the colorado balloon.this box was dropped hard the whole corner crushed bad.computer inside is now loose in tbe box.ive not opened it and wont.ill bet the computer wont work after that drop im not even going to chance it. ------------------ |
ed monahan POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, OH |
posted 10-17-2009 12:06 AM
I guess I am lucky living in the Midwest. I have a great mail carrier and the UPS guys and Fed-Ex guys all seem to do a very good job. I can't gripe about any of them. It could be that conservative midwesterners are glad to have a job and do it conscientiously. |
ETMIDZT POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Spring Lake, Mi. USA |
posted 10-17-2009 08:30 AM
Same here Eddie..... |
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Roger POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Seattle |
posted 10-17-2009 06:32 PM
I've started using the Postal Service flat rate boxes they have been advertising. The mail lady takes them from my doorstep and has the Post Office put on their required stamp for packages over 13 ounces. Shipping rates are cheap and all packages are arriving in 2 or 3 days, clear across country, as this is priority mail. You can ship a very heavy old ford water pump for $13.95. So far so good anyway. As far as my inbound packages are concerned, I note more shipments are arriving this way also. |
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xtreme prowler POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Halifax,Nova Scotia, Canada |
posted 10-17-2009 07:03 PM
The Postal Service is very good.. they do fantastic with parcels from the US to Canada... and no brokerage fees... UPS charge $55 handling feee for cross border shipments... |
dskatt Prowler Enthusiast From:Denham Springs, La., USA |
posted 10-17-2009 08:13 PM
I used to work for an airfreight company. I was amazed more packages didn't get damaged. This is how many times one package was handled. 1.package is picked up at shippers door 2.Driver unloads package at local dock. 3. Package is loaded onto airport truck 4. package is unloaded at airport dock 5. package is loaded onto cart 6. package is loaded onto plane 7. package arrives at hub and is unloaded to cart 8. package is unloaded at sort room 9. package is loaded back on cart 10. package is loaded on plane 11. package is loaded on cart at destination airport 12. package is unloaded in airport warehouse 13. package is loaded onto shuttle truck 14. package is unloaded onto company dock 15. package is loaded onto delivery truck 16. package is delivered to consignee In this example all of the above steps are done by hand, no mechanical sorts were used. |
Randy Cobb POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Greensboro, NC |
posted 10-20-2009 07:21 AM
I get great service from both UPS & Fed Ex. Use both daily. |
wallygator310 POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Port Orange, FL USA |
posted 10-21-2009 09:07 PM
As a USPS employee I have seen the way packages are handled in person. I can say that UPS, FEDEX and all other shippers do the same thing. The package is loaded at the drop off, counter or pickup into large shipping containers. Usually the heavier and larger ones are put on the bottom. When the container gets to the hub, the whole container is up-ended and the parcels, (packages) are dumped on the working conveyor belts. This up-ends the heavier ones on top of the smaller possibly not as well packaged ones causing damage. All the shippers have damage. That is why most have a $100 built in insurance cost in their price. The USPS makes you buy the insurance additionally which is usually less than the other shippers. No one has a monopoly on undamaged parcels and that is a fact. Wally |
broakie56 POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Mountville, PA, USA |
posted 10-21-2009 09:45 PM
Hopefully things are going to get better after the 1st of the year.......FedEx and UPS will be merging effective January 9th, 2010. You'll be able to buy public stocks as well with the new company. Quite possibly both corporations can learn from each other....the do's & don'ts.....the good....the bad and so forth! I am somewhat concerned though with their new company name....FEDUPS!!  This message has been edited by broakie56 on 10-21-2009 at 09:46 PM |
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catfish POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:scottsdale,az,usa |
posted 10-21-2009 09:52 PM
still waiting for ups to pick up the damaged computer,tomorrow will be one week,the order from manufacturer was put in last thursday.guess they can handle tiny packages not large boxes.,what a inconvienence. ------------------ |
cnote6  POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Dallas, TX |
posted 10-22-2009 08:38 PM
quote: OK THAT MAKES ME SICK |
bjprowler POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Clarksville,Ohio,USA |
posted 11-06-2009 03:27 AM
I don't know.....Personally, I LIKE getting deliveries from UPS   |
stprinz Prowler Enthusiast From:ITALY |
posted 11-06-2009 05:40 AM
WISH I WOULD LIVE IN BJPROWLERS NEIGHBORHOOD FOR RECEIVING SOMETHING FROM UPS......  |
838stingray Prowler Newbie From:Schenectady, NY USA |
posted 11-06-2009 06:53 AM
quote: Wish our UPS driver looked like that.
We only use UPS for our shipments. Ya we've had our share of problems but they have always made good on them. Our early day we used DHL and everyother package was getting destroyed. |
LAwil POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Southern Calif. |
posted 11-06-2009 12:03 PM
I'm movin to Ohio. ------------------ |
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quincy POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Utica, Michigan, USA |
posted 11-06-2009 04:12 PM
I have had very poor service with UPS as well. I had words with the local delivery person about lawn damage caused while backing down the street, and he has been flicking his cig butts in my front yard since. No one in mgt. seems to give a hoot. |
Skullrodder POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Middle River, MD. USA |
posted 11-06-2009 09:42 PM
Never had any problems with UPS. Just want to pass on a note about the insurance purchased from UPS by the sender, it is useless if the packaging is BAD. I recently purchased an Air Patrol from someone via this site and it was damaged during shipment. The packaging was so terrible UPS denied the claim. This was a purple painted, "never installed" Air Patrol! Now it is disassembled with fiberglass repairs and will need repainting, so much for the GOOD DEAL! Bottom line is if you are sending something and purchase insurance but package the item like crap save your money because the insurance is useless. Again I have no problem with UPS, in my case it was STUPIDITY and IGNORANCE from a fellow POA member! |
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