I bought a piece of chrome pot-metal script for my car on eBay, about 10
inches long, a year ago. The idiot seller packed it in a thinly padded
flexible envelope and sent it USPS parcel post. Nobody in their right mind
should ship that item without a box. When it arrived, 2 of the mounting
posts were sticking through the outside of the envelope. But wonder of
wonders, the piece was not broken or even bent. I don't know how it ever
survived!
Dave Homstad
56 Dodge D500
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[mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Garrett
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 3:27 PM
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] shipping by UPS
Honestly, regardless of the shipping company, I really don't think any of
them are better than the other. We've received a few shipments from DHL at
work where the boxes (rectangular boxes) were nearly bent in half. The one
wasn't even for our company, but for a different company a ways down the
road. We don't really receive much from DHL either, so hopefully the few
instances I've seen are just a coincidence.
I'm sure everyone has similar stories regarding FedEx, USPS, UPS, DHL,
etc....
I consider myself lucky because I have not yet ever had to make a claim on a
package I've received, regardless of the delivery company.
We use UPS to ship packages where I work. Remarkably, we very seldom have
an issue with damaged goods (maybe two or three instances since I've started
(at least one of which I'm pretty sure was a customer trying to get someone
else to pay for their negligence), but we ship hundreds of packages per day,
so two or three claims in seven months isn't too bad I would say). That
being said, we have some good employees in our shipping department and
they're pretty good at packing things so they arrive safe and sound. Also,
I would say the majority of the items we ship would have to really be
pounded on to be damaged, so this is probably part of the reason as well.
It's interesting to hear comments of others from the individual's
perspective and compare that to the "Preferred Customer" side of things. If
we ever call them with an issue, they're always friendly and easy to deal
with and make sure things are handled in a timely manner. I guess that's
the difference between an individual spending $10 to send one package,
versus an online retailer spending thousands of dollars to send hundreds of
packages a day. We pretty much never have to wait on hold either...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Waters" <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 11:06 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] shipping by UPS
> >I have no idea if fedex is any better.
>>Nick
>
> Hey Nick -
>
> Maybe this will answer your question about FedEx. JC Whitney ships via
> FedEx. I ordered glass sweeper (cat whiskers) for my Plymouth. They ship
> in
> a long tube that should not break under normal circumstances. On three out
> of four occasions, the tube was broken in half like someone had smacked it
> against a concrete pole until it snapped. I was still able to salvage the
> piece on one occasion. But the other two were total losses and JC Whitney
> had to make good by sending another order out without additional charge.
>
> Ron
>
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