UPS sucks a big one.
08-14-02 | 09:54 PM
#26
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From: Scottsdale, AZ
You guys think you get screwed with shipping try living in alaska. Theres no ground shipping from the lower 48's to here so shipping is EXTRA expensive and theres no such thing as 2 day air here I mean you can pay for it but it always takes 3 or 4 days everything takes longer to get here. Take my friend for example he ordered a set of 17 inch wheels and tires and would have gotten FREE shipping if he had lived down in the lower 48's but since he lives in alaska he had to pay 300 bucks for shipping!! i'm sure people in hawaii also get screwed to with high *** shipping prices so they know what i'm talking about. I also have had my share of lost and damaged packages. I try to go through usps whenever i can.
Hell, shipping prices and the limited amount of things you can't get shipped to alaska is one of the reasons i'm moving! that and i cant drive my seven for about seven months out of the year.
Hell, shipping prices and the limited amount of things you can't get shipped to alaska is one of the reasons i'm moving! that and i cant drive my seven for about seven months out of the year.
08-16-02 | 05:26 PM
#28
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From: Attleboro, MA
Originally posted by deadRX7Conv
I worked for UPS for a year and USPS for about 4 years.
Most packages that are damaged are inproperly boxed.
112lbs in a cardboard box is crazy. That is improper packaging. Heavy packages do not travel along the suspended conveyors/slides/rollers. They usually run behind an electric "train" that constantly loops around the facility. Packages over 80lbs usually always require 2 people. And, a package must be able to support its own weight. There is no suck thing as "fragile" or "this side up". If you use a crate, slowly roll it around on all sides in your driveway and watch it fall apart. I have never seen anything secure in a crate or anything heavy secure in a box. And, the address(legible & correct) needs to be on all sides to prevent the sorter from having the roll the box in the first place. Shifting of the contents is what usually causes all of the damages.
There were numberous contract/union/weight issues and a pseudo strike about 10 years ago when management increased the package weights.
If the UPS employee didn't have an assistant for help during box movement, then it wouldn't surprise me if it was somehow damaged.
I worked for UPS for a year and USPS for about 4 years.
Most packages that are damaged are inproperly boxed.
112lbs in a cardboard box is crazy. That is improper packaging. Heavy packages do not travel along the suspended conveyors/slides/rollers. They usually run behind an electric "train" that constantly loops around the facility. Packages over 80lbs usually always require 2 people. And, a package must be able to support its own weight. There is no suck thing as "fragile" or "this side up". If you use a crate, slowly roll it around on all sides in your driveway and watch it fall apart. I have never seen anything secure in a crate or anything heavy secure in a box. And, the address(legible & correct) needs to be on all sides to prevent the sorter from having the roll the box in the first place. Shifting of the contents is what usually causes all of the damages.
There were numberous contract/union/weight issues and a pseudo strike about 10 years ago when management increased the package weights.
If the UPS employee didn't have an assistant for help during box movement, then it wouldn't surprise me if it was somehow damaged.
08-16-02 | 06:10 PM
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From: Aiken SC USA
Dollar, chill!
I have a claim in right now for a bumper that was sent to me in cardboard. They broke it.
I sent a bunper to someone in NJ, Gues what? I built a crate out of 7/16 OSB and 2x2. Guess what got there in perfect shape?
Part of the shipping process is tracking your items, If they don't show up on time Call Write Pester them. Make them do the work you paid them for. On Big items, I always take pics of the packing job. If their is a claim it will help tremendously.
And as a last thought. Anything over 75 lbs: Send LTL Truck frieght. They are used to handling heavy stuff. Cost is comparable to UPS and FEDEX ground and you can track it also.
I have a claim in right now for a bumper that was sent to me in cardboard. They broke it.
I sent a bunper to someone in NJ, Gues what? I built a crate out of 7/16 OSB and 2x2. Guess what got there in perfect shape?
Part of the shipping process is tracking your items, If they don't show up on time Call Write Pester them. Make them do the work you paid them for. On Big items, I always take pics of the packing job. If their is a claim it will help tremendously.
And as a last thought. Anything over 75 lbs: Send LTL Truck frieght. They are used to handling heavy stuff. Cost is comparable to UPS and FEDEX ground and you can track it also.
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