I was going to say that I have the opposite opinion... UPS over USPS but your last paragraph was a kicker...
I never really thought about it but now it galls me that we have to pay premium charges for insurance against a problem they cause. Now that sounds like a scam. Like paying for a warranty. UPS delivered a new KX3/PX3 yesterday. On time and in perfect shape. USPS delivered an empty, busted up box from Arrow Antennas yesterday. Arrow Antennas is taking care of me. Kev K4VD On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 10:15 PM, w7aqk <[email protected]> wrote: > Every so often someone asks what the best way is to ship equipment. I > question whether UPS is the right answer! > > Some day maybe I'll better understand UPS's delivery system! I recently > received a package that came from Virginia via UPS. Its 3rd stop was in > Louisville, KY, where it then sat for 49 hours! Its 5th stop was in > Phoenix, AZ (120 miles north of me), where it sat for 29 hours! Somewhere > in between it apparently sat in the rain, as much of the "popcorn" packing > was compressed and hard as a rock, and the documentation inside was > stained, when I opened the package. Fortunately, the contents were well > wrapped with waterproof material, so no apparent damage. It's as if UPS > wanted to make absolutely sure I didn't get my package quickly, or heaven > forbid, early! Being somewhat cynical, I wonder if the extra delay in > Phoenix was so they could let the box sit in the Arizona sun and dry out!!! > > I may be overlooking something, but my best experiences, by far, have been > with USPS, and particularly Priority Mail. Unless a Sunday intervenes, > I've never had anything take more than 3 days when shipped Priority Mail! > If you can fit it into one of their flat rate boxes, you probably are way > better off. Also, I've never had a Priority Mail package arrive with > crushed corners as this one did! > > Anyway, shipping these days is expensive and risky! It still galls me > that we have to pay premium charges for insurance against THEIR > incompetence! > > Dave W7AQK > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
