Never had a problem like that at UPS, and I’ve shipped many high value items with them. I did have a problem like that, but not as severe, at FedEx once. They opened the box because I said the value was about $4000.00. They had to insure the packing was sufficient. I’ve avoided them for high-value items ever since. 73 de Carl
Sent from my iPhone =========================== Carl Jón Denbow, N8VZ 17 Coventry Lane Athens, Ohio 45701-3718 [email protected] www.n8vz.com EM89wh IRLP 4533 Echolink 116070 PSK and JT65 Forever! =========================== > On Sep 25, 2018, at 3:04 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX <[email protected]> wrote: > > I just took mine to the authorized Fed-X shipping store and let them deal > with it. No hassles. Less expensive than UPS and faster service. > > Bob, K4TAX > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 25, 2018, at 1:36 PM, Grant Youngman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The thread started by the gentleman who thought his KX2 might be dead and >> needed to go to Elecraft motivated me to make this comment about shipping. >> >> For several good reasons, I just sent my K3 to Elecraft for service for the >> first time ever. Insured, double boxed, expensive Uline 3” plank foam >> cushion support for the inner carton, etc. Because I insured it for a high >> value, I was required by UPS to take the carton to the local UPS Customer >> Service Center, not the UPS store, etc. to obtain a signature. Don’t know >> if I’d scheduled a pickup that it would have been the same fire drill, but >> that wasn’t an option for me because of UPS schedules around here. >> >> Got to the UPS Center at the airport and was told that I had to UNPACK ALL >> of the cartons so they could see what was inside and determine that it >> wasn’t explosives (apparently there was an incident at FedEx back in >> February). UPS did a sloppy job of retaping everything. Nothing worse >> than having to cut open carefully packed and sealed containers to prove >> you’re not just another uni-bomber. I bit my lips and was (mostly) friendly >> about it. Worse than TSA … because they don’t have the chemical detection >> wipes and X-ray machines that TSA has. So it’s a bigger than average >> hassle. >> >> Word to the wise — leave your cartons untaped, take your tape gun with you, >> and close/tape the containers yourself. (Maybe I’m the only person that >> didn’t know this was a current UPS policy?) >> >> Grant NQ5T >> K3 #2091 KX3 #8342 >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
