At 04:10 AM 6/25/2003 +0200, you wrote:My only negative delivery experience was with Fed-Ex, who reserves the right in their fine print to leave packages at a residential location without a signature regardless of the shipper's wishes. UPS couldn't be worse than Fed-Ex.
Actually, FedEx is more strict than UPS, (See, I could have said "stricter," but my kid made the Honor Roll so I'm paying attention). FedEx's rule is sig-required unless the address has completed a sig-waiver and filed it with the local FedEx office. UPS's rule is no-sig-req'd unless the shipper marks the parcel, "sig-req'd" specifically.
If the original post referenced FedEx's "Ground" residential service, that's another matter entirely.
If B&H is now using UPS exclusively, I'll have to find another company to buy things from in the States. UPS's border (into Canada) handling fees are such that only very high priced items will be worthwhile.
Even when their are no duties or taxes, UPS typically charges around $50 per delivery; since B&H often ships from two locations, an order such as my recent 50/1.4 and 1Gb CF card would incur an extra $100 charge from UPS. Pointless.
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