I hereby proclame myself to be part of the most ridiculous story ever happened related to UPS. I ordered about 2 years ago "a single guitar pick" (yes... just one, it was for a joke to a friend relating to a movie), and when I received the package it was a really heavy box about 1m^2. So... wondering if it was me the one wrong, and I was expecting something else I couldn't remember in that moment, I decided to open the box and what was my surprise to find the whole pack of building instructions for a "electricity power station" without references to the real receiver nor the sender. Called UPS and they told they knew nothing about the issue (period), so I had to spent 2 days investigating between the tons of paper inside the box to find where it was going to be built (that's another part of the story). I have to find the pictures I took of the box. BTW, the pick was in a tiny envelope stuck on the side of the huge box. Ed, that beats our problem with the $50, hahaha.
Best regards, Leo > Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:30:38 -0800 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] LOSS OF METEORITE BY UPS > > I always wondered why Adam Hupe' shipped tiny, sometimes almost weightless, > pieces of meteorite in a relatively huge 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 6" box. > > Was this intentional, Adam, and has it proven beneficial, in your experience? > > Yes, I intentionally use larger boxes for many reasons. Padded envelopes do > not provide enough physical protection. I found that most buyers purchase > more than one specimen so the costs of using the more expensive method of > shipping becomes negligible once items are combined. Most people consider the > costs of shipping before bidding on an item so it really doesn't cost them > any more than a First Class padded envelope. I make absolutely no profit on > shipping. My benefit comes from less breakage, loss and theft. > > I thought long and hard before using more expensive crush-proof boxes for > international shipping and Priority Mail boxes instead of first class. The > result is items or more than likely to make it to their destinations in once > piece. > > As far as UPS goes, I do use service anymore and haven't for years > > Kind Regards, > > Adam > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pete Pete <[email protected]> > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Cc: meteoritelist meteoritelist <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 8:48 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] LOSS OF METEORITE BY UPS > > > > > Hi, All, > > > > An added note of advice, I always wondered why Adam Hupe' shipped tiny, > sometimes almost weightless, pieces of meteorite in a relatively huge > > 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 6" box, until I heard similar stories like this in the past > and it dawned on me. > > An box this size is not easily concealed in clothing by a postal/courier > employee, and would discourage all but the most determined thief. > > > > Was this intentional, Adam, and has it proven beneficial, in your experience? > > > > I haven't sold any meteorites yet, but when I do I'll be shipping in similar > containers. > > > > Merry Christmas, > > Pete > > > > > Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:43:17 -0500 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > CC: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] LOSS OF METEORITE BY UPS > > > > Hi Count, > > > > That really stinks - to put it poetically. ;) > > > > It also reinforces my belief that UPS blows. I had numerous problems > > with them in the past and their customer service is horrible. I'd > > rather burn a package than give it to them. I haven't used UPS in > > about 5 years now and I will never use them again. > > > > If for some reason I cannot ship via USPS (such as a customer requests > > an alternate method), then I use Fed Ex. > > > > Count - I wouldn't expect much sympathy or any sort of action to > > rectify the situation on the behalf of UPS. You'll get a lot of nice > > talk and smooth words, but no action. > > > > Well, I hope your meteorite eventually shows up. > > > > I've been waiting over 8 weeks now for a valuable package from Canada > > and it is gone - I'm not sure who stole it, Canada Post or USPS. But, > > this is one of only a small handful of problems I have had with USPS > > over the years of shipping thousands of packages. By contrast, I have > > only used UPS about 10 times, and almost every time there was some > > sort of problem. > > > > Best regards, > > > > MikeG > > > > -- > > ************************************************* > > > > Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Meteorites & Amber (Michael Gilmer) > > > > Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com > > Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my > > News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 > > Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone > > > > *************************************************** > > > > On 12/19/11, Count Deiro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Seasons Greetings Listees, > > > > > > Whish I had lee distressing news to share. 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