Thank you. I considered having it sent to my husband¹s office, but since it was supposed to be a birthday surprise, I didn¹t.
On 8/22/08 9:32 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm sorry about your phone but I do agree with Suzanne. Across the board, we > have had very good experiences with UPS. I work for a mail order company and > we ship 10,000s of packages of perishable food. UPS consistantly gets our > packages there accurately and on-time better than any other carrier (FedEx, > DHL, and USPS - don't even get me started on USPS). We watch the numbers very > closely and, with gas prices what they are, are constantly shopping around but > keep coming back to UPS because they are the ones that get it done right. > > UPS' policy is they will only leave a package if there have been low or no > instinces of theft of UPS packages in the area and the driver feels it is > reasonably secure to do so. The fact that they did leave the package says that > your block is not on their "do not leave" list - i.e. it is deemed safe by > UPS. > > You can request that any UPS packages that you are expecting be left in a > specific area or left with a neighbor, be rerouted to a different address > (which will cost the shipper $), or be held at a UPS facility for you to pick > up by leaving a note on your door. UPS is generally quite good at special > requests and drivers, as Suzanne mentioned, tend to know their routes and the > people on them well. A call to the 800# will be able to send a message to the > driver on your route with a special request, as well. > > I know all of this doesn't help bring your package back but hopefully it will > help for future deliveries. > > Naomi > > > On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 8:19 PM, Susan Jacobson wrote: > >> > Sigh. > > UPS left the package with my international phone in it outside the front door > of my > apartment building when I was at work today. When I got home, it was gone. > > Fortunately, the phone only works if you enter a passcode. Piccell is sending > another one to my office at Temple, hopefully to arrive before next Friday. > > DON"T use UPS. > > sj > Susan Jacobson, PhD > Assistant Professor > Department of Journalism > Temple University > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html <http://www.purple.com/list.html> > <http://www.purple.com/list.html> >. >
