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| 914ghost |
  Mar 31 2004, 10:45 AM
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BOB  Group: Members Posts: 406 Joined: 25-November 03 From: Wenatchee Washington Member No.: 1,387  |
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Sold a set of 17" Porsche Cup wheels for a friend of mine. Just trying to be nice. The price was $600 Delivered. I wrapped the wheels in corrugated cardboard/tape thoroughly, then wrapped each pair of wheels together with more cardboard/tape. Used 1600 Inches of tape (2 brand new rolls) total on the packing- 800' for each pair. The wheels travelled from Washington to San Diego and were DEMOLISHED in transit. One wheel never even showed up- the box was destroyed there were just the remains of the packing. The wheels that made it are scratched badly. 1st BIG problem: I used the website and entered the info for the 1st box insured for $400, then hit "duplicate package" which duplicated all but the insurance info- so they say the 2nd box is not insured. 2nd BIG problem: They called me and said cardboard DOES NOT qualify as a packing item- therefore my claim is DENIED. I said kindly, NO IT IS NOT- YOU WILL PAY ME. And explained the situation calmly to teh person on the phone- she replied they would get back to me and I haven't heard from them. I feel fairly powerless. Any advice? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) -Bob O |
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| Zaney |
Mar 31 2004, 01:24 PM
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Deuchland en der Haus Group: Members Posts: 461 Joined: 1-March 04 From: Engine 11 Redmond, WA Member No.: 1,738 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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Like Air Six, I to have spent Holiday periods working for UPS. You should see the container trucks when they are loaded. 10 feet tall, packed air tight with packages usually the smallest on the bottom (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) "Fragile" doesn't mean a hill o' beans to the people scrambling to load the trucks. Even means less to the drivers doing drive-by deliveries (IMG:style_emoticons/default/burnout.gif) I haven't had the misfortune of any broken deliveries, I by lots of Italian Wine straight from the winaries in Tuscany, due to the fact of packaging properly. Hard to shot put a hundred pound crate of wine, believe me they try (IMG:style_emoticons/default/fighting19.gif) So, that's my 2 cents. Sorry for your wheels though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) Good luck too! Nate |
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914ghost ot: BIG UPS PROBLEM!! Mar 31 2004, 10:45 AM
Malmz Each box is automatically insured for $100 wi... Mar 31 2004, 10:50 AM Jake Raby Same shit happened to me with a fully built 901 tr... Mar 31 2004, 10:52 AM SirAndy ... Mar 31 2004, 10:57 AM Part Pricer I hate to say this but I think you're screwed.... Mar 31 2004, 10:58 AM tod914 I know a few people that work for UPS. Don't ... Mar 31 2004, 10:59 AM 914ghost Yeah,
I ran a shipping warehouse for a friend of ... Mar 31 2004, 11:01 AM campbellcj WTF are you supposed to use for packaging other th... Mar 31 2004, 11:04 AM Part Pricer Malmz #1 Reason USPS sucks around here for packages is t... Mar 31 2004, 12:53 PM mike_the_man Sounds like everybody has a UPS horror story. I d... Mar 31 2004, 01:08 PM phantom914 QUOTE
Scott Carlberg ... Mar 31 2004, 01:24 PM Jake Raby There is NO excuse!
I have had Fed Ex for alm... Mar 31 2004, 01:42 PM GWN7 Sorry if this upsets anyone who works for UPS, But... Mar 31 2004, 01:55 PM 914ghost Okay-
So I have two packages each wrapped cardboar... Mar 31 2004, 02:36 PM Jake Raby so that means the half assed driver should inspect... Mar 31 2004, 03:18 PM mikester I used to build cheap computers for family members... Mar 31 2004, 05:50 PM Andyrew I had one problem with UPS, and that was when I sh... Mar 31 2004, 06:10 PM nealnorlack Hi,
I have been a pilot for the freight n... Mar 31 2004, 06:36 PM Brett W Guys do not ship heavy, awkward, and valuble items... Mar 31 2004, 07:52 PM Jake Raby Here is one for ya!
a few minutes ago I went... Mar 31 2004, 08:20 PM Bleyseng Yes, UPS can be pretty bad at times but most of th... Mar 31 2004, 08:38 PM campbellcj UPS just delivered a case of Belgian beer (gift) t... Mar 31 2004, 10:32 PM
sanglee007 Wow...this is a scary thread.
I used USPS to ship... Apr 1 2004, 04:49 AM |
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