BigMan157 no u 103353 Posts user info edit post |
deliver on the weekend or when people are fucking home you asswipes 10/14/2009 11:12:13 PM |
mcfluffle All American 11291 Posts user info edit post |
paging FykalJpn? 10/14/2009 11:14:17 PM |
BigMan157 no u 103353 Posts user info edit post |
10/15/2009 8:03:24 AM |
quagmire02 All American 44225 Posts user info edit post |
RAWR. 10/15/2009 8:29:13 AM |
IRSeriousCat All American 6092 Posts user info edit post |
one time i paid for extra shipping so that i could receive a present for someone who was moving away. the package 1. came a day late and 2. the day it was delivered it was delivered to the wrong address.
when i called the lady on the phone told me it wasn't their problem. everyone makes mistakes and that they wouldn't refund me for the shipping because i had to go through that with the seller, and if they saw it fit they'd reimburse him.
luckily i saw the last name of the person who signed for it. tracked them down by process of elimination and went over there to pick it up. but ever since then i've raised a jihad against them. 10/15/2009 9:01:28 AM |
GREEN JAY All American 14180 Posts user info edit post |
they did the same thing to me once. UPS actually randomly picked an address my husband lived at 3 years ago to deliver the package. he was out of town and i had to get him to fax something he signed saying i could take his package from the apt complex. i tried working it out with UPS first and they didnt give a fuck. 10/15/2009 1:08:28 PM |
Madman All American 3412 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "UPS actually randomly picked an address my husband lived at 3 years ago to deliver the package" |
how did they "randomly" go about doing that? I've "randomly" had a package shipped to the wrong address because I forgot to put my new address into amazon10/15/2009 1:10:06 PM |
GREEN JAY All American 14180 Posts user info edit post |
there was someting wrong with the address. the sender spelled the name of the street wrong. it has a British English spelling and they left the u out of harbour. although he's had dozens of packages sent to this address, they picked one he hadn't lived at for 3 years. 10/15/2009 1:15:21 PM |
JT3bucky All American 23242 Posts user info edit post |
FEDEX is WAYYYYYYYYy worse, UPS has hardly ever screwed me over.
**WARNING WORDS** just last week I ordered a golf club on a Friday with two day shipping...it shipped on friday which meant it wouldn't get there till Tuesday morning(2 day shipping they dont count/work weekends?)
anyways...the package gets delivered late on Tuesday...I call my house to see if its there, ppl say it isnt there. I call fedex and they delivered to 505 King Dr not 585 King Rd
not only did they get the number wrong but the Street as well.
I call them and say I will go pick it up at the house they mis-delivered. Instead THEY pick it up and the driver proceeds to tell me that though I am less than a block away it will be 3 hours before she can meet me. I say deliver it at the end of the day or refund my money. They dont deliver it till Thursday at 5 pm.
I will never use fedex again. 10/15/2009 1:23:18 PM |
AstralAdvent All American 9999 Posts user info edit post |
I'm a competent individual who can enter my address and i don't live in the bronx
so i've never had any of my goods stolen.
I'm AstralAdvent and i approved this message. 10/15/2009 1:25:52 PM |
IRSeriousCat All American 6092 Posts user info edit post |
i have also had UPS deliver after 7pm. they're supposed to have items get there by 7. i waited until 8pm one day and when i got back to the house 15 minutes later there was a note saying they tried to deliver and i wasn't there so i would have to wait until the next attempt.
i imagine neither fed ex or ups really give a shit, since so many businesses will use them no matter what, but i've never had an issue with fed ex and ups has given me issues every time except for the last 2. 10/15/2009 1:39:09 PM |
BigMan157 no u 103353 Posts user info edit post |
USPS for life
they work on saturdays 10/15/2009 1:40:46 PM |
IRSeriousCat All American 6092 Posts user info edit post |
how can private practice ever compete with a government run entity 10/15/2009 1:44:26 PM |
craptastic All American 6115 Posts user info edit post |
My package has been in Nashville for nearly 48 hours 10/19/2009 3:32:54 AM |
hooksaw All American 16500 Posts user info edit post |
^^ Quite nicely actually. (The economic downturn has hurt domestic deliveries and growth, though.)
United Parcel Service
Quote : | "A weakened dollar helped international deliveries grow sharply." |
Quote : | "'Brown' transports more than 15.6 million packages and business documents every day, helping it grow revenue by 7.5% last year [2007]. Labor troubles at FedEx and a restructuring at DHL, the company's two biggest rivals, also helped boost U.S. sales." |
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2008/snapshots/2071.html
v.
Postal Service Pares Closings List to 371 Facilities
Quote : | "Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Postal Service, expecting a deficit of at least $5 billion this year, pared the number of offices and branches it’s considering for closure to 371 from the 413 announced last month." |
Quote : | " The Postal Service could save $20 million to $100 million by closing facilities, Postmaster General John Potter said yesterday in a speech at the National Press Club in Washington. He said closures are only part of the changes necessary to return to profitability, as a recession and electronic communications erode mail volume." |
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aj1oJ1304Qmw10/19/2009 5:08:02 AM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
this is why you should just hand deliver your packages 10/19/2009 8:04:57 AM |
LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "10/19/2009 03:20:00 DEPARTURE SCAN[I] ROANOKE, VA, US 10/18/2009 23:41:00 LOCATION SCAN[I] ROANOKE, VA, US 10/18/2009 15:51:00 DEPARTURE SCAN[I] LOUISVILLE, KY, US 10/17/2009 03:29:00 LOCATION SCAN[I] LOUISVILLE, KY, US 10/17/2009 03:07:00 UNLOAD SCAN[I] LOUISVILLE, KY, US 10/17/2009 02:30:00 ARRIVAL SCAN[I] LOUISVILLE, KY, US 10/16/2009 19:53:00 DEPARTURE SCAN[I] ONTARIO, CA, US 10/16/2009 17:42:00 ORIGIN SCAN[I] ONTARIO, CA, US 10/16/2009 04:17:18 BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED[M] " |
This is whats been going on with my package from newegg after i paid for "overnight shipping" last thursday.
WTF10/19/2009 8:06:18 AM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
package pwnt. stay in warehouse. 10/19/2009 8:06:55 AM |
Optimum All American 13716 Posts user info edit post |
bouncy bouncy 10/19/2009 8:13:21 AM |
LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
can you get your money back for next day ground when it doesnt happen next day? 10/19/2009 8:14:05 AM |
Optimum All American 13716 Posts user info edit post |
[no] 10/19/2009 8:16:44 AM |
ScHpEnXeL Suspended 32613 Posts user info edit post |
lol i remember my buddy who worked at UPS during college. apparently it was common for overnight stuff going from southern California to northern California to get fucked up and end up in NC. obviously that stuff was late
not to mention them playing games like "fragile = projectile" 10/19/2009 8:34:19 AM |
IRSeriousCat All American 6092 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "how can private practice ever compete with a government run entity" |
i was being facetious citing the complaints some people parrot in regards to the public option.10/19/2009 9:05:34 AM |
ambrosia1231 eeeeeeeeeevil 76471 Posts user info edit post |
hooksaw isn't known for his ability to pick up on things like that 10/19/2009 9:37:06 AM |
LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
great. thanks UPS for the raping. please just send my package soon 10/19/2009 10:59:17 AM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
6/11/2010 1:25:06 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
FedEx's system of having the customer hand write the shipping information on an airbill and then having the employee key it in is a huge waste of time that leads to tons of errors. I've had packages mis-delivered on several occasions due to errors on their part and it's such a pain standing there for several minutes while they hen peck at the keyboard to enter the info that you wasted your time filling out in the first place.
They should seriously look into replacing employees with a kiosk that allows you to input the data and print the shipping label yourself. That way if incorrect information is entered there is nobody to blame but yourself. 6/11/2010 1:41:00 PM |
DeltaBeta All American 9417 Posts user info edit post |
I used to rail on and on about FedEx and UPS, until my former company started having things sent to us via DHL. Man oh man DHL made them look like Omnipotent & Benevolent Gods of Package Delivery. 6/11/2010 1:47:46 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
DHL is the only one I would never do business with again. It should have been a sign when they fucked up my first shipment with them and tacked on two of someone else's shipments onto my first bill. Fuck DHL to hell.
You'd think it would be really easy to get two packages removed from your bill when they don't have your account number or signature written on the airbill, but you'd be surprised! What a terrible company.
[Edited on June 11, 2010 at 1:56 PM. Reason : l] 6/11/2010 1:54:50 PM |
DeltaBeta All American 9417 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah I wanted to just run around screaming FUCK YEAH when they ceased US operations. 6/11/2010 1:55:51 PM |
m52ncsu Suspended 1606 Posts user info edit post |
i jut have stuff sent to me at work so there is someone to sign for it, although now the apartment complex i'm in has someone up front to sign for everything 6/11/2010 2:05:03 PM |
CarZin patent pending 10527 Posts user info edit post |
I hate UPS as well.
My biggest gripe lately is that they are not honoring the signature requirement waiver. They have made it an option so that the shipper can disallow the waiver from working (in other words, I tell UPS that no signature is required when they deliver, but the shipper decides thats not good enough, and they veto that).
Its a real bitch if you have a job and sorts, and arent there when they deliver. Huge pain in the ass. And its happening on stupid ass things now. I got a USED BLOWER for the A/C in my car that costs $65. Waiver was overwritten. Took me 3 extra days to get the damned thing.
FUCK YOU UPS. 6/11/2010 2:20:20 PM |
th3oretecht All American 15539 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I tell UPS that no signature is required when they deliver, but the shipper decides thats not good enough, and they veto that" |
this sounds like something you need to take up with the shipper6/11/2010 3:12:00 PM |
evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
^^that's why you just have everything delivered to your work
it always gets signed for that way
that's what i do, at least 6/11/2010 3:22:43 PM |
EMCE balls deep 89740 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah, I had to have some ish rush delivered to me once, and they used UPS
UPS delivered it to the wrong house. When I called about it, all they could tell me was "my driver says he delivered it to your house, and put it on your doorstep. I mentioned that "I've been home all day waiting on this delivery, and no one has come to my house".
I had to do some detective work, and realized that they delivered it to a house 3 doors down from me, and placed the package between the screen door and the normal door (out of view).
Fucking idiots. I'm glad I got my package, because it was very time sensitive.
[Edited on June 11, 2010 at 3:35 PM. Reason : aaa] 6/11/2010 3:30:56 PM |
AlaskanGrown I'm Randy 4693 Posts user info edit post |
Hmm 4/30/2011 5:02:35 PM |
GeniuSxBoY Suspended 16786 Posts user info edit post |
They have to delivery and fail three times before you can come pick it up at the warehouse. 4/30/2011 5:03:31 PM |
Joie begonias is my boo 22491 Posts user info edit post |
lol. the two fed ex guys know me on a first name basis. i online shop WAY WAY too much (its actually embarrassing)
i once had a package have the wrong number on it (same street) and they brought it to me anyway (they made sure i was expecting something).
that being said im lucky to never ever having a problem with them! (crossing my fingers)
[Edited on April 30, 2011 at 5:07 PM. Reason : wsfd] 4/30/2011 5:06:47 PM |
CEmann All American 1913 Posts user info edit post |
I got an overnight package that was supposed to come in at 10:30am a day late and at 3:45pm. way to go 4/30/2011 5:25:20 PM |
Chief All American 3402 Posts user info edit post |
They stay in good shape financially mainly from medium to large businesses or government locations. Many businesses don't really care about shipping costs if their profit margins are good enough or the customer needs it that badly and the customer gets billed for it. In Charlotte we'd send overnight early AM shipments with UPS mostly ranging in the $500-700 range for just a couple heavy boxes for a customer out near the sticks outside Wilmington when our express courier services are booked up. That shipping cost to a power plant or biopharm location is nothing compared to waiting an extra 4 hours and possibly days of downtime losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in production for a $200 part. That usually speaks poorly for the customer's logistical or inventory planning dept but shit happens and they're willing to eat that cost without blinking an eye so long as it gets there and gets them back up. We've had UPS fuck up once or twice doing that but it's an extremely low percentage overall, most of the time it's been UPS ground shipments. They monitor Next Day Air or Early AM deliveries a lot more closely due to the nature of the expedited shipment. Same goes for Fedex. USPS we don't even look at as an option. 4/30/2011 10:23:38 PM |
joepeshi All American 8094 Posts user info edit post |
I had a blu-ray player sent in that was under warranty w/ Samsung. Once returned I found that UPS has smashed the whole front corner of the player. UPS had to get me a new one and Samsung upgraded me to the 2010 version. I'm not sure if I hate UPS or if I should thank them. 4/30/2011 10:54:48 PM |