Can UPS be listed as one of those "4 letter words"?

[84dragcutlass]

Where im at UPS is better then FedEx, I ordered a couch from bass pro and after waiting over a month for it to be special made (it was camo) and sent out for delivery the FedEx guy unloads the pallet with his little pallet cart and takes it over to the driveway at my old house which was at the beginning of a pretty good downward hill, and took it right to the edge where it proceeded to go off the edge and slam down on the ground. Thankfully it was ok but I made sure he stood there the entire time I looked it over and told him I didn't care if the rest of his stuff was late he messed up

 

[marcar1993]

You guys are missing an important step. I don't care how nice your driver is, these items get loaded and unloaded several times.
I worked at fedex for a very short time, and have friends who work there, ups, usps, and amazon. No shipper is better than another. It is luck of the draw as to who handles your package and if it takes the abuse. Just pack it the best you can and go with the cheapest one.

 

[TURNA]

On hold for 19 minutes so far with the F-UPS.

Was supposed to get a delivery never showed up.

Now the tracking for the last 3 days says

Due to operating conditions, your package may be delayed. / Delivery will be rescheduled

I guess one of the preloaders treated them selves to an early Christmas gift.

There is a reason they get searched and have to walk through metal detectors when they leave the building.

 

[marcar1993]

I doubt it was stolen, they have tight security. I'd bet that it was misrouted and is enjoying hawaii right now, lost, or damaged.

 

[Texas82GP]

I have no great love for either FedEx or UPS. They both incentivize fast, fast, fast, not get it there in one piece. When your stuff shows up damaged, unless if it was run over by the truck (seen before) or something similarly violent, then the responsibility lies with the seller in my opinion. Everyone knows how the box is going to be treated, no matter who the shipper is. It makes me crazy the way sheet metal is packed. You pay all this money for a door skin, or a rocker panel, or a hood and it shows up bent because of the cheap-*ss packaging. I can pack stuff to survive cross country. I've shipped a tri-power setup for an FE Ford all the way to Denmark. I've shipped a BW T-10 (cast iron) four speed all the way to Holland. My dad has packed fenders for Galaxie's and shipped them cross country. It can be done. It takes a little care and a little pride in what you do. That's it. There's nothing magical about building or packing a box.

To give credit, some outfits do much better than others. The reproduction sheet metal industry is the worst in my opinion. I'll give kudos to G-Force. My crossmember was very well packed and the box showed up completely in tact, and that thing is heavy.

 

[84GP455]

I heard Fed-Ex and UPS are going to merge.........they are changing the name by popular demand to Fed-UP !

 

[ItsnotaGN]

U
People
Suck
Watched a UPS driver almost die. He rolls in our shop back in the day with a custom BBC crank marked FRA GEE LE standing up on his cart as Ed, the owner of said crank walks over from the machine shop area. Driver stops cart gives it a little tilt, the crank goes over, hits the ground with a resounding DONG. The next words heard were "You Mother F%^*er!' as Ed chased said driver back to his truck. If the truck wasn't running with the door open, I don't know how that would have ended. A supervisor came the next day and picked up the cart and crankshaft, and a new one came about 2 weeks later, but you're right Jared, how many times was that crank dropped before the final insult?

 

[TURNA]

A big **** U!!!!!!!

Goes out to UPS for not delivering TWO yes TWO!!!! Second day airs today!!!

83+ dollars gone in shipping costs!!

And the refund goes to the shipper.

Hopefully they will reimburse me.

 

[a.graham52]

I use to work for USPS and on occasion would see ups at the post office. I asked if I could grab my package from ups while they were there and it would also save then a trip to my house. I remember watching that girl walk over boxes labeled HP and what ever other co.outer related boxes were there that I can't think of them of atm. I'll never forget that