UPS et al

[Michael NØXY]

I also have never had anything damaged that I packed, but I have seen 
things coming to me that were damaged. In every case it was because it 
was not packaged properly. One of those cases was packed at a shipping 
place like Mail Room or something. (not sure any more of the name of the 
business)

I know this has been beat to death on every reflector there is and will 
continue to be brought up until someone invents teleportation, but I 
think fed ex and ups are only actually responcible for a very small 
percentage of damage. (reminds me of the box I got with an SX-71 in it 
that obviously had been run through by a forklift!)(but I won, it only 
got the glass) (but the broken glass cut the dial string, HI)

I have no great love for either company, but I think they do a good job. 
Look at the volume they handle. I certainly would not profess to know 
more about that than they do. Stuff happens sometimes, and my shorts 
remain in place.   :-)

Michael
N0XY

Jerry Forwood wrote:
> I work for a company that receives and ships via both UPS and FedX daily.  In the past 15+ years we have never had a problem.  However we use good packaging and receive from comercial shippers that do the same.
> I have had problems with packages received at home with items shipped by private parties.  I think the problem is more with the shippers than with the shipping companies.
> If UPS and FexX were as bad as people on this list seem to say, I doubt that they would be still in business.  Who would use them?
> Put the blame where it belongs, with the people doing the packing.  I don't our 15+ years experience is just a fluke!
> 
> 73 de Jerry, KØEJF
> E.J.(Jerry) Forwood
> 
> -- FRED HOLNAGEL <w7prv at TELEPORT.COM> wrote:
> Re: Package smashers. Maybe I'm lucky but since 1999, I have shipped over 1500 packages to members of the reflector and E-bay to the world, no exceptions. I have never had a package contents damaged using UPS, Fed-Ex, or USPS. Maybe I'm packaging correctly? I have, however received goods packed loosely with crumpled newspaper, tubes left in sockets and dangling power cords scratching panels. I do not use packaging services! FWIW. Fred W7PRV
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