Shipping

[Jan Skirrow]

At 01:17 PM 10/6/99 -0500, Tom Byers wrote:
>In my opinion (based on my experience) the US Post Office does the best
>job of shipping.

This is confirmed by a recent US consumer survey where they shipped a bunch
of parcels containing sensors that recorded the bumps and bangs along the
way. The USPS came out quite a way ahead of the others, which included all
the big parcel outfits.

For shipping to and from Canada and other countries, there really is no
other way than the post - and I've had very good luck with stuff going all
over the world. Obvious weight limitations, but you can do a lot within the
postal limits.

OTOH, I've used UPS on quite a number of heavy radios, and found their
service fine - and the tracking system works quite well. Any problems I've
had were the result of inadequate packing. You cannot ship a heavy BA with
a couple of inches of crumpled paper or some plastic beads and expect it to
arrive in good shape.

Jan Skirrow, VE7DJX


... in sunny (sometimes rainy) Maple Bay, BC, Canada

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