UPS Warning

[Chris Trask]

On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Ed Goss wrote:

> Hello,
>      I used to be a big fan of UPS, and I even wrote off the
> occasional horror story as "statistically insignificant."  But let me
> share this morning's experience:
>

        <<MASSIVE SNIPPING>>

>
>      If you choose to use UPS, be ready for some surprises.  And if
> you insist on using them, you better put something like "cast iron
> ingot" on the contents line...don't dare put "rare Chinese vase" or
> you will live to regret it.
>

        I stopped using UPS many years ago when they demanded that I
double-box unpopulated PC boards as they were related to electronics.
The post office is very often cheaper, and they now have merchandise
tracking just like UPS.

Chris


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