Re: RC: UPS--Positive Feedback :)

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Roberta Jo Lieberman wrote:

> I had a surprisingly _good_ experience with UPS last summer.
>
> When I moved from Maryland to California, I decided to ship all of my
> computer equipment (plus a bunch of other stuff that didn't make it onto
> the van) so it would all would *be here* shortly after I arrived. I
> packed about 10 boxes, weighed them out myself per UPS and wrote a check
> for the total based on the weights. Set it all out on the front porch.
> The morning they were scheduled to go out, I realized I had one extra
> box that wasn't on the manifest. I left it on the deck with the others,
> fingers crossed. If it had been lost, I would have no way to track it or
> identify it.
>
> All eleven boxes showed up within the next week in Calif. I had some
> anxious moments. The only damage was a busted mouse (go figure), which
> UPS did reimburse me for.
>
> I've always thought that UPS was a class act, relatively speaking....I'm
> much more nervous shipping USPS.
>
> Just my $0.02.
>
> Bobbie (about to ship out to NM)
>
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I am a UPS fan. I have a good rep and a great driver.  That all helps.

USPS lost 4 International Packages last year. I just got paid...takes about
a YEAR for them to figure it all out.

I no longer ship Int'l USPS...even insured.


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Teddy Lancaster
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