UPS, in my mind, now stands for "Uncaring Postal Screwovers."
If you ever require something to be shipped (and have a choice), listen to the word of the wise (so to speak) and go FedEx (an extra dollar or two is worth it)!
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I also currently work at one of these shipping facilities. The other posters were spot on when they pointed out blame can usually go a lot farther than the company. The fact is that the volume we deal with either means your package will move slowly and we'll pack it very gingerly or it all moves quickly and packages are handled fairly roughly. If it is packaged well, there is nothing to worry about, and the repeat customers do pack well. As far as packages arriving late, the main cause I se...
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UPS, in my mind, now stands for "Uncaring Postal Screwovers." If you ever require something to be shipped (and have a choice), listen to the word of the wise (so to speak) and go FedEx (an extra dollar or two is worth it)!
Well I have never tried DHL but they are supposed to be good. I don't know if it is fully UPS' fault though. What if Macintosh sent the package to you though. Maybe they said they had but had forgotten to or something. That happened to me once when I bought baseball cards online. I was supposed to get it within a week but 3 weeks past before I finally got it. They had said they sent it and the money was cashed but it wasn't sent really. Did UPS give you a tracking code? If they did check the status to see what happened. You could email UPS as well to see what happened or complain. I hope you find something to do.
If there's one thing I've learned in my dealings with New Egg, it's that when they say they have shipped it, they have shipped it; they don't screw around with their customers.
If I have to ship a rather large item, then I'll ship with UPS. However, that is rarely the case and I usually just go with USPS. My package/letters get to their destination when they say they will and everything costs extremely less. I still don't understand why the "big name" shipping business have to charge so much.
DHL - Deliver Half-way Lost UPS - Undelivered Pending Shipment I'm no longer working there, but IMHO, i think FEDEX is the best out there. The online shipment tracking system is very close to being real-time. DHL & UPS is having a hard time keeping up to be frank. One of my friend had the worst experience with TNT. I'll let his pictures do the talking:-  Oooh....  Helloooo there.........  OMG.....  Poor guy......
well... to me.... i dont' really care if it's fedex or Ups. But this one time, when my brother ordered something. Fedex doesn't have the key to his appartment. So they had they left it outside. Lucky, it wasn't stolen.
QUOTE well... to me.... i dont' really care if it's fedex or Ups. But this one time, when my brother ordered something. Fedex doesn't have the key to his appartment. So they had they left it outside. Lucky, it wasn't stolen. Well they have a new system now that if someone doesn't come to their door they will take the package and leave a little thing on your door telling you a package arrived and when you can pick it up or they can deliver it again to your house. This is to keep people from stealing packages in case someone is on vacation. All the of the delivery companies have their good and bad qualities. QUOTE One of my friend had the worst experience with TNT. I'll let his pictures do the talking:- I have never heard of TNT but it might not be their fault. the person sending the printer might not have used the proper packaging for the printer. I don't see the "Fragile" on the box either. It doesn't always have to be the fault of the delivery guy. lol I am not saying it isn't their fault they should be more cautious with there packages, but that could have been dropped on the way to the post office to be delivered or whatever. You never know. I guess the key thing here is to learn not to order printers by mail.
I have had bad experiences with both FedEx and UPS, more so with FedEx. I have been unexpectedly charged large fees a few times for small things and both of them have been late with a few packages. Right now I use UPS more often than I use FedEx just because I have had less problems with UPS. I am soon going to start using DHL, perhaps I won't have as many problems with them.
I've heard (or in some cases read) a whole ton of bad reports on both companies, so I'm not really sure which one would be better, but I'm assuming no matter which route you decide to go from the beginning, you are always running the risk of slow or even worse - damaged goods being delivered to you.
I actually have something on the way right now that I purchased online last Monday. It estimated that it would be here within less than 7 days. Well, it's been more now. I thought I'd give it one more day and then I plan to do some phoning around to see how things are coming about. I always liked the joke that UPS and FedEx were going through a merger and were changing the name to FedUP to reflect both names. Still makes me chuckle even today and I haven't even heard that in so long. My mother used to tell me that one when she used to have to deal with lots of shipments from her work place. Since she's switched jobs, I haven't really heard much about delivery companies. QUOTE(Plenoptic @ Nov 22 2005, 10:51 PM) Well they have a new system now that if someone doesn't come to their door they will take the package and leave a little thing on your door telling you a package arrived and when you can pick it up or they can deliver it again to your house. This is to keep people from stealing packages in case someone is on vacation. All the of the delivery companies have their good and bad qualities. I have never heard of TNT but it might not be their fault. the person sending the printer might not have used the proper packaging for the printer. I don't see the "Fragile" on the box either. It doesn't always have to be the fault of the delivery guy. lol I am not saying it isn't their fault they should be more cautious with there packages, but that could have been dropped on the way to the post office to be delivered or whatever. You never know. I guess the key thing here is to learn not to order printers by mail.  FedEx policy is that they won't leave a package, it has to be signed for to complete it in the tracking system. They'll leave a note and come back. Now, UPS, as far as I know, will just leave a package (they left my $300 replacement cell phone on my porch, in a clearly marked t-mobile box, in the worst part of town.) As for the damaged goods... I work in a fedex shipping/distribution hub. What people don't realize is the shipping companies are very, very high voulme daily (our hub handles 23,000+ packages daily). Even if a packages is labeled fragile, it isn't always given the best treatment. Honestly, shippers need to pack better. Don't blame the courier, though, as it's 99% of the time not their fault. A lot of damaged goods are either that way when they are sent, or they are dropped accidentally in the hub, and not packed well enough to prevent damage. Also, late packages can be due to multiple problems... It can be because the shipper got it out late, and it didn't make it in time for the flight to the next distrobution center. It can be due to mislabeling or their label printer being dirty and the label not printing correctly. There are many reasons why packages can be late, but those are the main ones. Or there not being a person to receive the package. While the shipping industry is not perfect, a lot of the issues are from shippers using old/bad boxes and not packing correctly. Latest EntriesI also currently work at one of these shipping facilities. The other posters were spot on when they pointed out blame can usually go a lot farther than the company. The fact is that the volume we deal with either means your package will move slowly and we'll pack it very gingerly or it all moves quickly and packages are handled fairly roughly. If it is packaged well, there is nothing to worry about, and the repeat customers do pack well. As far as packages arriving late, the main cause I see where I work is companies getting the package to us late, or their truck arriving late. In the last few hours of the sort if we get slammed with late trucks people make mistakes sorting and it is more likely for a package to end on the wrong truck or outside a truck waiting to be taken to the correct one.Also, imho, FedEx has been the fastest shipper, with USPS as the most reliable. -reply by Loading Dude
Totally Agree
Ups Vs Fedex I always hate ordering stuff on the internet that doesn't give the option to ship FedEx. UPS is sooo slow shipping stuff by any of their methods, and I completely do not understand that when shipping soemthing from California to Louisiana, it can go from Dallas to Jackson, MS, to Memphis, TN, then to Alexandria, LA before it gets put on a local delivery truck. FedEx ground is almost always cheaper and like you said, they almost always deliver their packages early. Even the government with their USPS can get packages here on time and cheaper. -reply by stormyknightFedEx stands for federal Express and UPS stands for united PARCEL service, not postal
Had problems both from fedx amd ups. Hate dealing with them both. Will take my chances with snail mail.
QUOTE (networker @ Dec 22 2008, 05:22 PM) I worked for one of those companies once.I won't mention which one because I wouldn't want to be sued.The rate at which the trucks are loaded and unloaded is incredible. Packages are just basically thrown about,often with no regard for any 'fragile' sticker warning. If you are sending anything fragile through these companies,make sure you pad and protect it extremely well.I've seen what it's like. Well said lol theres a company which works near my area called parceline and half of the stuff they deliver has been brocken or there is something missing off the item lol.
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