28 Oct
2011
28 Oct
'11
4:04 a.m.
On Thu, 27 Oct 2011, Paul Anderson wrote:
I have shipped both UPS, Fed-Ex, and many others over
the years. For a
number of reasons I prefer Fed-Ex.
One DEC terminal in particular I ship in a new 24x24x20 box. It weighs
between 35-40 pounds and I've shipped dozens over the years. I had a
request to ship 3 Fed-Ex ground and thought nothing of it. A week
later, I had to ship another and the person at the counter, who I've
known for years, asked if one of the last batch was damaged. I said
yes, and he replied it was probably because it was shipped ground. I
thought about it, and I had never shipped one ground before.
FedEx contracts out their ground service, AFAIK. My experience with them
as a recipient has been horrible. They left a badly damaged box
unprotected on my steps during a driving rain storm last year. The Amiga
600 survived, the Corvus hard drive was nicely smashed and soaked. I
simply could not believe anyone would be that sloppy.
Steve
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