gk4ever said:
UPS does not charge extra for crushing your package (which has often been my experience when receiving boxes they ship)!
Gene
No Freakin' $#*+#^%.....!!!!!!
I have not been happy with UPS.
Over the last 4-5 years and I would be making a guess on number of packages via UPS, but I will throw out a guess of about 50 packages.
Of those packages, I have probably received:
- about 4-5 damaged packages
- One package lost and never found (a custom knife - at a good price - that will be near impossible to find again...!!! :grumpy: )
- And about another 5-7 packages late delivery (per their own tracking system) at anywhere from 1 to 5 days late!!!!
That is horrible service!!!!! :thumbdn: :thumbdn: :thumbdn:
I have only had one single problem out of all of the packages shipped to me via USPS Priority!!!!!.... so far :thumbup: -
BUT, that one item damaged could (and should) have been blamed on the shipper for improperly / POORLY packaging the item!!!!
*** I could argue the fact that most of the packages damaged by UPS could likely have been avoided if the shipper had packaged properly/better as well.
But, when you consider I have probably received 3-4 times as many packages total from USPS including 3-4 times as many packages that have been improperly (or poorly) packaged and only one of those was damaged, I would still ultimately argue that
USPS Priority is MUCH better at handling packages than UPS!!!!
Further,
USPS Priority is cheaper than UPS!!!!!!! (Unless, the package is heavy???? - and even then, USPS Priority has a "Flat Rate Box" - Fixed regardless of weight as long as it fits in the box - Boxes have a big Red "Flat Rate" circle - ** The Flat Rate boxes are almost always more expensive than regular Priority unless package is very heavy!) (UPS will probably be cheaper if boxes are a certain size and weight, but almost never with knives....)
And
USPS Priority is FASTER than UPS - 1-3 days vs. 1-5 days (90% of the time it seems to be about 2 days for Priority vs. 4-5+ days for UPS).
I don't think I have ever had a USPS Priority package ever take more than 3 days.
USPS ground has only been used a few times. They are slower and random on delivery times, but I haven't had anything lost yet. I am just nervous about "packages" of any value being shipped via USPS ground (read = "low priority"!!!). You never know how long it will be till they show up.
.... on the other hand with Busse and Swamp Rat, you never know when anything will show up anyway.....
If nothing else, I wish they would at least send an email notice the day the package has shipped so we can anticipate a package.... although, if I am asking, faster shipping would be better.
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