Rant on shipping

[5030]

Our pup has all the delivery drivers trained now. They all come with a biscuit and that makes him happy (and contributes to his weight too).

 

[NoTrespassing]

Talked to my dad the other night. He's talking about retiring from his rural route because they can't get a substitute driver for when he wants to take vacation or doctor appointments. He's going to wait until February on his 60th anniversary if he actually retires. I think about the 1st 10 years he was a sub.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

 

[BravoXray]

Everyone rags on the USPS, but I personally have never had a bad experience sending packages with them, and I've sent a lot of them. I have had problems with UPS and FEDEX though. DHL has always been good too.

 

[mrmikey]

I think I've posted a similar picture before on this thread, this was taken yesterday, in the rain, read the sign on the door. Best part, this is the proof of delivery pic the driver took and sends you for delivery confirmation. I even used to have a second notice stuck to the bottom of the door, they used to lean the package against it. For reference, the garage lean to is a 5 second walk from the door.
Only one company, Intelicom can't understand, Purolator, FedEx, USPS, Canada Post all have no problem. I suppose if they renamed their company Stupidcom it wouldn't make much sense although it would be more accurate.

 

[thepumpguysc]

I had a 72” tv delivered yesterday by Fed-up..
I knew it was coming so I went and got a “hand truck” out of the shop and wheeled it to the front of the house..
When the truck got there, I watched him wrestle it out of the truck and stand there..
He didn’t have a helper OR a hand truck.. he just stood there about 25-30 yards away from the house..
I guess if I didn’t come out of the house, he would have drug it thru the yard.??
I grabbed the hand truck and walked out to him..
Get this:: he says, WOW, YOUR PREPARED.!!
I laughed and said, yeah, I’d of made a good Marine..
He tilted the box onto the hand truck and off I went..
It was effortless..

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

I wish they would read the delivery instructions.

I have a job box chained down next to the mailbox, that says in big reflective letters,

6” letters - PARCEL BOX

4” Letter - UPS, FedEx, AND USPS

4” letters - LEAVE PARCELS HERE

They have to drive past it to get to the house.

 

[tallyho8]

We were watching TV when we heard a truck blowing its horn by our front door. I went to see and it was a Fed Ex truck with a young minority girl driving. I walked to the drivers door and she reached out the window to hand me a small package. She remarked "I didn't want to get out of the truck because I saw your Beware of Dog sign on the front gate."

 

[Dftodd]

Everyone rags on the USPS, but I personally have never had a bad experience sending packages with them, and I've sent a lot of them. I have had problems with UPS and FEDEX, though. DHL has always been good, too.

I was disappointed when DHL stopped doing domestic shipping. They used to be our preferred method.

We've had issues with USPS getting mail to the correct household in the neighborhood. But it's new, and there are 3 separate lockbox locations where a portion of the neighborhood mail gets delivered to. There are about 20 mail boxes and 5 package boxes per pedestal. There are 80 boxes at the spot where I collect my mail. Each house is assigned a box with the addresses labeled inside the open door. I've received my next-door neighbors plus a couple of other neighbors whose house number is 1 digit from mine.

It's not a big deal if the item will fit through the outgoing mail slot, so the mail person can put it in the correct box the next day.

I've run into the issue where the item wouldn't fit through the mail slot. So now I'm left with 2 options. Deliver the package to the correct house. Or try to make it to the post office the next day when the counter is open and give it to the clerk.

 

[Jstpssng]

I can't complain. Yesterday I placed an order with Cabela's for a cooler and a scope. By the end of the day I had received a tracking number for the scope, with projected delivery of tomorrow. I finally got tracking info on the cooler tonight... after it was sitting in my driveway.