USPS, Rural Deliveries ! UPS the BEST !

[Industrial Toys]

One would certainly suspect it was intentional. On the other hand, I have to pick up some 4" sockets across the border for a friend. Maybe the sockets found the computer at the end of a conveyor.

 

[Sigarms]

Just got the laptop delivered by UPS that we ordered for our daughter that is her Christmas present, outside box tore up and taped. Took pictures opened box, computer box also damaged. Took pictures and removed the laptop, and it is smashed. So not only was UPS late with getting our package here, they also destroyed it. UPS has some of the worst service out there.

I honestly believe that because it's people that make up and represent large companies that span across the US, it all comes down to the local training and customer service attitude.

I worked for a very large company that is big, and I trained people locally in that area. My favorite saying is "it's like McDonalds, you know what your going to get, you just don't know how you're going to get it". Some locations were great, some sucked. Attitude comes down from the top in my experience.

You say UPS has some of the worst service out there. Probably true from your own experiences in YOUR. So far living here for over a decade, UPS is generally the best per our own experience. Same company, just different leadership, attitudes and training vary from one area to another IMO.

Post office being government, not much you can say about them LOL

 

[Alan W.]

Guess we are lucky here. The regular and sub mailman are great. If the package wont fit in the box they leave it on my porch. They have even delivered bees for my son and set them in the shade.
The UPS driver is always the same and he will bring a package here instead of dropping it off at the PO if hes coming this way.
FedEx the same driver and courteous. Now years ago I would not have anything shipped by them, they could not find my place. I remember one time they had been trying to deliver a computer board to me for days. Always the same excuse driver could not locate me. Then one evening an old pickup came up the drive, a girl got out handed me the package and left. Dont know who she was but she didnt work for FedEx.

 

[BRMyers]

One would certainly suspect it was intentional. On the other hand, I have to pick up some 4" sockets across the border for a friend. Maybe the sockets found the computer at the end of a conveyor.

Something got the computer good. We took it back the UPS drop offsite and sent it right back. A replacement computer has already been shipped to us, due here on Monday.

 

[BRMyers]

I honestly believe that because it's people that make up and represent large companies that span across the US, it all comes down to the local training and customer service attitude.

I worked for a very large company that is big, and I trained people locally in that area. My favorite saying is "it's like McDonalds, you know what your going to get, you just don't know how you're going to get it". Some locations were great, some sucked. Attitude comes down from the top in my experience.

You say UPS has some of the worst service out there. Probably true from your own experiences in YOUR. So far living here for over a decade, UPS is generally the best per our own experience. Same company, just different leadership, attitudes and training vary from one area to another IMO.

Post office being government, not much you can say about them LOL

Well, in full disclosure, my wife is a mail carrier. She is also very active in the local union (she has been steward, VP, and formal A rep) so our mail service may be above par just because of her. She knows many of the carries throughout the different post office (knows our carrier personally) and has dealt with issues for them and helps them when there are problems.

Although that doesn't change the service we have been receiving from UPS. Generally throughout the year, the service is ok. One of the issues we have had is with our packages being misdelivered. Oddly enough they end up at the Village Hall. Since I'm on the Planning and Zoning Commission, they all know me there and will bring the package by after they closed. Although one time I had to stop and get the package, because it was to heavy for the ladies (UPS had delivered 1,000 rounds of 9mm to the wrong place).

 

[BRMyers]

I honestly believe that because it's people that make up and represent large companies that span across the US, it all comes down to the local training and customer service attitude.

I worked for a very large company that is big, and I trained people locally in that area. My favorite saying is "it's like McDonalds, you know what your going to get, you just don't know how you're going to get it". Some locations were great, some sucked. Attitude comes down from the top in my experience.

You say UPS has some of the worst service out there. Probably true from your own experiences in YOUR. So far living here for over a decade, UPS is generally the best per our own experience. Same company, just different leadership, attitudes and training vary from one area to another IMO.

Post office being government, not much you can say about them LOL

Well, in full disclosure, my wife is a mail carrier. She is also very active in the local union (she has been steward, VP, and formal A rep) so our mail service may be above par just because of her. She knows many of the carries throughout the different post office (knows our carrier personally) and has dealt with issues for them and helps them when there are problems.

Although that doesn't change the service we have been receiving from UPS. Generally throughout the year, the service is ok. One of the issues we have had is with our packages being misdelivered. Oddly enough they end up at the Village Hall. Since I'm on the Planning and Zoning Commission, they all know me there and will bring the package by after they closed. Although one time I had to stop and get the package, because it was to heavy for the ladies (UPS had delivered 1,000 rounds of 9mm to the wrong place).

 

[Sigarms]

Well, in full disclosure, my wife is a mail carrier. She is also very active in the local union (she has been steward, VP, and formal A rep) so our mail service may be above par just because of her. She knows many of the carries throughout the different post office (knows our carrier personally) and has dealt with issues for them and helps them when there are problems.

Although that doesn't change the service we have been receiving from UPS. Generally throughout the year, the service is ok. One of the issues we have had is with our packages being misdelivered. Oddly enough they end up at the Village Hall. Since I'm on the Planning and Zoning Commission, they all know me there and will bring the package by after they closed. Although one time I had to stop and get the package, because it was to heavy for the ladies (UPS had delivered 1,000 rounds of 9mm to the wrong place).

If anything gets delivered to the wrong place instead of mine, it's generally Fed Ex because they sub out our rural route and my next door neighbors house and I have long drive ways where you can't see the house from the road. No house numbers but there is a street number on the mail box if you look for both mail boxes on the road. For some reason he runs the chance of getting my stuff, but I never seem to get any of his stuff. Seems all my ammo comes in UPS, and I've had the same guy delivering it seems since I lived here.

My MIL worked for the postal service for 20 years and did pretty well for herself through hard work IMO. After getting to know my local postmaster, he seems to be of the same opinion of the postal service, which lets just say isn't the greatest. That said, for the most part, overall, we really can't complain about anyone overly hard because sooner or later we do get our packages, and they all seem to be intact.

 

[PILOON]

The FedX guy once got stuck in my drive so I hitched him out with my tractor.

Next day FexX delivered a nice 'thank you' assortment of chocolates!

 

[lilranch2001]

I wonder who "lost " their chocolates!

 

[dmccarty]

Guess we are lucky here. ... I remember one time they had been trying to deliver a computer board to me for days. Always the same excuse driver could not locate me. Then one evening an old pickup came up the drive, a girl got out handed me the package and left. Dont know who she was but she didnt work for FedEx.

A coworker recently ordered a new laptop that was delivered by FedEx. The driver said he left it at a certain spot which made NO sense what so ever. It was pretty obvious that the driver dropped the computer off at the wrong house. The coworker immediately called up FedEx and started the I did not get my package process...

A day or so later the package showed up and it was obvious the box had been opened. It was real obvious when the laptop was started and one could see finger prints on the screen from the neighbors who had opened the box. :laughing::laughing::laughing: It was past obvious when their name popped up on the login prompt. :shocked::laughing::laughing::laughing:

Coworker got a new system.

Later,
Dan