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Post Icon Posted: June 21 2004,7:11 pm Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
OK, a little rant here.

I have bought alot of pieces and parts for variouse projects over the last couple years.  Most of the stuff get's shipped UPS, with a liberal dosing of Fed-Ex and USPS.  I even got an engine block next day air one time (but that is a different story).  Anyway, the last 2 times I've had stuff shipped UPS it's been a huge hassle.

First were a set of Cylindar Heads for my tow rig motor.  1st UPS says they won't deliver packages that heavy to a residential address.  WHAT????  I call my local (when I was still in Colorado) UPS guy and ask him the same question.  He's never heard of that, Joe (the UPS guy) delivers overwieght packages all day long, it just costs a few $$ more.  So I call back the seller, but he allready went with Fed-Ex ground (which takes about a week longer than it should, that's why I don't use those guys very often either).

OK, so I buy this Vertex Mag in Texas, the seller wants to COD it.  I'm not to thrilled, but ok, we'll do it that way.  It's scheduled to be delivered last Thursday, I had to work, but Andrew was off (and stuck at the house since I had his truck :D ), so no biggy.  Well, they focked up the shipment and it took an extra day to get here.  UPS tries to deliver on Friday, but no-one is home, you know that work thing.  Rescheduled for Monday (today) between 10 and 2.  So I wait around the house, and burn a day off waiting for the big brown truck to show up with my Mag.  Nothing... Nada... no show.  So I call customer service and they have no idea where the Mag is, should be on the truck, but it wasn't delivered... so where is it???

This is about as much fun as taking a shower in gasoline.   :beat  :beat

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Post Icon Posted: June 21 2004,7:13 pm Post # 2 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
But their drivers are cuter than fed ex's. :love  :rotflmao
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OK, update.  Just went and checked the tracking #... the package was missed on the truck (the driver focked up) and is scheduled for delivery tomorrow.

Anyone want to guess why tomorrow is really bad for a package delivery at my house??  It has something to do with me working nights this week.   :angry

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Post Icon Posted: June 21 2004,7:32 pm Post # 4 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
That is why I have all my shit sent to where the wife works, that way I know I'll get it!. :good At home it could take a month, the bastards always come right after I leave!.. :(  :laugh
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Post Icon Posted: June 21 2004,7:38 pm Post # 5 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Quote (GoFastRacer @ June 21 2004,7:32 pm)
That is why I have all my shit sent to where the wife works, that way I know I'll get it!. :good At home it could take a month, the bastards always come right after I leave!.. :(  :laugh

Yeah, I used to have a couple places that I could have stuff shipped to, but since I've moved I'm stuck with having things sent to the house.

I feel better after ranting, and I'm glad they found the package, I just hope they don't show up till after noon tomorrow.  :D

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I'm very fortunate to have an excellent UPS driver who comes by regularly. If no one's home, he just slips the package into the garage for me, or if it's C.O.D. and I'm not home, he'll drop back by a couple times before heading back in. :good

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If you have a regular driver in your area, talk to him and he'll tell you what his normal schedule is give or take. The guy here is pretty well on time it's just me, for some reason every fkn time I'm due for a pckage to come, I have to be somewhere else!. :angry  :laugh
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Quote (Bullitt Bob @ June 21 2004,7:49 pm)
I'm very fortunate to have an excellent UPS driver who comes by regularly. If no one's home, he just slips the package into the garage for me, or if it's C.O.D. and I'm not home, he'll drop back by a couple times before heading back in. :good

That is a cool deal!.. :good
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Post Icon Posted: June 21 2004,7:52 pm Post # 9 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
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If you have a regular driver in your area, talk to him and he'll tell you what his normal schedule is give or take. The guy here is pretty well on time it's just me, for some reason every fkn time I'm due for a pckage to come, I have to be somewhere else!. :angry  :laugh

Well if I remeber tomorrow through the fog of sleep, I'll ask if the driver is on his regular route or not.  It does pay to get to know these people.  :good

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Quote (Sleek-Jet @ June 21 2004,7:52 pm)
Well if I remeber tomorrow through the fog of sleep, I'll ask if the driver is on his regular route or not.  It does pay to get to know these people.  :good

An ice cold soda for the driver will pay huge dividends in future deliveries. Keep that in mind. :good

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Yep, things work both ways!. :D  :good  :good
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Post Icon Posted: June 22 2004,6:14 am Post # 12 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
anyone seen that new DHL commercial with the fedex truck and the ups truck stopped oppisite sides of railroad tracks when a train is going by. I swear that area looks like Rice Road on HWY62 to me

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Yep I seen it, does kinda look like that area!.. :rolleyes
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I think this big brown truck driver has left big brown skidmarks in his shorts. :rotflmao

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Yep I seen it, does kinda look like that area!.. :rolleyes

also noticed that the freight engines are the Arizona & California railroad which is in Parker

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Post Icon Posted: June 22 2004,6:30 am Post # 16 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I have never had a problem with UPS, but have had lotsa late deliveries and "Lost" (Stolen?) items from FedEx and Airborne Express.
I purchase alot from Summit and they use to use both FedEx and UPS for my deliveries until 1 day when I placed 2 different orders within 1 hour of each other.  Both orders shipped the same day.  UPS made it here to my house the next day, while FedEx made it in 6 days :rolleyes
Since then, I have contacted Sunnit and told them to put a note with my customer number/profile to ship UPS ONLY.



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I have pretty good luck with Fedex ground, UPS is a little more money than Fedex but do a good job.  I've actually found USPS Priority Mail works real good.

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Quote (GoFastRacer @ June 21 2004,7:32 pm)
That is why I have all my shit sent to where the wife works, that way I know I'll get it!. :good At home it could take a month, the bastards always come right after I leave!.. :(  :laugh

She probably appreciats that (see my post above)  :love
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Quote (BigBoyToys @ June 22 2004,6:30 am)
I have never had a problem with UPS, but have had lotsa late deliveries and "Lost" (Stolen?) items from FedEx and Airborne Express.
I purchase alot from Summit and they use to use both FedEx and UPS for my deliveries until 1 day when I placed 2 different orders within 1 hour of each other.  Both orders shipped the same day.  UPS made it here to my house the next day, while FedEx made it in 6 days :rolleyes
Since then, I have contacted Sunnit and told them to put a note with my customer number/profile to ship UPS ONLY.

Which wharehouse did the Fed-Ex package come out of??  Summit started shipping stuff out of their Ohio wharehouse a couple years ago.  It takes about 5-6 days for stuff to get here from Ohio, but if it's shipped out of the Sparks, NV wharehouse it's usually here in 2.  

Fed-Ex ground is the old Roadway Package System (RPS), they were notoriouse for overdue shipments and lost/stolen items.  Fed-Ex bought Roadway shipping several years ago and got into the reagular shipping business.  As far as I'm concerned they should have stayed in the priority shipping bizz.

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Quote (GoFastRacer @ June 21 2004,7:32 pm)
That is why I have all my shit sent to where the wife works, that way I know I'll get it!. :good At home it could take a month, the bastards always come right after I leave!.. :(  :laugh

NO WAY IN HELL I WOULD HAVE THE UPS GUY - GIVE MY WIFE A PACKAGE - -  THAT'S SICK .- LMAO  JK ART - AND WHEN YOU DO - YOUR RIGHT THEY ALWAYS COME ( NICE SPL) WHEN YOU LEAVE - BUIHAHHAHAAHA

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Anyone want to guess why tomorrow is really bad for a package delivery at my house??  It has something to do with me working nights this week.   :angry

We are lucky....if the driver can get in the gates and passed the dogs when we aren't home...he'll just leave it on the doorstep...Pat (that's our UPS driver) never gets a signature...just gets a sh*tload of dogs in his truck!  :rotflmao
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Well, big brown redeamed themselves once again.  Just before I left for work the big brown truck arrived, money was exchanged, and I now own a Vertex Magneto.

I kept trying to get Andrew to hold one of the spark plug wires while I spun the mag, but he wouldn't do it.  :D  :eek

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Quote (GoFastRacer @ June 21 2004,7:32 pm)
That is why I have all my shit sent to where the wife works, that way I know I'll get it!. :good At home it could take a month, the bastards always come right after I leave!.. :(  :laugh

NO WAY IN HELL I WOULD HAVE THE UPS GUY - GIVE MY WIFE A PACKAGE - -  THAT'S SICK .- LMAO  JK ART - AND WHEN YOU DO - YOUR RIGHT THEY ALWAYS COME ( NICE SPL) WHEN YOU LEAVE - BUIHAHHAHAAHA

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