UPS woes

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Wed Feb 21 16:01:42 2001

A big part of the problem is that they seldom remember to leave the little
yellow tag. That's why I didn't find the run-over tape drive right away.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Maslin" <donm_at_cts.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: UPS woes


>
>
> On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, John Foust wrote:
>
> > At 10:17 PM 2/20/01 -0700, Richard Erlacher wrote:
> > >When the UPS guy delivered it, I was still at work, so instead of putting
the
> > >package somewhere out of the way or delivering it the next day, the package
was
> > >left in the driveway where it led into the covered portion of the carport.
> >
> > That's 100% UPS policy for residential delivery: they can leave it
> > seemingly anywhere unless the sender has paid extra for
> > signature verification. My favorite location is in the bushes,
> > where it will be found months later after the weather has
> > attacked it. (For those of you in California, "weather" can
> > be things like rain, the frozen rain we call "snow", etc.)
> >
> > Think about the alternative: UPS trucks driving endlessly to
> > attempt to deliver packages to residential addresses where
> > no one is there to accept the package...
> >
> > - John
> >
>
> Not too many years ago, they used to leave a little yellow form advising
> that they would try again on the following day or you could call the
> distribution site and arrange to pick it up yourself. Presumably, they
> have concluded that paying claims under the current system is less
> costly than under the old.
>
> - don
>
>
>
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