What is wrong with UPS? - Page 3

mores · 09-29-2009, 06:25 PM

So how would you prove you didn't get a package, when the UPS guy says he delivered it ... once he chucks it anywhere on your property, it's your business to make sure it doesn't get stolen?

Anyhow, I just think it's odd.

SDRebel · 09-29-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mores

So how would you prove you didn't get a package, when the UPS guy says he delivered it ... once he chucks it anywhere on your property, it's your business to make sure it doesn't get stolen?

Anyhow, I just think it's odd.

I think if it gets lost, it is their fault, specially if signature is required

kennyc · 09-29-2009, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SDRebel

fedex delivered it at 3pm. I was planning on coming home at about 3:30 or so, since last time they got here after 5pm, but oh well....
It's now safe in my hands and best of all, it's not dead

kennyc · 09-29-2009, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mores

Funny, I stumbled across this fine specimen of a UPS delivery professional:
http://www.break.com/index/ups-man-throws-package.html

What I don't understand: does UPS just dump your stuff on your doorstep? Is this normal? Or only in rural areas?

In Austria they can only deliver something when someone signs that they got the package - which is either you or a friendly neighbor.

The shipper can require a signature or the delivery company does if the value of the delivery is big enough. But not required for a Pocket Pro from Astac.

Xerxes · 09-29-2009, 08:29 PM

Yeah, mines been stuck in one location too.

It's on time, but it looks like they throttle there service. "This will teach our customer not to give us more money!"

SAN PABLO, CA, US
09/26/2009 3:59 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
09/26/2009 1:27 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
SAN JOSE, CA, US
09/25/2009 10:35 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
09/25/2009 8:51 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN
US
09/25/2009 7:30 P.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED

theducks · 09-29-2009, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

The shipper can require a signature or the delivery company does if the value of the delivery is big enough. But not required for a Pocket Pro from Astac.

The shipper can require a signature anytime, UPS charges extra for the service to residences.
Fedex requires signatures unless a "Signature release" is on file OR you send "Signature Required".

Booze and Firearms require "Adult Signature Only" and can not be waived by any carrier.

UPS allow drivers to "Driver Release" in "safe residential areas" , where the package can be placed out of sight from passers by.

nomesque · 09-29-2009, 10:16 PM

In Australia, 'registered' mail requires a signature. However, half the posties I've come across consider that dumping the parcel on a verandah and scrawling something on their own docket counts as a 'receiver signature', and it's faster. Sigh.

griffonwing · 09-30-2009, 09:37 AM

The first time I received my PEZ, I was home. I went outside and he hand-delivered it to me. However, I looked on the package.. "Signature Required", I turned back around and the truck was already pulling out.

UPdate!

PHP Code:


			
     LENEXA, KS, US    09/29/2009     3:02 A.M.    ARRIVAL SCAN 

     LENEXA, KS, US    09/29/2009     3:43 P.M.    DEPARTURE SCAN

So it stays in Lenexa for over 12 hours? This is getting preposterous.

Let me spin this Location Wheel and see where we'll end up next.....

theducks · 09-30-2009, 11:13 AM

What you want is UPS Sonic Air service.
They hand carry your package every step and it moves on aircraft and ground, NOW.
Oh! The fee is 5 to 6 figures

KS appears to be a Hub.

It is normal for Ground packages to be sorted all day, Full-up trailers are queued for drivers (and additional drivers are scheduled when the load grows past daily normal).
Drivers leave on a schedule. Un-loaders work on a schedule. Loaders work on a schedule.

griffonwing · 09-30-2009, 11:36 AM

I know. LR is also a hub. I'm just trying to figure out why it had to go all the way down the LR, then back up past me to KS. The only think I can figure out is that since I live in AR, it had to go to an AR hub first. Then, for some unknown reason, it had to go to the KS hub for shipment to CA. All of this makes sense in a technical way, but it's still aggravating that after 3 days of actual travel, it only made it 5 hours away.

Toeknee · 09-30-2009, 12:14 PM

I guess we have to place package shipping logistics right up there with making laws and sausages. You don't want to see how it's done.

Xerxes · 09-30-2009, 03:05 PM

Well if I read mine tracker differently, they put it on a truck or something Friday night. I'll imagine it rolled out Monday and stayed on the road all Tuesday. Maybe tonight it'll make it some where new to scan where it's at now.

>_< MADNESS!
It'll be here tomorrow at least and that's all it matters.

gargoyle67 · 10-01-2009, 01:18 PM

Well I've been watching the tracking of my parcel on UPS and saw that had cleared customs, So I thought maybe I'll get it today or tomorrow. I just checked the UPS site and the latest update had this:
"We attempted to deliver your item in GREAT BRITAIN at 2:15 PM on October 1, 2009."
Pretty strange as I've been in since 1 PM and two other people as well, I didn't get a (called but you were out) slip through the door either

I do hope they have the right address on the package

I shall go down to my main post office and inquire tomorrow

kennyc · 10-01-2009, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by gargoyle67

Well I've been watching the tracking of my parcel on UPS and saw that had cleared customs, So I thought maybe I'll get it today or tomorrow. I just checked the UPS site and the latest update had this:
"We attempted to deliver your item in GREAT BRITAIN at 2:15 PM on October 1, 2009."
Pretty strange as I've been in since 1 PM and two other people as well, I didn't get a (called but you were out) slip through the door either

I do hope they have the right address on the package

I shall go down to my main post office and inquire tomorrow

Damn I hate that! It's happened to me at least twice when I had taken off work and was at home waiting!!!! Grrr!!

griffonwing · 10-01-2009, 01:38 PM

I emailed Amy and had her change my shipping address to my work, so I'll receive it here. Then I'll just take the rest of the day off after that!

09-30-2009, 09:37 AM	#38
griffonwing Suave Swabby, Savvy? Posts: 1,602 Karma: 520350 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrison, ARrrr, USA - southern Ozark mountains Device: Slate Blue PEZ (Astak Pocket Pro), CVSCX-9300 Quad-band watch phone	The first time I received my PEZ, I was home. I went outside and he hand-delivered it to me. However, I looked on the package.. "Signature Required", I turned back around and the truck was already pulling out. UPdate! PHP Code: `LENEXA, KS, US 09/29/2009 3:02 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN LENEXA, KS, US 09/29/2009 3:43 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN` So it stays in Lenexa for over 12 hours? This is getting preposterous. Let me spin this Location Wheel and see where we'll end up next..... Last edited by griffonwing; 09-30-2009 at 09:42 AM.

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09-29-2009, 06:25 PM	#31
mores Guru Posts: 834 Karma: 102419 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vienna, Austria Device: iPhone	So how would you prove you didn't get a package, when the UPS guy says he delivered it ... once he chucks it anywhere on your property, it's your business to make sure it doesn't get stolen? Anyhow, I just think it's odd.

09-29-2009, 08:29 PM	#35
Xerxes Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 90 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Houston, TX Device: Astak EZReader, Pocket Pro	Yeah, mines been stuck in one location too. It's on time, but it looks like they throttle there service. "This will teach our customer not to give us more money!" SAN PABLO, CA, US 09/26/2009 3:59 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN 09/26/2009 1:27 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN SAN JOSE, CA, US 09/25/2009 10:35 P.M. DEPARTURE SCAN 09/25/2009 8:51 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN US 09/25/2009 7:30 P.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED

09-29-2009, 10:16 PM	#37
nomesque Snooty Bestselling Author Posts: 1,485 Karma: 1000000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ipswich, QLD, Australia Device: PRS-650	In Australia, 'registered' mail requires a signature. However, half the posties I've come across consider that dumping the parcel on a verandah and scrawling something on their own docket counts as a 'receiver signature', and it's faster. Sigh.

09-30-2009, 11:13 AM	#39
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,817 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	What you want is UPS Sonic Air service. They hand carry your package every step and it moves on aircraft and ground, NOW. Oh! The fee is 5 to 6 figures KS appears to be a Hub. It is normal for Ground packages to be sorted all day, Full-up trailers are queued for drivers (and additional drivers are scheduled when the load grows past daily normal). Drivers leave on a schedule. Un-loaders work on a schedule. Loaders work on a schedule.

09-30-2009, 11:36 AM	#40
griffonwing Suave Swabby, Savvy? Posts: 1,602 Karma: 520350 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrison, ARrrr, USA - southern Ozark mountains Device: Slate Blue PEZ (Astak Pocket Pro), CVSCX-9300 Quad-band watch phone	I know. LR is also a hub. I'm just trying to figure out why it had to go all the way down the LR, then back up past me to KS. The only think I can figure out is that since I live in AR, it had to go to an AR hub first. Then, for some unknown reason, it had to go to the KS hub for shipment to CA. All of this makes sense in a technical way, but it's still aggravating that after 3 days of actual travel, it only made it 5 hours away.

09-30-2009, 12:14 PM	#41
Toeknee Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 12 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Device: Astak EZReader Pro	I guess we have to place package shipping logistics right up there with making laws and sausages. You don't want to see how it's done.

09-30-2009, 03:05 PM	#42
Xerxes Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 90 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Houston, TX Device: Astak EZReader, Pocket Pro	Well if I read mine tracker differently, they put it on a truck or something Friday night. I'll imagine it rolled out Monday and stayed on the road all Tuesday. Maybe tonight it'll make it some where new to scan where it's at now. >_< MADNESS! It'll be here tomorrow at least and that's all it matters.

10-01-2009, 01:18 PM	#43
gargoyle67 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 180249 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kobo Aura	Well I've been watching the tracking of my parcel on UPS and saw that had cleared customs, So I thought maybe I'll get it today or tomorrow. I just checked the UPS site and the latest update had this: "We attempted to deliver your item in GREAT BRITAIN at 2:15 PM on October 1, 2009." Pretty strange as I've been in since 1 PM and two other people as well, I didn't get a (called but you were out) slip through the door either I do hope they have the right address on the package I shall go down to my main post office and inquire tomorrow

10-01-2009, 01:38 PM	#45
griffonwing Suave Swabby, Savvy? Posts: 1,602 Karma: 520350 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Harrison, ARrrr, USA - southern Ozark mountains Device: Slate Blue PEZ (Astak Pocket Pro), CVSCX-9300 Quad-band watch phone	I emailed Amy and had her change my shipping address to my work, so I'll receive it here. Then I'll just take the rest of the day off after that!

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