[Amps] Shipping Damage

[Gary Smith]

A little sideways on this subject.  Recently, due to UPS's near over-the-top shipping fees, I have been using FedEx with excellent service.  Their (air) express rates are the same as the brown truck folks, but their ground rates are at least 30% cheaper with 5 day delivery guaranteed.  The low buck way to do this, is to go directly to the FedEx shipping center rather than send it off through the store front people.  Seems to me when the send-it-all-anywhere types touch the items, its like adding $7.00-$10.00 to the price of getting it out of town. 
Another suggestion: as i fly r/c and have had the occasion to ship some rather large packages, I have sent them via Greyhound package express.  Drawback here is you and the guy on the other end must go to the local greyhound depot to ship out and receive.  But their fees are low and the service is surprisingly quick.  Am not sure about this next, want to recall they have a $300.00 max value on items.  Suggest a look-see on that.
73,
Gary... wa6fgi
  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Will Matney 
  To: Amps at contesting.com 
  Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 9:51 AM
  Subject: Re: [Amps] Shipping Damage



   
  Hal,
   
  Most know I used to build them and what kind so I wont get into that.
  However, when I did ship with UPS, let's just say I had numerous claims. The
  claims were hardly never on a light weight package, only the heavy ones. One
  day, I asked the driver, who was a friend of mine about what was happening.
  He said that any heavy package was looked down upon by the workers. If it
  was so heavy, they'd simply drop it on the concrete floor, or off a loading
  dock. Especially if it was marked fragile or glass. They figured that the
  sense this happened, and the item was destroyed, the shipper wouldnt want to
  try it again. That's the very reason everyone started shipping transformers
  seperate and the tubes wrapped or seperate, not plugged in. The thing is,
  this costs UPS and arm and a leg in costs. One would think that the foreman
  over the workers would keep a better eye out on what's going on unless the
  foreman is in on it? Being that one of their own drivers knew what was going
  on makes you wonder if the drivers aint doing it too? Last, dont think that
  the other shippers dont do it, they all do.
   
  Best,
   
  Will
   
   
  -------Original Message-------
   
  From: Harold B. Mandel
  Date: 02/24/05 09:27:10
  To: amps at contesting.com
  Cc: fredh at pakratz.com
  Subject: [Amps] Shipping Damage
   
  There's a ham who's contacted me regarding
  damages inflicted upon his Alpha 77,
  (yet another one...), and has asked what
  people have done when U.P.S. destroys
  equipment.
   
  Perhaps your comments on shipping experiences
  would help, especially yours, Colin.
   
  Thanks!
   
  Hal Mandel
  W4HBM
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