Tac one found in a ditch on the side of the road

[Nitroduck]

This is the second time they've screwed up on me though.......last time they delivered a guitar to another house on my street and they brought it up..........sad sad sad.

[dyeguy65]

i dont despise UPS, however, i make note to avoid using it. they havent lost a package yet, but it got held up for a good week and a half (halfway to its destination i might add) i thought they lost it because i wasnt getting any updates. it was nerve racking, but it got there. and is it me or do they charge more than USPS?

-dyeguy65

[Paintball_4_Fun]

[rx2]

They all have their problems. I know - my company ships several hundred packages a day through all services. So far, Airborne/DHL has crushed the most (union guys!) and have been the slowest to complete claims (and sometimes have late deliveries), but they are the cheapest. UPS has been the best as far as customer service when they do screw up, but they have made the most misdeliveries, and have done the worst with getting signatures (I have had sig. required stuff delivered to empty houses blocks away from the customer). FedEx has been somewhere in between - fast and pretty reliable, with OK customer support, and OK pricing. Roadway doesn't really apply here...
In any case, I would not ship something fragile wirh Airborne, I would be wary shipping something urgent or of high value with UPS, and I would not ship something with FedEx if I need to get a good shipping rate (although they have been making up lately by getting things delivered a day early).

So it goes - pick your poison.

[FallNAngel]

Now, most people would think, ok, how did UPS screw up, they delivered to the correct address. Well, two ways...first a signature was required for delivery and two a moron could tell the house was vacant, there wasn't even curtains on the windows.

I can agree that UPS didn't get a signature, but vacant or not, they delivered to the correct address. Although I could be wrong, I don't think their job isn't to determine if they should deliver a package based on whether or not they think there's someone living there. For all they knew, perhaps the delivery guy though someone was supposed to be moved in by then and just running a day late on doing so.