Re: B&H puts another local camera store out of business (with my help, unfortunately)

"Rebecca Ore" <macogoense@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:macogoense-177E79.09522828052007@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> In article <135lmil8i2lvf6a@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Rita Ä Berkowitz <ritaberk2O04 @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Rebecca Ore wrote:
>>
>> >> Plus, there's no need to drive to a UPS terminal or Kinkos when UPS
>> >> simply leaves the package on your ****ch.
>> >
>> > If you live in a house.  If you don't live in a house, they don't
>> > leave at the front door or ****ch of an apartment building, even if
>> > you beg, promise to absolve them of all responsibility, and offer to
>> > sign a waiver.
>>
>> Doesn't the rental office accept packages and other deliveries?
>
> It was in West Philly and the rental office was somewhere in the
> suburbs, not in the building (8 units).  We didn't have a super on
> premises, either.
>
>>
>> > UPS guys will also pass the place, sign that they attempted delivery
>> > and nobody was home when you saw the truck roll by without stopping.
>>
>> You really need to complain to UPS cor****ate office.  They *WILL*
rectify
>> the problem.  I never had that problem with UPS.  At a hint of rain our
>> drivers will even put the package in a plastic bag even if they leave
it 
>> on
>> a covered ****ch.
>
> I tried.  It's close to impossible to find a cor****ate phone number (or
> was -- this was in the late 90s).  I had a computer go back to the guy
> who was donating it (I'd told him not to ****p via UPS and he thought I
> was kidding).  They refused to cover the insurance because it wasn't
> wrapped properly -- totally broken inside the box which had be padded
> with air pillows, not peanuts.

It still goes on today (Rita's irrelevant diatribes aside). In Canada, UPS

are essentially non-useable.  I have had them say I wasn't home (no
response 
indicated on their radio-controlled delivery do-dads while I was on the 
phone with them tracking the package!!).  I have also watched out the
window 
as the guy came up, looked at our secure entry intercom and then got back 
into his truck to back out of the driveway.  Luckily, a vehicle had driven

in behind blocking his departure while I slipped on my shoes and sprinted 
for the gate (50 yards) to catch him.
KEH once completely refunded my ****pping because of the UPS delivery 
foolishness.
I have also re****ted all to the UPS Gurus (they do have a number, but it
is 
almost impossible to find).  I even sent them a photo of our entry list to

counter the driver's contention that "he's not listed".
All-in-all UPS are the worst POS delivery service God ever put two feet 
under in Canada.  Fedex aren't much better and the couriers are a bit
above 
that.
I now have anything delivered to my Daughter's place in Bellingham (about
30 
min S of here) and it goes across the US for about US$5.00 for surface and

usually gets there in about 5-7 days.  I then go get it and clear it
coming 
back and save the interaction with the idiots.
Bob