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One of the reasons I always write the shipping and return addresses directly on the box and cover it with clear tape under where the label will go. Plus, address info inside the package.
After one too many times of going to the local UPS distribution center out by the airport to pick up a package marked undelivered in the bin headed for the nearest unclaimed package warehouse and a couple more dropped off at random and marked delivered, I quit using UPS.
Once I learned about the existence of the unclaimed package warehouse and considering some of the things that got lost before I got educated on how UPS works I decided to make a visit to the place where my stuff would be most likely to wind up. After my first visit I realized only crappy stuff gets lost in the UPS system or someone culls it before it's put out to be picked over.
Once I learned about the existence of the unclaimed package warehouse and considering some of the things that got lost before I got educated on how UPS works I decided to make a visit to the place where my stuff would be most likely to wind up. After my first visit I realized only crappy stuff gets lost in the UPS system or someone culls it before it's put out to be picked over.
Yeah, they are kinda forced on you most of the time.
USPS? They are the best for me. I try to use them to ship things. Faster and less "we'll make sure we delay your order to the last possible second so you can wait impatiently for that new toy"
I had a bass delivered to the wrong address by FedEx just last week. I called up and they said they were going to make the driver go find the package and redeliver it to the proper address. Showed up the next day sitting in a snow bank near my mail box... Which is at the end of a 1/4 mile long driveway. Anyone driving by could have nabbed it. Terrible shipping service seems to be pretty standard no matter the company.
So NBD = No Bass Day?
That blows!
Hope they get it all sorted out for you.
That blows!
Hope they get it all sorted out for you.
I may have missed something here but, didn't the seller get some sort of receipt with a tracking number etc? And if he did, has he sent you a photocopy of that receipt?
Thanks. No Bass thusfar - yeah its insured, but I still want the bass though this knocks a lot of the joy part out of new bass day turned no bass day. Reverb offers an option to print the label which I always use if I sell something there and tape it on myself. Not sure why the seller didn't use that and just drop the box off. He says it was all packed and ready to go when he went to a Customer Center (not UPS store, staffed by "real" UPS folks). Because he shipped there, the tracking shows UPS CC as the sender and he only has his receipt for shipping and insurance. Since I'm not the shipper UPS only give little information and all info has been flowing from the seller who's been great. He says they're telling him we may possibly get a new tracking number in the next 48 hours. I think I'm done by the end of this week though if nothing happens and will start looking for refund if nothing comes up. That's also the end of their 8 day investigation on Friday. He can fill out the forms and get reimbursed so we'll see. I'll report it as stolen, but he'll need to do the police report so we can try to catch whomever snagged it if it doesn't turn up.
It sounds as though things are on the up and up. It is disappointing that you didn't get the bass when you expected it. Be patient, it will show up sooner or later.
USPS retail ground is a joke, and UPS is very dicey based on my last two transactions. Basses arrived in good shape thankfully, but their tracking and performance sucks. I only ship FedEx ground, but now I’m going to require it on any instrument or amp purchase from the seller. Not kidding. I’ll negotiate shipping costs on my end with my acct number if I have to. FedEx Ground is a 2-4 day shipment while UPS is like 5-7 and USPS Retail is 7+ for the same distance. Similar price too IME.
I’m waiting for a set of strings from MF that is located 3 hours north of me. Shipped some sort of Ups retail post or whatever with like a 50 digit tracking number. I’m sure it will take at least 5 days to make it here.
I’m waiting for a set of strings from MF that is located 3 hours north of me. Shipped some sort of Ups retail post or whatever with like a 50 digit tracking number. I’m sure it will take at least 5 days to make it here.
UPS, USPS, FedEx. Horror stories, they are everywhere. There are so many variables with ground shipment that Murphy can just walk in anytime/anywhere and throw a monkey wrench.
I will never use UPS. I have always used Fedex Ground. I have an account. I print my own labels. I drop off at the FedEx depot and ask for a receipt. Proof they received it. In 15 years, never a lost package. Made it to their destination in 3-5 days. No damage or complaints.
I once had a small engine (17 horse Kawasaki) go on a trip around the country for 2 weeks. I tracked it on the UPS website. They never lost it, they just couldn't get it to me. I finally tired of watching this engine go places that I can't afford to go to, and called UPS. They next day aired it.
On the bright side, this showed up at my house Monday, 4 days late. Thanks FedEx.
On the bright side, this showed up at my house Monday, 4 days late. Thanks FedEx.
Murphy... I can't stand that guy!
Whenever I use UPS they make the label for me. However, they put it on the package right in front of me and besides I put the address on the box in big letters. I don't know why anyone would leave UPS without seeing the label on their package.
I had this happen a few years back and UPS after finding the item did not in fact deliver it to me they sent it back to the shipper who had to re-ship the item to me, hopefully either way the bass is okay and you finally receive it good luck
UPS is a deal breaker for me! First thing I ask is who the shipper is. I once tracked an acoustic guitar from L.A. to the Can/US border then watched it cross no less than three times between Ontario and upstate NY. It arrived over a month late and they tried to nail me with triple the brokerage fees! Never again.
Weird! Right after I posted this, my "lost" tremolo bar shows up. Address sticker, everything on it, no reason for it to be delayed....it was just lost for a while. So looks like it may be late, may take a little longer, but it'll get to you. Hope it's soon for your bass op.
