Nope, nope, nope! Not since COVID screwed everything up. I deal with this on a weekly basis, & my wife deals with it daily.
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Would you do it for 60-bucks?
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I've never done "next day" for anything. I'm patient and that in itself has paid off. I'm setting here trying to weigh this out. West coast to east coast next day. Will it really be handled less? Post #12 happens more often than not. 1 of those dorks is enough.
I sold an amp a few years ago and I think that might be the guy that worked at Fedex who handled the amp, but I think it might have been on a second story loading dock.
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Not unless I was getting a lot more than $60 to play it the next day.
Whoever says $60 isn't a lot of money, please send me $60.
Whoever says $60 isn't a lot of money, please send me $60.
I worked at a UPS hub during college (back in the stone ages) first loading tractor trailers, then sorting. At least at that time, all expedited shipping packages, high value packages and oversized/overweight packages were handled separately and were loaded at the back of the trailer - last in, first out. Those items did not go through the belt system/meat grinder that everything else did, but were moved separately from unloading to loading via an electric “train” that was driven around the facility.
Naw. In my experience it ends up taking three days instead of two anyway, because inevitably there's some delay with UPS, FedEx, whatever. Just save the money and have patience.
OP here. It's showing "Out for Delivery." So something went right. I guess we'll see when it gets here.
The other thing is a week gives you plenty of time to work up a good case of buyer's remorse. 
Just arrived in perfect condition. The seller dropped it off at UPS yesterday at 4:45pm (California time). That means this bass made the trip from CA to MD in 17 hours 15 minutes.
I know a lot of you said I should be patient. But that's pretty freakin' cool! Now I can tell my wife it was an impulse buy... close to the register.
I know a lot of you said I should be patient. But that's pretty freakin' cool! Now I can tell my wife it was an impulse buy... close to the register.
Pictures...or, you know...Just arrived in perfect condition. The seller dropped it off at UPS yesterday at 4:45pm (California time). That means this bass made the trip from CA to MD in 17 hours 15 minutes.
I know a lot of you said I should be patient. But that's pretty freakin' cool! Now I can tell my wife it was an impulse buy... close to the register.
Just arrived in perfect condition. The seller dropped it off at UPS yesterday at 4:45pm (California time). That means this bass made the trip from CA to MD in 17 hours 15 minutes.
I know a lot of you said I should be patient. But that's pretty freakin' cool! Now I can tell my wife it was an impulse buy... close to the register.
What? You didn't wait 24 hours before opening it?
I'm a patient guy, and that $60 would put gas in my vehicle for two weeks....so....no.
Won't be in a truck for a few days, but it will be in the unpressurised cargo hold of an airplane at -30 F.
Are you sure about that? They transport animals down there. Plus shampoo and other liquids would have been frozen solid
Same, and it would be a short battle.
Besides: The way things flow in my life, I'd pay the 60 bucks and get the bass next day, and then 8 crises would immediately arise and cascade down on me. I'd forget I even bought the bass until Washington's birthday or thereabouts.
I worked for fedex.. it all depends on value. time. and make sure to insure a valuable Item
