Thanks for the good tips on the adult signature required and pickup at depot options.
Our club recently had 8 speakers companies ship samples to us for an event. I also had them all shipped to my office as a secretary is always present.I had looked at all the boxes for damage when they arrived. Some companies used prudent packing precautions. Others required improvisation to repack them safely.
I had all the boxes back at my home to return ship per each
company's preference. Most chose Fed Ex. One chose ABF, a freight company. ABS was the only prompt and professional company I dealt with. I wonder how much more it cost? They also provide next day delivery albeit to an adjoining state.
Only one speaker company chose UPS and I wondered why. When the UPS guy finally arrived with earbuds still intact and no hand truck-He had "forgotten" it, I explained these 5 boxes where expensive and fragile
electronics. I offered to loan him my hand truck. No thanks I got this
was the reply. He then proceeded to roll the boxes end over end to his
truck. I should have walked out after the first flip and said "Hey Jack,
You are fired. Get out!" As usual I thought of that too late. The MFG
did not say anything about a condition issue when he received them.
It was a Brand New, $16k system, I was very relieved.
Seems like a business opportunity for someone to offer a better way
to ship stuff. Or everybody should consider triple boxing.
Our club recently had 8 speakers companies ship samples to us for an event. I also had them all shipped to my office as a secretary is always present.I had looked at all the boxes for damage when they arrived. Some companies used prudent packing precautions. Others required improvisation to repack them safely.
I had all the boxes back at my home to return ship per each
company's preference. Most chose Fed Ex. One chose ABF, a freight company. ABS was the only prompt and professional company I dealt with. I wonder how much more it cost? They also provide next day delivery albeit to an adjoining state.
Only one speaker company chose UPS and I wondered why. When the UPS guy finally arrived with earbuds still intact and no hand truck-He had "forgotten" it, I explained these 5 boxes where expensive and fragile
electronics. I offered to loan him my hand truck. No thanks I got this
was the reply. He then proceeded to roll the boxes end over end to his
truck. I should have walked out after the first flip and said "Hey Jack,
You are fired. Get out!" As usual I thought of that too late. The MFG
did not say anything about a condition issue when he received them.
It was a Brand New, $16k system, I was very relieved.
Seems like a business opportunity for someone to offer a better way
to ship stuff. Or everybody should consider triple boxing.