[meteorite-list] LOSS OF METEORITE BY UPS

From: Bob Falls <bcmeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:30:04 -0700
Message-ID: <07E513C27FCE481D9ABD193706BD1985_at_umrk>

I agree, do not give up hope!!!

It was not a package however our personal record is 8 months!!
My wife's sister sent us a Christmas card a few years back from Michigan in
December and it showed up in Colorado the following August. We took the
optimistic view that is was not 8 months late for last Christmas it was 4 months
early for the coming Christmas.

Hope your package arrives and all will be good for the New Year!

Best Regards,
Bob Falls
Colorado Springs, Colorado

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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Don Merchant
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 9:05 PM
To: Galactic Stone & Ironworks; Count Deiro
Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] LOSS OF METEORITE BY UPS

Don't give up hope. Several months ago I purchased a meteorite hunting book
from a seller on eBay. (I know your situation is a bit different monetary
wise, but both items have a common in that they still need to be delivered)
This was shipped media mail and was told delivery to be about 10 days or so.
4 weeks later I inquired to the post office on this and gave them the number
the seller gave me. The Seller did ship the book the next day of the auction
as he said, and the package was last at a Pennsylvania USPS Office, mind you
the package was sent from Indiana going to New York State. Make a long story
short, the USPS could not track it any further then to Pennsylvania and I
was told to sit tight as it was media mail, it supposed to be slow. So I
asked the clerk if it would of been faster if the Seller had shipped by
Amish Horse & Buggy Express Mail. She was not happy....nor was I. I
basically chalked it up to lost or stolen but leaned more toward lost. Low
and behold one day I looked in my mailbox and there was the book. After 56
days the book arrived! Intact and in good order. Some time these 1 day, 2
day deliveries screw up too, just like any delivery, plus the mad Xmas rush
does not help. Hopefully sooner then later this will be found Count. I'm
Counting on it!
Sincerely
Don Merchant
----- Original Message -----
From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
To: "Count Deiro" <countdeiro at earthlink.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] LOSS OF METEORITE BY UPS


> Hi Count,
>
> That really stinks - to put it poetically. ;)
>
> It also reinforces my belief that UPS blows. I had numerous problems
> with them in the past and their customer service is horrible. I'd
> rather burn a package than give it to them. I haven't used UPS in
> about 5 years now and I will never use them again.
>
> If for some reason I cannot ship via USPS (such as a customer requests
> an alternate method), then I use Fed Ex.
>
> Count - I wouldn't expect much sympathy or any sort of action to
> rectify the situation on the behalf of UPS. You'll get a lot of nice
> talk and smooth words, but no action.
>
> Well, I hope your meteorite eventually shows up.
>
> I've been waiting over 8 weeks now for a valuable package from Canada
> and it is gone - I'm not sure who stole it, Canada Post or USPS. But,
> this is one of only a small handful of problems I have had with USPS
> over the years of shipping thousands of packages. By contrast, I have
> only used UPS about 10 times, and almost every time there was some
> sort of problem.
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
>
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> On 12/19/11, Count Deiro <countdeiro at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Seasons Greetings Listees,
>>
>> Whish I had lee distressing news to share. It seems that UPS has lost my
>> shipment of a CAT MOUNTAIN
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