[meteorite-list] LOSS OF METEORITE BY UPS

From: Linton Rohr <lintonius_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:40:32 -0800
Message-ID: <5F75DDE00AB349BFAB7E9E2E5ED0912B_at_D190TH71>

Yeah, I have a feeling it will show up eventually, Count.
We just got some Christmas candy in SoCal, that was mailed from Sedona a
couple weeks ago. Seems it had to go through New Jersey on the way. Bad time
of year to ship via *any* carrier.
I must say though, with my brother being a UPS driver, I've heard way too
many horror stories to use them!
Best of luck to you,
Linton

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Falls" <bcmeteorites at gmail.com>
To: "'Don Merchant'" <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>; "'Count Deiro'"
<countdeiro at earthlink.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] LOSS OF METEORITE BY UPS


>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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [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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