[meteorite-list] LOSS OF METEORITE BY UPS

From: E <eegohee_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:47:00 +0800
Message-ID: <4E97E267-C10A-4D86-8B74-0B579075E467_at_gmail.com>

Tell us some of these horror stories, please. It'll make for great fireside reading this season ;)

Alf



On 21 Dec, 2011, at 10:40, "Linton Rohr" <lintonius at earthlink.net> wrote:

> 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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