[geeks] UPS and shipping morons

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I don't know how much I trust RPS, I once had an entire shipment take a
week long vacation in Las Vegas thanks to them.  It got to it's
destination fine, just a week late, and it was fairly time sensative.
	Nick

On Sun, 29 Jul 2001, Peter L. Wargo wrote:

> Kurt Sez-
> 
> > Lately the Postal Service has come a long way ina  short time.  Even
> > huge-mongous packages shipped 3 day priority mail make it in three days - in
> > as-packed condition.  As a bonus, the USPS is about half (or less) UPS and
> > about 30% of Fedex.  I've started shipping all my stuff via USPS -
> > because,lets face it, when do you *really* need something there overnight?
> 
> I don't ship USPS for one reason - no matter how well it's packed, they
> WILL NOT cover shock damage if the outer box is intact.  I found this out
> with a nice Pioneer Reel-to-Reel which was well-packed and left its home
> in working condition.  It arrived with many problems, due to being slammed
> *HARD* - I go and read USPS contract on web page, find out I am not
> covered.  Confirmed it by going to the local PO.
> 
> So, keep that in mind.  I prefer FedEx and FedEx (ex RPS) ground.  Much
> better luck overall.
> 
> -Pete
> 
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