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GoCubsGo

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45. Yep. I have had the worst luck with FedEx.

Sat Jan 14, 2012, 11:22 AM

Jan 2012

My USPS carrier varies from week to week, and most of them are really good. UPS has been good overall, too. FedEx, is another story. One time, they delivered a package to a house on the next block that had the same house number. My sister paid extra for the signature service, but they never bothered to get a signature for it. I am lucky the person who received the package was honest enough to bring it by. Recently, my brother sent me a box at Xmas. It contained bottles of liquid, which he bubble-wrapped to the hilt. One of them broke and spilled. They re-packaged the box, but they sent it back to him! To be fair, they have gotten things right more often than not, but then, I don't use them all that often.

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UPS blows goats. We're shredding the US Post Office for THIS shit??? [View all] Systematic Chaos Jan 2012 OP

Over the top. lonestarnot Jan 2012 #1

I'll call him whatever I want, okay? Systematic Chaos Jan 2012 #3

How do you know which driver delivers which box? obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #7

As far as the percentages go, that's from long-term memory. Systematic Chaos Jan 2012 #10

Standard UPS policy is... Saving Hawaii Jan 2012 #18

In this complex, doors are crammed every which way. Systematic Chaos Jan 2012 #21

Then they should be knocking and waiting for you to sign. Saving Hawaii Jan 2012 #28

When I lived in an apt I routinely came home to packages leaning against the door. NutmegYankee Jan 2012 #49

Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #14

Honey badger just stopped giving a shit. Systematic Chaos Jan 2012 #16

yep, over the top and uncalled for. K&R for your OP/thread, btw inna Jan 2012 #54

Thank you! Systematic Chaos Jan 2012 #55

The Post Office doesn't have a profit motive arcane1 Jan 2012 #2

We make money for the feds cyglet Jan 2012 #11

I hear ya loud and clear. LadyHawkAZ Jan 2012 #4

We're a block from the UNLV campus. Systematic Chaos Jan 2012 #5

Yep I lived in your neighborhood LadyHawkAZ Jan 2012 #9

Two things : UPS costs and FedEx underpants Jan 2012 #6

2006 is correct cyglet Jan 2012 #17

Okay underpants Jan 2012 #39

I hadn't heard that one, either. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #44

That's what we think, given that cyglet Jan 2012 #50

I had forgotten DHL LadyHawkAZ Jan 2012 #24

There is a solution with UPS. rog Jan 2012 #8

Thanks for the tip, but sadly we can't afford cell phones. Systematic Chaos Jan 2012 #15

Yeah ... I know. rog Jan 2012 #19

There's also "hold for pickup" if their distribution center isn't too far away. Edweird Jan 2012 #20

It sounds like the problem is your neighbors, not the driver. Edweird Jan 2012 #12

Glad you're able to sit home for a day or two waiting for a pkg. Doremus Jan 2012 #31

I've used all 3 options with UPS. Edweird Jan 2012 #38

You'd probably have better luck convincing somebody who only gets a few pkgs/yr Doremus Jan 2012 #46

I've had over 2 decades of 'direct experience'. You made statements that were completely wrong. Edweird Jan 2012 #47

Have you thought about leaving the driver a note on your door? Saving Hawaii Jan 2012 #13

Even though I don't like the idea because it just makes us look like idiots, Systematic Chaos Jan 2012 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Saving Hawaii Jan 2012 #29

Fact is-- digonswine Jan 2012 #22

Oh we know it all right cyglet Jan 2012 #26

You lost me when you referred to the UPS guy as an "ignorant fuck"., Nye Bevan Jan 2012 #23

Maybe you should have read more of my post? Systematic Chaos Jan 2012 #33

That's what my UPS guy does if there's a car in the driveway Warpy Jan 2012 #27

And rural areas where UPS and Fedex burrowowl Jan 2012 #30

I Love my main UPS Driver. alphafemale Jan 2012 #32

If you knew more about how the company operates... bhikkhu Jan 2012 #34

This is true. cyglet Jan 2012 #37

funny story about the GPS tracking underpants Jan 2012 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #35

The Post Office should be taxpayer funded as being essential the General Welfare. n/t ellisonz Jan 2012 #36

I do online shopping and request USPS shipment when I get the chance madokie Jan 2012 #40

My thoughts exactly. JNelson6563 Jan 2012 #43

So you found a bad apple? My USPS carrier is an idiot too. Sirveri Jan 2012 #42

Yep. I have had the worst luck with FedEx. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #45

Last week, it was the video of the Fed-Ex driver tossing a flat-screen TV over a fence. backscatter712 Jan 2012 #48

Why don't you talk to the guy? Explain your situation to him. Throd Jan 2012 #51

Sounds more like pipi_k Jan 2012 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #53

You're a pretty understanding guy, aren't you? teamster633 Jan 2012 #56

"...pretty understanding guy?" Pot, meet kettle. Systematic Chaos Jan 2012 #57