[1000mp] Yaesu parts policies stink

[Rick Moskovits]

Hellow to the group, for what its worth, i recently purchased two lithium
batteries for my ft26 and even though the batteries were tiny they arrived in a
cardboard box wrapped in bubble for 100% survival. i have purchased other items
and always well packed and shipped in a timely fashion- this is just my
experience, 73 and seasons greetings- rick ve1rnm

Wendell Wyly - W5FL wrote:

> You were very unlucky.  All First Class mail is handled by machines and a
> pilot lamp in an envelope or a key or change usually gets crushed or broken
> when it goes around the wheels in the mail processing machine. I have heard
> a lot of envelopes explode and the change, pens, and/or keys hit the floor
> during a nightly USPS run.  Usually when mail is damaged, you still get the
> mail (or what is left of it) in a clear plastic envelope a little later.
> >From Thanksgiving through Christmas, USPS handles a lot of holiday mail and
> may not be as prompt in forwarding first class damaged mail.
>
> If Yaesu ships it in a box or large mailing envelope, it is handled by
> different machines and usually arrives ok via USPS.  I thought the only
> packages you could put a tracking number on were the Priority Mail Envelopes
> or at least those that cost considerably more than 50 cents to mail.  If you
> are going to insure USPS shipments, then UPS is probably less expensive.  I
> have good luck with both USPS and UPS and am thankful for both of them since
> I live on a rural route about 7 miles from the nearest small town.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Pete Smith
> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 2:01 PM
> To: All about Yaesu 1000mp
> Cc: c.margelli at vxstdusa.com
> Subject: [1000mp] Yaesu parts policies stink
>
> A word of warning - at the end of November I bought a pilot lamp for a piece
> of Yaesu gear.  It cost $2.15.  They offered me the choice of UPS for "about
> $5" or USPS for 50 cents, but they said they would not cover loss or damage
> with USPS.  "How likely is that?", I thought, as I elected to save the
> $4.50.
>
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