[Boatanchors] UPS Shipping

[rayfri]

I wouldnt call my experiences anecdotal....  they have actually occured 
to me.   So as far as I'm concerned the discussion is moot regarding UPS 
as opposed to USPS.   I simply wont take a chance on UPS again....   It 
only takes once .. maybe twice... of a rig ending at its destination as 
trash before you dont want to do it anymore.   After all, if I wanted to 
trash my rigs, I'd take them to the dump .. not spend money to have it 
done by UPS.     Save the money and take the sledge hammer to the rig 
yourself if you want trash or scrap metal....


Vic K2VCO wrote:

> Dave Haney wrote:
>
>> Actually, UPS has been pretty good with our shipments. I had some real
>> problems with the USPS and will never ship anything with them again. 
>
>
> This discussion keeps recurring, and we need real statistical data to 
> end it!  I've heard horror stories about UPS, USPS, Fedex, DHL, etc. 
> as well as those who swear by a particular carrier.  This is what is 
> called 'anecdotal evidence' and can't be relied upon.  We need a real 
> study based on a large enough sample to be statistically valid.
>
> I'm sure big companies that ship tens of thousands of items a day have 
> done this.  Of course, they are interested in minimizing overall cost 
> rather than number of lost or damaged items, so it's not enough to 
> just note that Dell Computers, for example, uses UPS.  Their raw data 
> would be interesting, but I guess that's as big a secret as statistics 
> on which doctors kill the most patients!