[Elecraft] K2 4768 arrives in VP8 land (eventually)

[EricJ]

 Not only that, but a DHL truck cut me off on the freeway last week and my
girlfriend says their drivers don't look as good in shorts as UPS.
Definitely a pattern here.

Eric
KE6US

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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Brian Mury
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 12:54 PM
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 4768 arrives in VP8 land (eventually)

I had a screwdriver antenna that I needed to ship from Victoria, BC to
California for a warranty repair. The manufacturer said to use FedEx, UPS or
DHL. FedEx isn't very close, and I don't like UPS (that's another story), so
I went to DHL. They would only let me send it by air, for a very high cost.
They told me I had to have an account to send it by ground. Huh? That makes
no sense. I asked if I could open an account - they said no! Only businesses
can open accounts, and they have to be doing regular business with DHL
*before* they can open the account. Then he suggested I would be better off
shipping it with someone else.

I asked him if it was company policy to make life difficult for customers,
then send them to the competition. He just shrugged.

Needless to say, I took my business elsewhere, and will do so in the future.