[Heathkit] shipping.. an old sore spot

[Howard Weinstein]

Fella's

Fed Ex is ENDORSED by several well known boatanchor restoration GURU's. They ship and receive more delicate boatanchor packages in a few months than most of us do in a lifetime. They also echo the criticism of UPS we are seeing here. It is well founded criticism. the stories are based on facts and real events.

Easy solution - DO NOT USE UPS.

I have used FedEx, UPS, and USPS for shipping and recieved boatanchors in the recent past. 

FedEx is GREAT and number ONE -- ACROSS THE BOARD 

For smaller stuff USPS Priority w/Delivery Confirmation is fast and efficient. I ship and receive vacuum tubes via USPS Priority all the time - never a problem.

UPS - well,  as we used to say on the boats - "they suck bilge water!" - and I will continue to publicly criticize them until they acknowledge their lousy third world type service and strive to improve it - They have cost me (and my employer) precioous time and money. They have damaged shipments incoming and outgoing. My employer - a large defense contractor -cancelled their UPS contract in January 2010 !!! 

We ship delicate electronics used by customers such as NASA - we can't tolerate such nonsense. 

Fella's - Vote with your dollars - use FedEx or USPS Priority.

Tnx es 73 de Howie K3HW 


--- On Tue, 11/2/10, Carl <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:

> From: Carl <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
> Subject: Re: [Heathkit] shipping.. an old sore spot
> To: "Ronnie Hull" <w5sum at glowbugs.com>, heathkit at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 8:48 AM
> With me its FedWrex that destroys the
> incoming packages as their shipping 
> customers appear to have the lowest packing IQ. Ive not had
> an outgoing UPS 
> destroyed yet, BUT I know how to pack. Im also tired of UPS
> bashing, as all 
> package companies, including USPS, are handled pretty much
> the same.
> 
> Carl
> KM1H
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ronnie Hull" <w5sum at glowbugs.com>
> To: <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 6:56 AM
> Subject: [Heathkit] shipping.. an old sore spot
> 
> 
> > For years I have wanted a very nice and clean DX-40.
> Bought one off of 
> > Ebay and it arrived yesterday torn to hell. Crappy
> packing job. Meter 
> > broken, all the tubes inside shattered and a huge dent
> in the back which 
> > took out the crystal cover. What a damn shame.
> >
> > WTH is wrong with people? Regardless of packaging I
> think UPS could 
> > destroy a stainless steel bowling ball. But this was
> just packing POORLY
> >
> > okay enough ranting..
> >
> > Ronnie - W5SUM
> >
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