[Kenwood] Why does anyone ship UPS?

[jhinkle@att.net]

Rodney!!!! John, I agree completely. I use Fedex Ground for everything I ship.
They are great to work with.

73, Jim W4KWD
> I was supposed to get cable internet service tomorrow,
> but will now have to call and postponse installation
> because the Jackasses at UPS could not deliver my
> cable modem on time.  Of course I will now probably
> have to wait at least a week for installation.  Of
> course UPS still might not find my house by then.  I
> was also supposed to get an amplifier that the UPS
> website was scheduled for delivery today.  Of course
> it also wasn't on my doorstep.
> 
> This brings me to my main point.  Why do most hams
> ship their gear by UPS, when their service is so
> pisspoor?  I now use nothing but Fedex.  They are
> usually 30-40% cheaper than UPS for the same packages,
> their counter hours are better, and their service is
> quicker.  ALso, why does every ham dealer use UPS? 
> Seems they could save a little on shipping with Fedex.
> 
> here is another story.  Last summer I traded a FT847
> with a ham in Las Vegas for a FT100D (The FT100 is a
> much better radio.)  We both shipped on the same

> day-me using Fedex and he was using UPS.  He got the
> radio 1 day before I did.  The fedex website showed
> that the radio went from Oklahoma city to Phoenix to
> Las Vegas.  The UPS website had the radio going to Las
> Vegas to a few places, including Kentucky.  I fail to
> see how Kentucky is anywhere on a remotely direct
> route from Las Vegas to Oklahoma.  Obviously UPS
> learned their geography in our public schools.
> 
> So why do most hams use UPS?  Is it habit?  Is it that
> they don't know about Fedex?  Are my experiences
> unique and everyone else gets great service from UPS? 
> I have a couple of other stories about UPS that I
> won't get into at this time.
> 
> 73s John NE0P
> 
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