[Milsurplus] Fedex Shipping...

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

Peter Gottlieb wrote:

> That is pure BS.  I had a double boxed package crushed by UPS with damage to the
> contents.  The driver even apologized and the damage was noted.

You probably should have used a custom-fit crate made out of 3/4" plywood, 
glued and deck-screwed together. (BTW, I am saying this in jest). Remember 
the 400 lub go-rillas? :-)  But, did UPS pay for the damage noted above? If 
not, they sure should have.

> 
> Or perhaps the DHL plane that flipped and burned at EWR, destroying all the
> contents, was that the  fault of the shippers?

Come, come. Let's be reasonable: of course not. I was, of course, talking 
about NORMAL destruction and mayhem. Not "acts of God."

> 
> Accidents happen.  If something is obviously improperly packed it can be damaged
> in normal handling

That depends, of course, on what you understand by "normal handling". 
Some of us think that, to the shippers, "normal handling" means beating the 
crap out of it on a routine basis, and we pack accordingly.

> but for those reasonably packed and insured I expect
> compensation when an accident occurs.

Absolutely right. And I don't care for the way some of the shippers try to 
weasle out of paying due compensation either. So I try to make sure that I 
don't have to go after them for it.

In the meantime, I am going to remember Hank Arney's suggestion of taking 
them to small-claims court if necessary.

Ken W7EKB