[Milsurplus] International Flat-rate shipping boxes from USA

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

I'll have to remember that tack in case
I ever get into this situation again.

Good thinking on your part, Frank!!

73 - Mac, K2GKK/5
Oklahoma City, OK



----Original Message Follows----
From: Frank <frank at k5dkz.com>
To: D C *Mac* Macdonald <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
CC: wpileggi at juno.com, milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] International Flat-rate shipping boxes from USA
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 20:36:20 -0500

D C *Mac* Macdonald wrote:
>Yep!  UPS = United Parcel Smashers!
>
>However, the shipper that has caused me the worst
>destruction is FedEx!!  They heavily damaged a quite nice
>HRO-60R coming from Canada.  I will admit that the
>packing was pretty sorry.  However, FedEx wanted it back
>for evaluation and then apparently dropped the whole
>radio off a roller rack and really ruined it and (of
>course) refused any compensation.
>

That is an interesting story.

I had something similar happen to me using UPS.

They wanted to pick up the damaged radio and send it to their central 
evaluation center.  I said, okay, but you have to buy it first.  You have 
already proven that you can't provide safe handling, you wouldn't want me to 
have to call you on attempted theft too.

They gave up, settled the claim, and let me keep the radio.

I cannot stress the importance of good packing before shipment.  The only 
thing more important is a carrier who recognizes bad packing before 
accepting it for shipment.  I figure once they accept it, it becomes their 
problem for safe delivery regardless of how badly it was packed.

Blaming the damage on bad packing is sort of like the guy whoes alibi is 
that he did not know the gun was loaded.

Regards,
Frank Kamp