[Yaesu] Re: Why would anyone ship by UPS?

[Bill Aycock, W4BSG]

Re: [Yaesu] Why does anyone ship UPS?

John
I know that UPS has some problems, but, in my experience over the last 15 
years, they beat Fedex hollow. Fedex is OK if you have a city address, 
preferably with a company sign out front; but in a rural setting, they are 
lost. I have had them get lost three times on one delivery, with the final 
step being getting him to stay still and let me come to him. Also, more 
than once I have had Fedex leave packages on the steps in the rain.
On Balance, I will take UPS, as the better of the two  poor choices. Bill-W4BSG

At 07:32 PM 1/27/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>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.
>
>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


Bill Aycock - W4BSG
Woodville, Alabama