F%$#$ Rant....!
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Race Director
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From: Everywhere and Nowhere at all
F%$#$ Rant....!
You know,, it's a sad day when a man sends another man/vendor money for goods and they don't show in a timely manner...Or even at all... which is my case... both items supposedly sent earlier in the week.. one from a vendor, one from an individual.. one has tracking numbers, one did not... one with "said" tracking numbers show to have arrived.. the other... he said she said... BOTH used USPS! So what do you do???
I'll just bitch to you guy's.... I'm sure i am not the only one!
I have recieved SEVERAL items in the past two weeks from USPS with NO issues... Oh well, i guess i'll just continue to live the dream...
Perhaps an overworked Postman...
I'll just bitch to you guy's.... I'm sure i am not the only one!
I have recieved SEVERAL items in the past two weeks from USPS with NO issues... Oh well, i guess i'll just continue to live the dream...
Perhaps an overworked Postman...
Racer
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Lindenhurst New York
I was waiting for a timing chain fed ex the other day, I was home and they didnt ring the bell just left a note saying I missed it, never came the next day and finally left it on the 3rd day....... so yeah I understand
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Freeport, FL
My friend just gave me a Breitling watch (over $3k value) for free because it was sent to the wrong address and three months after insurance paid for a new one, the original finally showed up (the people actually tracked my buddy down to return it. don't see that too often).
Hey, I'll gladly benefit from the postal systems error
OP, did you pay with Paypal? Maybe you can file a dispute and get your money back.
Hey, I'll gladly benefit from the postal systems error
OP, did you pay with Paypal? Maybe you can file a dispute and get your money back.
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2010
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From: Columbus Oh
i bought some tires online that came through fedex. after a week i still hadn't gotten them so i checked my tracking number and it said they were delivered 2 days prior. I had been home that day and never heard the bell ring. I live in a small 2 bed apartment with 2 dogs that bark when they hear the bell, so it would be very hard to miss. it turned out they left them down at the leasing office. they didn't even try to deliver them to me or even leave a note saying they left it at the office. both usps and ups leave a little paper that says they came and where they left it. annoying
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: New York NY
I hear ya, I had a S/C kit left on my front step for an entire day, even though it indicated that a signature was required.....that's like $8K worth of parts sitting on the side of the road for a day, and I live in NYC!!!!!
Safety Car
Joined: Dec 2010
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From: Ravensdale WA
Fedex ground sucks. The drivers are owner operators and loose on residential deliverys so they take the quick way out. Use UPS. They get paid by the hour and don't care if they need to make a little effort. .
Intermediate
Joined: Sep 2010
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From: Knoxville TN
Usps
I recently purchased something from CF member in Texas. It went to Maine before heading to final destination in TN. The same week (week before Christmas) I ordered something from CF member in OK. It went to CA before reaching TN. Couldnt believe it!!!
good screen name!
good screen name!
Last edited by OH1Z06; Jan 28, 2011 at 04:39 PM. Reason: forgot something
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From: Everywhere and Nowhere at all
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From: Everywhere and Nowhere at all
$8K!!!
Wow, i have nothing to bitch about...
Wow, i have nothing to bitch about...
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: San Diego CA
My friend just gave me a Breitling watch (over $3k value) for free because it was sent to the wrong address and three months after insurance paid for a new one, the original finally showed up (the people actually tracked my buddy down to return it. don't see that too often).
Hey, I'll gladly benefit from the postal systems error
Hey, I'll gladly benefit from the postal systems error
Kudos to them......
Team Owner
Joined: May 2001
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From: Western NY
I had the opposite thing happen...Ordered a set of hardened pushrods for a Camaro I was working on. As most "car guys" know, the 16 pushrods come in a box the size of a box of pencils.
I live in "the burbs", and my front porch is 85 feet from the street. You can't see a package if you had binoculars!! UPS wouldn't leave this tiny box, because it needed a signature. I called them and asked them how, EXACTLY, was I supposed to sign for them, as I actually have a job, and I'm at work all day!
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From: San Diego CA
I had the opposite thing happen...Ordered a set of hardened pushrods for a Camaro I was working on. As most "car guys" know, the 16 pushrods come in a box the size of a box of pencils.
I live in "the burbs", and my front porch is 85 feet from the street. You can't see a package if you had binoculars!! UPS wouldn't leave this tiny box, because it needed a signature. I called them and asked them how, EXACTLY, was I supposed to sign for them, as I actually have a job, and I'm at work all day!
I live in "the burbs", and my front porch is 85 feet from the street. You can't see a package if you had binoculars!! UPS wouldn't leave this tiny box, because it needed a signature. I called them and asked them how, EXACTLY, was I supposed to sign for them, as I actually have a job, and I'm at work all day!
Team Owner
Joined: May 2001
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From: Western NY
They asked for an alternative place for delivery, and wound up delivering it to my mother's house the following day. I was still pretty hot about that, because they had already delayed the delivery a day or two, for some silly reason, and then tacked on another day by taking it to my mom's house, when I was struggling to get the car back together and running...
Tech Contributor
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
I'm waiting on my LED's from Hong Kong ... its been 1.5 weeks... I expect them this week sometime.
Maybe its cause they know u have played out black wheels ?
Toque
Maybe its cause they know u have played out black wheels ?
Toque
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Joined: May 2010
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From: Nevada
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Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Southeast, Tennessee
St. Jude Donor '09 thru '26
for what it's worth (and i don't work for either, i'm just a customer) i get great service from my fedex ground folk and better than the post office, but nothing to write home about service from UPS, not to mention that at least in my area, fedex is very customer service oriented as far as their drop off locations, and their hours and tracking information. that's just been my experience for the past 5 or 6 years at least. i used to use UPS exclusively, but gave up on them after i had to wait in one of their customer pick up areas for almost an hour and a half (after their regular hours and was only allowed to wait because i was in line when they locked the doors)while they tried to find the package i had the "failure to deliver" ticket with the bar code, my address, their tracking number, etc on that was left on my door when i got home from work. last time i used them and will even take the post office most of the times over them.