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Iron Pyrite Ear
If fiances aren't an issue, go for it. [...]
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Aw, c'mon. No one is going to touch that?
If fiances aren't an issue, go for it. [...]
Goodluck
Yes and yes.
You (as the shipper) have to purchase insurance up to the value of the item you're shipping in order to be reimbursed. It's right around $2.10 per $100 insured. If the UPS Store does the packaging (your shipment receipt will say Center Packed), and it breaks, your claim will be approved. It is the responsibility of the shipper to provide proof of value.
Also, I will say this: in the two years I've worked at my store, I have yet to have a single thing that I packed be broken in transit. That includes everything from large glass balls to tube amps (both HiFi and Guitar) to paintings to turntables.
Also, as I said above, if they're truly large speakers, box them securely and strap them to a pallet! Some UPS stores will do this, mine won't, but I have contacts at other stores who will.
Hmmm,,,,,,,,,,, I didn't think UPS stores were actually, UPS' stores,,,,,,This is funny--because this is the EXACT OPPOSITE of my experience with the UPS Store packing and shipping a pair of Infinity CS-3009 speakers for me- they gave me the same guarantee, so I paid them to pack the speakers--but when one speaker arrived with a top corner damaged and I went back to the UPS Store to ask them to help me file a claim they basically told me they had nothing to do with reimbursement and to call the UPS claim line, and when I did that the claim rep on the other end told me the UPS Store was responsible for getting me my money back. This back and forth went on for FOUR MONTHS until I threatened legal action, and even then it was the claim center and NOT the UPS Store that finally agreed to send me a check. The UPS Store was a bunch of lying hacks who could care less abut my predicament despite what they told me when I agreed to pay them to pack the speakers for me. Needless to say I will never use UPS for anything again nor will I ever set foot in one of their stores. So you'll excuse me if I don't believe one thing you're saying here, nothing personal.
No, you're absolutely right--they are not affiliated with UPS at all which is the exact excuse the store by me used for not helping me out. What happened was, I find out the speaker was damaged, I went back to the UPS Store thinking that was proper procedure and they would contact UPS claims for me, to expedite things- only to find out that the UPS Store has nothing to do with UPS and that I would have to contact UPS directly. And when I tried this, UPS denied my claim, despite what the UPS Store has told me and despite the fact that I had insured the speakers. THAT'S when I went back to the UPS Store to try to get them to help me (since they were the ones who told me, quote: "If you have us pack the speakers and they get damaged UPS will approve your claim NO QUESTIONS ASKED") and they LAUGHED and told me it was my problem. It took four months of wrangling with UPS on the phone, from lower claims reps to upper management, and finally threatening legal action that my claim finally was approved.Hmmm,,,,,,,,,,, I didn't think UPS stores were actually, UPS' stores,,,,,,
Are they?
There is one 2 miles from my house operated by a Storage Locker company.
This is funny--because this is the EXACT OPPOSITE of my experience with the UPS Store packing and shipping a pair of Infinity CS-3009 speakers for me- they gave me the same guarantee, so I paid them to pack the speakers--but when one speaker arrived with a top corner damaged and I went back to the UPS Store to ask them to help me file a claim they basically told me they had nothing to do with reimbursement and to call the UPS claim line, and when I did that the claim rep on the other end told me the UPS Store was responsible for getting me my money back. This back and forth went on for FOUR MONTHS until I threatened legal action, and even then it was the claim center and NOT the UPS Store that finally agreed to send me a check. The UPS Store was a bunch of lying hacks who could care less abut my predicament despite what they told me when I agreed to pay them to pack the speakers for me. Needless to say I will never use UPS for anything again nor will I ever set foot in one of their stores. So you'll excuse me if I don't believe one thing you're saying here, nothing personal.
SEB, you lodge a complaint with the BBB, the state attorney general, and retain counsel if your claim is valid. You only are as defenseless as you allow yourself to be.
I once had a Klipsch subwoofer shipped to me from Klipsch itself, via a private owner, and the UPS store in Indy packed a 125 pound sub in peanuts. The individual neglected to insure it. When I got the $100 uninsured settlement from UPS, I then talked to the local, regional, and national managers for claims in one day, and got a $500 check the next day because of the individual store's negligence and lack of due purpose integrity in packing a heavy item properly. When properly motivated, even the most disinclined shippers will do the right thing.