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It is no wonder any HIFI gear makes it safely to it's final destination...

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It's happening every day, around the world...thousands of items being needlessly damaged and even destroyed by lazy, irresponsible handlers who --probably because they're being evaluated and paid more for being quick to deliver a lot of stuff, than to deliver it well and in good shape-- are all too willing to be reckless with other people's stuff. If it breaks, it's not their problem... unless, perhaps, someone catches them on camera and it "goes viral."

The companies do their calculations of speed vs damage settlements, and speed usually wins. Of course, when they get caught on film, they're "shocked." Pure damage control, that is; they know it goes on, far more often than they'd like to admit.

About all you can do about it, short of never shipping anything, is to use the most "bullet-proof" packing possible. Double- and triple-box, with plenty of resilient foam... and pray!
 
They caught a guy in my town 2 weeks ago following a UPS truck around and stealing packages. Not good.

John M
 
If that brand new unit was not designed, manufactured and packaged to withstand that 8 foot drop and roll, there is NO hope for it when it plummets from the 15 to 20-foot high conveyor system used by the major package delivery companies.

Sure he should not have thrown it, but he needed to get it over the fence and far enough away so that passersby would not grab it.

Stuff needs to be packaged to withstand common delivery issues, falling off the back of a truck, from the conveyor belts, being hit by other dripping packages and on and on. If it is not packaged correctly, I don't hold the delivery company at fault.

There are places that test packaging as a main line of business.
 
I try to avoid Fedex when I can, their drivers are paid like 12 bucks an hour and are basically treated like temps compared to UPS and USPS whose drivers are paid a decent wage with good benefits.
 
So far Fedex has treated my shipments better than the others.

That said, they snapped a frikkin guitar neck in half the other day. How do you do that? Imagine trying to break a baseball bat!
 
I took a package to the local UPS store last week to have it shipped out. Amplifier, not too heavy, packed with great care, no glass, so pretty low risk but even so on each and every face of the box I placed a "Fragile - Handle with Care" sticker and in thick black marker, drew an arrow - "This End Up"

First thing the UPS counter kid does is pick it off the scale, turn around and toss the thing upside down on the cart behind him... There's my package with the "This End Up" arrows pointing down after being quite literally thrown the last 2 feet to the cart... while I'm still standing right there.

Manager's response to my very vocal complaint: "Sorry Sir... it's a busy time of year for us. No worries, you've insured it anyway."

I am still counting to 10...
 
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Almost There said:
I took a package to the local UPS store last week to have it shipped out. Amplifier, not too heavy, packed with great care, no glass, so pretty low risk but even so on each and every face of the box I placed a "Fragile - Handle with Care" sticker and in thick black marker, drew an arrow - "This End Up"

First thing the UPS counter kid does is pick it off the scale, turn around and toss the thing upside down on the cart behind him... There's my package with the "This End Up" arrows pointing down after being quite literally thrown the last 2 feet to the cart... while I'm still standing right there.

Manager's response to my very vocal complaint: "Sorry Sir... it's a busy time of year for us. No worries, you've insured it anyway."

I am still counting to 10...
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Oh man! That would have really irritated me! I don't care what time of year it is dude.
 
I was told by a an ex UPS truck packer and a clerk where I drop off packages to never ever write Fragile on a package. The ex-UPS guy said it was a sure ticket to have your package mis-handled and the clerk when I asked to barrow a marker to label the package Fragile said you don't want to do that and now I never do. When one guy tells you you can take it with a grain of salt but when a second unrelated source says they same thing you should pay attention.
 
sanford12 said:
I was told by a an ex UPS truck packer and a clerk where I drop off packages to never ever write Fragile on a package. The ex-UPS guy said it was a sure ticket to have your package mis-handled and the clerk when I asked to barrow a marker to label the package Fragile said you don't want to do that and now I never do. When one guy tells you you can take it with a grain of salt but when a second unrelated source says they same thing you should pay attention.
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my thoughts entirely .. i have sent lots of audio gear properly packaged never a problem . if i was to put fragile on anything its open to abuse for for sure ,,, bit like but entirely different from ..do not open no user serviceable parts inside ..
or ..no ball games .. etc ..
 
Ghost Fish said:
I try to avoid Fedex when I can, their drivers are paid like 12 bucks an hour and are basically treated like temps compared to UPS and USPS whose drivers are paid a decent wage with good benefits.
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Why would that schmuck in the video deserve more than $12/hour, or better yet, even to have a job, given his total lack of concern for the goods he's delivering????
 
Yea, I saw that last night on a news program. When I was driving big rig & had stuff like that to deliver it was policy to make eye contact or call in to a dispatcher.

Geesh!
I wonder if he will still be employed after this?

Rome
 
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