Thank you UPS!!!!! - DPChallenge Forums

08/09/2011 07:10:13 PM · #1

Saw this on a M4/3 forum that I follow.

WARNING: Equipment buffs will cringe!

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

08/09/2011 07:12:29 PM · #2

Ooh, that does make me cringe. Mainly because you worry that everybody is going to throw their hands up and say, "it wasn't me!" and you are left with a piece of road kill...

Marc923

08/09/2011 07:18:51 PM · #3

Sheesh, what did they do, run it over with the truck?

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

08/09/2011 07:25:02 PM · #4

Originally posted by Marc923:

Sheesh, what did they do, run it over with the truck?

I read through the thread, the general consensus is that it was run over by something in the shipping warehouse. Some henkiness in the tracking where the shipment went back and forth a bit. Plus the bar code was ripped off the original box and placed on an undamaged box. The buyer said the outer box looked new and the crushed packaging was inside the newer box.

He said the UPS guy left the box, rang the bell and was driving off as he answered the door. Since he didn't notice the damage in front of the driver, UPS is dragging him through the red tape, making the sender file the claim, etc.

Plus, this camera is no longer available so they are disputing the value.

It's all bad.

Marc923

08/09/2011 07:37:17 PM · #5

Originally posted by scarbrd:

He said the UPS guy left the box, rang the bell and was driving off...

That's normal. UPS, FedEx, and USPS all do that. They leave package on porch, ring bell, and take off. I rarely sign for anything.

I feel for the guy. Nothing like waiting for your nice new camera to arrive and when it does BAM, you open the package to see that mess.

Cory

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

08/09/2011 07:49:46 PM · #6

What? This is normal for UPS.... However, at least in Miami, FedEx seems to do much better, much much better...

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

08/09/2011 09:31:52 PM · #7

UPS will leave the package on my door without a signature, but FedEx won't.

macwilyum

Canon EOS-60D

08/09/2011 09:35:24 PM · #8

I therefore conclude Chuck Norris works for UPS.

TheDruid

Nikon D3X

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR

08/09/2011 10:36:33 PM · #9

Best i have seen for that type of camera. They probably read the manual.

kenskid

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

08/09/2011 10:46:31 PM · #10

Ha ! I've had over $8000 worth of camera equipment and other electronics shipped by UPS over the last 6 years from every corner of the US and some world locations and have never received a ding, dent, crack, indentation, or any other damage. Hell, I don't think I even had a box that was dented !

Oh well...now that I jinxed myself, I'll have to get my next item from the local camera store !!!!

robs

Canon EOS R6 Mk II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II

08/10/2011 12:49:50 AM · #11

The worst is UPS Ground.... Had them leave one package down the road cause our dog was barking... shame we don't own a dog :shrug:

UPS often has dented and hit boxes but most places I buy from over pack for that reason.

bergiekat

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

08/10/2011 09:32:46 AM · #12

UPS is terrible around here. They do the "ring and run" routine all the time. Got a large box once that didn't even resemble a box by the time it arrived!! We've also had UPS not deliver for days, even though the package was in town, because it was heavy!! I don't use UPS anymore unless I have to. AND...for the record...I do have to sign for FedEx here, but they won't deliver on certain days as they "contract out the deliveries" and some of these places don't work on certain days! This is freakin' Dallas, TX people...not some backwoods farm in the forest of northern Minnesota!

Apple iPhone 5

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

08/10/2011 09:52:02 AM · #13

I had to lol at this comment;

Originally posted by ksn:

It's the GF4, the slimmest m4/3 yet.

one2one

Olympus E-5

Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom

08/10/2011 09:58:53 AM · #14

I thought DHL was the worst of the worst but after reading this thread.... UPS is out too! UPS always have some surcharges too. USPS mostly do not, never knew why.

I use USPS from the US and Canada Post for deliveries worldwide.

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

08/10/2011 11:41:17 AM · #15

My best UPS story is finding a box in my garage which contained my intended item (a butterfly net), but the box also contained a box of ammunition intended for the police. Because my box had very little in it, but was big, the other box had been placed on top and fallen through. The butterfly box had been retaped, but they didn't bother to notice the 50 pounds of bullets...

Message edited by author 2011-08-10 11:41:37.

amsterdamman

Canon EOS-5D

08/10/2011 12:00:37 PM · #16

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Ok, I have to bite on this, its just too interesting, what did you do with the ammo? If you called the police, were they rightfully appreciative of your civic pride and duty or suspicious and questioning? Seems the "safe and easy" thing would be to do nothing and see if anyone comes to look. Rather sad I would be hesitant to call the cops, would seem the best course of action, but also the opening scene of too many intrigue and corruption based thrillers...

edit to add: I received a box taped up from UPS after being speared by a forklift.

Message edited by author 2011-08-10 12:05:02.

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

08/10/2011 01:04:21 PM · #17

I called the police. They sent a black and white to pick it up right away and were very appreciative. The box clearly had a label addressed to the Eugene Police Dept. I was very confused at first as to how it got into my box (because it was retaped), but I eventually figured it out.

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II

08/10/2011 01:06:41 PM · #18

Fool. Everyone knows you need ammunition when you go butterfly hunting.

bergiekat

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

08/10/2011 02:22:10 PM · #19

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Fool. Everyone knows you need ammunition when you go butterfly hunting.

Most people go out to CATCH butterflies, not hunt them...sheesh, you really are bored, aren't you! :P

08/10/2011 02:25:59 PM · #20

Originally posted by bergiekat:

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Fool. Everyone knows you need ammunition when you go butterfly hunting.

Most people go out to CATCH butterflies, not hunt them...sheesh, you really are bored, aren't you! :P

Well, Doc is a confessed ladybug killer, and they were killed for photo set up.

But the photo did win a blue ribbon in a free study, so it's all OK.

;-)

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II