Thanks, Don...it is the Holiday Season rush and I'm hoping this has something to do with it. But, they don't show it scanned into the first terminal off the truck. I have been using this UPS franchised storefront for over ten years without a burp... and now this... far and away my most valuable shipment and wouldn't you know it...
Guido -----Original Message----- >From: Don Merchant <dmerc...@rochester.rr.com> >Sent: Dec 19, 2011 8:04 PM >To: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritem...@gmail.com>, Count Deiro ><countde...@earthlink.net> >Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] LOSS OF METEORITE BY UPS > >Don't give up hope. Several months ago I purchased a meteorite hunting book >from a seller on eBay. (I know your situation is a bit different monetary >wise, but both items have a common in that they still need to be delivered) >This was shipped media mail and was told delivery to be about 10 days or so. >4 weeks later I inquired to the post office on this and gave them the number >the seller gave me. The Seller did ship the book the next day of the auction >as he said, and the package was last at a Pennsylvania USPS Office, mind you >the package was sent from Indiana going to New York State. Make a long story >short, the USPS could not track it any further then to Pennsylvania and I >was told to sit tight as it was media mail, it supposed to be slow. So I >asked the clerk if it would of been faster if the Seller had shipped by >Amish Horse & Buggy Express Mail. She was not happy....nor was I. I >basically chalked it up to lost or stolen but leaned more toward lost. Low >and behold one day I looked in my mailbox and there was the book. After 56 >days the book arrived! Intact and in good order. Some time these 1 day, 2 >day deliveries screw up too, just like any delivery, plus the mad Xmas rush >does not help. Hopefully sooner then later this will be found Count. I'm >Counting on it! >Sincerely >Don Merchant >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritem...@gmail.com> >To: "Count Deiro" <countde...@earthlink.net> >Cc: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> >Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 10:43 PM >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] LOSS OF METEORITE BY UPS > > >> Hi Count, >> >> That really stinks - to put it poetically. ;) >> >> It also reinforces my belief that UPS blows. I had numerous problems >> with them in the past and their customer service is horrible. I'd >> rather burn a package than give it to them. I haven't used UPS in >> about 5 years now and I will never use them again. >> >> If for some reason I cannot ship via USPS (such as a customer requests >> an alternate method), then I use Fed Ex. >> >> Count - I wouldn't expect much sympathy or any sort of action to >> rectify the situation on the behalf of UPS. You'll get a lot of nice >> talk and smooth words, but no action. >> >> Well, I hope your meteorite eventually shows up. >> >> I've been waiting over 8 weeks now for a valuable package from Canada >> and it is gone - I'm not sure who stole it, Canada Post or USPS. But, >> this is one of only a small handful of problems I have had with USPS >> over the years of shipping thousands of packages. By contrast, I have >> only used UPS about 10 times, and almost every time there was some >> sort of problem. >> >> Best regards, >> >> MikeG >> >> -- >> ************************************************* >> >> Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Meteorites & Amber (Michael Gilmer) >> >> Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com >> Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my >> News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 >> Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone >> >> *************************************************** >> >> On 12/19/11, Count Deiro <countde...@earthlink.net> wrote: >>> Seasons Greetings Listees, >>> >>> Whish I had lee distressing news to share. It seems that UPS has lost my >>> shipment of a CAT MOUNTAIN >>> ______________________________________________ >>> Visit the Archives at >>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> >> ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
