Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >On Nov 23, 2006, at 7:46 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > >>> Have you ever tried to contact UPS about a problem? They make it >>> impossible. >> >> I thought that B&H's "second day air" option was FedEx. If I'd >> realized >> it was UPS (Unreliable Package System) I'd have paid more for a >> different carrier. >> >> I'm sure the shipment button I clicked on said "UPS", but in the rush >> of ordering my K10D I didn't notice... ;-) > >I've had about equal luck with UPS and FedEx delivery service in the >past year or two. No real problems with either, other than missing >them and having to run to the depot to pick things up. FedEx is more >convenient for same-day-pickup at the depot, though. UPS offers lower >shipping rates usually.
The functional difference I've experienced is that FedEx always (even with their cheap ground service) knows enough to wait until after working hours to deliver to a private residence, whereas UPS still expects to find June Cleaver at home baking cookies during the day and if she isn't you're out of luck. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
