Re: OT Really f*ck*ng annoying.
From: P.J. Alling To make a long story short. The USPS finally did the right thing and forwarded the package to my local Post Office, and put a delivery notice in my P.O. Box. I had contacted Adorama to find out how to a. end this round robin and b. keep it from happening in the future. Adorama didn't give me an answer, but they did refund the shipping charges, so there's that. I'm fairly happy with the results, (it was pretty funny in a way, they shipped my item in a box big enough to hold several hundred of them), except, I still have no idea which address to give them when I order again... Adorama offers USPS priority mail as one of their standard shipping options, which should allow you to have it shipped directly to your P.O.Box. http://www.adorama.com/help/shippingAndDelivery Their shipping FAQ says they ship to P.O.Boxes and to APO/FPO addresses. It says allow 6-8 weeks, but I think that really only applies to APO/FPO addresses. My experience with having stuff shipped USPS Priority Mail is it's about the same speed as UPS Ground with the exception that the USPS *does not* charge extra for Saturday delivery. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Really f*ck*ng annoying.
To make a long story short. The USPS finally did the right thing and forwarded the package to my local Post Office, and put a delivery notice in my P.O. Box. I had contacted Adorama to find out how to a. end this round robin and b. keep it from happening in the future. Adorama didn't give me an answer, but they did refund the shipping charges, so there's that. I'm fairly happy with the results, (it was pretty funny in a way, they shipped my item in a box big enough to hold several hundred of them), except, I still have no idea which address to give them when I order again... On 3/25/2013 9:02 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 8:52 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Steve Cottrell wrote: On 23/3/13, P.J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Checking into I find that UPS has contracted with the USPS to deliver packages!!! Now I don't have a mail receptacle at my house, I have a post office box. UPS doesn't deliver to PO Boxes. The US mail won't deliver to my house, no receptacle. I think I'll scream. Is this what they call the American Dream? ...as envisioned by Kafka. ... and realized by Scorsese http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088680/ -- -bmw -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Really f*ck*ng annoying.
On 23/3/13, P.J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Checking into I find that UPS has contracted with the USPS to deliver packages!!! Now I don't have a mail receptacle at my house, I have a post office box. UPS doesn't deliver to PO Boxes. The US mail won't deliver to my house, no receptacle. I think I'll scream. Is this what they call the American Dream? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Really f*ck*ng annoying.
Steve Cottrell wrote: On 23/3/13, P.J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Checking into I find that UPS has contracted with the USPS to deliver packages!!! Now I don't have a mail receptacle at my house, I have a post office box. UPS doesn't deliver to PO Boxes. The US mail won't deliver to my house, no receptacle. I think I'll scream. Is this what they call the American Dream? ...as envisioned by Kafka. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Really f*ck*ng annoying.
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 8:52 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Steve Cottrell wrote: On 23/3/13, P.J. Alling, discombobulated, unleashed: Checking into I find that UPS has contracted with the USPS to deliver packages!!! Now I don't have a mail receptacle at my house, I have a post office box. UPS doesn't deliver to PO Boxes. The US mail won't deliver to my house, no receptacle. I think I'll scream. Is this what they call the American Dream? ...as envisioned by Kafka. ... and realized by Scorsese http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088680/ -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT Really f*ck*ng annoying.
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P.J. Alling So I ordered an item Adorama through Amazon. Paid by card, and gave them my street address, as Adorama ships via UPS or FedEx, standard delivery as I'm not in a hurry. Everything seems to be going fine until I realize the item hasn't moved since it arrived in North Haven. Checking into I find that UPS has contracted with the USPS to deliver packages!!! Now I don't have a mail receptacle at my house, I have a post office box. UPS doesn't deliver to PO Boxes. The US mail won't deliver to my house, no receptacle. I think I'll scream. it's the retailer's responsibility to get the thing to you. Tell them to use a shipper who can actually be bothered to do what they're paid to do. Sometimes online sellers have shipped things to me via one of the private carriers, and left a note to say the item is in their depot, which is in an obscure part of London which would entail a 2-hour round trip for me to collect. Well, if I'd wanted to spend 2 hours buying it, I wouldn't have bought it online. So I leave it, and it gets returned to the seller. I tell the seller that I will cancel the sale unless they use the Royal Mail to send it, so that if it's undelivered I can at least collect it from a local depot or post office or, better still, they will leave it with a neighbour. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Really f*ck*ng annoying.
On 24/03/2013 10:21, Bob W wrote: From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P.J. Alling So I ordered an item Adorama through Amazon. Paid by card, and gave them my street address, as Adorama ships via UPS or FedEx, standard delivery as I'm not in a hurry. Everything seems to be going fine until I realize the item hasn't moved since it arrived in North Haven. Checking into I find that UPS has contracted with the USPS to deliver packages!!! Now I don't have a mail receptacle at my house, I have a post office box. UPS doesn't deliver to PO Boxes. The US mail won't deliver to my house, no receptacle. I think I'll scream. it's the retailer's responsibility to get the thing to you. Tell them to use a shipper who can actually be bothered to do what they're paid to do. Only here, I suspect. In the USA, if something you buy does not function as required, you have to seek recourse from the manufacturer, not the retailer. It's probably the buyer's responsibility to make sure something is delivered to them, as well. Sometimes online sellers have shipped things to me via one of the private carriers, and left a note to say the item is in their depot, which is in an obscure part of London which would entail a 2-hour round trip for me to collect. Well, if I'd wanted to spend 2 hours buying it, I wouldn't have bought it online. So I leave it, and it gets returned to the seller. I tell the seller that I will cancel the sale unless they use the Royal Mail to send it, so that if it's undelivered I can at least collect it from a local depot or post office or, better still, they will leave it with a neighbour. B -- No fixed Adobe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT Really f*ck*ng annoying.
From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of mike wilson On 24/03/2013 10:21, Bob W wrote: From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P.J. Alling So I ordered an item Adorama through Amazon. Paid by card, and gave them my street address, as Adorama ships via UPS or FedEx, standard delivery as I'm not in a hurry. Everything seems to be going fine until I realize the item hasn't moved since it arrived in North Haven. Checking into I find that UPS has contracted with the USPS to deliver packages!!! Now I don't have a mail receptacle at my house, I have a post office box. UPS doesn't deliver to PO Boxes. The US mail won't deliver to my house, no receptacle. I think I'll scream. it's the retailer's responsibility to get the thing to you. Tell them to use a shipper who can actually be bothered to do what they're paid to do. Only here, I suspect. In the USA, if something you buy does not function as required, you have to seek recourse from the manufacturer, not the retailer. It's probably the buyer's responsibility to make sure something is delivered to them, as well. Maybe so, but if their customers start going elsewhere perhaps the retailers will start listening. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Really f*ck*ng annoying.
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013, mike wilson wrote: On 24/03/2013 10:21, Bob W wrote: it's the retailer's responsibility to get the thing to you. Tell them to use a shipper who can actually be bothered to do what they're paid to do. Only here, I suspect. In the USA, if something you buy does not function as required, you have to seek recourse from the manufacturer, not the retailer. It's probably the buyer's responsibility to make sure something is delivered to them, as well. Nope, it's the seller's/shipper's responsibility to ensure delivery. Especially if you pay with a credit card (and who doesn't for online sales?), you can dispute the charge if it doesn't get delivered. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Really f*ck*ng annoying.
From: mike wilson On 24/03/2013 10:21, Bob W wrote: From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P.J. Alling So I ordered an item Adorama through Amazon. Paid by card, and gave them my street address, as Adorama ships via UPS or FedEx, standard delivery as I'm not in a hurry. Everything seems to be going fine until I realize the item hasn't moved since it arrived in North Haven. Checking into I find that UPS has contracted with the USPS to deliver packages!!! Now I don't have a mail receptacle at my house, I have a post office box. UPS doesn't deliver to PO Boxes. The US mail won't deliver to my house, no receptacle. I think I'll scream. it's the retailer's responsibility to get the thing to you. Tell them to use a shipper who can actually be bothered to do what they're paid to do. Only here, I suspect. In the USA, if something you buy does not function as required, you have to seek recourse from the manufacturer, not the retailer. It's probably the buyer's responsibility to make sure something is delivered to them, as well. It is the seller's responsibility to deliver. Especially if you PAID for shipping handling. I ran into that UPS - USPS contract recently, although it worked to my advantage. Something I ordered was shipped UPS Ground (or whatever they call it now) and didn't arrive by Friday. I was resigned to waiting for it until Monday, but Saturday morning there was a knock on my door and there was the Postman with my package. I've always preferred USPS over UPS. In my experience, they've always been more reliable. I would suggest checking with the Post Office that has your P.O.Box just to see if they might have the package. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT Really f*ck*ng annoying.
Bitch to Adorama! -Original Message- From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Subject: OT Really f*ck*ng annoying. So I ordered an item Adorama through Amazon. Paid by card, and gave them my street address, as Adorama ships via UPS or FedEx, standard delivery as I'm not in a hurry. Everything seems to be going fine until I realize the item hasn't moved since it arrived in North Haven. Checking into I find that UPS has contracted with the USPS to deliver packages!!! Now I don't have a mail receptacle at my house, I have a post office box. UPS doesn't deliver to PO Boxes. The US mail won't deliver to my house, no receptacle. I think I'll scream. -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
