> From: Paul Koning
> I suppose they still charge you an insurance fee according to what you
> declared as the value?
Yes, IIRC.
> This seems like a pretty clear case of fraud, and you should report it
> to the authorities.
Well, at the time, I thought it was just a local
I have mixed experiences with filing a complaint to the state AG's office. In
one case, I got very quick resolution. In the other case, they just blew it
off.
But I recommend giving it a shot.
alan
Take them to small claims court.
My friend beat UPS when they tried to screw him over. And the
On 4/28/20 8:32 AM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote:
Anyway, you could sure write a letter to your state attorney general's
office. I have gotten surprising results when making complaints. A
couple years ago, Wagreens has deceptive yellow 2 for 1 labels in their
OTC drug and vitamin shelves.
On 04/28/2020 09:50 AM, Norman Jaffe via cctalk wrote:
And UPS isn't any better.
I had a package delivered with a big hole in it, and they claimed that it was
given to them that way.
However, the hole was right through their shipping documents...
I have sworn off UPS since the 1990's after they
On 04/28/2020 09:12 AM, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
I suppose they still charge you an insurance fee according to what you declared
as the value?
This seems like a pretty clear case of fraud, and you should report it to the
authorities.
Yes, seems correct to me. One thing to note, at
> On Apr 28, 2020, at 10:50 AM, Norman Jaffe via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> And UPS isn't any better.
> I had a package delivered with a big hole in it, and they claimed that it was
> given to them that way.
> However, the hole was right through their shipping documents... they refunded
> the
with
their forklifts.
Right now they are holding a package that was shipped to me and won't tell me
why they can't deliver it.
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Cc: j...@mercury.lcs.mit.edu
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 7:08:25 AM
Subject: FedEX unsurance issues
Hi, a heads-up on sending
I suppose they still charge you an insurance fee according to what you declared
as the value?
This seems like a pretty clear case of fraud, and you should report it to the
authorities.
paul
> On Apr 28, 2020, at 10:08 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Hi, a heads-up on
Hi, a heads-up on sending expensive items via FedEx. They appear to have a new
policy, limiting honouring insurance coverage; so, in my opinion, they are
now unsuitable for shipping valuable items.
Data point 1: a couple of months back, I bought a PDP-11/40 on eBait. It was
shipped via FedEx in
