[AT] shipping wars

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

That’s the best way to describe their tracking system. Case in point, the 
last item they lost was a head set of gaskets. It supposedly left the post 
office in the town where it was mailed from, then it disappeared. They can't 
tell you where it is and aren't about to go looking for it. Then you are 
told to wait 2-3 weeks before filing a claim. If I can wait 2-3 weeks for an 
item, I can probably do without it completely. So in my case the shipper 
sends out another one by UPS. That leaves me with one to return whenever 
both show up.

The perplexing part to me is how USPS manages to ship packages from the 
midwest to NC in 2 days, they've done it 2 or 3 times so far this year, and 
then the next week lose a package that shows up in 10 days---all were 
shipped priority mail. From here on I will specify UPS.

John Hall




-----Original Message----- 
From: Steve Offiler
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 7:43 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] shipping wars

Agree with Spencer.  That's really the most balanced and accurate overview. 
None of the three are quite the bungling idiots they may seem to be at 
times. That said, I'm least impressed by USPS due to their useless tracking 
system.

SO

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> On Feb 14, 2015, at 7:53 PM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
>
> I had a high success rate with all three.   They all have strengths: UPS 
> tends to under promise and over deliver(excuse the pun) which is a good 
> thing.  They occasionally beat their delivery date. FedEx has an office 
> close to me that does not close till 8PM which allows me to pick up 
> signature items after work.  USPS's priority mail flat rate is fast and 
> cheap for heavy tractor parts.
>
> They all have screwed up in the past, but high 90s %-tile success rate for 
> all three is good enough for me.
>
> Spencer
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