[meteorite-list] LOSS OF METEORITE BY UPS

[Count Deiro]

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 <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>
>Sent: Dec 19, 2011 8:04 PM
>To: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike at gmail.com>, Count Deiro <countdeiro at earthlink.net>
>Cc: meteorite-list at 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" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
>To: "Count Deiro" <countdeiro at earthlink.net>
>Cc: <meteorite-list at 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
>>
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>> On 12/19/11, Count Deiro <countdeiro at 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
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