flareback Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 I love waking up to the sound of fedex delivering computer parts. got parts for the computer i'm building for church today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerm Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 yea I have met the Fedex guy and the UPS guy already this morning. I hate UPS so bad lol. Picture this...the fedex guy brings in 7 17" LCD's and sits them nice, neat, and properly on the floor the way they are supposed to be handled. The UPS guy brings in 1 17" LCD and sits it upside down on the handle end of the box where it reads "This side up" lol. UPS has got to be the worst shipping company I have ever seen. For every fragile sticker on a package they handle it 2x as rough lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNUco2007 Posted May 4, 2005 Posted May 4, 2005 yea i prefer fed ex. i find them to be somewhat faster too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagash Posted May 5, 2005 Posted May 5, 2005 I work for UPS. Don't put any fragile stickers on them please, you are just asking for trouble. Man, you wouldn't believe the horror stories I have from that place. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
godmode117 Posted May 5, 2005 Posted May 5, 2005 I work for UPS. Don't put any fragile stickers on them please, you are just asking for trouble. Man, you wouldn't believe the horror stories I have from that place. 473358[/snapback] please expand (or whatever that fancy word is) on this subject Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchalogamer Posted May 5, 2005 Posted May 5, 2005 (or whatever that fancy word is) 473362[/snapback] "elaborate" (prob spelled wrong lol) so what are the specs? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagash Posted May 5, 2005 Posted May 5, 2005 I load the large trailers that go in between cities, not the smaller package cars, however I am sure they are similiar. Well, to begin with UPS's training methods emphasize speed over "load quality". So basically they don't care what the package is/fragile/hazard material/whatever. Just throw the dang thing in there as fast as you can so you can get on the next box! As if that isn't bad enough the box has already been hammered on our conveyer belt system, your package will travel an average of about a mile of belt per hub that it visits. The whole time it is on the belts it is travelling completely unsupervised just waiting to get smashed by some other huge package traveling behind it. Also at UPS we have what we call "irregs" short for Irregular packages. Basically anything too heavy or large to go on the aformentioned conveyer belts. These packages are transported via irreg trains. These are basically electric tugs pulling four carts with the large "irreg" packages on them, well whenever they drop off an irreg in the incorrect area it is my job to put that package in their path so they can stop, pick it up, and put it on their train to be delivered to the right area. Well most of the time the irreg driver is way too lazy to stop and *gasp* get off his butt! So they just ram the package with their train until it either is pushed out of the way, or their train goes over it. There now, don't you all feel better about your valuables being shipped all over the country now? Also, in UPS's defence, I am sure Fed Ex hubs are similiar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kash Posted May 5, 2005 Posted May 5, 2005 I personally like FedEx's speed, but I hate the fact that they just LEAVE my packages at the door. They don't even bother to ring the bell!!! I remember once I decided to check the tracking info (knowing full well that my package wasn't due for another day or so) and found that it said the package had already been delivered. So I go check outside, and sure enough, my 17" LCD monitor was sitting there in plain sight (he didn't even try to hide it behind a plant or something). Now keep in mind that I was home ALL DAY and there was NO way I could have missed the doorbell if he had rang it. I don't know about you, but I'd rather not have a package worth several hundred dollars simply left at my doorstop. There have also been more than one occassion where the FedEx guy left packages at my side or back doors without leaving a notice on the front door. I found a package with my new video card sitting at my side door (one that I rarely use) a day after the guy delivered it!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flareback Posted May 6, 2005 Posted May 6, 2005 wow, i knew i didn't like UPS for some reason, though i imagine fedex isn't much different The specs for the computer i'm building are AMD 64 3000 Asus A8n- SLI ATI Radeon X600 1 Gig Corsair Memory 80 Gig Maxtor drive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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