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I am Tosk

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On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 01:47:39 -0500, I am Tosk
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In article ,
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My wife ordered a new boat cover for me. About two weeks ago I asked
her if she'd heard anything about it. She'd recieved a couple emails,
but hadn't been following the progress too closely. It was supposed to
have been delivered on 6 Jan. She called the company who asked her to
call UPS, which she did. UPS said they'd investigate and get back to
her in a week to ten days. About a week went by, and yesterday I got a
call from the cover manufacturer. UPS had credited the manufacturer,
who was in the process of making me a new cover.

UPS continues to be high in my esteem.

Having worked in the business I can tell you UPS is known for having
things "disappear" I had a friend who worked in my company get some
Indy 500 tickets for me back in 84 and took them to the UPS office to
send them. They packaged them in the office and long story short, they
(UPS)never could prove they ever left that office. The office Manager
didn't even blink when I called, they knew... They ended up paying me
for the thickets, big deal, I had to drive out and scalp another pair.
Worked at a factory decades ago where the UPS guy used to sell hot ****
right out of the back of his big brown truck

Scotty

Scotty

I don't think I'd ever let them pack and ship anything valuable. I'd
pack it at home and not mention the contents.

If I'm mailing something, I use the post office. Hell, it's right
across the street, cheaper than UPS, and probably about as fast.
Usually speed isn't a concern.

Well, the tickets were packaged there by a friend who got it for me a
week or so before the race. Remember, I worked for the company as a sub
contractor, so everybody knew we were getting tickets for the race, who
was getting them, and when they were being shipped. The thing that got
me really was the attitude the management had about such things. They
knew good well what happened, who did it, and just wrote out the check
to cover the cost and brushed it under the rug like every other time..

Scotty