PSA -- Bad UPS II : The Sad Mac

[unixronin]

OK, folks.  It's time to stop using UPS to ship anything breakable.  For the second time this year, a someone shipped me a computer via UPS ground, this one coming only the few hundred miles from New York City; and for the second time this year, with it only in their hands for a single day, UPS severely damaged it.

FedEx Ground is out there, it frequently costs less than UPS Ground, and they seem to take much more care with packages.  Give'em your business.  UPS is dropping the ball (and your packages).

Comments

[bfly.livejournal.com]

Interesting. My experience is the opposite - I'd much rather have my packages arrive by UPS than FedEx and I've never had any problems with damage from UPS.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

With one exception, I think every package I've had badly damaged in shipping, either to or from me, was shipped UPS. The sole exception was shipped USPS Priority Mail.

They used to be really good, but have become really bad.

Also see jilara's comment above.