[Kenwood] Re: [Yaesu] Why does anyone ship UPS?

2003年1月29日 12:21:13 -0500

Actually it may be because some of us get pretty good service from them.
73 es gud dx
Keith
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From: "John Geiger" <[email protected]>
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Subject: [Yaesu] Why does anyone ship UPS?
> I was supposed to get cable internet service tomorrow,
> but will now have to call and postponse installation
> because the Jackasses at UPS could not deliver my
> cable modem on time. Of course I will now probably
> have to wait at least a week for installation. Of
> course UPS still might not find my house by then. I
> was also supposed to get an amplifier that the UPS
> website was scheduled for delivery today. Of course
> it also wasn't on my doorstep.
>> This brings me to my main point. Why do most hams
> ship their gear by UPS, when their service is so
> pisspoor? I now use nothing but Fedex. They are
> usually 30-40% cheaper than UPS for the same packages,
> their counter hours are better, and their service is
> quicker. ALso, why does every ham dealer use UPS?
> Seems they could save a little on shipping with Fedex.
>> here is another story. Last summer I traded a FT847
> with a ham in Las Vegas for a FT100D (The FT100 is a
> much better radio.) We both shipped on the same
> day-me using Fedex and he was using UPS. He got the
> radio 1 day before I did. The fedex website showed
> that the radio went from Oklahoma city to Phoenix to
> Las Vegas. The UPS website had the radio going to Las
> Vegas to a few places, including Kentucky. I fail to
> see how Kentucky is anywhere on a remotely direct
> route from Las Vegas to Oklahoma. Obviously UPS
> learned their geography in our public schools.
>> So why do most hams use UPS? Is it habit? Is it that
> they don't know about Fedex? Are my experiences
> unique and everyone else gets great service from UPS?
> I have a couple of other stories about UPS that I
> won't get into at this time.
>> 73s John NE0P
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