Thread: UPS is lazy

Originally Posted by tr_enf

"A man can build 1000 bridges and suck one dick, and to the world he is known as a cocksucker."

I see it a lot when I read reviews for electronics Im looking to buy where someone completely writes off an entire company just because they had one bad experience, which I guess completely negates numerous good experiences they have had. You can usually pinpoint these useless reviews by ALL CAPS, bayd speling, or 20 exclamation points at the end of each sentence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This isnt a hit on you grave since you requested a certain shipping timeframe and they didnt deliver as promised. Usually the yokels that write those bad reviews arent even right in their accusations. "I bought an open box item at Best Buy and it doesnt work. F the product maker!" or something of that sort...

Agreed, 100%. Try FedEx and UPS, but you've got to give them both the benefit of the doubt when things go wrong once. One crappy employee is all it takes to slow down your arrival time or damage your package/item. Just cause it happened once doesn't mean that guy still has a job or hasn't been corrected to keep him from damaging more packages. It could even have been a really good employee that was having a bad day and slipped up or even a bump in the road that caused your package to fall during transit. In my personal experience with UPS they have always delivered my packages on or even before the first day of the expected delivery time and always in perfect condition.

Originally Posted by sL!ppY

All shipping companies.. including the USPS are like that. Its nothing new.... Ive figured out that unless you do Overnight or 1 day shipping... packages almost never come in a decent amount of time. I would recomend that anything ordered from amazon thats over 25... definitly use free super saver shipping. It arrives in literally the same amount of time if not sooner.. then regulars shipping for some odd reason. Ive never had a Free super saver shipping item arrive in more than 6 days.... and ive had at least 5 regular shipped items.. take over a week. Go figure.

Also though... keep in mind things like weather... warehouse locations... traffic... security related situations... and more. A lot of shit can happen to delay your package from arriving.. and a large portion of the time its primarily a problem thats out of the shipping companies hands. That said... they are in the buisness to make money.. and while keeping customers happy is important... they arnt going to send 5 packages to a location if they can wait 2 extra days and be able to send 50 packages to the location.

Man where do you live? That sucks. I guess I'm lucky because I live near Houston so there are constantly UPS planes landing at KHOU (Hobby). From there its just a short hour long truck ride out of town. I agree with the comments about weather, warehouse locations, etc. though.

Originally Posted by Gr4verunner

Yeah, I payed for the 3-5 day shipping from amazon.com for my copy of Arma, about 2 days ago ( though very late at night). I check the package tracking this morning and what do you know, my package is in Mass! less than 2 hours away!

That was at 5:00 am yesterday, it's not here. Amazon says estimated arrival: the 22nd, between 6-7 business days instead of 3-5, and its 2 hours away.

I can see where you are coming from on this post. I've ordered plenty of stuff online. When it's delivery date is x/xx/xx then that is when they are delivering.

The only thig i disagree with is the title to the thread. UPS is the total opposite. They deliver 100's of packages a day in a 8-12 hour shift. But you are sitting at home trying to save a buck or 2 instead of driving to you local game store.

So, who's the lazy one?

I only buy online when its cheaper (which can be quite often). Gotta tack on the shipping costs of course, which means its usually only cheaper if they throw in free shipping or really discounted price. I just ordered a new digital camera over the weekend from Amazon for $80 less than the Best Buy store price and since it was over $25 it came with super saver shipping (Free! $$$). The question you have to ask is, "Is the convenience of getting the item 7 days early worth the difference in price even after paying for gas to get to the store and the time you have to take out of your day to buy it?" Sometimes the answer is very legitimately yes. I will typically not buy something online if I'm saving less than $5.

yea these days the gas cost of getting to and from the store probably offsets some if not most of the shipping... and not to mention the stores can be a headache whereas the online stores arnt usually. Add to that the simple fact that maybe i dont have the time to be driving out to random stores looking for items. Then throw in the fact that its like 100+ degrees here and u can get sunburned sticking your arm out the car window....

and buying online is not called laziness... thats called being a smart consumer.

Originally Posted by sL!ppY

yea these days the gas cost of getting to and from the store probably offsets some if not most of the shipping... and not to mention the stores can be a headache whereas the online stores arnt usually. Add to that the simple fact that maybe i dont have the time to be driving out to random stores looking for items. Then throw in the fact that its like 100+ degrees here and u can get sunburned sticking your arm out the car window....

and buying online is not called laziness... thats called being a smart consumer.

Good point, when I purchase items online its stuff that i can't find in stores. I don't trust online shopping usually unless its a really good deal or as I said before i can't find it anywhere else. Also stay away from Red Octane. I had to make numerous calls and send emails for them to send my package to me.

Mannnnn......

I've got all my guts in for the new rig, all I'm lacking is the case. Everything was shipped from Memphis, TN so it got here on Friday, but the case came from CA and I'm still waiting on it....

GET HEREEEEEEE!

Online shopping can be a minefield in terms of the good and bad.... but the trick really is as simple as staying with vendors who are time proven and word of mouth proven sellers. You can get almost anything and at a good price.. from amazon.com... and newegg for electronic related things. Those 2 alone pretty much cover a vast majority of what you need. The only thing i never buy online is clothes.. because you have to try them on to really get a good idea of them.

Honestly the problems are usually on the shipping end of things for almost any online vendor.. but if you buy from a big name online store like amazon.. they will usually sort things out for you and quickly.

yeah, I bought from newegg

I've never bought from amazon.com but i guess i should probably start. And you guys said they are reliable and are usually on time right? Because i wanna make a purchase for my cuzin