USPS SUCKS!!! What do you do?

BmoreMoney

BmoreMoney

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Been waiting on something for a few weeks - found out Friday LOST. Pisses me off. Happens several times a year. In all honesty, with the volume they do its pretty amazing but still sucks. On a side note - just a reminder door front theft is rampant this time of the year. In a neighborhood ( a high dollar one ) not too far from me the cops pulled over a " suspicious " van and found 70+ stolen packages from that neighborhood. Cops were cool, they actually went door to door and redelivered the packages. Yall that are buying sticks online what do you do as far as delivery, sig etc? Whenever I have anything expensive or important I have UPS hold it at their facility for me to pick up as its only 20 mins from me.
 
BmoreMoney said:
Been waiting on something for a few weeks - found out Friday LOST. Pisses me off. Happens several times a year. In all honesty, with the volume they do its pretty amazing but still sucks. On a side note - just a reminder door front theft is rampant this time of the year. In a neighborhood ( a high dollar one ) not too far from me the cops pulled over a " suspicious " van and found 70+ stolen packages from that neighborhood. Cops were cool, they actually went door to door and redelivered the packages. Yall that are buying sticks online what do you do as far as delivery, sig etc? Whenever I have anything expensive or important I have UPS hold it at their facility for me to pick up as its only 20 mins from me.
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Start an insurance claim online and if it's Priority mail or better it'll get found within the next 48 hours usually.
 
I dread shipping any of my cues.........I waited so long for them to be made. most were my design.
the cue-makers are deceased, near retirement. and such.......it would be impossible to replace
these cues because of the aforementioned and now the hassle with using ivory and in CA, that
is legally prohibited. Yup, shipping any of my cues at any time, even airline travel, is my worst fear.


Matt B.
 
Billiardbills said:
Start an insurance claim online and if it's Priority mail or better it'll get found within the next 48 hours usually.
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Wasn't merchandise, was a corporate check and it's already been reissued. Just posses me off as multiple items going thru snail mail go " missing " every year. This has been an ongoing issue for some time. My regular mailman is getting up there in age and near retirement. He's taking more and more time off because they won't pay them for saved days. Usually whenever he's off we get these " subs " - not even real postal emoloyees. They are dressed in street clothes and honestly if I didn't see them in the mail jeep and saw them walking on ,your property ID toss them. They are retarded. I get mail from two roads over so I'm sure they get mine too lol.
 
Usps

The USPS has many options. Signature confirmation, registered, insured. If its valuable send it accordingly.I put cues in pvc tubes and insure.
 
BmoreMoney said:
. On a side note - just a reminder door front theft is rampant this time of the year. In a neighborhood ( a high dollar one ) not too far from me the cops pulled over a " suspicious " van and found 70+ stolen packages from that neighborhood. Cops were cool, they actually went door to door and redelivered the packages.
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Plus one for the Baltimore cops....never heard of cops doing something like that.
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Many years ago, I used to ship computer tapes to different locations. When I thought it was worthwhile, I would insure the package(s) for an exorbitant amount. Nothing insured that way ever got lost.

That probably still works.
 
I don't know why I bother to post this every time someone has a problem getting their cue shipped but here it is again.

Use registered mail.
 
I never ship a cue USPS. Tracking usually is not available until the package has been delivered.

It is worth the extra money to ship Fedex insured. Shipped many cues over the years, not a single problem.

-dj
 
This is very true. I would recommend having things sent to you with signature required. This way if your not home they take it back to the post office. I do this with any expensive item now a days. It is sad to get an email that something has not come in for a customer. 90% of the time is it someone that goes through areas and apartments stealing off the door step. Insurance on expensive items is also a good idea, but it never quite replaces the fact that now your getting your stuff late. Sucks.... I hate thieves.

Kind Regards,
Michael McDonald
Shooters Billiard Supply
www.shootersbilliardsupply.com
 
Its that simple.

Rico said:
The USPS has many options. Signature confirmation, registered, insured. If its valuable send it accordingly.I put cues in pvc tubes and insure.
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You can also request that it be held for pick up.
 
BmoreMoney said:
Been waiting on something for a few weeks - found out Friday LOST. Pisses me off. Happens several times a year. In all honesty, with the volume they do its pretty amazing but still sucks. On a side note - just a reminder door front theft is rampant this time of the year. In a neighborhood ( a high dollar one ) not too far from me the cops pulled over a " suspicious " van and found 70+ stolen packages from that neighborhood. Cops were cool, they actually went door to door and redelivered the packages. Yall that are buying sticks online what do you do as far as delivery, sig etc? Whenever I have anything expensive or important I have UPS hold it at their facility for me to pick up as its only 20 mins from me.
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have it delivered to where you work...duh
 
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