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Vance Howard - 08 Jan 2010 04:42 GMT

So I ordered a 3 channel powered glider from Nitromodels. I got shipment
notification the next day. UPS picks it up in Baldwin Park California,
drives it north on I-5 all the way to Portland Oregon, then south to
Roseburg Oregon. It was supposed to be delivered today. Instead they put
it on a truck that went to Sacramento California and rescheduled the
delivery for Monday. No wonder UPS can't make any money. An extra 800
miles they didn't have to transport the package.

UPS is the most expensive shipper and they can't do anything right.

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Robert Scott - 08 Jan 2010 22:28 GMT

> So I ordered a 3 channel powered glider from Nitromodels. I got shipment
> notification the next day. UPS picks it up in Baldwin Park California,
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>
> UPS is the most expensive shipper and they can't do anything right.

Well... to put things in perspective, I work at the Post Office and I
request UPS shipping whenever possible. :-)

Good flying,
desmobob

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Skywise - 09 Jan 2010 04:06 GMT

...

>> UPS is the most expensive shipper and they can't do anything right.
>
> Well... to put things in perspective, I work at the Post Office and I
> request UPS shipping whenever possible. :-)

Yes, but how many times do we hear about UPS doing things right?
Never? That's because it's human nature to notice, point out, and
remember the bad, but to never say a peep when things go right.

Just for perspective, I have never had a problem with UPS, shipping
or receiving.

Post office? Only problem I've had is unexplainably long ship times.

Brian

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PCPhill - 09 Jan 2010 13:26 GMT

As a flipside to Desmobob:

I work for UPS and frequently ship USPS. If I want it cheap, I use the post
office. If I want it fast, I use UPS. I recently won something on eBay
that I was complaining to the seller about. I thought he hadn't shipped it.
Turned out the post office took SIX WEEKS to get the package 280 miles. I
shipped a Christmas present this year UPS on DEC 21. It got from GA to NJ
in two days (standard ground).

I can't explain the last part of your shipping adventure, but it's normal
for a package to go to a major hub, minor hub, and then to the center it's
delivered out of. The last time I ordered from Raiden/Nitro models, they
used Fedex ground. I knew the package got delivered through online
tracking, but I didn't get it. I had to drive around the neighborhood
looking for big boxes at the front door till I found it.

None of the shippers are perfect, but for the most part ALL of them are
pretty darn reliable.

PCPhill

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> ...
>>> UPS is the most expensive shipper and they can't do anything right.
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> Brian

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Martin X. Moleski, SJ - 09 Jan 2010 14:04 GMT

>As a flipside to Desmobob:

>I work for UPS ...

I use all the services. Different ones at different
times for different purposes.

They all employ human beings, so they all seem to have
the same potential for mistakes.

When I want to make sure that my packaging passes
muster, I head for the UPS central office down on
the east side of Buffalo. I've had nothing but
happy times there.

Marty

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VEGASFAN - 15 Jan 2010 16:58 GMT

Mr. Scott,
You sound like a proud union member. I've had the displeasure of
working with fools like you before.
If the Postal Service experiences any delivery problems, it's more
than likely because of dead weight like you that spend most of their
time in the office filing grievances instead of actually performing your
assigned duties.
And you wonder why the Postal Service is losing money. Look in the
mirror you loser.

>> So I ordered a 3 channel powered glider from Nitromodels. I got shipment
>> notification the next day. UPS picks it up in Baldwin Park California,
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> Good flying,
> desmobob

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Robert Scott - 15 Jan 2010 22:16 GMT

> Mr. Scott,
> You sound like a proud union member. I've had the displeasure of working
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> And you wonder why the Postal Service is losing money. Look in the
> mirror you loser.

You obviously missed the smiley emoticon in my post.

Your message is easily the most ignorant and offensive post I've read on
this newsgroup in the many years I've been participating in it.

Nice work,
desmobob

>> Well... to put things in perspective, I work at the Post Office and I
>> request UPS shipping whenever possible. :-)
>>
>> Good flying,
>> desmobob

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Six_O'Clock_High - 17 Jan 2010 03:22 GMT

>> Mr. Scott,
>> You sound like a proud union member. I've had the displeasure of
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>>> Good flying,
>>> desmobob

You gave him way too much credit.

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Vance Howard - 17 Jan 2010 04:00 GMT

>>> Mr. Scott,
>>> You sound like a proud union member. I've had the displeasure of
[quoted text clipped - 22 lines]
>>
> You gave him way too much credit.

He gave him way too much attention. I kill file rude obnoxious people
like him. I was only venting a frustration. Didn't mean to start a flame
war.

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Martin X. Moleski, SJ - 17 Jan 2010 04:33 GMT

>He gave him way too much attention. I kill file rude obnoxious people
>like him. I was only venting a frustration. Didn't mean to start a flame
>war.

This is Usenet. Flames happen. ;o)

Marty

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Robert Scott - 17 Jan 2010 04:34 GMT

>>>> Mr. Scott,
>>>> You sound like a proud union member. I've had the displeasure of
[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]
>>> Nice work,
>>> desmobob

>> You gave him way too much credit.

> He gave him way too much attention. I kill file rude obnoxious people
> like him. I was only venting a frustration. Didn't mean to start a flame
> war.

Oh, I did kill-file him.

Back on topic:

I ordered a new iCharger 106B+ from Progressive RC out in soggy Seattle.
They ship by USPS Priority Mail, now billed as "two or three day service."
The charger got here to the NY/VT border in two days and I was pleased. :-)
My last Priority package from neighboring PA took four days.....

BTW-- the charger seems to be a fantastic value; a "best buy" kind of thing.

Good flying,
desmobob

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Andrey Tarasevich - 12 Jan 2010 22:34 GMT

> So I ordered a 3 channel powered glider from Nitromodels. I got shipment
> notification the next day. UPS picks it up in Baldwin Park California,
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> delivery for Monday. No wonder UPS can't make any money. An extra 800
> miles they didn't have to transport the package.

Oh... That's a relief! When I read the first sentence I thought in fear
that this is going to be one of those horror stories when UPS delivers
only 1 channel out of 3.

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