Damnnn,...I wonder why you would be so mean to Wal-Mart ! He,He. ;-) LLW LeRoy Westlund Westlund TV & Electronics 97 North Main "Where there's a will,... Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 There's always a way." Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: walter wood <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 12:40 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Airborne Express vs. UPS (And Fed EX!) >Yes, we no longer use UPS because of their >involvement in repair, and I don't shop at Wal-Mart >if I can find it anywhere else. >Walter >--- J Silverman <greentron@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> First of all, now that UPS is in the repair >> business on an exclusive basis, >> bypassing both independent servicers and parts >> distributors, we consider >> them competitors and redirect shipping where >> possible. You can check this >> out on their Website. They call the division >> doing the repairs Supply Chain >> Solutions. They repair cell phones, computers, >> video projectors, and other >> items on an exclusive basis and sell no parts or >> service manuals for those >> items. There is a link you can click on to see >> examples of "service >> problems" that they have solved for the >> manufacturers. The SCS division >> grosses about 3 billion per year. >> Second, as far as damage goes, all of the shipped >> items are handled the same >> way. They go to hubs where the packages go down >> gravity conveyers to another >> conveyor at right angles. Sometimes the gravity >> conveyor backs up and the >> boxes coming down smash into one another. A 75 >> pound box hitting a >> stationary box at an angle can make quite a dent! >> Small boxes can bounce up >> into the air and fall off the conveyor or even >> get tangled up in the >> machinery underneath. Thin, envelope type >> packages can slip between the >> conveyor rollers and get torn to pieces. Once you >> understand the handling >> system you get a better idea of how you have to >> pack things to survive. >> Jerry Silverman >> Greentron Inc >> 4 Newland Ave >> Greenville SC 29609 >> 864 232 3889 >> Fax 271 2080 >> mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "JMartin.ExcelDistributinginc.com" >> <jmartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 11:10 AM >> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Airborne Express vs. >> UPS (And Fed EX!) >> >> >> > Well, quite a subject here. It becomes a >> headache on our end sometimes. >> > Here's what we deal with. >> > >> > As most of you know we use Airborne, UPS, Fed >> Ex ground and USPS. Some >> > areas get better service with one and some guys >> prefer one over the other, >> > we use whichever you wish. >> > >> > There are a lot more damages with UPS. As a >> matter of fact in the last 2 >> > days we got back 6 (yes, six) HA68ADT275 >> picture tubes that were either >> > broken or the box became round after shipping >> and the cust. refused >> > (rightfully so). UPS says there is >> insufficient cushioning when we claim >> > these and they cannot reimburse us. Our rep >> will be in and check them and >> > hopefully they'll cover the costs but so much >> time has been wasted >> already. >> > We are reshipping 3 of them today with Airborne >> so we'll see how that >> goes. >> > >> > We send our shields and screens with Fed Ex >> ground and have had pretty >> good >> > luck so far but have had a couple damages. I >> don't think some drivers and >> > handlers can read or understand what F R A G I >> L E means. >> > >> > I can understand damages every now and then it >> is too often with UPS. >> > Airborne has the least claims and Fed Ex takes >> the oversize stuff >> cheapest. >> > It's kind of a gamble no matter who you ship >> with, make sure you get >> > insurance :-) >> > >> > If you prefer a certain carrier, let us know >> with your next order. >> Thanks! >> > >> > Sincerely, >> > >> > Jason Martin >> > Excel Distributing Inc. >> > 1819 Mentor Ave. >> > Cincinnati, Ohio 45212 >> > >> > ph-800-733-3329 fax- 800-735-8007 >> > www.ExcelDistributingInc.com >> > >> >========================================================= >> > 2nd Day Air for just $7 up to 5 lbs. with only >> a $20 order! >> > >> >========================================================= >> > We will meet or beat any advertised price on >> Thomson RCA parts!!! >> > >> >========================================================= >> > - - - A backward poet writes inverse - - - >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Doug Keller" <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 7:51 AM >> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Airborne Express vs. >> UPS (And Fed EX!) >> > >> > >> > > Clint sent me a MB last year that he had went >> ahead and already put the >> > > processor in. (You know the processor that >> goes into the LOCKING >> > > socket??). And I have griped to him many, >> many times about how him >> > > packing stuff in "over-kill" mode. Anyway, >> this package comes ups, and >> > > somewhere along the line it had been dropped >> or banged so hard that the >> > > processor had been knocked out of the STILL >> LOCKED SOCKET. It was >> > > rolling around in the box with about half of >> the pins bent flat. Clint >> > > said they have to have dropped it from a 5 >> story building to do that. I >> > > called in a claim and was told that they >> would "pick it up next week to >> > > be inspected by their damage team" and that >> it "must be packed in the >> > > original container in the original received >> condition", blah-blah-blah. >> > > I told them I didn't have 6-10 weeks to wait >> on this, that I had a >> > > customer waiting as we spoke. I heard, "We're >> sorry sir, but that is our >> > > policy. Would you like to cancel the claim?". >> To make a long story >> > > short, I managed to straighten the pins on >> the processor and get it back >> > > together myself and it still worked. But I >> lost about 20 man-hours in >> > > the process that I got no pay or compensation >> whatsoever for. >> > > >> > > Doug Keller >> > > Wis-Kel Electronics >> > > 101 Freeland Ave. >> > > Terra Alta, WV >> > > USA 26764 >> > > dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > > dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > > http://www.tech-assist.org >> > > "Learn from the mistakes of others, because >> you >> > > won't live long enough to make them all >> yourself" >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > George wrote: >> > > >> > > >How about a time when I received a >> hard-drive that shipped UPS and >> marked >> > > >"fragile electronic equipment handle with >> care", the idiot dumped the >> box >> > to >> > > >the floor making a very loud noise and left. >> I was appalled when I >> later >> > saw >> > > >that it was the hard-drive that was on >> order. I specify USPS Priority >> > Mail >> > > >when ever possible, always received good >> service from the post office. >> > > >Recently I have been receiving Fed-Ex >> without any problems. >> > > > >> > > >George >> > > >Afana Electronics >> > > >Moreno Valley, CA >> > > >----- Original Message ----- >> > > >From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxx> >> > > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > > >Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 12:24 PM >> > > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Airborne Express >> vs. UPS (And Fed EX!) >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>Sounds like a good way to make money! At >> least 50% of the monitors and >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >vcrs >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>we shipped UPS would get damaged no matter >> how we packed them. Double >> > and >> > > >>triple packing, bubble wrap, peanuts, etc. >> One dealer in Forest City >> NC >> > > >>refused to accept any stuff shipped UPS >> because it was always damaged >> in >> > > >>some way ( they used to bring the stuff to >> us for warranty service and >> I >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >had >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>to tell them sorry shipping damage). So we >> could ship stuff insured >> and >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >ask >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>for the opportunity value when they break >> it! >> > > >>It was such a pain in the neck fighting >> with UPS over shipping damage >> > that >> > > >>we bought a van and ran a route in a 60 >> mile radius 3 days a week for >> > many >> > > >>years, with about 50 items dropped off and >> 50 picked up each trip. >> When >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >the >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>stuff got cheaper the volume fell off and >> we gradually discontinued >> the >> > > >>pickup service. We still ship camcorders >> but with 12 inchs of packing >> on >> > > >>each side they seem to survive the system. >> > > >>Jerry Silverman >> > > >>Greentron Inc >> > > >>4 Newland Ave >> > > >>Greenville SC 29609 >> > > >>864 232 3889 >> > > >>Fax 271 2080 >> > > >>mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx >> > > >>----- Original Message ----- >> > > >>From: "Technotronic Dimensions" >> <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > > >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > > >>Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 7:41 PM >> > > >>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Airborne Express >> vs. UPS (And Fed EX!) >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>If I packaged the Item improperly, or >> whatever caused the Damage , >> was >> > > >>>clearly my fault, of Course. Why wouldnt I >> ? >> > > >>> >> > > >>>I didnt like the Fact that this Seller >> Actually WORKED For Fed ex, >> got >> > a >> > > >>>Discounted Rate, and did not know how to >> pack up a Monitor. She >> basicly >> > > >>>admitted it was her fault, but would only >> recommend they pay me the >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>Shipping >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>cost, plus what I bid for it on Ebay. The >> item was covered by Fed Ex >> > for >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>up >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>to $100.....so I dont see this as a >> problem at all as it had a Dollar >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>Value >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>to me worth more than the Bidding price >> which is actually , believe >> it >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >or >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>>not, why people buy on Ebay to begin with. >> If Someone buys a TV with >> a >> > > >>>broken control Button on Ebay and Recieves >> the Item with the Case all >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>busted >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>up because of Improper Packing, the Buyer >> ought to be compensated - >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>period. >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>Its not their Fault the ITEM was damaged >> in shipping, and if they are >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>pissed >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>off, and ask for compensation under the >> $100 coverage on all their >> > > >>>shipments, what the heck is wrong with >> that? In their View, this was >> a >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>Scam. >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>>Steve Hearns >> > > >>>Technotronic Dimensions, NY [USA] >> > > >>>WWW.TECHNOTRONIC-DIMENSIONS.COM >> > > >>>1-877-817-9885 (Voice / Fax Toll Free - US >> Only) >> > > >>> >> > > >>>----- Original Message ----- >> > > >>>From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxx> >> > > >>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > > >>>Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 4:55 PM >> > > >>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Airborne Express >> vs. UPS (And Fed EX!) >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>>Suppose you had an accident with a piece >> of a dealers store stock and >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >they >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>>wanted you to reimburse them at the retail >> price. Would you do it? >> > > >>>Jerry Silverman >> > > >>>Greentron Inc >> > > >>>4 Newland Ave >> > > >>>Greenville SC 29609 >> > > >>>864 232 3889 >> > > >>>Fax 271 2080 >> > > >>>mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx >> > > >>>----- Original Message ----- >> > > >>>From: "Technotronic Dimensions" >> <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > > >>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > > >>>Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 12:42 PM >> > > >>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Airborne Express >> vs. UPS (And Fed EX!) >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>>>I would take UPS over Fedex Ground any >> day. I bought a Broken >> Monitor >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>on >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>>Ebay a while ago which had a fairly well >> known problem that was a >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>relatively >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>>>easy fix. The Seller worked for Fed Ex, >> and got a discount on Ground >> > > >>>>Shipping. Problem was, she didnt know how >> to pack. Result was a >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >Monitor >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>>>recieved with all the PC boadrs cracked >> apart. >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>>When I told her the Cost of replacing all >> these Boards From Samsung >> ( >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>About >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>>>$300) exceeded what a New Monitor Cost, >> and there was now more >> wrong >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>with >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>>it than original problem, she was not to >> happy. I asked for >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >Compensation >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>>for >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>>>what I could have sold it for if I fixed >> it up and sold it locally, >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >only >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>>>about $70 and She refused. She also would >> not cooperate With Fed EX >> , >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>and >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>>Fed Ex basicly sided with her, saying all >> I could recoup was the >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>original >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>>price the monitor sold for when I won it >> , whch was like $15, +22 >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>Shipping. >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>>>They actually sent a Guy to inspect the >> Shipment - and it was a >> joke. >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >He >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>>>didnt even want to view the Boards inside >> the monitor, just wanted >> to >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>take >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>>it, and would not say that I would be >> getting a Claim going for >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>$70....they >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>>>kept saying $37 all the time. Needless to >> Say I still have the >> monitor >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>here >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>>>for when things are REALLY REALLY Slow, >> and I suppose I will try to >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >fix >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>>the >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>>>boards, but they are really badly >> damaged. Theres no guarantee they >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >will >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>>>work. >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>>At Least With UPS, they know these things >> happen once in a While, >> and >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>they >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>>will cover you and get a claim started. >> Fed Ex would not Start a >> Claim >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>at >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>>all. UPS has done this a couple of Times >> before for me in the past >> in >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>same >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>>Scenarios and never whined about it. I >> told this to the Fed Ex Guy, >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >and >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>he >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>>seemed not to care, and I told him I >> would never Ship ANYTHING out >> FED >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>EX >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>>because of this incident. He Seemed not >> to be interested in losing >> me >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >as >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>a >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>>Customer or potential Customer. UPS and >> DHL I dont think would ever >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >act >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>>this >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>>>Way. >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>>Steve Hearns >> > > >>>>Technotronic Dimensions, NY [USA] >> > > >>>>WWW.TECHNOTRONIC-DIMENSIONS.COM >> > > >>>>1-877-817-9885 (Voice / Fax Toll Free - >> US Only) >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>>----- Original Message ----- >> > > >>>>From: <gulftech@xxxxxxxx> >> > > >>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > > >>>>Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 10:37 AM >> > > >>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Airborne Express >> vs. UPS >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>>We have before talked about reasons to >> avoid using UPS. Many of the >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>>boxes I get from UPS or at least >> partially crushed. >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>>I order often from Tritronics. When >> shipped by Airborne, I receive >> my >> > > >>>>order in three days or less. Today, I >> called to check on an order >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >from >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>>>5/7. Was sent out 5/7 using UPS. Was >> told it is scheduled for >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>deliverly >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>>today. Six days? Way too long, >> especially when the order contains >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>items >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>>holding up a repair. >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>>Tritronics uses both UPS and Airborne, as >> well as the US Mail for >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>certain >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>>items. I will specify shipment by >> Airborne in the future. >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>>Ken Smith >> > > >>>>Gulf Technical Services >> > > >>>>3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway >> > > >>>>Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 >> > > >>>>850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax) >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >> >>>>>________________________________________________________________ >> > > >>>>The best thing to hit the Internet in >> years - Juno SpeedBand! >> > > >>>>Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! >> > > >>>>Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com >> to sign up today! >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >> > >> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>-- >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>>>- >> > > >>>>Lost Password: >> > > >>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select >> "Login Problems?". >> > > >>>>Email Archives: >> > > >> >>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >> > >> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>--- >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>>>Lost Password: >> > > >>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select >> "Login Problems?". >> > > >>>>Email Archives: >> > > >> >>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >> > >> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >> > > >>-- >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>- >> > > >>>Lost Password: >> > > >>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select >> "Login Problems?". >> > > >>>Email Archives: >> > > >> >>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >> > >> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >> > > >>--- >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>>Lost Password: >> > > >>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select >> "Login Problems?". >> > > >>>Email Archives: >> > > >> >>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >> > >> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >--- >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>Lost Password: >> > > >>http://www.tech-assist.org and select >> "Login Problems?". >> > > >>Email Archives: >> > > >> >>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >> > -- >> > > >Lost Password: >> > > >http://www.tech-assist.org and select >> "Login Problems?". >> > > >Email Archives: >> > > >> >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > >> >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > --- >> > > Lost Password: >> > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login >> Problems?". >> > > Email Archives: >> > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --- >> > Lost Password: >> > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login >> Problems?". >> > Email Archives: >> > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> >> >> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- >> Lost Password: >> http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login >> Problems?". >> Email Archives: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > >===== >Walter Wood >Future Tech Home Center >2786 Hwy. 43 N. >Lawrenceburg Tn. 38464 >931-829-3337 >Fax 931-829-4044 >mailto:wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. >http://promo.yahoo.com/sbc/ > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- >Lost Password: >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >Email Archives: >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". 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