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I F*&king hate UPS - rant(long)



I used to have all kind of stuff dropped of, but then again you couldnt
see my house from the road, and now they deliver he stuff to the
laundrymat next door...
brian

 On Fri, 1 Feb 2002 jester@westfailure.net wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> One thing i have done with UPS, especially when the sender requires an in
> person signature (like with electronics/computer parts)
>
> You call UPS or Fedex and request a counter pickup, and that they do not
> try to deliver. I've never had a drop-off stolen (yet, knock on wood) but
> in the case of signature required in person, i have always had my stuff a
> day quicker as i get to go to the UPS counter the same day they would ahve
> attempted the first delivery instead of the next day after i called and
> requested a counter pickup.
>
> They also will ask for your ID to do this usually, so its even
> safer... Plus with a counter pickup you may avoid the
> "residential" surcharge.
>
> take care,
>
> Steve
>
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