Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:21 PM 5/15/96 -0700, Bill Erfurth wrote: > >Come on Marc, level with us... that last post was a joke... wasn't it? Of course it is no joke. My experiences with both UPS and FEDEX have been quite frustrating and annoying, while I've had no difficulties at all with delivery by the USPS. I send and receive three to five camera parcels a month and do so all over this country, continent, and world. Nary a problem with the regular mail stuff, horrors galore with the others. Wilson Cheng in Hong Kong has sent me some stuff by DHL and the service has been great -- but he works for them. I've otherwise not used them. As to fine print, again, look at the UPS/FEDEX contract: they don't insure unique items outside the US. I don't want to be sending a $2,000 camera overseas and have it turn up missing -- not unlikely with the miserable track record of both UPS and FEDEX -- and lack insurance to collect. No thanks -- I may shoot Leica and be a lawyer, but the former keeps me from being wealthy ... And I've had UPS come by my office when both my secretary and I were out and have them leave a $1200 box on my front stoop. Gads! At least, with the PO, it goes into a secure box. Spare me! Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!