Author Topic: What did you do to your Kappa today! (Read 1265312 times)

G8TR · « **Reply #3450 on:** April 20, 2011, 10:41:17 PM »

Jim,
Not really. You know when it is sent and when it arrives. If you go online there is nothing like UPS and Fedex. Once it leaves its departure point you can't track it from one hub to another. They are working on that now. I worked for USPS for 22 years.

JimVonBaden · « **Reply #3451 on:** April 20, 2011, 11:12:03 PM »

Quote from: G8TR on April 20, 2011, 10:41:17 PM

Jim,
Not really. You know when it is sent and when it arrives. If you go online there is nothing like UPS and Fedex. Once it leaves its departure point you can't track it from one hub to another. They are working on that now. I worked for USPS for 22 years.

Yeah, you are probably right. They always delivered, so I never had to track it.

On the other hand, for 1/3 the price of UPS or FedEx for reasonably sized items, I'm OK with that.

Jim

Buzzardt · « **Reply #3452 on:** April 21, 2011, 12:03:18 AM »

I just got a package delivered by USPS. The tracking number never showed up in their Tracking until after it was delivered.

elff · « **Reply #3453 on:** April 21, 2011, 08:19:48 AM »

Don't you love that. Their tracking equates to, updating after you already received it. Sucks for the senders / receivers because stuff does get lost and they have no idea on how to figure where it is.
With their huge ad push right now, they really need to add that capability.

ChopTop · « **Reply #3454 on:** April 21, 2011, 08:23:44 AM »

Quote from: G8TR on April 20, 2011, 10:41:17 PM

Jim,
Not really. You know when it is sent and when it arrives. If you go online there is nothing like UPS and Fedex. Once it leaves its departure point you can't track it from one hub to another. They are working on that now. I worked for USPS for 22 years.

Pretty cool, I just entered 2 tracking numbers from Crate Engine Depot for the headlights I just ordered yesterday and it told me I'd be receiving them today. But I wonder why they didn't put the headlights in one package? Seems like it would have been cheaper.

Arabas · « **Reply #3455 on:** April 21, 2011, 08:31:30 AM »

chop top, me and two other guys who have ordered the Redline headlights, all of us received two packages.
probably they could put the two boxes in one and ship them, but nobody does that...
each one of them is actually a big box

elff · « **Reply #3456 on:** April 21, 2011, 08:41:07 AM »

This way the headlights show up undamaged
Also
Not everyone would need both headlights
Think car accident.

1LILNDN · « **Reply #3457 on:** April 21, 2011, 08:41:54 AM »

Quote from: Arabas on April 21, 2011, 08:31:30 AM

chop top, me and two other guys who have ordered the Redline headlights, all of us received two packages.
probably they could put the two boxes in one and ship them, but nobody does that...
each one of them is actually a big box

Did they also mark them Left and right ?

You got them thats the main thing.

GXPinKC · « **Reply #3458 on:** April 21, 2011, 09:00:58 AM »

I am going to wax and polish "Miss Red Eagle" today. Took her to the gym yesterday, Forcast is for rain for the next six days and then next Wednesday finally "partly cloudy skys" so the Eagle won't be going anywhere. Sometimes Spring is just disgusting!!!

Arabas · « **Reply #3459 on:** April 21, 2011, 09:18:12 AM »

lol !!!
summer is getting close Ron!!
better get ready for some topless driving!!!

Aspenrose · « **Reply #3460 on:** April 21, 2011, 10:28:45 AM »

It's 38, sunny, headed to 50, I'm dropping the top, quick replace of the seat release latch on the pass seat, then driving!

GXPinKC · « **Reply #3461 on:** April 21, 2011, 10:37:37 AM »

Quote from: Aspenrose on April 21, 2011, 10:28:45 AM

It's 38, sunny, headed to 50, I'm dropping the top, quick replace of the seat release latch on the pass seat, then driving!

Ah, how sweet Melanie! Have a great drive!

kennysabarese · « **Reply #3462 on:** April 21, 2011, 11:18:18 AM »

USPS tracking worked fine when sending Kelu his parts. It wasn't perfect, but UPS was 3x the price of USPS.

DeepBlueGXP · « **Reply #3463 on:** April 21, 2011, 12:44:21 PM »

Norm should spend the $.75 for USPS track and confirm, he doesn't. I had the same issue. He uses parcel post or something w/insurance.

I use track and confirm when sending the Solstice Books and I can follow them across the US online.

Not to bust on JVB but I've never had a problem tracking USPS before a packages reaches it's destination.

Sol Asylum · « **Reply #3464 on:** April 21, 2011, 01:16:22 PM »

Quote from: Kenny on April 21, 2011, 11:18:18 AM

USPS tracking worked fine when sending Kelu his parts. It wasn't perfect, but UPS was 3x the price of USPS.

UPS also likes to charge the receiver a "brokerage fee" when you ship internationally.

Buzzardt · « **Reply #3465 on:** April 21, 2011, 01:47:00 PM »

With a few 100 and + degree days. We may be out of the snow, but not the freeze . The 22nd is the latest we have had a freeze.

smartin · « **Reply #3466 on:** April 21, 2011, 01:49:52 PM »

It was 80 in the DC area and it dropped like 20-30 degrees overnight. We're not out of the woods yet either.

JimVonBaden · « **Reply #3467 on:** April 21, 2011, 01:54:45 PM »

Quote from: DeepBlueGXP on April 21, 2011, 12:44:21 PM

Norm should spend the $.75 for USPS track and confirm, he doesn't. I had the same issue. He uses parcel post or something w/insurance.

I use track and confirm when sending the Solstice Books and I can follow them across the US online.

Not to bust on JVB but I've never had a problem tracking USPS before a packages reaches it's destination.

Not bustin, like I said, I never tried. I use USPS weekly to ship my products, and never have an issue. I only use tracking when shipping a large number of DVDs at once. Usually I ship them in 104 DVD sets. Not worth tracking if they get lost since they very rarely do.

Jim

JimVonBaden · « **Reply #3468 on:** April 21, 2011, 02:23:05 PM »

Nothing new, but still annoying as hell!

I'm eating lunch at Subway today and sitting by the window. I parked very carefully trying to minimize the chance of issues. Of course that was futile. This soccor mom pulls up in her oversized SUV and parks close. I'm watching as she gets out, phone firmly in her ear, and doesn't quite hit my car with her door. Unfortunately, her moronic son flings the rear door open and whacks my car. He knew it too, I could see him looking!

Mom never notices and kept on blabbering away on the phone as they headed into the store.

I finished lunch and went out to survey the damage. Nice little blue dimple in my silver car. I left a nice note to her, but fully expect not to hear anything back. It was all I could do not to bash in her door!

My car isn't perfect, and I expect it will gain more dings, but damn people, at least pretend to care!

Jim

Arabas · « **Reply #3469 on:** April 21, 2011, 02:28:08 PM »

did you keep her license plates?
she has to fix the damage, no matter how minor it is.

Rogue · « **Reply #3470 on:** April 21, 2011, 02:34:30 PM »

Hopefully you called the police and also reported this to your insurance carrier. The insurance company will track her down through the license plate number and make sure she (or her insurance company) is held responsible for the repairs. People like that need to learn they will be held accountable for the damage.

Critterman · « **Reply #3471 on:** April 21, 2011, 02:48:30 PM »

Letting them walk away was probably not the smartest thing you could have done in this case. Usually this happens when you aren't around.

DRM · « **Reply #3472 on:** April 21, 2011, 03:12:55 PM »

Quote from: Arabas on April 21, 2011, 08:31:30 AM

chop top, me and two other guys who have ordered the Redline headlights, all of us received two packages.
probably they could put the two boxes in one and ship them, but nobody does that...
each one of them is actually a big box

You want these in two separate boxes...I bought my set from CED and the padding in the box is around the lights...to me it looks like they are the same boxes the head lights are packaged in from the factory...where ever that is or was. But you want the individual boxes and moded padding for protection.

Now when I received my lights from CED, I am pretty sure the boxes were tapped together, like one unit, instead of sent separately.

DRM · « **Reply #3473 on:** April 21, 2011, 03:13:54 PM »

Quote from: 1 LIL NDN on April 21, 2011, 08:41:54 AM

Did they also mark them Left and right ? You got them thats the main thing.

Once you unpackage them, you will know which is left and which is right.

DRM · « **Reply #3474 on:** April 21, 2011, 03:32:20 PM »

Sorry this is in this thread, but I am seeing comments about shipping prices.

UPS and Fedex are privately held companies, USPS is not.

USPS subsidies its package delivery prices by increasing the postage stamp price and it is subsidied by the US Federal Government.

These 3 entitities are not governed by the same rules, but they all compete for the same package delivery revenue.

Also Fedex is considered an Airline, UPS is considered a trucking company in the eyes of the US government. Because of this Fedex gets additional benefits that UPS does not, even considering UPS has the larges Airplane fleet in the world.

The bottom line, USPS is cheaper to ship with.

Again sorry for the interruption.

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