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The good news? Your package from Amazon is here! The bad news? It looks like this! Don't be a wuss, I'm sure your order is just fine.
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The delivery companies still deliver stuff that is damaged like that to avoid having an insurance claim on it. I once had a UPS employee try to convince me to sign for a server we had shipped to the office in spite of the fact the box was a foot shorter and wider than it was when it got shipped. We could hear loose pieces rattling inside of the box. The guy kept trying to refuse to leave without a signature. Eventually he left and UPS tried to avoid paying out the insurance claim on it. It took our lawyer contacting their legal department with photo's and our statements before they finally conceded they owed us compensation.
I actually do this to all my packages BEFORE they ship, because lightning doesn't strike twice and it then protects whatever is inside!
There isn't anything wrong with accepting damaged items, so long as you mark the discrepancies on the delivery receipt and keep a copy.
Still Amazon, a box for a pair of socks, yet another order with a breakable item gets a slightly padded envelope!
backwaters of Afghanistan and back.
Zarathustra[H];1038618779 said:You'd think they would instruct the driver not to deliver it if it's that beaten up, and instead have a customer care representative contact the recipient telling them about the damage and what they are doing to replace it...
I laughed at this...that is [H]ard!!!
I also wonder what delivery men think about this shit too...I mean, really, I'd just be embarrassed!
- If Royal Mail (GREAT Britain) even handled a package like that, they would fly high staff over to come to your door and apologize in person complete with a gift basket. They would also off whoever was responsible for the deal.
They would also off whoever was responsible for the deal.
I work at UPS. Most drivers I know would not accept that box on their truck, and would send it to overgoods (our internal damaged package claim service). I sure as hell wouldn't take that to anyone's door.
- If Swedish mail delivered a package like that, they would say nothing, you'd have to work hard to get even a "Oops", and by hard work I mean by having good contacts with media and politicians and police and people on the other side of the law.
I work at UPS. Most drivers I know would not accept that box on their truck, and would send it to overgoods (our internal damaged package claim service). I sure as hell wouldn't take that to anyone's door.
Zarathustra[H];1038619721 said:I wonder who does the last leg of the delivery process for Amazon's shipping.
They don't typically have UPS or FedEx or USPS labels on them, and they are delivered at different times.
Do they have their own fleet? I've never seen Amazon logo emblazoned trucks driving around and I've never been at home when the Amazon boxes are delivered...
You seem to be few and far in between. Most UPS guys I've met really don't give two shits about this, if he ever gave one.
Though we sometimes get a pretty familiar face that seems nice, and I haven't seen anything bad yet from him.
Had this kind of thing happen on every delivery service. One package in particular that was shipped via USPS arrived 3 weeks late and looked like it went to the backwaters of Afghanistan and back. The only thing holding the box together was the copious amounts of packing tape around the box.
Fortunately it was a shipment of Tim's Cascade potato chips and they were pretty much unharmed inside. If you've ever had those you'd know why.
I work at UPS. Most drivers I know would not accept that box on their truck, and would send it to overgoods (our internal damaged package claim service). I sure as hell wouldn't take that to anyone's door.
Zarathustra[H];1038619721 said:I wonder who does the last leg of the delivery process for Amazon's shipping.
They don't typically have UPS or FedEx or USPS labels on them, and they are delivered at different times.
Do they have their own fleet? I've never seen Amazon logo emblazoned trucks driving around and I've never been at home when the Amazon boxes are delivered...
Zarathustra[H];1038619734 said:That's because in Sweden there is no accountability for anything.
If your doctor cripples you through medical malpractice you can't even really sue him. You just get a standard $500 equivalent settlement and are told to go on disability...
Having lived in Sweden for 16 years, there are many things I like about that country, but the complete and total lack of accountability at all levels of private and public society - to me - completely spoils it.
Zarathustra[H];1038618779 said:You'd think they would instruct the driver not to deliver it if it's that beaten up, and instead have a customer care representative contact the recipient telling them about the damage and what they are doing to replace it...
I work at UPS. Most drivers I know would not accept that box on their truck, and would send it to overgoods (our internal damaged package claim service). I sure as hell wouldn't take that to anyone's door.