Hello Everyone
As you know most of us are collectors of many things but video games collectively and thus have a multitude of experience with all 5 of the big shipping competitors. So I wanted to pose the question. Which package handler is the best and why? Which do you have the worst experiences with?
The leave package in the rain when their is a very visible mail box and porch potected by an awning UPS guy 11/1000
Ok at this point I feel actively UPS tries to make your life misery, and if not for the thousands of i'm sure hard working good humans they employ this is a company i'd have no problem if they went under. Their is a special place in purgatory most likely near pol pot for the mail UPS man that deliberately crams a box the size of a box of cereal into a mail box the size of a box of gummies as if it makes scientifical sense. But maybe for only one day because it isn't as bad as his atrocities but he does have to pay lol. UPS is borderline disrespectful with how they treat packages, how they treat estimated delivery times and the excuses they make
For example they literally got my package in my city today. Delivery to be made at 7pm. Just to tell me that you ran late and it will come the next day. But no. They go out of their way to blame a hurricane that I am not experiencing. "Your package is delayed. Severe weather from Hurricane Idna has slowed our network of drivers. Like sure I get if it wasn't in my city yet. But that's like if I call out of work tomorrow and blame the blizzard of 78. Like come on now. Also my UPS man has a habit of deliberately going out of his way to put my 100 plus dollar packages on top of my trash can and hit "delivered at front door" on his thing. It's just inexcusable. Call? they deny it. Fight lost packages they tell you to eat it. This company is hopeless. And when I see a seller confirm they delivered with UPS I automatically expect the worst. I add 5 days to the time i'd normally expect to get something and pretty much pre damage my game boxes internally
Shame on ups.
USPS 97/100
USPS has always been beautiful to me, The finest specimens of delivery excellence this proud spinning rock of water and desolation have ever seen
Federally funded through a pandemic, lay offs left and right, but every in person experience has been perfecta. My main thing with my mail carriers, is they have the consideration to put packages in the entry way out of harms way, but even if they don't they always make sure they handle it with care. I have had full talks with the mail man and he is really a good person. From the LGBT man who weights my packages at the postal place who is one of the best comedic personalities I will ever know to going above and beyond to locate missing packages. USPS is the standard for me. Which is odd since they are typically the most cost effective, common and most hated of the big 3. But I just love when I see "usps priority" when someone ships. How about all of you?
I leave them drinks because they like it. They are underappreciated and I love to make them feel cared about.
Fed Ex 77/100
Ok but not perfect. And speed varies based on type of service a bt too much. I know economy shipping options should be slower but how slower? With USPS the economy mail like first class, media mail and economy all ship within 10 days at least. When you pick economy with fed ex they basically strap your game to a carrying mule, they then have a carrying mule transport for 15 weeks cross continent like pre invention of the wheel days in saudia arabia villas. I could walk to the person who intiially sent my package through fed ex economy faster than it takes for it to arrive. And that is before the pandemic. Then express? Or next day of course? They basically have Brett Favre spiral it onto your lap from your local air port, thing still has the person who shipped it's undried sweat on it, comes off the press hot. So if you overspend for 40 dollar delivery services of course you have a good experience but most of the time you suffer long wait times. However they do treat packages with care for my experience
Which of the big 3 do you like best. Any bad stories?
