UPS “Lost” This Guy’s Package, Then He Found It on EBay

Fedex ground is independent contractors. I wonder if the guy in this classic video was an independent, or if he was just seasonal? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIsfBBx0GOs

Summary: they're an oligopoly. They don't care, they don't have to.

Re: UPS “Lost” This Guy’s Package, Then He Found It on EBay

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Post by roflchoppa » Tue, Nov 17, 2015, 7:30 AM UTC

i like USPS, but thats because that good ol flat rate, if it fits it ships.

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Post by kbart » Tue, Nov 17, 2015, 8:21 AM UTC

My friend, who worked at UPS support center once told me another anecdote. Somebody of workers discovered a dead cat (presumably suffocated) inside a parcel and, of course, everyone panicked as killing a costumer's beloved pet would be disastrous PR move. Managers got a bright idea and went running around local pet shelters to find a similar cat to replace the dead one. As they succeeded, everyone relieved and were happy about themselves. Until the next day, as an angry costumer called inquiring what the hell happened with the body of his dead cat. It turned out, an owner went abroad when his pet died back home and he asked relatives to send it's body for a burial.

Can't confirm validity of this story as it sounds like an urban myth, but it's funny nonetheless.

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Post by Isamu » Tue, Nov 17, 2015, 7:17 PM UTC

When the creek behind our office flooded, the lot in front of the loading dock was under at least a foot of water, impossible to tell how deep because of the muddy water.

The UPS truck pulled up, took one look and left without unloading.

The FedEx truck pulled up and backed into the dock without seemingly a microsecond of hesitation.

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Post by a3n » Wed, Nov 18, 2015, 3:45 PM UTC

PhantomGremlin wrote: post #3

a3n wrote: post #2

My heart sinks any time I discover that my only shipping option is UPS. FedEx experience is easy peasy.

The UPS ground delivery guys are Teamsters. You got a problem with that? :-) Fedex ground is independent contractors. I wonder if the guy in this classic video was an independent, or if he was just seasonal? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIsfBBx0GOs Summary: they're an oligopoly. They don't care, they don't have to.

And I feel a little guilty whenever I think about this, because I believe in the right to union (or not), and I've read that the FedEx drivers don't get a very good deal. But man, I just don't have the social justice energy to withstand the poor UPS service, on the ground and on the web.