EricW Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 I ordered a heap o' stuff from the East Coast last Wednesday. It shipped first thing Thursday AM (bless my vendor's peapickin' little heart). I HATE that it won't be here until freaking FRIDAY! If USPS shipping would have been an option, I would have had my stuff already. Yes, UPS provides automated label printers and does ship stuff the USPS refuses to, but aside from that, why do they even exist anymore? How did we ever end up where stuff got done faster and cheaper by the government? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdragon Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 I also have noticed thier delivery time being long adn frustrating, But the thing I hate in addition to their snail delivery is they are not pro gun! Try Fed EX! Ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted October 26, 2004 Author Share Posted October 26, 2004 Try Fed EX! Shirley you're joking. FedEx is the most rabidly anti-gun company on the face of the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasag93 Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 How about DHL? They anti-gun too? Have been seening more and more of them around town. TXAG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I talked to a DHL driver today. I was asking about their policy on shipping handguns. He said that his boss told him they do not do that and they recommend UPS for that. That seems kind of strange to me. I'll have to investigate further. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I was told (by Mark Cosat of ISMI, IIRC) that USPS has such great performance on their Priority shipping because they now sub it out to FedEx. Anyone else heard this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimel Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 FedEx and USPS do have some sort of strategic alliance. Notice all the FedEx pickup boxes in and around USPS office lately? I had also heard that FedEx is moving mail for USPS as well. Fricking UPS has gone the route that Ground is 7 - 10 days, period. I had something shipped from W. OR to me here in E. WA a few months ago. Figured UPS ground would be 3 days at most. Wrong. 7 days. Notice how UPS doesn't give you as much detail in the online tracking anymore? They don't want you to see your package sitting for days on end at some warehouse. They WANT you to buy up to the faster shipping rates. UPS pissed me off during their stupid strike and I refused to have stuff shipped by them for a couple years. FedEx Ground however makes UPS look good. 15 days from N. CA to E. WA. They made 1 delivery attempt on day 10 but no one was home. There was a signed message on the door with instructions to leave it on the porch. They didn't. They then waited another 5 days before attempting delivery again because my town (pop around 1002 depending on how many were born/died today) is "out of the way and we don't go through there very often". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted October 27, 2004 Author Share Posted October 27, 2004 FedEx does indeed handle virtually all First Class and Express Mail for USPS. Fortunately, the mail is sorted by USPS and not FedEx or nobody would EVER get their mail I wish DHL would handle firearms. I'd love to have a shipping alternative to the big 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkbrd Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Many of the airlines also carry USPS mail. The USPS seems like it is contracting out most of its mail transport and delivery. Fedex and airlines carry the interstate mail, and when is the last time you saw a mail Jeep and a person in uniform deliver the mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Run n Gun Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I sent a holster from Oregon, via USPS, to another forum member in Ohio on a Thursday; he received it and sent back a check that came in to my mailbox SATURDAY of the same week! On that same Thursday, I ordered an “in stock” item from Pennsylvania, it shipped that same day UPS and I didn’t see it for a week! Too bad about DHL, I had high hopes… Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Fedex Ground is almost a completely separate entity. It used to be RPS until Fedex bought them. They are completely unpredictable in both delivery and pick up. Don't ship Fedex Ground unless you absolutely have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPatterson Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 EricW, I don't share your FedEx belief. If I go to my local UPS store I can't ship a handgun. But I can ship it FedEx 2nd day from the same UPS Store. I shipped a gun to Brian Hawley in Oregon 2nd Day air that was signed for the next day. The main problem with UPs & FedEx is that they each have main hub terminals that packages go through which may be 100's of miles in a different direction from where it is coming from/going to. The package to Brian went to Salt Lake City before going to Portland. Here in Montana, 90% of my firearm related purchases are via the internet because there are only 2 sporting goods stores in town and the next closest is 90 miles away. Whenever possible I ask to have items shipped USPS Priority Mail which has always been cheaper than UPS or FedEx and is also faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdragon Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Thanks EricW, That was the answer I got when I asked "Why don't we ship UPS" I guess I need to do more research! Ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I've had EXCELLENT luck with USPS for both sending and receiving as it applies to eBay transactions. My buyers are starting to use the term "lightening-fast shipping" in their feedbacks and all I use is the postal service. USPS priority mail--though higher in price than regular rates--is awesome: Send Cactus Tactical a CD of their artwork order on last Saturday and it was in his hands (and Matt Burkett's) Monday morning. Even regular rate shipping is speedy and not at all expensive. The Gov'ment wins THIS round, I'm afraid. Their TRACKING system is inadequate, however; whereas FedEx tracking is quite detailed... and often delivered ahead of estimated arrival time. At least this has been MY experience....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Smith Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I get no flack shipping handguns, rifles, and rifle parts FEDEX. I just Fedex 2nd or 3rd day air for just about everything and have no complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I also have noticed thier delivery time being long adn frustrating, But the thing I hate in addition to their snail delivery is they are not pro gun! Try Fed EX!Ivan Ivan, Check out this thread! It explains EricW's position on FedEx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdragon Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 WOW! Thanks Warpspeed! and sorry EricW I didn't mean to dredge up old wounds! Ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajarrel Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 "...and when is the last time you saw a mail Jeep and a person in uniform deliver the mail." Just this afternoon I walked out to the street and picked up my mail when the postman put it in the box from his Jeep. Although I have shipped no guns, I have had excellent service from USPS, UPS and FedEx. Just lucky I guess. dj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpty1 Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 I almost always use the USPS for shipping. They're usually cheaper and always faster. Gun shipments are much cheaper, though granted you have to be shipping FFL to FFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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