At 06:38 PM 3/22/2001 -0500, TW406@aol.com wrote:
>Just got 3 bikes rejected for shipment by a supervisor at UPS on the grounds
>that the boxes weren't new and that you can't have anything on the inside
>touching any of the surfaces of the box.
>
>I argued I don't manufacture the boxes, so its impossible for me to get a new
>one, and I wasn't aware of any device that would allow the contents to hover
>away from all sides, but he wasn't buying it. Even the employees were arguing
>he was acting crazy.
It's a rule. There are very few employees who enforce it, and it's absurd
in light of their professed environmental concerns, as long as the package
is sturdy and repaired as necessary.
>It seems clear management at least doesn't want to ship bikes.
>Watch out for those guys with ties. Off to FedEx.
I, Jeff Slotkin, was a (damn good) driver there for ten years until my back crapped out, and there's no love lost now, but anyone who wants an explanation of their idiosyncrasies as they arise can feel free to ask. If FedEx gets your money instead, that's fine too.
>Ted Williams
>Baffled in Berkeley
>
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Jeff Slotkin
TheLocalSpoke
Goose Creek, SC