Shipping stuff? This is key...

[Avatard]

I used to do it for a living....ship stuff to customers. Expensive stuff.

The cocksmokers at FedEx, and UPS did everything possible to put me out of fucking business. They'd smash my shit, and then deny my claims.

Even though my company was shipping product packed in OEM boxes, with special foam inserts and bulkheads, and even though everything was packed in a double-corrugated box as per their spec., they'd always find some lame excuse, and fuck me in the end, sometimes (usually) for hundreds or thousands of dollars in losses.

I positively hate these fucking people for the grief, time, hassle, and financial harm that they exacted on me and my business for years.

Now, I don't do that for a living anymore...but for anyone here that does, or has friends or family who do, I'd like to share a little secret that may help folks escape the constant maltreatment I received as a customer to these goatfuckers:

ShockWatch G-force sensors (just saw these on Mythbusters!):

http://www.mrboxonline.com/shockwatc...0g-p-4205.html

and the companion label:

http://www.mrboxonline.com/shockwatc...ls-p-4207.html

Paired, these two items will set you back about $5 per box shipped.

They provide irrefutable, irreversible proof of gross mishandling (which is seemingly almost the fucking norm with these flaming assholes), and may help you to make sure that you get your claims settled properly, and responsibly.

I wish they had and/or I knew about these when I was in the biz.

I'd be thousands of dollars ahead, and probably have considerably less gray hairs...

[101lifts2]

Personally, if I was making 8 bucks an hour loading shit on a truck and I found a "Fragile" or "Warning: Shock Sensor Equipped" label, I'd be inclined to drop the box. LOL

Where were u shipping? You should have put the thing in mutliple layers.

[Avatard]

Nope, it wouldn't have helped...for reasons too complex, that I don't care to go into here, but which were finally disclosed to me, regarding the internal workings of their operations, by a friend of mine's GF, who happened to work at FedEx, in the Memphis sorting facility.

They know they're responsible, but they conveniently play dumb.

This holds their hands to the fire, and makes them accountable.

[askmrjesus]

Those were SOP for cases containing consoles, guitars, etc., when we airlifted tours overseas. Only thing is, the carrier has to agree to the procedures for check-in and verification to be held responsible.

JC

[Krypt Keeper]

Had a few dealings with their fine working network. Over the yrs.

Use to work for a company that received 1,000's of packages a day was funny see what was sent there wrong. Seen everything from bubble gum to handguns and rolexes. This was a daily thing.

[marko138]

I use USPS mostly 100% of the time.

[Particle Man]

Those are freakin' cool

[Amorok]

They are pretty awesome. My buddy sticks them on his helmets to make sure they don't get damaged. That's a little obsessive for me, but I guess it's not a terrible idea.

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by Amorok

They are pretty awesome. My buddy sticks them on his helmets to make sure they don't get damaged. That's a little obsessive for me, but I guess it's not a terrible idea.

Should come in handy when he wants to sue the pavement.

JC

[njchopper87]

UPS.. I don't trust them with anything even remotely valuable. I got a shipment of computer parts a couple weeks ago and saw a huge indentation in one of the corners. Luckily newegg packs everything nicely or there could have been some damage there. It seems everything I receive from them has either a dent or a hole masked with nothing but tape..