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Originally Posted by njobe89 how are you going to compare glass and sheet metal... They can both be damaged easily. My point is, If it can be damaged pack it

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Old 08-25-2014, 02:18 PM   #1 (permalink)
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how are you going to compare glass and sheet metal...
They can both be damaged easily. My point is, If it can be damaged pack it so they can't damage it.

What is is maybe .050" thick sheet metal at most .063"
If it is aluminum forget it, it is asking to get bent in just cardboard.

Sheet metal is easily damaged, bent kinked folded, therefor pack it so it can not be damaged. I asked shipping here how they ship sheet metal through UPS. Less than .090" thick, they use 1/4" plywood or hard board on outside screwed together with 1x2 on the outside producing a picture frame. and sometimes if it is wide they run 1x2s down the length. parts received never are damaged "accidentally."
When i told them about how yours was packed they laughed and said, "UPS is a bunch of a holes of course it got trashed."


Remember UPS only ships, they don't get paid to care.
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I bought a set of custom made wheels and ups sent me three wheels and sent one to lower ninth ward in New Orleans ... Ups blows!
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I bought a set of custom made wheels and ups sent me three wheels and sent one to lower ninth ward in New Orleans ... Ups blows!
UPS just trying to eliminate the middleman.
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has the package actually been opened yet?

What if, there was actually nothing inside?
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Yeah, that's why some companies like to take pictures of packages before UPS/FedEx/DHL/whoever picks them up. That way when someone files a claim and they shipping company tries to deny it, they slap them in the face with the photo. I love it when it happens.

It's possible that the driver himself received it that way. I used to work for FedEx Home delivery as a driver. I had a box thrown on my pallet one time that was supposed to be a piece of lawn furniture. It looked like someone had used it as batting practice. When I told the facility manager about it, he just shrugged and told me to try to deliver it anyway. The customer refused delivery because of the condition, and so it went back to the sorting facility to sit on a pallet in the corner for awhile (forever most likely, it's probably still sitting there).

Also, it doesn't hurt to request Signature Required shipping. It does sometimes cost a little extra, but it gives you the chance to inspect the package first, and if you don't like it, refuse delivery.
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whats the problem? give me a hammer and i will fix it. buncha babies!
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