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Braineack 01-19-2011 10:37 AM

lol.

mgeoffriau 01-19-2011 10:40 AM

Wait, so he just slapped the shipping label directly on the wheels? I'm surprised UPS took them like that.

tires != wheels

Braineack 01-19-2011 10:54 AM

There are places that wont ship without cardboard. I've been hassled for shipping wheel/tires with just cardboard on each flat side. I'm pretty sure it was UPS.

Vashthestampede 01-19-2011 11:03 AM

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I know! I cant believe UPS even took them.

If I had to guess I would say I've shipped roughly 10 sets of wheels and/or tires. It would have been so much easier to just slap stickers on them, but I would never do that to the guy that bought them from me. Knowing very well that UPS would throw them around like it was a fucking game.

The wheels are pretty beat up looking. I'm going to take them to my tire guy now and hopefully he can mount them without a hitch. Assuming I can fit everything in the Taurus.

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mgeoffriau 01-19-2011 11:26 AM

The UPS shipper's book says you can ship tires bare, but doesn't mention wheels....

UPS only covers $100 per shipment by default, did he insure them for $200?

hustler 01-19-2011 11:32 AM


Originally Posted by mgeoffriau (Post 680389)
The UPS shipper's book says you can ship tires bare, but doesn't mention wheels....

UPS only covers $100 per shipment by default, did he insure them for $200?

I run into this shit all the time, people think because no preclusion is stated, then it's allowable. They are wrong and UPS never should have accepted those. It's called "negligence" and they're guilty of it.

However you paid so little that you should spraypaint them and deal with it.

mgeoffriau 01-19-2011 11:50 AM


Originally Posted by hustler (Post 680390)
I run into this shit all the time, people think because no preclusion is stated, then it's allowable. They are wrong and UPS never should have accepted those. It's called "negligence" and they're guilty of it.

Yeah, if you read that page in the shipper's manual, it's pretty clear that they are listing the items that they allow without packaging -- in other words, the exceptions to the standard policy. If it's not on that page, it shouldn't have been allowed.

EDIT:

Actually....I might be wrong. UPS does in fact have a provision for "Irregularly Shaped Items and Bare Metals". It reads:


Tape the address label on a flat surface of the item being shipped. Cover the label with clear tape. Do not use "flying tags" attached by string or metal. Blunt all sharp or protruding edges with taped-on, corrugated cardboard pieces. Protect the surface of the item as needed. An Additional Handling charge will apply.
So, technically, UPS was right to accept the wheels unpackaged, as they were bare metal and (presumably) had no sharp or protruding edges. The mistake was the seller not protecting the wheels, but we knew that already, and I'm betting that UPS isn't liable for damage on unpackaged "Irregularly Shaped Items and Bare Metal" shipments.

levnubhin 01-19-2011 12:06 PM

Jeez, the least he could have done was bubble wrap and tape this shit out of them.
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Braineack 01-19-2011 12:10 PM

that would require effort and care.

Bond 01-19-2011 12:13 PM



My classroom is like a bloody movie theatre, the fuck is this

pusha 01-19-2011 12:16 PM


Originally Posted by Bond (Post 680406)

My classroom is like a bloody movie theatre, the fuck is this

Community college is awesome.

olderguy 01-19-2011 12:23 PM


Originally Posted by Bond (Post 680406)

My classroom is like a bloody movie theatre, the fuck is this

Guess it is not an English class:2cents:

kotomile 01-19-2011 12:48 PM


Originally Posted by olderguy (Post 680414)
Guess it is not an English class:2cents:

:laugh:

pusha 01-19-2011 12:50 PM

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Reverant 01-19-2011 01:07 PM

I ate beans today, so tonight The fart and the Fumious is airing.

Vashthestampede 01-19-2011 02:11 PM


Originally Posted by levnubhin (Post 680402)
Jeez, the least he could have done was bubble wrap and tape this shit out of them.


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 680404)
that would require effort and care.

Exactly. Even the bare minimum was too much to ask. Jesus christ. :vash:

I already wrote the guy a PM saying that the wheels were shipped unboxed and got beat up. Also that his mention of "curb rash" would be better described as "curb gouge". I said I was taking them to the tire shop and that hopefully they aren't bent and mount up without a hitch.

My tire buddy told me that one needed a lot of weight but that it should be ok and to just slap it on the rear. So as long as the car drives straight down the road when I put them on tonight, I'll be happy.

I guess I expect everyone to pack and ship things like I do, and maybe I expect to much sometimes, but this was just dick. No effort what so ever...and for the record, UPS is the worst company I have EVER dealt with in my life. :vash: So I'm not even going to waste my time with them.

BTW Pusha, I dropped the wenis dryer off while I was waiting for the tires to get mounted.

hustler 01-19-2011 09:34 PM

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hustler 01-19-2011 10:04 PM

WTF is this Mexican elf boot shit?
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scottyd 01-19-2011 10:06 PM

And the finger thing too. Are those guns or are they all #1?

hustler 01-19-2011 10:12 PM

How the fuck do they drive to the Tejano bar?


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