Real Kato Blog: UPS, Gaaah.

UPS is the most irritating shipping company I know. If you ever want to ship me something, I'd greatly appreciate it if you'd use FedEx.

After lunch today I had to go to UPS to pick up a package. They didn't leave it at my door because it required signature confirmation. So I had to trek all the way across town for it, an exercise that rather negates the convenience of on-line shopping. At the UPS office, I was greeted by a woman who seemed somewhat distressed that I interrupted her eating a bag of microwave popcorn. With a sigh, she took my tracking slip and disappeared into the back room.

After about ten minutes, she returned and informed me that I'd have to go across the street to the warehouse, where "Willie" would meet me at the guard station with my package. The irritating thing is, every time I go to pick up a package, I get sent to the warehouse. But I can't go directly to the warehouse, NOOOO. I have to stop and talk to Popcorn Lady first. And when I do go to the warehouse, the security guard acts like no one has EVER come to the warehouse to pick up a package, and he does his best to send me back to deal with Popcorn Lady. I have to stall him until Willie shows up and verifies my story. See? That package in Willie's hand. That's my package. That one. The one with my name on it. Yes, I'm quite certain. Here's my driver's license. See?

I'm scheduled to get more UPS packages tomorrow. I'm gonna work from home to make sure I don't have to go through the whole Willie ordeal again.

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Posted by Ken in: commentary, life

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Comment #1 from Crouching Hamster (Guest)
2005 Sep 21 - 11:59 am : #

Are you sure you don't live in New York?
I was camped out at home last Friday, waiting for Ms. UPS. Sometimes they don't even ring my bell. This time she did, and I said, "Come on up!" very cheerily.

Yep. Made her walk all the way to the fifth floor with the package. She did not say ONE word to me. Nor was she on crack or meth.

P.S. At least your warehouse isn't in the Bronx.

Fed Ex Ground. Delivered to your office. I think it might even be less expensive.

Comment #2 from Timothy Ross (Guest)
2005 Sep 21 - 8:10 pm : #

You need one of dem stay-at-home wives... I went and got me one and I NEVER miss a package.

Comment #3 from Jenn (Guest)
2005 Sep 21 - 8:58 pm : #

I have exactly the opposite problem with shipping companies. Instead of having to go and pick something up, they leave it at the door.

Things that have been left at the door by various shipping companies:
1) My old school beige desktop G3, a monitor, scanner and printer. Granted, I lived with my parents out in tbe boonies, but jeez.
2) A G4 desktop, followed the next week by a new scanner.
3) Husband's PC components, left outside, in the rain.

Every time, we must have had very honest neighbors.

I'm guessing that it was because at the time, going to the warehouse probably meant driving 2 hours. We haven't ordered anything huge recently, so time will tell if I get to experience a Microwave Popcorn Lady of my very own.

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