1903Collector
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Apparently UPS requires a signature or they won't leave a package from Midway...WTF. This isn't Midway's requirement, it's UPS requiring it because "guns" of course.
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In MA. I called UPS and the person told me that is was the drivers discretion which just pissed me off. Then I spokeWhere you at?
is the box rubber stamped "guns?" don't know a ups driver, current or past, who gives a rats ass whats in a package they deliver (unless they're thieves)it's UPS requiring it because "guns" of course.
since when? you think the teamsters would put up with this? i can't believe with all the packages getting boosted from off the front steps of folks homes the drivers are paying claims from their own pockets or at the least being written up.It's the drivers prerogative in many cases because if they leave it and it gets stolen they get held accountable for it.
in my defense, if packages are mis-delivered with regularity, well the driver should be harassed. it doesn't take a college education to deliver packages.Get too many follow ups and they start following you.
Yes they do. I know because I was a driver in Lawrence for 4 years and still work in Chelmsford. If a package goes missing you have to do a follow-up. Get too many follow ups and they start following you. The harassment isn't worth it.
in my defense, if packages are mis-delivered with regularity, well the driver should be harassed. it doesn't take a college education to deliver packages.
oh, I worked for ups in Chelmsford years ago, until I got a real job. talk about slavery!
changing the subject, i'm going through this now with a company contracted to deliver amazon prime. they're called abc delivery. I keep getting my neighbors stuff anytime they deliver. she's pretty prolific with the ordering so it's 2-3x/weekly. one of the drivers actually wanted to argue in my driveway he had the right address. anyone one else, ups, fedex, post gets it right. maybe cause they have established route guys.
haha, sorry. seriously, it was a young persons job. I loaded trucks, we hustled. slept good at night. a long time ago, 20+ years ago."Until I got a real job" Haha thanks for shitting on my career.
interesting. when I punch in my coordinates on my personal devices, my house doesn't come up, it goes right next door to my neighbors place. as I said, the route guys, ups, fedex & usps know my location. ups has always been the best by far.Everything delivered by UPS gets GPS coordinates twice at the point of delivery
UPS’s system doesn’t quite work like your personal device. Latitude and Longitude for every package is automatically recorded in the delivery record as packages are delivered. If there is any question of where something is left this information can be pulled up and overlayed onto a map and used to help find a package.interesting. when I punch in my coordinates on my personal devices, my house doesn't come up, it goes right next door to my neighbors place. as I said, the route guys, ups, fedex & usps know my location. ups has always been the best by far.
huh! good to know. maybe this is why i keep getting deliveries from abc. wondering if a call would help my dilemma?UPS’s system doesn’t quite work like your personal device. Latitude and Longitude for every package is automatically recorded in the delivery record as packages are delivered. If there is any question of where something is left this information can be pulled up and overlayed onto a map and used to help find a package.
changing the subject, i'm going through this now with a company contracted to deliver amazon prime. they're called abc delivery. I keep getting my neighbors stuff anytime they deliver. she's pretty prolific with the ordering so it's 2-3x/weekly....
Had a delivery for Glock parts from them last week
No issues
ahhhh....no! in the spirit of christian charity, we'll leave it at that.Obligatory question on your "prolific" neighbor, is she hot?
They said it was.its not a UPS policy, I too get plenty of packages from Midway with no signature required.
It's the drivers prerogative in many cases because if they leave it and it gets stolen they get held accountable for it. As long as you are not a no release address or live somewhere that isn't a multi family address then you should be able to sign the delivery notice for them to leave it. UPS shouldn't be requiring a signature that comes from the shipper. And yeah it's like talking to a robot because they are given corporate guidelines.
I’ve worked for UPS for over 20 years. What @Path-Finder said is 100% accurate. Your driver is protecting you, he, UPS, and Midway. If your packages aren’t being left it’s basically one of three reasons:
1. The driver isn’t certain you will get the package if he just leaves it and therefore won’t just leave it.
2. UPS requires that the package be signed for.
3. The shipper, in this case Midway, is requiring that the package be signed for.
Everything delivered by UPS gets GPS coordinates twice at the point of delivery. They know exactly where the packages were scanned and delivered. Drivers that work for UPS and misdeliver with any regularity don’t last long. The Teamsters can only protect employees to a degree.
Sorry, I don't buy the "he's protecting me BS. Was he protecting me when I had ammo delivered without a signature? or when I had shit from Brownell's delivered? Or the AR barrel I got delivered last month.
Again, this is not Midway requiring a signature, I called them and confirmed that. It's UPS saying "oh, it's from Midway, we need a signature". The only thing I can think of is that our regular driver wasn't working. Our usual driver is actually a gun owner and very pro 2A but even UPS was giving me conflicting info.
The real pisser in this is there wasn't one f***ing gun related thing in the order!