Shipping grief.

[kyrielle]

I made a couple orders from Walmart of baby stuff (toys to try to keep him entertained during tummy time, a shopping cart cover that was on sale that won't be needed for a while, etc.). They started arriving today. One box came UPS, two more Fedex. They arrived safely, I have to give the companies that much credit.

UPS "hid" their box (they like to do this and won't leave a box in "plain sight." Look, either leave it in plain sight or don't, but it is not hidden by putting it against the house wall and leaning by door mat against it. Who leaves their door mat leaned over objects against their house, honestly? That's just as obvious as the box would be. Sheesh.



Fedex simply left their boxes. However, they parked in our driveway while dropping them off; their truck is large enough to occupy both parking spaces. Of course, this was just as the workday was ending, so I got home with Drew in my car and Scott got home right behind me and we had to wait for the Fedex guy to move his truck. BRILLIANT. Get OUT of my DRIVEWAY. I want to park there. (I'm just glad Drew, who had been screaming part of the way home, was asleep again by then. I'd have been furious as opposed to merely irritated if I'd had a screaming baby in the car while I waited for him to move.)

At least all the packages arrived intact with contents in good shape, but sheesh.

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[retsuko.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, the "hiding" of packages. I do not know what school of thought the FedEx/UPS people attended, but it's crappy one. @_@;;

[the_rck]

I've tended to assume that the mat over the package thing was a precaution against rain, but that's probably being overly generous.

Though it does help with our front 'porch' as it's really just one of those cement blocks with steps. Most of it isn't protected when there's rain or snow.

I much prefer it when they leave packages on our back porch.

[kyrielle]

Nah, they're hiding it. Our front porch has plenty of cover (especially off to the side, in a corner away from the door) from rain, and in any case I called once years ago to complain about it and was told they couldn't leave packages "in plain sight" without a signed waiver from me saying that any package loss was my fault.

But as long as I don't sign the waiver and they pull this kinda stupid, any lost packages are their fault. Er. Okay, then.

Our back porch/deck has no rain protection and isn't used very often, so probably packages would sit for days.

[roadskoller.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, but the UPS guy's idea of 'hiding' just cracked me up.

[phoenixscribe.livejournal.com]

One of the girls in my office frequently has large boxes shipped to her home - and UPS puts the mat ON TOP OF the box that is about 2 - 3 feet tall.

Pfeh.

[kyrielle]

Actually, the time I got most upset was a few years ago when a slender (2-inch) package I was not expecting was hidden under the mat. Someone going along the street looking for a package would've found it. But when I came home, I came in thru the garage, missing it. Scott saw it when he got home. If I'd gone out the front door, I still wouldn't've seen it from that angle, and could've stepped on it. I was really ticked.

[phoenixscribe.livejournal.com]

Speaking of packages you're not expecting, I STILL have the book I got for Drew sitting on a bookshelf in my home. *THIS* is why I asked for it to be sent directly to you, rather than to me for me to ship. I'm awful at getting things out.

**note: my Solstice cards that still need to go out are sitting on top of the book.**

[kyrielle]

Heee.