Re: [Killietalk] Fed Ex

["Pam" <gemjunkie at comcast_net>]

Apparently, you haven't had any experience with betta shows for a long
time.It is NO longer common practice to send in bare styros. I have helped
with several shows over the last few years and there have been NO bare
styros. All were packaged correctly as far as styro liner w/cardboard box.
It is now stated that if fish are not properly packaged, they will be
repacked correctly and returned without being shown....

You can not blame one or two stupid people along the way, be it a betta
person OR killi person (or any other fish type) and put them all in ONE
group.

I've gotten shipments from one particular killi person in BARE styros just
in the last year.
SO.....

Perhaps someone should give everyone lessons on shipping fish in general, no
matter what group or groups they are in.

Just my two cents before bashing one or another group.....
~gem~
The Crazy Fish Chick in Spokane WA
http://gemjunkiesbettas.freeservers.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Wright Huntley" <whuntley at verizon_net>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Fed Ex


> *"Curtis Smith" <cskillies at hotmail_com> wrote:*
>
> > If Fed Ex won't take my fish they sure won't get any other of my
> > mailings either. I'll just find another way to get them there.
> >
> > Curt Smith
>
>
> Hey Curt,
>
> Fed Ex ships fish all the time. You have to go to their web site and
> read the rules, that are mostly to protect the rest of their shipments.
> They got fed up with bare styros with no cardboard box (if you can
> believe it!) and leaky packages ruining expensive computer parts. The
> USPS will not enforce Fed Ex rules for packaging, so Fed Ex are
> reluctant to destroy their business over a few poorly packaged fish
> shipments.I'm surprised they can get away with it, if they want the USPS
> business, but apparently they can.
>
> IMHO, the USPS needs to tighten packing standards enough on liquid
> shipments that Fed Ex or whoever takes the contract need not worry about
> ruined packages because of some stupid fishhead. If they do, the problem
> will just go away.
>
> We can do our part by NEVER using the common Betta practice of shipping
> in bare styros. When I was doing Betta shows, I lost track of how many
> came in caved in and leaking. That does not endear one with any shipping
> company who cares for the customer's goods.
>
> Wright
> Who just received, by Fed Ex, two beautifully packaged fish shipments.
>
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