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Re: KillieTalk Digest V2 #471
My local post office is quite kind to me also. When I receve fish a few of
the girls babysit them until we can pick them up on the way home from work.
Needless to say, the least we do, is to take them a couple dozen home baked
cookies at xmas.
Ted Klotz
9969 Bethel Rd
Remsen,NY 13438
(315) 831-5682
-----Original Message-----
From: BRADLEY J HIGGINS <SLUMLORD98 at prodigy_net>
To: killietalk at aka_org <killietalk at aka_org>
Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: KillieTalk Digest V2 #471
>That kind of personal service is all too rare in ALL businesses, including
>the USPS. I wonder if it's a small town, big city, thing. I get very good
>service from my sorta small town facility, but got horrible, unconcerned,
>service when I would take fish to the facility near my old place in
Chicago.
>Brad
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bob/Georgia <luna at mail2_nai.net>
>To: KillieTalk at aka_org <KillieTalk at aka_org>
>Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 5:24 AM
>Subject: Re: KillieTalk Digest V2 #471
>
>
>>My experience with the US Postal Service has been outstanding. I recently
>>received a shipment of Killies from California to Connecticut.Because the
>>temperature was very cool and the box was marked live fish my postman
>>interrupted his route when he discovered that we were not home to accept
>the
>>box and brought it back to the local post office, leaving a note to pick
up
>>the shipment from the office. This kind of personal service, I don't
>believe
>>can be had from one of the other national carriers who have to rush
through
>>their job because their every minute is being monitored for performance.
>>Just my experience,
>>Bob Buettner
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: KillieTalk Digest <Owner-KillieTalk at AKA_Org>
>>To: <Owner-KillieTalk at AKA_Org>
>>Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 5:29 AM
>>Subject: KillieTalk Digest V2 #471
>>
>>
>>>
>>>KillieTalk Digest Friday, October 23 1998 Volume 02 : Number
>>471
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>In this issue:
>>>
>>> Re: FedEx vs. USPO
>>> FedEx vs Post Office
>>> Re: FedEx vs Post Office
>>> Re: FedEx vs Post Office
>>> FedEx vs Post Office -Reply
>>>
>>>See the end of the digest for information on unsubscribing from the
>>>KillieTalk mailing list and on how to retrieve back issues.
>>>
>>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 11:00:24 -1000
>>>From: Mark Elworth <kekoa at cchono_com>
>>>Subject: Re: FedEx vs. USPO
>>>
>>>It is a lot more than you would want to spend. The letter price is
around
>>$15,
>>>so I do not even want to guess about the parcel price. Has anyone
checked
>>out
>>>UPS??
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>------------------------------
>>>
>>>Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 18:36:22 -0400 (EDT)
>>>From: bruce stallsmith <fundulus at world_std.com>
>>>Subject: FedEx vs Post Office
>>>
>>>My experience with FedEx has been just the opposite, if you ship
something
>>>with them it will show up sometime in the next 5-6 days and too bad if
you
>>>don't like it. I've learned the hard way that US Postal Service actually
>>>does a goo job for the price, contrary to 100 years of self-inflicted bad
>>>press and operations. Now, their services usually work. But of course,
>>>your mileage may vary. . .
>>>
>>>- --Bruce Stallsmith
>>> fundulus at world_std.com
>>>
>>>------------------------------
>>>
>>>Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 21:06:37 EDT
>>>From: McDaphnia at aol_com
>>>Subject: Re: FedEx vs Post Office
>>>
>>>I think to be fair, nearly all these delivery services do a good job
>nearly
>>>all the time. It's just we remember the problem. I've received shipments
>>from
>>>every service I've heard of and some I hadn't. My memorable problem was
>>with
>>>fish FedExed from Arizona. We were supposed to pick them up from the
>>Cleveland
>>>Airport and they called us on arrival, late days after they had been
sent,
>>but
>>>when we arrived, we were told they had trucked them to the Akron airport
>an
>>>hour and a half away, because in spite of the directions on the package
>and
>>>the fact they had called us already, someone noticed we live just over
the
>>>county line. When we got to Akron, it was not there. They saw it
belonged
>>at
>>>the Cleveland airport, so sent it back. So we went back after almost
three
>>>hours of driving, and found it had been sent to a local office. We went
in
>>and
>>>picked it up. At that point a supervisor came over, said that it was not
>>legal
>>>to ship fish by FedEx and he was going to return the box to Arizona. (As
>>far
>>>as I could find out later, he was incorrect.) I was able to pursuade him
>>such
>>>a course would be folly, without once mentioning his mother, that I
>>remember.
>>>All of the nasties directed at the post office by a previous writer were
>>>experienced by me at FedEx hands. The point I should make is still that
>all
>>>these entities strive to please and serve their customers. They are all
in
>>>competition with each other. And as customers we have to make our
choices
>>>based on rational selection of price, local availability, convenience,
>etc.
>>It
>>>makes no sense as a consumer to jump emotionally on one company's
>>bandwagon,
>>>or automatically dismiss another. I try to follow that advice, even
>though
>>>when choosing a company, my emotions are shouting, Not FedEx!!! Dan
>>McMonigle
>>>
>>>------------------------------
>>>
>>>Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 21:01:57 -0500
>>>From: "BRADLEY J HIGGINS" <SLUMLORD98 at prodigy_net>
>>>Subject: Re: FedEx vs Post Office
>>>
>>>Yipes! You are right about not emotionally leaping from one shipper to
>the
>>>next. I have gotten very good service from the USPS with Express mail.
>>Their
>>>"Priority" mail, to me , is a bad joke, and that is where I would be
>>>interested in exploring other sources. My only complaint woth their
>>express
>>>service is the very limited number of locations that are served by this
>>>option. It seems I am always finding another place where overnight
>delivery
>>>is not an option with the USPS. Brad
>>>- -----Original Message-----
>>>From: McDaphnia at aol_com <McDaphnia at aol_com>
>>>To: killietalk at aka_org <killietalk at aka_org>
>>>Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 8:14 PM
>>>Subject: Re: FedEx vs Post Office
>>>
>>>
>>>>I think to be fair, nearly all these delivery services do a good job
>>nearly
>>>>all the time. It's just we remember the problem. I've received shipments
>>>from
>>>>every service I've heard of and some I hadn't. My memorable problem was
>>>with
>>>>fish FedExed from Arizona. We were supposed to pick them up from the
>>>Cleveland
>>>>Airport and they called us on arrival, late days after they had been
>sent,
>>>but
>>>>when we arrived, we were told they had trucked them to the Akron airport
>>an
>>>>hour and a half away, because in spite of the directions on the package
>>and
>>>>the fact they had called us already, someone noticed we live just over
>the
>>>>county line. When we got to Akron, it was not there. They saw it
>belonged
>>>at
>>>>the Cleveland airport, so sent it back. So we went back after almost
>three
>>>>hours of driving, and found it had been sent to a local office. We went
>in
>>>and
>>>>picked it up. At that point a supervisor came over, said that it was not
>>>legal
>>>>to ship fish by FedEx and he was going to return the box to Arizona. (As
>>>far
>>>>as I could find out later, he was incorrect.) I was able to pursuade
him
>>>such
>>>>a course would be folly, without once mentioning his mother, that I
>>>remember.
>>>>All of the nasties directed at the post office by a previous writer were
>>>>experienced by me at FedEx hands. The point I should make is still that
>>all
>>>>these entities strive to please and serve their customers. They are all
>in
>>>>competition with each other. And as customers we have to make our
>choices
>>>>based on rational selection of price, local availability, convenience,
>>etc.
>>>It
>>>>makes no sense as a consumer to jump emotionally on one company's
>>>bandwagon,
>>>>or automatically dismiss another. I try to follow that advice, even
>>though
>>>>when choosing a company, my emotions are shouting, Not FedEx!!! Dan
>>>McMonigle
>>>
>>>------------------------------
>>>
>>>Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 21:42:16 -0600
>>>From: Bob Meyer <bmeyer at parkland_cc.il.us>
>>>Subject: FedEx vs Post Office -Reply
>>>
>>>Let me preface this reply by stating that I do sometimes work for the
>>>USPS.
>>>
>>>I have mailed 10 packages in the last two months by priority mail. All
>>>have arrived in two days or less. Also, I prefer USPS because many of
>>>their packages are shipped by truck instead of unpressurized Fed-ex
>>>cabins which can cause the bags to break.
>>>
>>>Here are some hints for speedy USPS delivery.
>>>
>>>Use the red white and blue priority mail label. Tape two or three to the
>>>packages. Without a priority mail label the package is handled as
regular
>>>mail regardless of postage.
>>>
>>>Clearly write LIVE FISH on several places on the box. In the summer,
>>>write KEEP COOL on the box. If the receiver is in a hurry for the fish
>>>write his/her phone number on the label and state on the label CALL
>>>UPON ARRIVAL.
>>>
>>>Yes the USPS does have a tracking system for packages. It is not in
>>>place at all post offices yet. It cost 35 cents and you can look up your
>>>status of your package on the internet.
>>>
>>>Try shipping from a major post office. Major post offices have their
last
>>>digit a 0. Expect delays from smaller offices.
>>>
>>>If you mail by express mail sign the waiver so that the box can be left
>>>with a neighbor.
>>>
>>>Incidentally, Chris Diaz, a great aquarist mailed me a package of fish
>>>express mail airport to airport service. He lived in the Northeast U.S.
>>and
>>>I live in central Illinois. When the package got to our airport they
>could
>>not
>>>reach me by phone, so they drove it over to my house and put the fish in
>>>my fishroom for me. Chris mailed the fish at 9AM and they were in my
>>>fishroom at 1 PM the same day when I came home for lunch. True Story
>>>although no one believes it.
>>>
>>>I usually box up my fish after work and mail them at 9PM (our latest drop
>>>time) and I have yet to have one not arrive within 72 hours.
>>>
>>>Of course my BNL's get treated like bulk mail and take weeks to get here,
>>>but that is another story.
>>>
>>>Incidentally, the postage rate is going up, like everything else.
>>>
>>>Priority mail is now $3 for the first two pounds and $1 for each
>additional
>>>pound.
>>>
>>>It is going to $3.20 plus 1.10 for each additional pound plus 35 cents
for
>>>tracking. Perhaps the AKA BOT and F&E listings might want to
>>>reconsider their shipping prices???
>>>
>>>
>>>Best Wishes from Illinois
>>>
>>>Bob
>>>
>>>------------------------------
>>>
>>>End of KillieTalk Digest V2 #471
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