USPS Beware

[Roverrich]

Look what the post man brought me today. Nice!  

[xtrema312]

Those plastic tubes are cursed I tell ya.

Looks like you got some new GT's. I hope all were unscathed.

Bisch

[Shinken]

I feel your pain....

My *last* order to a particular vendor for some arrows and shafts (this was a few years back) resulted in a crushed arrow box on my doorstep AND 2 of the arrow shafts were broken and the baggies with the inserts and field tips had opened and they were scattered inside the box and unfortunately, some had found their way outside of the box during the course of the journey....

A call to the vendor resulted in NO ACTION on their part as far as replacement for either the 2 arrows or the lost inserts and field tips.  And USPS said it was up to the vendor to file the report.

All the vendor ended up losing - was my business....

For some reason deliveries to our neck of the woods pay their toll.  That is why I like to be home, if possible, when deliveries are made - just  in case....

Hopefully, everything is okay with your order!

Keep the wind in your face!

Shoot straight, Shinken

   

[Arkansas Osage]

Guru's not gonna like this thread lol.

But the sender should have used bubble wrap. Whenever mailing anything, package it in enough bubble wrap to withstand anything your imagination thinks the postal workers can dish out.

[Roverrich]

Everything was OK as far as I can tell.

Had another issue once where a field tip unscrewed in the journey to me and while loose, it must have caused a nick or stress riser on an arrow shaft. First shot with that arrow and the arrow broke right where the scratch was!! Great vendor filed claim w/ carrier and sent me another arrow in replacement.

[Converml]

Yup hide it from Guru  
When you start a thread like this preface it with " Guru do not open thread"    

[Bjorn]

Hopefully the contents fared better than the tube. I think the cardboard triangular boxes you get on line from USPS are way better. And none of the other shippers are superior to USPS everyone has a mishap now and again. IMO

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Have you ever noticed that most all these damaged package threads are using round tubes???

Have you ever noticed how round things have a tendency to roll around?

it never ceases to amaze me why people still continue to ship things in these tubes, and be so surprised when they get damaged......  

[TonyW]

USPS stacks everything - they hate tubes.

You are asking for "ground round" if you put a tube into the USPS meat grinder.

[Fletcher]

Sched 40 PVC is tough, but far from indestructable.  I find the 3" sched 40 will fit inside a USPS Priority triangle box which keeps the tube from rolling and has worked great for me.

[Bow man]

We use a triangular box for everything we ship USPS, and have had no problems. The Triangular box is great because they can't stack anything on it.  You can  get two sizes free on the USPS website. Or we buy them from a local shipping supply store in bow size

[DWilhelm]

Craig from HH archery sent my bow blank in a simple cardboard box and it made it all the here (Canada) with barely a wrinkle.  After reading posts like this, I am surprised it didn't arrive in three pieces.

[Dave Lay]

i wont use usps unless its the very last option, i have had to many bad instances where little or no actiobn was taken, i have had a bow stolen by a usps employee, delivered boxes laying in the ditch beside my mailbox in front of my house because he was to lazy to take it to the door.. claims go partially paid.. the list is long enough for me to avoid them at all costs

[Hit-or-Miss]

I have never had an issue with the USPS, aside from one ROUND cardboard tube containing a longbow. As previously mentioned, don't use round tubes!!!
 3-Rivers uses big square boxes for arrows, they always arrive in 100% condition. Triangle boxes are great for trouble free shipping bows. That and a little blessing from above, LOL!!!!

[Bladepeek]

I have to say I've been really lucky with both UPS and USPS. I still favor USPS, though, because the few times something went wrong, it was made right quickly.

We picked up a new mail carrier who was not as hard working as her predecessor. I had to pick up some medicine from the PO because she left a note about attempted delivery and nobody home. We were home however. Several weeks later I was expecting a bow, so was watching for her. She whipped up to our roadside mailbox, slipped an already completed "attempted delivery" notice in the box and was gone before I could even get out the door. I took the slip to the post office and talked to the manager. I explained that this was the second time it had happened. He copied the slip and said he would talk with her. The next day I picked up my bow and nothing more was said. The mail carrier will now get out of her truck and ring the bell if she has something which needs to be signed for and I tell her how much I appreciate it. Every business has employees who do not even go the mile, let alone an extra mile, but it is how the manager handles the problem that makes the difference. So far, I'm very satisfied.

[Alexander Traditional]

That's funny Ron. I got a new bow in the mail yesterday,and my postal carrier is the same about coming to the door. He will come to the door,but it's like he runs back to his truck. I was waiting in the garage for him yesterday though.

[Craig]

Don't blame the USPS, Bad packaging, If you are going to send arrows. Send them in the cardboard arrow boxes. That is what they are made for. That thin PVC pipe just shattered when something was laying on it. Round tubing just doesn't stack very well for shippers. Boxes do. If you want to use PVC you are going to have to spend the money for Schedule 40 and pay higher shipping cost.

[Craig]

Originally posted by Bladepeek:
I have to say I've been really lucky with both UPS and USPS. I still favor USPS, though, because the few times something went wrong, it was made right quickly.

We picked up a new mail carrier who was not as hard working as her predecessor. I had to pick up some medicine from the PO because she left a note about attempted delivery and nobody home. We were home however. Several weeks later I was expecting a bow, so was watching for her. She whipped up to our roadside mailbox, slipped an already completed "attempted delivery" notice in the box and was gone before I could even get out the door. I took the slip to the post office and talked to the manager. I explained that this was the second time it had happened. He copied the slip and said he would talk with her. The next day I picked up my bow and nothing more was said. The mail carrier will now get out of her truck and ring the bell if she has something which needs to be signed for and I tell her how much I appreciate it. Every business has employees who do not even go the mile, let alone an extra mile, but it is how the manager handles the problem that makes the difference. So far, I'm very satisfied.

It's because the USPS carriers are over burden with larger routes. I know it's no excuse, but if they can get away with it some will. I was a carrier for over 33 years and I had places I would leave packages at certain homes in there Car, shed, back porch. I would then leave a note in there mail box where it was. If you get a chance try and talk to them. It's a whole different ball game if you live in the city. People stealing things. I had a computer to deliever one time, the lady came out and told me it should be here. she said it needed to be signed for. I told her if she is not home I would sign and put it in her shed. She found it in her shed the next day. Christmas time she gave me a nice gift. Commuticating goes a long way.

[SERGIO VENNERI]

What Kirkll said!