A good reason why the Post Office sucks Options

[ILuvMyCelica95]

K so i just went to get my head lightsn that John sent me from the P.O. Get them home and guess what? Yep, one has a huge crack, and the other is in peices. Now i have to file an insurance claim. I hate the post office. I am so pissed off, i want to scream.

[red94celicagt]

daang, sorry to hear...but sounds like you did have them insured so at least you'll get your money's worth on them, although I know money is not what you want right now, sorry

[ghostdog]

woah. you bought his projectors? congrats .. ooh and sorry about the cracking etc

[Anub1s]

You can't blame the Post Office for that. **** happens, were they marked fragile? If they weren't marked handle with care, they probably didn't care. duh.

[ILuvMyCelica95]

Thanks guys, I'm juat pissed because i wanted to install them today and i was so excited.

Murphy's Law in full effect

[BlackCelicaGT94]

Tina did u buy johns projectors? or his stock lights?

[ILuvMyCelica95]

^ I bought his projectors- thats why im so pissed

he mailed me the lows in one box and the highs in another, the lows are the ones that are broken. I haven't received the highs yet, if my post office lost them i'm going to have a fit.

edited cause i confused myself.

This post has been edited by ILuvMyCelica95: May 25, 2005 - 10:59 AM

[BlackCelicaGT94]

that sucks - if it makes u feel any better my left projector light i just put in 3 weeks ago doesnt work :-(

[BlackCelicaGT94]

were they packaged well - no offense but id be mad at the sender if they werent packaged well! :-X

[ILuvMyCelica95]

I'm just angry cause the insurance claim is going to take forever. If the highbeams are ok then i figure i'll keep them and buy the lows from somewhere, or i might just stay with the stocks to save myself the headache and send John the lows back.
Idk i havent figured it out yet.

[BlackCelicaGT94]

ill buy the highs off ya tina if u decide to sell at all!


sucks about them though! :-(

[ILuvMyCelica95]

They seemed to be packaged fine- the were wrapped up in lots of bubble rap and stuff. Im sure they could have been wrapped better, but they should not have been broken the way they were packaged.

[BlackCelicaGT94]

hmmm..i got mine sent via the postal service and mine were fine...we didnt even get insurance on ours

im sorry tina - projectors are so tight too! even with just one working right now i see the road better than i did with stocks

[shin]

damn...... that sucks tina.. and we were talking bout how excited you were to get it and install it yesterday..... freaking USPS...

[BlackCelicaGT94]

it seems u 6gc girls talk to the 6gc boys alot - i barely talk to any 6gc guys on AIM....haha maybe its cuz im the stuck up celica owner! :-P

[shin]

i talk to you whenever i see you on too nat

[Supersprynt]

You can't blame the Post Office for that. **** happens, were they marked fragile? If they weren't marked handle with care, they probably didn't care. duh.
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You cant blame the post office for damaged packages? Who do you blame then? Even if they were marked fragile they probably would have been tossed.

I fuggin hate the post office too.

[BlackCelicaGT94]

yeah were they marked fragile? could they have been packaged better?

u cant really blame the post office cuz u take a chance when u send it something via them rather than UPS or Fed EX

i agree with ya Anub1s but feel bad for tina :-(

[ILuvMyCelica95]

Honestly? If i were sending them i would not have packaged them the way John did, and I also would not have sent it USPS. I don't like to point fingers and place blame, the reality is the packaging was not the best and neither was the way it was sent. If they were packaged differently im sure they would not be broken. The problem here is that I'm screwed. I also don't think it was marked fragile, i could be wrong, the post office has the package because they need it when the insurance claim goes through.

[BlackCelicaGT94]

can i ask how much u paid tina?

[ILuvMyCelica95]

I paid John 515 for the projectors and the highbeams.

[BlackCelicaGT94]

u got them at a nice price --- im really sorry! :-(

[ILuvMyCelica95]

I know it's another reason i feel so ****ty right now - thanks nat

[Mynzeyes]

a) sure, they could have been packaged better.
b) however, they were packed sufficiently. i worked in the industry for a while, and i know that under normal shipping conditions, they would have been more than fine.
c) marking a package as fragile makes it more opt to being mishandled (taken from knowledge of people at fedex/ups/usps).
d) the usps does have a bad reputation, but they are all basically the same. i've recieved packages from all shipping entities that were grossly mishandled.
e) as far as insurance, they could have been covered for more, but the entire package was covered for more than what was paid to me. therefore, if all else fails, tina keeps her stockers, and i have no lights, or i have broken JDM lights.

as far as not blaming the post office? that's the most ignorant statement ever. as erik said, if you can't blame the people that physically handled the package, and OBVIOUSLY sans care, then who are you gonna blame?

as far as questioning the packaging, i understand they could have been packaged better, but that is ALWAYS the case, but it would have had to have taken quite a bit of effort to do what was done. breaking 1, maybe, but shattering one completely, breaking the projector inside, and breaking the other's lens as well? going through a brand new corrugated box, papers, and bubble, is quite a task. i think she even said there was a hole in the box? i'm sorry, but if they really did pierce a box, i blame them.

i honestly do feel bad, but really, precautions were taken that would cover expenses, so that isn't even an issue, or shouldn't be. i'll really hate it if this makes tina dislike me for some reason, but if that's what it comes down to, that's what happens.

-John-

edit: i'm sorry if this comes off strong, but i've had a rough past few days, and i just don't want anyone to think that i'm some negligent ninny. i hate the post office as much as the next guy, but i also hate UPS and FedEX. this has put both me and tina in a horrible spot, and it's very frustrating. all i can say is, at least she does still have the stock lights, and as of now, i'm left with nothing. . sorry again if that above came off kinda defensive and strong, but it's what i know and think.



This post has been edited by Mynzeyes: May 25, 2005 - 5:12 PM

[BlackCelicaGT94]

I deal with UPS everyday and we ship computers out and have had one bad experience but it still worked it just got mud on it...I personally feel that it was not packaged well enough thats my feeling. luckily you have insurance so u should just be thankful u have that!

USPS deals with so many packages that the shipper and shipee should prepare for this. its like sending an egg thru the mail when u ship something. u should package it so that the egg wont break thats my look on it

[slipgun]

Well ups has broken 2 of the computers we have shipped in the last few years and we only ship a few a year, one they dropped down a flight of steps.

[BlackCelicaGT94]

ok well either way it should be packed like its an egg going cross country!


but it doesnt need to be talked about cuz she has insurance on it and it should be covered so no sense in blaming - just a lesson learned

[Mynzeyes]

I deal with UPS everyday and we ship computers out and have had one bad experience but it still worked it just got mud on it...I personally feel that it was not packaged well enough thats my feeling. luckily you have insurance so u should just be thankful u have that!

USPS deals with so many packages that the shipper and shipee should prepare for this. its like sending an egg thru the mail when u ship something. u should package it so that the egg wont break thats my look on it
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you saying the computer wasn't packaged well enough, right?

[BlackCelicaGT94]

yeah the comp we sent wasnt packaged well :-)

[ILuvMyCelica95]

there is nothing that can be done now except wait for the insurance thing to go through. I am not blamining John at all, and I dont want it to come across that I am.

I've had a horrible week and this is just one more thing we dont need to deal with.

It's an inconvinence to both of us. Hopefully the high beams are not damaged and I will order new projectors and John can still have my stock lights.

[doGGy]

Tina, Witch side Low beam is cracked? If you wanna sell them cracked or sell only cracked lowbeam(s) - hit me up. If you dont wanna sell them - then i could help you fix them i think, cuz i know a company who could rework stock glass to make it clear, and i do have one side stock low beam glass.

First i need to know whitch side is damaged.

Let me know.

there is nothing that can be done now except wait for the insurance thing to go through. I am not blamining John at all, and I dont want it to come across that I am.

I've had a horrible week and this is just one more thing we dont need to deal with.

It's an inconvinence to both of us. Hopefully the high beams are not damaged and I will order new projectors and John can still have my stock lights.
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[ILuvMyCelica95]

UPDATE: I went to the P.O. today to pick up the high beams and they are fine. so happy!

Then i asked them if i could see the low beams again just to asses the damage. The glass is cracked on both... one is cracked in half, the other is shattered. the inside is fine. So i asked to P.O. what will happen to the lights, like do i get them back after the insurance claim is processed. They said no. So i flipped, not because they aren't giving them back but because when i asked what they are going to do with them they told me they were going to throw them out. Why the hell can't I have them back if they are just going to throw them away? So my mom knows someone at the P.O. and hopefully i can get them back.

At least the high beams are okay. I guess i can just go to toyotaworld.com and buy a new set of projectors and then John can still have my lights, because i feel bad hes with out them and i REALLY want projectors now that i've seen them (even in peices they look sexy as hell) , but its going to have to wait a couple of weeks. It could be worse.

Tina