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calvin humburg 10-08-2010 08:17 AM

Good ol UPS
 
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Sent my barrels to Craig in this got to him all right when they came back this is what I got don't know how you could break pvc. UPS pretty much said beat sand. I'll bet whoever broke it voted for O bomb ba :cuss: chAttachment 5175

Russ Jackson 10-08-2010 08:35 AM

Good Lord ,They must have ran it over with the truck that was carrying it before they tossed it in the back ! :eek:

calvin humburg 10-08-2010 08:44 AM

At least the barrels were undamaged Craig had them rapped and packed tight in bubble rap. broke right by the fragile sign priceless. Thought they might refund shipping at least, wrong.

Harry Collins 10-08-2010 09:01 AM

WOW! Calvin, I would have had a heart attack. I have put 1X4's in cardboard boxes to ship barrels and ship mostly with USPS. My stocker is in the country and likes guns shipped UPS to save him a trip to town to the PO Box.

Now, how about some pictures of the barrels Graig did. I like the looks of his work.

Harry

John Dunkle 10-08-2010 09:01 AM

OMG..??!!!

That's amazing??! At first I thought it was a cardboard tube - but then noticed it was PVC...?? My jaw dropped.!!! :shock:

Wow.....

John

Robert Rambler 10-08-2010 10:07 AM

That's nuts!!! :shock: Looks more like vandalism then an accident to me!! :cuss:What did the barrels look like?? If the contents were damaged I'd be seeking legal advice.

Dean Romig 10-08-2010 10:46 AM

Guys.... As one who ships and receives on a daily basis I can tell you that when you pack something in an "indestructible" package like Calvin's PVC tube and mark it "Fragile" the gorillas at UPS and Fedex take that as a challenge and often go to lengths to damage it.
I use the same PVC tube but put it inside a corrugated carton with no "Fragile" labels or markings whatsoever. Never had a problem with this method.

Robert Delk 10-08-2010 12:26 PM

No way that was not done on purpose.I have run over the stuff with my van and not broke it when I was shipping bamboo rods and wanted something that could not be broken.

Eric Eis 10-08-2010 01:31 PM

I don't think it was a truck, that my friends is what a forklift will do to a package, small wheels, and a "whole lot of weight":cuss:

Chris Travinski 10-10-2010 12:33 AM

I once shipped a rifle packed in a pine box, when it came back the barrel was sticking out the end of the box! Dean is right, ship in a cardboard box with no stickers on it. P.S. Probably makes you think twice about fibbing about the insurance to save a few bucks.


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