Shipping from Del Grego

[Chris Pope]

Similar experience with my parker 12 shipped from NY to SC. It hung up in Atlanta for days and days...convinced it was stolen, but finally arrived intact.

[chris dawe]

Try getting something shipped to Newfoundland 🤨

[Bill Murphy]

Why would a big insurance purchase make any difference to a government employee or a UPS or Fed Ex employee? Would any of them lose their jobs for a loss?

[William Davis]

Shipped a watch USPS registered for repair last month. They required Registered & it allowed adequate insurance. 7 Days Virginia to NY. Added security steps take more time. Worth it when it’s something easily stolen

William

[J. Scott Hanes]

I don't know, but there must be some code they put on it so they are more cautious? They do pay attention to added insurance for some reason...at least in my experience.

[Kevin McCormack]

The "code" is the standard employee caveat of USPS Registered Mail - whenever the item changes hands, EVERY person is required to sign for it as having been received in good order. Damage, eccentricities of packaging, and obvious signs of "forced entry" into the parcel are duly noted and called to the attention of postal inspectors. Barring any significant complications up to the points of transfer, the parcel is handed off to the next point of contact. Signing off puts the postal employee liable for criminal prosecution in the event they are lying or trying to conceal damage. The chain of custody is often delayed by days off, sick days, holiday shutdowns, and excessive volume of registered parcels. When a vendor tells you he or she has shipped by Registered Mail, expect a wait anywhere from 3 to 14 days, depending on the geographic locations of shippers and receivers. Erroneous deliveries from the next door neighbors to the transmission shop in town do occur occasionally; these are usually due to mail carriers fixated on their hand-held devices or are a result of the "she's gonna want me back" syndrome. The inherent problems are not in the structure of the system, but in the expediters. Be patient and don't hesitate to protest any irregularities in the process (e.g., severely damaged packaging, rewritten or relabeled delivery or return addresses. strange additional stickers from foreign countries, foreign postage, etc.). Any and all of these are subject to federal statutes and related tenets of prosecution under USPS regulationsl

[6pt-Sika]

I have very little if any faith in the USPS . I’m about the same for FedEx and only slightly more positive for UPS . Hence I waited a month for two gun to be delivered to me in Sanford rather than risking putting them in the hands of ANY carrier . Now I realize that’s not possible in most instances but I suspect it’ll be a good long while before I have any great amount of faith in any of the normal carriers .

[Jreed]

Knock on wood I've always had good luck shipping through UPS. I even send my Krieghoff shotgun for servicing through them with no issues.

[Michael Kitterman]

I know what you mean, my last purchase took over 3 weeks, tracking was very lacking, was almost convinced it had been stolen. Our local UPS is not much better, shipping is quicker but half the time is delivered to the wrong house.

[B. Dudley]

How many times do we need to talk about disappointments with shipping agents?
The fact of the matter is that the beat one is the one who hasn't pissed you off lately. They are all horrible in one way or another.