UPS De-coder Ring Please

Discussion in 'Free Zone' started by OTHRider, Jun 12, 2018.


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  1. OTHRider

    OTHRider Well-Known Member

    Name:
    Duke
    Current Bike:
    '18 Salsa Cutthroat
    @UPSed I"m sure you can help.

    I tried to fly in two special bearings from TN via Next Day Air. Nothing at 10am and still nothing.........

    So, what does it "really" mean when they say -

    06/12/2018 7:54 A.M. A mechanical failure has caused a delay. We will update the delivery date as soon as possible.

    I feel like telling the customer that a UPS truck ran over the crate, got hi-centered, caught fire and the bearings melted in a pool of shiny metal. I don't think anything will calm him as he is paying the Fire Marshall $2,600 a day for a pumper hookup and fire watch on his building while his fire pump is waiting on bearings.


    Man, oh man, do I love my job!
     
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  2. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    Good luck @OTHRider! On a somewhat analogous note, there is a vastly substantial difference between a Certified Arborist and a Consulting Arborist, and the customer doesn’t give a Sh!t how or why as long as he gets what he pays for, I mean needs, eh?
     
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  3. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    Hard to say. At 7:54 a.m. I would imagine it would be on a truck headed towards whatever hub services your area. Got a tracking number?
     
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  4. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Think "Castaway."

    Wait, that was FedEx. Never mind. :whistling:
     
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  5. OTHRider

    OTHRider Well-Known Member

    Name:
    Duke
    Current Bike:
    '18 Salsa Cutthroat
    I was just venting......tracking shows is left Ontario at 7:48 for delivery. I normally wouldn't say anything, but after my customer's 8th call since 10am, it felt like fun.

    I think this is the 3rd time in 20 years I've politely reminded him that a building so large could really benefit from a backup pump. In two more days, he will have paid the Fire Marshall enough to buy that pump.
     
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  6. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    Sounds like the plane had a mechanical then. We leave the building at 8:30 so any Next Day Air would have to be there by 8 o'clock.

    I've had customers argue about weather delays in the past. They tell me there is no significant weather between Colorado and here. I tell them it goes to Louisville first then back to California. Of course their response is well that's stupid.

    I actually like to track certain packages to better understand a delay. There are all kinds.
     
  7. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Well, that's stupid.
     
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  8. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    Just like us, we are packages, gotta go to the hub first... DFW, ATL, et al....

    "That's stupid!"
     
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  9. bigringrider101

    bigringrider101 Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Winnetka CA
    Name:
    Berni Avila
    Current Bike:
    Jones Space Frame Ti truss for
    I’d chime in but it might just...
    “be stupid”.
     
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