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<div><font style="background-color: transparent;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">A little additional information on the missing strings. When I called Mapes today to tell them that someone from UPS will stop by the plant tomorrow to look at the empty box, (duh), I was told that this is not the first time this has happened. So there must be someone at UPS that knows what's in those square Mapes boxes. </font></div>
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<div>There are several stretches of highway on Oahu that are without lights. The poles are there with light fixtures on the top of them, but two years ago copper thieves took the copper wiring from the light poles. The state hasn't got the money to replace the wires. </div>
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From: Debbie Legg <pianolady88@verizon.net><br>
To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br>
Sent: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 5:25 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Ship via US Post Office, Not UPS Store or UPS<br>
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<pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>After nearly 20 years of offering key service to the trade, I've
received and shipped, well gee, I guess thousands of boxes! While USPS
may seem less expensive, I believe (I may be wrong) that you pay extra
for tracking. Anyway, pricing aside, I have never received a damaged
package from either UPS or FedEx. With USPS, many boxes look like they
tried to accordion fold them! One shipment with USPS from only a couple
hours driving time from where the tech shipped, to my door, had been
re-boxed along its journey. The keys had been, literally, thrown in the
box haphazardly and one sharp was missing. The tech had not insured the
shipment. Just my experience...
My local Mailboxes, Etc. did not become a UPS Store. The owner of the
franchise fought UPS in court over the issue as many of his customers
wanted to ship with different carriers than UPS and had been able to do
so through him. We are in an area where, for more than 30 miles round
trip, his M,E was the only alternative to the Post Office. He lost his
court case and has stayed in business under a different name without
offering UPS. I've always had fantastic service through him and will
continue to ship FedEx through him.
If my opinion on shipping options is requested when I am contacted about
keywork, I always recommend either UPS or FedEX over USPS. For peace of
mind, I also recommend tracking on every shipment no matter the
carrier. FYI...UPS routinely delivers Mon - Fri. FedEx delivers to
business addresses Mon - Fri, residential addresses Tuesday - Saturday.
So, if possible and need be, work the system.
Oh and no matter what shipper you use, always verify the shipping
address label that they affix to your package!
Debbie Legg
Rockport, MA
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