Re: Tell me about drives

[Gregory Weston <uce@splook.com>]

In article <xJidnXIAv_vy_T7YnZ2dnUVZ_sSmnZ2d@comcast.com>,
 "Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:

> Charlie Springer wrote:
> 
> > I only have a couple of white drives thanks to UPS breaking a box and
> > losing a half dozen along with 4 3.5''s. They delivered a big new box with
> > a Platinum so badly abused that the thick plastic corner in front of the
> > keyboard was broken free. They refused to check their pile of lost stuff
> > and paid off on the insurance. I have a bunch of Platinums, including one
> > I bought in an unopened box. No fading on that one! 
> 
> I've had problems with UPS, too.  Considering that I've used USPS about
> ten times more often than UPS, it's significant that I've had several
> problems (like yours) with UPS and essentially *no* problems with USPS.

Drifting further afield, I've had such consistent bad luck with UPS, 
across multiple decades and addresses, that I no longer give them 
business unless it's virtually life-or-death and there's no alternative. 
And when a company doesn't get my business because they only ship UPS, 
they find out why they're losing me to the competition.

I once had a machine bounce back and forth between the sender's and my 
local UPS depots 3 times before finally being delivered in something 
like 60 pieces. Bits of shielding inside the case had sheared off.

G

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