Tsani
Well-known member
I hate be down on the U.S. Postal Service at a time when they are struggling, but I have had an unpleasant experience with their service.
I ordered a Favilla Teardrop ukulele from Buffalo Brothers Guitars in California. I chose to have them ship via USPS to save money. I wish I hadn't.
The good news is that my uke arrived intact - but it is thanks to Buffalo Brothers care in wrapping and protecting my instrument - not the postal service!
First of all, I got an "expected delivery" date of August 30th, and the package did not arrive until September 6th. I will give them some leeway for hurricanes and such, but gee whiz. It took twice as long as they said it would, and their tracking service gave no updates on its progress until the day of delivery. So I was checking my front porch every day for a week in eager anticipation of a package that did not come.
The box arrived on my doorstep with a huge hole gouged in the side and packing peanuts spilling out. That was scary enough, but when I opened the box, the inner box which was well cushioned with packing material had a huge hole in it as well! What did they do to my package? Ram it with a forklift? Fortunately Buffalo Brothers:rock: wrapped my instrument in layers of bubble wrap which kept it from sustaining any damage.
Next time I order something valuable to be delivered I will pay extra to have it delivered by UPS, FedEx, or some other commercial delivery service - not by U.S. Postal Service!
I ordered a Favilla Teardrop ukulele from Buffalo Brothers Guitars in California. I chose to have them ship via USPS to save money. I wish I hadn't.
The good news is that my uke arrived intact - but it is thanks to Buffalo Brothers care in wrapping and protecting my instrument - not the postal service!
First of all, I got an "expected delivery" date of August 30th, and the package did not arrive until September 6th. I will give them some leeway for hurricanes and such, but gee whiz. It took twice as long as they said it would, and their tracking service gave no updates on its progress until the day of delivery. So I was checking my front porch every day for a week in eager anticipation of a package that did not come.
The box arrived on my doorstep with a huge hole gouged in the side and packing peanuts spilling out. That was scary enough, but when I opened the box, the inner box which was well cushioned with packing material had a huge hole in it as well! What did they do to my package? Ram it with a forklift? Fortunately Buffalo Brothers:rock: wrapped my instrument in layers of bubble wrap which kept it from sustaining any damage.
Next time I order something valuable to be delivered I will pay extra to have it delivered by UPS, FedEx, or some other commercial delivery service - not by U.S. Postal Service!