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Arg! Fed Ex
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:47 pm
by Eric Ifune
Just found out that Fed Ex has screwed up a shippment for me. It was three bottles of D'Oliviera 1905 Verdelho. Somehow, in Phoenix, the box got crushed. It was a stout styro shipper. It was sent back to the shipper who determined one bottle was broken. They're going to clean up the remaining two bottles, ship them again, and credit my account for the loss. Excellent service on their part; still, I'd rather have the third bottle, especially since it's so good. Arg!
Re: Arg! Fed Ex
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:00 pm
by Ray Barnes
That sounds awful!
Re: Arg! Fed Ex
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:27 pm
by Andy Velebil
Thats horrible
. I was lucky as this last shipment I just got one of the styro shippers was totally, and I mean totally, destroyed. I opened it thinking something had to be broken, leaking, etc. I was relieved to find that although the styro was crushed into many pieces, it did its job and not a single bottle was damaged. That was the worst I've ever had a shipper arrive.
Re: Arg! Fed Ex
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 11:38 pm
by David Spriggs
Eric Ifune wrote:It was three bottles of D'Oliviera 1905 Verdelho.
Oh no! Is this the lot you won at the HDH auction? How sad... to be in cask.. and then in bottle for over 100 years.... and then some FedEx guy breaks you.
I'm really sorry to hear that. As you well know it's superb.
-Dave-
Re: Arg! Fed Ex
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:07 am
by Roy Hersh
Sorry to hear of your loss Eric. I know you surely would rather have the other bottle than your money back.
Yes a stellar bottling of which I only have one left. I last opened this at one of the Road Show events. I love it and it has been kept below $300 for many years, don't know current pricing though.
On another wine website, I saw that DHL is supposedly closing down their domestic operations. I don't know if that is true or not. Anyone else here that?
Re: Arg! Fed Ex
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:18 am
by Ray Barnes
Hi Roy,
DHL is ending domestic express service within the US on I believe Jan. 29, 2009. They will continue international deliveries going to and from the US as before. I believe the company will be closing about 80% of its offices as a result.
Ray
Re: Arg! Fed Ex
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:08 am
by Andy Velebil
Ray Barnes wrote:Hi Roy,
DHL is ending domestic express service within the US on I believe Jan. 29, 2009. They will continue international deliveries going to and from the US as before. I believe the company will be closing about 80% of its offices as a result.
Ray
DOn't think I've ever used DHL to have wine shipped within the US. Almost all that I've recieved are either UPS or FedEx. I"m not sure how many wineries/stores use it to ship wine in the US.
Re: Arg! Fed Ex
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:04 am
by David Spriggs
Roy Hersh wrote:don't know current pricing though.
$395 at the Rare Wine Company
Re: Arg! Fed Ex
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:21 pm
by Moses Botbol
FedEX screwed my '94 Ramos shipment up too...
Re: Arg! Fed Ex
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:12 pm
by Andy Velebil
FedEx ground sucks! FedEx air rules
UPS ground rules, UPS air sucks
Re: Arg! Fed Ex
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:41 pm
by Glenn E.
Andy Velebil wrote:FedEx ground sucks! FedEx air rules
UPS ground rules, UPS air sucks
Word.
. I was lucky as this last shipment I just got one of the styro shippers was totally, and I mean totally, destroyed. I opened it thinking something had to be broken, leaking, etc. I was relieved to find that although the styro was crushed into many pieces, it did its job and not a single bottle was damaged. That was the worst I've ever had a shipper arrive.