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[Hateful McNasty]

I got my pellet order yesterday from PA, 8 500 count cans of JSB 18s. I’ve got a new nickname for UPS - United Pellet Smashers.
I laughed when I saw the box where it said fragile on one side it was crushed and had a boot print on it. Cans were bent up real good.

Lol.


Pretty much same here..lol

 

[FL22]

I got some h&n from air gun depot ( pa mirror sister ) and they came packed nice in the per tin box filling no gap no movement foam . You'd just about have to run them over with the truck ( or forklift) to damage them ..

Maybe they don't do it any more ?

Nah, PA did thier part. Totally on Unified Package Smooshers.
Still they are better than ef’ed Xpress
I cringe every time something is to be delivered by them because more than likely It’s going go to one of my neighbors within a 3 mi.² radius or I won’t get it at all.

 

[Mike Brown]

Haven't done it, but I have read while Midway is OK for airguns, DON'T buy pellets from them; too much of a chance your pellets will be scattered around in the box.

I did order pellets from them and they arrived in less than pristine condition....dented cans and damaged skirts...

 

[Hateful McNasty]

Nah, PA did thier part. Totally on Unified Package Smooshers.
Still they are better than ef’ed Xpress
I cringe every time something is to be delivered by them because more than likely It’s going go to one of my neighbors within a 3 mi.² radius or I won’t get it at all.

For me here it's fedup-x man they make ups look real good .. when I see it's fedup-x then I cringe..lol. ya fedup-x is the one that dunps your stuff out wherever neighbors yard or ditch ..

 

[PasadenaMike]

Oh yeah just remembered an SCBA tank that was incorrectly labeled from PA. Just kept bouncing back and forth. Finally I intercepted it lol. I sold that cursed tank. Sent it empty.

 

[Florida_Man]

I thought it was going to be today. Huma air package UPS. Luckily it was just slugs and two Huma reg rebuild kits. Only thing damaged is the silicone in one of the rebuild kits. Or huma/ups did it on purpose so the o rings arrived lubricated.

 

[MMCM13]

Years ago I ordered a TX200 mk2 from a guy in New York, priced like in a dream, it was shipped UPS, double boxed and arrived looking like it was propped on a brick on one end and jumped on a couple times. The barrel was sticking out of the double box, flexed it hard enough to crack and chip the stock. The seller offered a TX200SR mk2 as a same price replacement, but not knowing what I was looking at, (kicking myself still) I DECLINED. One of 3 rifles that were man-handled in shipping, always ones that were shipped by a private party. Manufacturer shipped seems to fair better.

 

[Dogowski]

So what did you learn from this? I personally don’t buy anything from overseas just because of stuff like this. There are certain companies I trust so I do buy from but not many

That's why I buy pcp compressors from Amazon. So easy to return the items if defective, just don't buy if it says ships from China especially. Too long of a trip and more likely to be damaged on the way!

 

[Hateful McNasty]

That's why I buy pcp compressors from Amazon. So easy to return the items if defective, just don't buy if it says ships from China especially. Too long of a trip and more likely to be damaged on the way!

Well like that cx cs2 at cs site store $250 (+10 off) ... At Amazon $350 +/-. You can get that extra warranty from Amazon but then that's extra cost again .. it's rare when the manufacturer is selling stuff cheaper then retailers .. rare.

 

[hameditor]

Well like that cx cs2 at cs site store $250 (+10 off) ... At Amazon $350 +/-. You can get that extra warranty from Amazon but then that's extra cost again .. it's rare when the manufacturer is selling stuff cheaper then retailers .. rare.

Don't forget that Amazon charges 30 - 35% to list a product on their site. Then the seller needs to make a profit also. So it's not infrequently that Amazon is not the cheapest seller.

 

[Hateful McNasty]

Don't forget that Amazon charges 30 - 35% to list a product on their site. Then the seller needs to make a profit also. So it's not infrequently that Amazon is not the cheapest seller.

Good point ...

Also I neglected to consider that you buy hassle free at Amazon and that gx great deal is a china buy .. my cc don't like them at all and makes me jump hops to buy overseas ..lol.

So the Amazon convenient can be worth that little extra cost ..

 

[Danman]

I ordered some stuff from Maple Customs and Huma Air Thursday night. Maple order just arrived!
I got an email saturday from UPS that the HumaAir shipment would arrive today....... just now got an email saying the package is damaged, and never left the Netherlands?! UPS sent a message to HumaAir about the damage....now I wait Hopefully HumaAir comes through! 2 wika gauges for the Ghost and a neat 90deg fitting for the Hill compressor.

 

[Dogowski]

Received my Barra 250z 25 caliber today. It had the grip broken during travel while in the box. It had the metal brass insert pulled out of the gun so you couldn't tighten it. I tried to super glue it back in place but it just pulled right back out during tightening even after drying for hours. I told you guys i would get a lemon in some way! Got a return authorization to return to Barra on UPS so it is gone today.

 

[Chief 10-Beers]

I too prefer UPS to FedEx. Fed Ex will drive in driveway and then stack packages next to the House and we aren't notified that they were even here! UPS Brings em to the front door and even rings the doorbell to let us know.

 

[Danman]

HumaAir pulled through! Just got an email and they are sending a new order through. Their email said it got lost somewhere....I guess it is a pretty small package. Here's hoping it gets here Anyone here ever order from Huma?

 

[hameditor]

HumaAir pulled through! Just got an email and they are sending a new order through. Their email said it got lost somewhere....I guess it is a pretty small package. Here's hoping it gets here Anyone here ever order from Huma?

I have met Huub and Marc, the owners of Huma, several times. They always seem like very good people to me. I have confidence in them.

 

[Guinn]

A few years ago I ordered a compressor off of EBay that shipped from China. Four weeks later I checked the FedEx tracking number the shipper had given me and was told it had been delivered. Then the battle began! Back and forth, back and forth with EBay (they protect the seller , not the buyer) and never got the same agent twice. I finally went to my local FedEx location and they printed out a summary sheet showing that a package with that tracking number was delivered to a guy on the other side of town. However, it was for a letter that someone had shipped from California dated three weeks later than the ship date for the compressor form China!!! Yep, same FedEx tracking number issued three weeks apart from two different countries both going to my home town but different addresses!!! FINALLY, I got refunded by EBay. Their rational was “the weight (6 oz) indicated it couldn’t be the compressor! It may still be somewhere between China and the US.

 

[Dogowski]

I too prefer UPS to FedEx. Fed Ex will drive in driveway and then stack packages next to the House and we aren't notified that they were even here! UPS Brings em to the front door and even rings the doorbell to let us know.

I too prefer UPS to FedEx. Fed Ex will drive in driveway and then stack packages next to the House and we aren't notified that they were even here! UPS Brings em to the front door and even rings the doorbell to let us know.

I prefer UPS as well. And i also get the same treatment with UPS ringing my doorbell and Fedex not. It must be in there training don't you think?

 

[Chief 10-Beers]

Definitely. I got lucky once and happened to look out of the kitchen window just as it was starting to rain, and our Large "Chewy" order had just been left on the edge of the Driveway and there was a carport 5 feet away that they could have left it under to keep it dry.