This guitar's been on a wild ride!

[Music&Chaos]

I know I've told you all why that is here before so I won't bring that up again, but I heard on the radio the other day someone, possibly the state of Missouri, has passed a law that's supposed to give some sort of accountability. That after finding about 600 pieces of mail just dumped in a parking lot in north St. Louis.

I don't use USPS for anything if I have a say in it. Always UPS. @klugster uses something called shipping pirate and it seems to lower the price quite a bit.

I use Pirate Ship for everything - really saves you some cash and you can select the carrier of your choice.

 

[nightlight]

Someone once shipped me a Rectifier Recording preamp in a cardboard box from Australia using the Australian postal service and then India Post.

It arrived battered out of shape, bent and everything. I got most of the money back from the seller, I could never clawback the $800 I had to pay as customs duty.

So basically, the post is the same everywhere I guess.

 

[phillybhatesme]

Thankfully, those are distribution centers and that G will likely show up; it just got rerouted several times along the way. Good luck. Here's to hoping it shows up in one piece.

 

[shredi knight]

...Good luck. Here's to hoping it shows up in one piece.

Yes, I'm sure everything will be just fine...

 

[psychic_driver]

I had one go to Germany military base once because somehow the address got mixed up with an FPO AP address. It did eventually come back and get delivered. This was NOT a guitar, it was a pedal if I recall.

I was once stationed overseas with a FPO address and had a guitar shipped out there ... Took over a month but it finally made it

 

[acidvoodoo]

Wtf that tracking history def takes the cake for complete incompetence.

Reminds me of the first Gibson LP I bought around 2008, the guy shipped it usps in its factory case. No box. Completely relying on its latches and packing tape to keep it secure some how it arrived safely.

 

[Fiesta Red]

Misread that town in Pennsylvania initially -- Peckerville.

 

[Findthetone1]

I deal with UPS, USPS and FedEx every day at work. Personally, I will not ship anything, regardless of value, with USPS or FedEx.
Just don't do it folks. Life is too short.

 

[Floyd Eye]

Funny. I ordered a heat shield for a shotgun from Midway. They're in Columbia, Mo. I am south of St. Louis, Mo. About a 2 hr. drive. Right now my heat shield is in St. Paul, Minnesota. Midway only uses USPS.

 

[napalmdeath]

Funny. I ordered a heat shield for a shotgun from Midway. They're in Columbia, Mo. I am south of St. Louis, Mo. About a 2 hr. drive. Right now my heat shield is in St. Paul, Minnesota. Midway only uses USPS.

I *might* see it tomorrow...

 

[Floyd Eye]

I *might* see it tomorrow...

They say mine will be here Wednesday, Which seems unlikely if it's currently being processed in Minnesota.

 

[kurtsstuff2003]

Back in 2017-18 USPS received a 2011 Gibson TV yellow SG/Les Paul and a couple other things I had grabbed off some forum of some type....maybe here I don't know. lol! Anyways long story short, apparently some local tweaker came into the post office and apparently saw the "Gibson" shipping box it was in. From what I understand he told the mail boss (She's a real cunt!) of the day that he knew me and would get it in my hands for them. SHE HANDED EVERYTHING OVER TO HIM!!! Well after even finding it for sale on reverb months later and contacting the seller I assume he must be the mail boss cunts brother or something and that's all ya need to know lol! and Reverb didn't get involved either. I never received the guitar or other items and just ass out a couple thousand bucks. That's my one and only shipping fiasco with USPS of any worth. Fuck em..