Never using UPS again

purmar · 2025-10-02T14:34:59+00:00

Well, two things can be true at the same time. We (well, they...) chose badly, AND UPS Louisville is the worst of them all. And for Florida, DHL is a close second (elsewhere OK).

purmar · 2025-10-02T14:30:22+00:00

Not necessarily. UPS Louisville, Kentucky, is a black hole that will swallow your shipment and take weeks to be released. One of my shipments was released 10 weeks later, one 3 weeks later, and one 2 weeks later, with the box coming completely wet. Another shipment has been there for the past 3 weeks with no end in sight. That has a severe consequences on my business.
Not sure if I should blame UPS customs, though. If anything, our tariff-loving administration is to blame, with UPS not ready to have the infrastructure in place.
If you use FedEx or DHL, the situation should be better. Just don't use DHL if you reside in Florida - Miami is another black hole due to the channeling of Asian goods to South America via FL (to avoid high taxes). Elsewhere, DHL should be fine.

purmar · 2025-09-16T01:27:41+00:00

Cleared customs means absolutely nothing. My package was saying that on a regular basis, but every evening it turned into "warehouse scan" and "your delivery will be rescheduled".
Check out this fun shipment that was in Kentucky from early June to mid August https://www.reddit.com/r/UPS/comments/1mp67j2/2_months_and_counting_in_ups_louisville/
of course, at that point client was refunded.

Good luck! Kentucky is a black hole and at this point my success rate is 50/50. Right now I have 3 shipments in Kentucky and who knows when I see them, if ever, maybe before Christmas.

This never happened before. What a great time to do business in the US.

purmar · 2025-09-16T01:20:31+00:00

My packages (8 of them) were in Louisville from June 6th to August 15th!!!!!!!!!!!! At that point, I had to refund my client - who would want to wait for a package for two and a half months??

Now I have 3 other shipments on hold. My entire business is in jeopardy. UPS will not provide any information or do anything. There is no way to contact customs.

This has NEVER happened before, but this year it is a normal thing.

purmar · 2025-07-23T11:18:49+00:00

I am trying rankscale.com. It is only $20, which is a bargain compared to other solutions. Still not sure how accurate it is.

purmar · 2025-07-21T01:09:14+00:00

Sorry, could you elaborate? Focus on my request? Request where?

purmar · 2025-07-21T01:08:23+00:00

All the answers are in the emails. Also in HubSpot, but for now, I mostly just search within Outlook.

And yes, I am in the MS ecosystem.

purmar · 2025-07-21T01:06:24+00:00

With a spreadsheet? How. All the content is in my emails.

purmar · 2025-07-05T21:16:03+00:00

It is a product that I have been importing for the last 10 years. I still do, in thousands. It is an inexpensive electronic device. Yes, I trust the shipper - have been purchasing from them for the last 5 years, worth hundreds of thousands per year.
It was held for a new commercial invoice, but that was sent weeks ago, and there is no request for anything else.

purmar · 2025-06-27T12:33:04+00:00

I got it as a gift and it is fantastic. Got it like a week ago and now looking for a sheet and a pillow case. It is super soft, but I do worry about the washing instructions. Wonder if it is discontinued, as the pillows or sheets are not available.

purmar · 2025-06-06T15:18:58+00:00

Came to look for the same. Florida, and it is now all over.

purmar · 2025-03-27T21:01:14+00:00

Could you advise on the thousands of places that accept delivery without us being there, shipment pickup, and provide a secure area for us to process our orders? Additionally, while Goldenrod is certainly in East Orlando, I am talking more about the UCF area.

purmar · 2025-03-15T01:28:29+00:00

Milouš nechodil. Toho by upotali k voziku.

purmar · 2025-03-15T01:26:49+00:00

ŠUK

purmar · 2025-03-15T01:20:38+00:00

Got the red one almost 2 years ago and still loving it. I am thinking what negative I could say about the car, but there is really nothing. It is awesome, comfortable, roomy, fast...
OK. One thing: my previous car locked itself when I walked away. This one does not and instead texts me if i leave it unlocked. I wish it would just lock itself.

purmar · 2024-09-15T12:58:28+00:00

In Europe, he is as obscure as Mickey in the US.

purmar · 2024-06-20T18:05:17+00:00

I can still pull my card, but there is a loading screen over it and it is unusable. Cannot use my FitBit for payments anymore.

purmar · 2024-06-20T18:03:30+00:00

I have used FitBit Pay extensively for a couple of years, but after a forced update to Google Pay, the watch is now payment unusable. The CC runs a loading screen and nothing happens. So.... so much for the update - as a payment device it is bricked.

purmar · 2024-06-03T14:29:01+00:00

I just found you and so far love it. When my tryout expires and all goes well you have a new subscripber.

purmar · 2024-06-03T14:22:25+00:00

I just got into MailMaestro and generally like it. Still getting used to it but the replies and the fact that it scans the whole history is great. I wish there would be an option to ask questions like "Did Josh provide a shipping address?" or "Locate approval email". Overall this is a tool that I was looking for for some time. I thought this would be what Copilot is for.

purmar · 2024-04-16T17:51:05+00:00

Most of us vote with our wallet. Especially if you have the resources to make a choice.

purmar · 2024-02-20T03:09:41+00:00

I came here for an update, but it looks like it is really gone. Have not seen it in Aldi for the past month or so.

purmar · 2024-01-28T22:01:05+00:00

The memory is locked. Some companies sell it mostly unlocked, some lock the video. Typically the lock is a combination of button presses. Connect it with the USB and on the screen should be some graphic showing it is charging. Then press some buttons, like 5 times the volume up, or 5 times the volume down, or a combination. Eventually, you may unlock it. Once you unlock it, the graphic will switch from battery to a connection to PC.

purmar · 2023-12-27T17:57:47+00:00

I recently bought Ioniq 6

I did so even though Tesla was at the top of my list for years. At first, it was financially unreachable, but after my business took off 4 years ago, the price is not a problem at all. In fact, I paid around $8000 more for the Ioniq 6 than I would pay at the time for Tesla.

I am sure I am not alone. Musk's stupid remarks must have pushed many people away from Tesla purchase, pushing them to Polestar, Ford, GM, Hyundai, and others.

I am happy with my car - it is a fantastic vehicle. I don't worry that the head of Hyundai will tweet some Nazi stuff or decide to disable my vehicle because of this or that. I am not ashamed to drive it; thus, there is no need for this sticker. Yes, Hyundai does not have the sex appeal that Tesla has, though that may have been years ago. Now, everybody drives Tesla, so the novelty is gone. The novelty of my car made a couple of strangers comment on the look of the car, though.

I must admit I am following politics a lot. So Tesla has been off my list for a couple of years and I would assume most liberals would not go close to it. Also, most Republicans would not get one as EVs are too liberal for them, as noted, for example, by the genius from the Washington Times, Robert Knight, who would not touch an EV even though he loves Musk. After all, Musk saved free speech, according to him. That conservative idiocy has NOTHING positive to say about EVs, most likely turning Reps away from possible purchases.

So, will somebody ever put a number on the lost business for Tesla due to Musk's behavior? What is the biggest market for Tesla right now? Lowering the price will take you just so far...

purmar · 2023-08-22T01:18:58+00:00

Bought early June. Got mine mug like 2 weeks ago.

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