[BC] UPS Damaged Goods

[Dana Puopolo]

Looks more like a drop kick. 

-D

------ Original Message ------
Received: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:23:16 PM EDT
From: "Bay Country Broadcast Equip. Inc." <baycountry at csinet.net>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Subject: Re: [BC] UPS Damaged Goods

Here is a link to a picture of a Modulation Sciences Sidekick that FedEx wound

up buying for $1,195.00.

http://www.baycountry.com/fedexp_damage.html

Steve Scarborough
Bay Country Broadcast Equip. Inc.
(Toll Free) 877-722-1031
List Updated Daily
http://www.baycountry.com/used_equipment.html


Chuck Lakaytis wrote:
> We have hanging on the office wall the crushed remains of a TV 
> modulator. It was in service at one of our rural sites and the power 
> supply failed. Steve Hamlin, the guy in our office that is tech support 
> for our Alaska Rural Communications Service (ARCS) televison stations 
> sent them a new modulator and received the old one.  He packed it up and 
> sent it to Larcan as it was still in warranty.  Several days later he 
> received a phone call from Larcan.  'Hey, you really don't expect this 
> to be a warranty claim do you".  They emailed Steve a picture and it was 
> in sorry shape.  Someone at FedX had run over the box with a fork lift 
> truck or perhaps it had gotten stuck in a conveyor.  Someone grabbed it, 
> stuck it in another box, and sent it on its merry way.  We had sent it 
> FedX ground and Steve was amazed to hear from Larcan three days after 
> shipping.  FedX workers had hurried it out of the building via next day 
> service!
> 
> 
> Chuck Lakaytis
> Director of Engineering
> Alaska Public Broadcasting, Inc.
> 135 Cordova Street
> Anchorage, AK 99501
> 907 277 6300
> 907 277 6359 FAX
> 907 301 4339 Cell
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Hall" <HallLB at ldschurch.org>
> To: "Broadcast Radio Mail List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 7:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [BC] UPS Damaged Goods
> 
> 
>> My daughter worked at a UPS sort facility for a summer job. Packages 
>> being damaged on the conveyor belt were not uncommon. When she loaded 
>> trucks, the policy was load the trucks quickly, not carefully.
>> -Brent
>>
>> >>> "Stevan A. White" <w5saw at pathwayz.com> 4/7/2007 5:36:26 PM >>>
>>  insure it for 5,000!
>>
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