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Fun times at the UPS Store
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MatterEaterLad

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Well, this just happened...

 

Me: Hi, I'd like to ship this item and I'll need it insured for $XXXX.

UPS guy: What is it?

Me: It's a comic book.

UPS guy: *Calls someone on the phone. Hangs up.* I can only send a comic if there's a certificate of authenticity. 

Me: Well, it's graded by a company called CGC. They grade, authenticate, and encapsulate collectibles. 

UPS guy: Then I'll need to see inside the box to confirm. 

Me: *blank stare* Fine. Open it up, as long as you pack it back up again.

UPS guy: *opens box* What is this?

Me: It's a graded comic book. 

UPS guy: I need a certificate of some kind...

Me: See that barcode there...

UPS guy: No, I need a signed certificate of authenticity.

Me: *pauses* From who?

UPS guy: I don't know, someone.

Me: Like...Stan Lee?

UPS guy: Is he a comic specialist? 

Me: Thank you, this has been fun. I'll head over to FedEx.

 

(shrug)

 

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MatterEaterLad

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18 minutes ago, Qalyar said:

This shouldn't have happened at all.

UPS Stores are weird semi-franchised facilities with an odd relationship to the parent company. Call the main UPS customer service line, and ask to open a case regarding this store's arbitrary restrictions on shipping. The problem will... mysteriously get resolved.

I hope they can figure it out. They're close to my house, so fairy convenient. 

The new manager seems to be what I call a "Sales Prevention Specialist" -- someone who, instead of seeking solutions, finds reasons to not do something. 

I told him that two months ago they shipped and insured a comic for me, worth $30k. 

He said, "Well, that wouldn't have happened if I'd been there."

:facepalm:

 

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1 hour ago, MatterEaterLad said:

I hope they can figure it out. They're close to my house, so fairy convenient. 

The new manager seems to be what I call a "Sales Prevention Specialist" -- someone who, instead of seeking solutions, finds reasons to not do something. 

I told him that two months ago they shipped and insured a comic for me, worth $30k. 

He said, "Well, that wouldn't have happened if I'd been there."

:facepalm:

 

Why don't you open an online account and print it all at home.  You can still drop it off at the UPS store or have it picked up at your house. It doesn't cost anything and saves you the hassle of dealing with undesirable situations.

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4 hours ago, MatterEaterLad said:

Well, this just happened...

 

Me: Hi, I'd like to ship this item and I'll need it insured for $XXXX.

UPS guy: What is it?

Me: It's a comic book.

UPS guy: *Calls someone on the phone. Hangs up.* I can only send a comic if there's a certificate of authenticity. 

Me: Well, it's graded by a company called CGC. They grade, authenticate, and encapsulate collectibles. 

UPS guy: Then I'll need to see inside the box to confirm. 

Me: *blank stare* Fine. Open it up, as long as you pack it back up again.

UPS guy: *opens box* What is this?

Me: It's a graded comic book. 

UPS guy: I need a certificate of some kind...

Me: See that barcode there...

UPS guy: No, I need a signed certificate of authenticity.

Me: *pauses* From who?

UPS guy: I don't know, someone.

Me: Like...Stan Lee?

UPS guy: Is he a comic specialist? 

Me: Thank you, this has been fun. I'll head over to FedEx.

 

(shrug)

 

Thank you... I haven't laughed that hard all week.

 

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Domo Arigato

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4 hours ago, MatterEaterLad said:

UPS guy: No, I need a signed certificate of authenticity.

Me: *pauses* From who?

UPS guy: I don't know, someone.

You should have asked him for a blank piece of paper.....hand wrote a certificate of authenticity......signed it.......and then handed it back to him.

 

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ADAMANTIUM

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that made me chuckle too

like Jack in the box.....

a #6 is on the menu as an ultimate cheeseburger and costs a certain price

every time I go there, there is a jumbo jack with cheese which is #5

So 

JIB " what would you like today?"

me " a #5 with a sprite"

JIB "would you like cheese on that?"

me " I ordered a #5 which says, jumbo jack meal with cheese?"

JIB "yes but cheese costs extra"

me "SO, is it more than the price next to #5?"

(shrug)

JIB "that is the price yes"

me "then I'd like a #5"

JIB "would you like cheese on that?"

me "just however a #5 comes, I ordered a #5"

JIB " that'll be $$$"

to this day I think they just do it to see if I really like Jumbo Jacks and will come back :tonofbricks: 

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Domo Arigato

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20 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

that made me chuckle too

like Jack in the box.....

Same kind of garbage I put up with when I go into a Subway sandwich shop.

Them:  What can I get for you?

Me:  I'd like a Foot Long on White Steak & Cheese with Pepperjack

Them:  What kind of bread?

Me: White.

Them: Foot Long?

Me:..............Yes.

Them:  What kind of meat would you like?

Me:.........Sigh......I said Steak

Them:  Would you like cheese on it?

Me:.........Y.....E.....S

Them:  What kind?

Me:  I SAID A FOOT LONG ON WHITE STEAK & CHEESE WITH PEPPERJACK WHEN I WALKED IN ! ! !

I think next time I'm just going to walk out......although I have a feeling that's what they'd prefer most people would do.

 

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Mijael.Levy

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You know whst UPS just did to me? I sent a $1200 book with them ,  I paid a required signature extra $ and 2 days later the delivered the package in front door no signature of course.  I dont even want to contact the ebay buyer to ask him if he got the package because he could get bad ideas... So i just gave him positive feedback and i am waiting for his feedback since thursday but nothing yet...

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5 minutes ago, Mijael.Levy said:

You know whst UPS just did to me? I sent a $1200 book with them ,  I paid a signature required signature extra and 2 days later the delivered the package in front door no signature of course.  I dont even want to contact the ebay buyer to ask him if he got the package because he could get bad ideas... So i just gave him positive feedback and i aam for his feedback since thursday but nothing yet...

:wishluck:

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2 hours ago, MatterEaterLad said:

I hope they can figure it out. They're close to my house, so fairy convenient. 

The new manager seems to be what I call a "Sales Prevention Specialist" -- someone who, instead of seeking solutions, finds reasons to not do something. 

I told him that two months ago they shipped and insured a comic for me, worth $30k. 

He said, "Well, that wouldn't have happened if I'd been there."

:facepalm:

 

theres no way that ups insurance will cover a 30k comic book. you need your own policy for that. you might think you're insured cause they charged you, but no way would you have been paid had you made a claim.

fedex's limit on insurance was $900 last time i checked. 

try a CIS policy. 

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