Oh wow! What a jerk!!Originally Posted by sorraia
Glad they arrived in good shape!
Those are my concerns too. There's a gate at the top of my driveway, and shipping companies won't come through it. The postman does call me when I get a package so I can come up and receive it, but UPS and FedEx just drop it and leave (UPS blasts their horn a couple times too, disturbing everyone and getting every dog in the neighborhood to bark...). So one time I ordered a saddle, and on the day it was due to arrive I heard the UPS truck blasting their horn. So I grab my shoes and start walking up the driveway. I am almost to the gate and there's my package... flying over the gate, hitting the ground with a large THUD. Plastered all over the box were "fragile" and "this side up" stickers, too. Thankfully the saddle was not damaged. The driver was already in the truck and leaving when I started yelling at him.
So I understand your concerns. If they handle our shipments in that manner in front of us, what do they do when no one is looking?
I was scared of ordering snakes through a breeder because of the shipping.
Don't get me wrong though, the breeder made that package really well bedded for the snakes. They were not touching each other and in separate sacks inside the box. Plenty of soft shredded magazine and newspaper. And a heat pack.
I don't think they would have fared so well if they had not been packed so well.
If some UPS guy did that I'd probably chase them down! Haha. You could probably call and make a complaint if it happens again. They know which driver is going along each route.
Glad your saddle made it though! I haven't gotten a new one in years!
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