. said:

So you're going to compound one irrational, emotional decision with another? How do you think that'll work out for you? If you're just going to throw money away, will you send me some?

BIPFT said:

All the other ones were checked in this morning. The important ones remain unaccounted for. I will definitely be there tomorrow to follow-up. God help me.

Good luck.

. said:

So you're going to compound one irrational, emotional decision with another? How do you think that'll work out for you? If you're just going to throw money away, will you send me some?

You're saying that he SHOULDN'T go down there and inquire where his packages are?


I DON'T LIKE CONFRONTATION
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Katalyst said:

You're saying that he SHOULDN'T go down there and inquire where his packages are?


I DON'T LIKE CONFRONTATION
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BIPFT said:

I feel like I'm going to be sick. I hope I'm good and hungover and bitter as fuck for my little meeting with my local postmaster tomorrow. I hope i have to call dasbut for bail money.

I'd bail you out if you get busted somewhere in NW SC

and you don't have to go back for your court date...it's only money.

. said:

BIPFT said:

I feel like I'm going to be sick. I hope I'm good and hungover and bitter as fuck for my little meeting with my local postmaster tomorrow. I hope i have to call dasbut for bail money.

So you're going to compound one irrational, emotional decision with another? How do you think that'll work out for you? If you're just going to throw money away, will you send me some?

BIPFT said:

I had a bunch of high value orders to send out this morning so I took them to the PO. I got there around 9am and there were about a dozen people in line with nobody working the counters. Finally, an old woman appears and I recognize her as being deadly slow. In the past, I saw that many packages were piled up at the left station so I just mine there. They were all prepaid and ready to go.

Now I am checking the tracking status and none of those big dollar packages have been acknowledged while the rest of the smaller packages I sent through the package slot have all been updated and on their way.

DAMN IT. I think I lost about a month's profit right there.

BIPFT said:

I was getting so excited about my little business. I thought holy shit, I'm doing 5k/week and I'm only just starting! I was thinking I could double that with hardly any effort at all. Then holy shit, I'm running a $250k/yr business all of a sudden! Then THIS. God damn it. I'm sick. I'll see if I can drink enough to sleep tonight.

BIPFT said:

Maybe. Or some scumbag just standing there. Maybe the bomb squad asploded them. I don't know.

sandman said:

Karma.

sandman said:

What the fuck are you doing depending on the post office to the extent where your revenue is dependent on you dropping shit off and having them fulfill the order for you? Are you insane?

BIPFT said:

oh man, i'll never undestand that. I fucking LOVE confrontation. I don't even mind getting my ass kicked. I've found I get the same satisfaction either way.

OilDriller said:

You ever think about going with Fedex instead? I've had so many problems with USPS post 9/11. Had a $500 rifle held somewhere between Ohio and Chicago for 3 weeks....stolen gift cards...fucking pain in the ass. Every time.

Katalyst said:

Worse case scenario, you lose the packages, offer full refunds, a personal apology and perhaps a discount on their next order.

BIPFT said:

Yeah. I am in that headspace right now. It's very bitter, buddy.

. said:

The online tracking system for the USPS is incredibly unreliable. You are worried because your packages aren't showing up the system that they are lost? I think that is a reach at this stage.

. said:

The online tracking system for the USPS is incredibly unreliable. You are worried because your packages aren't showing up the system that they are lost? I think that is a reach at this stage.

BIPFT said:

I considered that. I checked all the other orders that I took in. Only the big ones that I left at the counter haven't been processed. It's as if they were never there.

Katalyst said:

Don't get bitter until you hear an explanation tomorrow.

What gets me bitter is when I do everything right, and a shipping company or Paypal acknowledges I did everything right, yet I still get screwed by them.

Example: I sold a damaged item which was clearly labeled as damaged on Ebay. In the title, in the description and in the photos. No warranty was written in large, red letters.

Buyer opens a claim that the item is damaged. Paypal reviews the claim, decides neither side is at fault, yet offers the buyer a full refund.

I'm out the item, the sale and the shipping cost. But I'm not at fault.

That's bitter.

Katalyst said:

Sounds like someone in line behind you walked away with them. (?)

DING!