><< Ben Tan was telling me he had no time for such stories and was
>going to send me the CLK wheels via these good folk. He was
>horrified, on arriving at the local UPS depot, to see a driver
>THROWING PARCELS 15
>FEET into the truck. So there. Tell Ben it's bullshit.>>
>
>I actually said I have never had that experience with them until
>then. Good thing I wrapped tose suckers well. When I voiced my
>concern with the UPS counterperson, she told me that they EXPECT the
>packages to be able to take a certain amount of "handling". She
>further amazed me when she carelessly flopped Andrews alloy onto the
>pavement on the vulnerable side right in front on my face. Then she
>felt compelled to say "Oh, don't worry they SHOULD be able to handle
>THAT."
>
>They also broke a portable fridge to a listee in Chicago. Needless
>to say, I have not used them since.
>
>BenT

Oi, you didn't tell me she'd dropped one!
Most surprisingly they arrived seemingly undamaged. Haven't checked
them for straightness though!