On 6/18/2007 2:34 PM Loren Busch wrote:

> You have pointed out one of the aggravating things about  UPS/FedEx/Dal
> when
> it comes to residential delivery:  You have to be home to get the package.
> It's different at a commercial/business address.
[snip]
>
> As for policy, the local UPS policy is everything MUST be signed for by
> someone, they will not allow the tag they leave to be signed and then left
> for the next day.  They will not leave anything out on the doorstep at6 any
> multiple dwelling like apartments and condominiums.  If Fed Ex had the same
> policy this thread would never have been started.

This is true? I have a UPS shipping account. I ship 90% of everything by
UPS, and 90% of that is to U.S. or Canada home addresses. The remainder
is usually by post and mainly overseas.

When I do the UPS label, I have to specify whether the shipment needs a
signature, an adult signature, or no signature. Generally speaking, I
default to signature required because the goods are high value. But
sometimes a customer says that he doesn't want to have to be home and
requests no signature. I can't imagine UPS overriding my No Signature
request and deciding to return the shipment to me -- and bill me -- for
the shipment just because no one was home. Has never happened in 30
years of using UPS.

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
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84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
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